226 medical term pg 3 Flashcards
Post-
After
-postpartum (after birth)
postero-
After, behind
-posterior (the back side)
Pre-
Before, in front
-prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone)
Pro-
Before, in front
-prodrome (very earliestsymptoms)
Pseudo-
False
-pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)
re-
Again, back
-recurrent (to occur again)
Retro-
backward, behind
-retrograde (move in backward direction)
Sinistro
Left
-sinistrotorsion (twisted to the left)
Sub-
Below, under
-subcutaneous (under, below the skin)
Super-
Above, excess
-supernumerary (above the normal number)
Supra-
Above
-suprapubic (above the pubic bone)
sym-
Together
-symphysis (to grow together)
syn-
Together
-syndactyly (born with fingers fused)
tachy-
Rapid, fast
-tachycardia
Trans-
Through, across
-transurethral (through the urethra)