Med Term Prefixes
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56 terms
Esperanto | English |
|---|---|
| a- |  absent, without, away from EX: Abacterial |
| ab- | away from, EX: Abduction |
| ad- | to, toward, EX; Adduction |
| ambi- | both, EX: ambidextrous |
| a-, an- | without, EX: atypical |
| anti- | against, EX: anitbody, antidote |
| ante- | before, EX:anterior |
| bi- | two, EX: biceps |
| bio- | life, EX: biology |
| carcin- (o) | cancer, EX: carcinogenic |
| circum- | around, EX: Circumvent |
| co- | with, together, EX: cooperate |
| contra- | against, counter to, EX: contraindicate |
| de- | down, from EX: descend |
| di- | two, EX: Dissect |
| dis- | apart, away from, EX: dislocate |
| dors- | back, EX: Dorsal |
| dys- | abnormal, impaired, EX: dysfunction |
| e- | out, from, EX: emetric |
| ect- | outside, without, EX: ectoplasm |
| end-(o) | inside, within, EX: Endoderm |
| epi- | upon, over, in addition to, EX: epimysium |
| macro-(o) | large, long, EX: Macrophage |
| mal- | abnormal, bad, EX: malpractice |
| medi- | middle, midline, EX: medial |
| mega- | large, extreme, EX: megadose |
| micro- | small, EX: Microscope |
| mono- | one, single, EX: monolith |
| mutli- | many, multiple, EX: multiply |
| narc- | stupor, numbness, EX: Narcotic |
| ne- (o) | new, EX: nephyte, neonatal |
| nutri- | nourish, EX: nutrition |
| para- | next to, resembling, beside, EX: paralysis, paraplegic |
| path- | pertaining to disease, EX: pathology |
| per- | through, EX: perforate |
| peri- | around, EX: periosteum |
| poly- | many, much, EX: polyunsaturated |
| post- | after, later in time, EX: posthumous |
| pre, pro | before time, EX: Previous |
| pseud -(o) | false, pseudonym |
| quad- | four, EX: quadriplegic |
| re- | again, back, EX: repeat,review |
| retro- | backward, EX: Retrofit |
| sub- | under, below, EX: subscapularis |
| super- | above, in addition, EX: Superior |
| supra- | over,above, upper, EX: Supraspinatus |
| syn- | together, along with, EX: synergist |
| tri- | three, triceps |
| uni- | single, one, EX: unilateral |
| hyrdo- | denoting water, EX: hydrotherapy |
| hyper- | above, extreme, EX: hypertensive |
| hypo- | under, below, EX: hypodermic |
| in- | within, into, not, negative, EX: internal, inept |
| infra- | beneath, EX: infraspinatus |
| intra- | inside, EX: intravenous |
| leuk -(o) | white, EX: Leukocyte |
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