Ch. 3-Prefixes Flashcards
anti-
Against
a, an-
Lack of, without, apart
contra-
Against
auto-
Self
brachy-
Short
brady-
Slow
cac-
Bad
mal-
Bad
dia-
Through, between
dys-
Difficult, painful, abnormal
eu-
Good, normal
ex-
Out, away from
exo-
Out, away from
hetero-
Different
homeo-
Similar, same
hydro-
Water
micro-
Small
oligo-
Little
pan-
All
pseudo-
False
sym-
Together, with
syn-
Together, with
ad-
Toward, near
bi-
Two
de-
Down, away from
di-
Two, double
dif-
Apart, free from
dis-
Free from, apart
ec-
Outside, outer
ecto-
Outer
end-
Within, inner
endo-
Within, inner
ep-
Over, above
epi-
Over, above
extra-
Outside
hyper-
Excessive, beyond
hypo-
Below, deficient
in-
Into, not
mega-
Large, great
meta-
Beyond, between, change
para-
Beside, abnormal
poly-
Many, excessive
post-
After
pre-
Before
pro-
Before
super-
Upper, above
supra-
Above, beyond
ab-
Away from
ana-
Up, backward
ante-
Before, forward
cata-
Down
circum-
Around
peri-
Around
inter-
Between
intra-
Within, into
meso-
Middle
retro-
Backward
sub-
Below
ambi-
Both
bin-
Two
centi-
One hundredth
deca-
Ten
dis-
Apart
milli-
One thousandth
mono-
One
multi-
Many
nulli-
None
primi-
First
quadri-
Four
semi-
Half
hemi-
Half
tri-
Three
uni-
One
afebrile
Pertaining to without fever
a- without
febr fever
-ile pertaining to
anicteric
Describes a condition where there is no jaundice
an- without
icter jaundice
-ic pertaining to
arrest
To stop, inhibit, or restrain
bifurcate
Having two forks or divisions
bi- two
furc fork
-ate use, action
binary
Separate into two branches or composed of two elements
bin- twice, two
-ary pertaining to
concentration
Being able to focus on one thought
con- with, together
centrat center
-ion process
Decompensation
Failure of a system
de- down, away
compensat to make
-ion process
enucleate
Remove an eyeball surgically. Also means to remove a part or mass in entirety
Extraocular
Pertaining to outside the eye
extra- outside
ocul- eye
-ar pertaining to
Hyperactive
Excessive activity
hyper- excessive
act act
-ive nature or quality of
Hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of tissue, organ, or body
hypo- below, deficient
-plasia formation
Insomnia
Condition of not being able to sleep
in- not
somn sleep
-ia condition
Intermediary
Pertaining to situated between two bodies
inter- between
medi toward the middle
-ary pertaining to
Latent
Lying hidden, quiet, not active
Lumen
Space within artery, vein, intestine, or tube
Multifocal
Pertaining to or arising from many locations
multi- many
foc focus
-al pertaining to
Occlusion
Process of closing or state of being closed such as a passage
Parasternal
Pertaining to either side of the sternum
para- both
stern sternum
-al pertaining to
Patent
Wide open, opposite of occlusion
Pericardial
Pertaining to the pericardium, the sac around the heart
peri- around
cardi heart
-al pertaining to
Polydactyly
Pertaining to having more than the normal number of digits
poly- many
dactyl finger or toe
-y pertaining to
Premenstrual
Pertaining to number of days before discharge of menses
pre- before
menstru to discharge menses
-al pertaining to
React
To act again
re- again
-act act
Regurgitation
Backward flow of solids from stomach to mouth, or backflow of blood through defective heart valve
re- backward
gurgitat to flood
-ion process
Sign
Objective evidence of illness
Subacute
Describes course of disease or healing process, mid ground between acute and chronic
sub- below
acute sharp
Superinfection
Infection following a previous infection made by overgrowth of bacteria
super- upper, above
infect infect
-ion process
Symptom
Perceptible change in body function that indicates disease. Can be subjective or objective and can be TPR BP(vital signs)
Unconscious
Person is not aware of their environment
un- not
consci aware
-ous pertaining to
