Chapter 2, Prefixes, page 24-27 Flashcards
A-
Without Asepsis [ā-SEP-sis], Without living organisms
Ab-, abs-,
Away from Abduct [ab-DUKT], to draw away from a position
Ad-
Toward, to Adduct, to draw towards the body, as a limb
Ambi-
Both, around Ambidextrous, having ability on both the right and left sides (said of the hands)
An-
Without Anencephalic [an-en-se-FAL-ik], Without a brain
Ana-
Up, toward
Ante-
Before
Antemortem, before death
Anti-
Against
Antibacterial, preventing the growth of bacteria
Apo-
Derived, separate
Aut(o)-
Self
Autoimmune, against an individual’s own tissue
Bi-
Twice, double
Biparous [BIP-a-rus], Bearing two young
Brachy-
Short
Brachyesophagus [BRAK-ē-e-sof-a-gus], abnormally short of esophagus
Brady-
Slow
Bradycardia [brad-ē-KAR-dē-a], Abnormally slow heartbeat
Cata-
Down
Circum-
Around
Circumoral, around the mouth
Co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
Together
Contra-
Against
De-
Away from
Di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
Not, separated
Disarticulation [dis-ar-tik-yū-LĀ-shun], Amputation of a joint
Dia-
Through
Diaplacental [dī-a-pla-SEN-tal], passing through the placenta
Dys-
Abnormal; difficult
Dysfunctional, functioning abnormally
Ect(o)-
Outside
Ectopic [ek-TOP-ik], Occurring outside the normal place, as a pregnancy occurring outside of the uterus
End(o)-
Within
Endoabdominal [EN-dō-ab-DOM-i-nal], within the abdomen
Epi-
Over
Epicondyle [ep-i-KON-dil], Projection over or near the condyle