Module 1 Prefix Flashcards
Ab
Abduct
Away from
Abduct- lead away.
A, an
Anoxia
Without
Anoxia- oxygen
Ad
Adduct
Towards
Adduct: lead towards
Ante
Antecubital
Before, in front of
Antecubital- in front of elbow
Anti
Antiseptic
Against
Antiseptic- against infection
Bi, bis
Bilateral
Two or twice
Bilateral- Affecting two sides.
Contra
Contraindication
Against
Contraindication- against drug or device
Crypt
Cryptorchid
Hidden
Cryptorchid- hidden testicle
De
Dehydrate
Away, take away
Dehydrate- to lose water
Dia
Diathermy
Through
Diathermy- through heat
Di, dis
Diplopia
Two, twice, double
Diplopia- double vision
Dys
Dysphagia
Difficult, painful
Dysphagia- difficulty swallowing
Ecto
Ectoderm
Outer
Ectoderm- outer skin
En, endo
Endocarditis
Inside
Endocarditis- infection inside heart
Ento
Entocornea
Inside, within
Entocornea- inside cornea
Epi
Epigastrium
Upon/above
Epigastrium- above the stomach
E, ex
Eversion
Out of, outside
Eversion- turning outward
Extra
Extrahepatic
Outside of, beyond
Extrahepatic- outside of liver
Hemi
Hemiplegia
Half
Hemiplegia- half stroke
Hydro
Hydrocephalus
Hydrophobia
Water
Hydrocephalus- water in head.
Hydrophobia- fear of water
Hyper
Hypertension
Above
Hypertension- high blood pressure
Hypo
Hypothermia
Hypotension
Below, under
Hypothermia- low body temperature
Hypotension- low blood pressure
In
Inoperable
Not
Inoperable-unsuitable for surgery
In, intra
Intravenous
Within, in
Intravenous- within vein
Infra
Inframammary
Below, beneath, under
Inframammary- below mammary
Inter
Intercostal
Between
Intercostal- between ribs
Macro
Macrocephaly
Large
Macrocephaly- large head.
Meta
Metacarpal
Beyond
Metacarpal- beyond wrist
Micro
Microdontism
Small
Microdontism- small teeth.
Mono
Monodiplopia
One
Monodiplopia- double vision in one eye
Multi
Multicellular
Many
Multicellular- many cells
Nulli
Nulliparity
None
Nulliparity- not having given birth to a child
Ortho
Orthopedics
Straight, correct
Orthopedics- correction bone, joint
Pan
Panarthritis
All
Panarthritis- inflammation of all 3 layers of an artery.
Para
Parathyroid
Beside
Parathyroid- besides thyroid.
Peri
Periarterial
Around
Periarterial- around artery.
Poly
Polyuria
Too much, many
Polyuria- too much urine.
Post
Postmortem
After
Postmortem- after death
Pre
Predisposition
Before, in front of
Predisposition-
Primi
Primigravida
First
Primigravida- first pregnancy
Pseudo
Pseudarthrosis
False
Pseudarthrosis- false joint.
Quad, quadra
Quadrant
Four
Quadrant- one quarter
Re
Reduce
Back, again
Reduce- restore bone, joint,
Retro
Retrosternal
Behind
Retrosternal- behind the sternum.
Semi
Semicomatose
Half
Semicomatose- half conscious
Sub
Subclavian
Under
Subclavian- under clavicle or collarbone
Super
Superficial
Above
Superficial- surface. Skin to muscles.
Supra
Suprarenal
Above
Suprarenal- above the kidney
Syn
Syndactylism
Together, joined
Syndactylism- joined fingers or toes
Tetra
Tetradactyl
Four
Tetradactyl- 4 fingers or toes
Trans
Transection
Across
Transection- to cut across
Tri
Trigeminy
Three
Trigeminy- occurring in threes
Un
Unconscious
Not
Unconscious- not awake