Chapter 3: Prefixes Flashcards
Within, in
Within, in
endo, intra
endo/crine - secrete within
intra/muscular - with the muscle
above, upon
epi-
above or upon
epi/dermis
upon the skin
-is is noun ending
epidermis is the outer layer of skin
under, below, deficient
under, below, deficient
hypo-
hypo/derm/ic - pertaining to under the skin
Hypodermic needles
intradermal
subcutaneous
intramuscular
hypodermic - pertaining to under the skin
epidermis then dermis, then subcutaneous tissue, then muscle
intradermal - within the skin
subcutaneous - under the skin
intramuscular - between the muscle layer
under or below
under or below
infra
sub
infra/costal -
cost -ribs
-al pertaining to
below the ribs
between
inter
between
intercostal - between the ribs
backward, behind
backward, behind
retro-
retro/version -
version - to turn
turning backwards
retroversion means to tipping backward of an organ such as the uterus from its normal position
two
bi-
bi/lateral
lateral - side
al - pertaining to
pertaining to two sides
double
diplo-; dipl
diplopia
double vision
half
hemi-
hemiplegia - paralysis of one half
excessive, above normal
hyper-
excessive above normal
hyper/calc/emia
excessive calcium in the blood
calc - calcium
large
large
macro-
macro/cyte - large cell
cyte- cell
small
small
micro-
microscope
one
one
mono-
monotherapy - one treatment
therapy - treatment
uni
one
uni/nucle/ar - pertaining to one nucleus
nucle- nucleus
-ar pertaining to
many, much
multi, poly
multigravida - pregnant more than once
gravida - pregnant woman
polyphobia - fear of many things
phobia - fear
four
quadri
four
quadriplegia - paralysis of four
three
three - tri
tri/ceps - three heads
triceps describs a muscle having three points of origin
ab-
ab-away from
abduction - movement of a limb away from the body
ad-
toward
ad-
adduction - moving toward
around
circum- ; peri
around
circum/ren/al - pertaining to around the kidney
peri/odont/al - pertaining to around a tooth
odont - tooth
through, across
through, across
dia - ; trans-
diarrhea
transvaginal
outside, outward
outside, outward
ecto-; exo-; extra-
ectogenesis - forming outside
exotropia - turing outward
exotropia refers to the turning outward of the eyes
extracranial - pertaining to outside the skull
crain - skull
near; beside, beyond
near; beside; beyond
para
para/nas/al - pertaining to beside the nose
upper; above
upper; above
super-
super/ior - pertaining to the upper part of a structure
above; excessive; superior
above; excessive; superior
supra -
supra/ren/al - pertaining to above the kidney
excess; beyond
excess; beyond
ultra-
ultra/son/ic - pertaining to sound beyond (that which can be heard by the human ear
without; not
without; not
a-
a/mast/ia -
mast: breast
ia: condition
without a breast
may be a congenital, endocrine disorder or mastectomy
an -
an-
without, not
an/esthes/ia
without
esthes - feeling
against
against
anti-, contra-
anti/bacteri/al
against bacteria
contra/ception - against conceiving
ception - conceiving
self, own
self, own
auto
auto/graft - transplantation to self
graft - transplant
slow
slow
brady-
brady/cardia; slow heart rate
bad; painful; difficult
bad; painful; difficult
dys -
dys/tocia
tocia - childbirth
difficult childbirth
good, normal
good, normal
eu/pnea; normal breathing
pnea - breathing
different
different
hetero-
hetero/graft
different transplant
also called xenograft
same
same
homo-
homo/graft
same transplantation
also called allograft - tissue is taken from donor of the same species
rapid, fast
rapid, fast
tachy
tacnypnea - rapid breathing
