terminology: prefixes

Terms in this set (55)

without, lack of, not
EX: Afebrile (without fever), Anemia (lack of blood)

abductor (leading away from)
Ex: Abroal (away from mouth)

toward, to, near
Ex: adductor (leading towards), Adrenal (near kidney)

Ambi-
Amphi-
Ampho-

both
Ambidextrous (ability to use both hands equally), Amphoteric (both acid and base), Amphibious (living both on land and in water)

up, toward, apart
anatomy (cut apart)
anabolism (building up)

before, infant of, foward
Antenatal (before birth), Antemortem (before death)

against, opposing
Antisepsis (against infection)

separation from, derived from
Apomorphine (drug delivered from morphine)

eels
autogenous (self-generating)

two, double, twice
Biceps (muscle with two heads)

down. under, lower, against
catabolism (breaking down)

around
circumflex (winding around)

Co- (before a vowel
Com-
+Con- (+com-before b, m and p)

with, together
commissure (coming together)

opposed, against
contralateral (opposite sides)

reverse, remove
dehydrate (remove from water)

between, through, apart, across, completely
Diapedesis (ooze through)

apart from, free from
disinfection (free from infection)

difficult, painful, abnormal
dyspnea (difficult breathing

out of, from, away from
Ectopic (out of place)

outer, outside, situated on
Ectoparasite (organism living outside)

Em* (before b, m and p)
En-

in
empyema (pus in)

within, inner
Endogenous (originating inside)

upon, on, over, above
Epidermis (outer skin layer)

normal, good, well, healthy
eupnea (normal breathing)

outside of, beyond
extracellular (outside the cells)

half
hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of body)

excessive, above, beyond
hyperesthesia (excessive sensitivity)

under, deficient, beneath
Hypothyroidism (defiance of thyroid activity)

in, into, within, not
implant (insert into)

below, beneath
infraorbital (beneath eye)

between
intercostal (between ribs)

within
intracardiac (within heart)

into, within
introduce (lead into)

middle
mesencephalon (midbrain)

change, beyond, after
metamorphosis (change shape or structure)

small
microbe (minute organism)

many
multiform (many shapes)

new, recent
neonatal (newborn)

all, entire
Panacea (cure-all)

beside, beyond
Paranormal (beyond scientific explanation)

through, excessive
permeable (may pass through)

around
periosteum (around bone)

many, much, excessive
Polydipsia (excessive thirst)

after, behind
Post operative (after surgery

before, infront of
Prenatal (before birth)

false
pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)

again, backward
retrograde (going backwards)

background, behind
retrograde (going backward)

half, partial
semilunar (half-moon shape)

under, beneath
subcutaneous (under the skin)

above, superior, excess
Supernumerary (excessive number)

Sym- (sym-before b,m,p and ph)
Syn

together, with
symbiosis (two organisms living in close association)

across, through
transection (cut across)

beyond, excess
ultrasonic (beyond upper limit of hearing)

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