medical terms - section #1: prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
no, not, without, lack of, apart
lack of oxygen in blood
ad-
toward, near, to
adhesion
bi-
two, double
de-
down, away from
degenerate
di-
two, double
dia-
through, between
diadermal- cutting thru the skin
dif- dis-
apart, seperate
diffuse
dys-
bad, painful
ec- ecto-
outside
end- endo-
within, inner
ep- epi-
upon, over, above
above the stomach
eu-
good, normal
euphoria
ex- exo-
out, away from
outside the body
extra-
outside, beyond
hyper-
above, beyond, excessive
hypertension- high blood pressure
hypo-
below, deficient
hypotension- low blood pressure
in-
in, into, not
mega-
large, great
enlarged
meta-
over, between, change
metamorphosis
para-
alongside, abnormal
poly-
many
pre-
before
pro-
in front of, before
super-
beyond, excessive
supra-
above, beyond