Other common prefixes Flashcards
Directional - The prefix for near besides and beyond
Word for Besides the nose
Para
Paranasal
Directional - The prefix for above excessive or superior
The word for pertaining to above the kidney
Supra
Superarenal
Direction -The prefix for above or upper
The word for pertaining to above an upper part of a structure
Super
Superior
directional - The prefix for excess and beyond
The word for pertaining to sound beyond, which can be hurt with the human ear
Ultra
Ultrasonic
The prefix for without, not
The word for condition without a breast results from a congenital defect, an endocrine disorder or a mastectomy
A (used before a consonant) or an (used before a vowel)
Amastia
The prefixes for against
The medical term for against bacteria kills inhibits growth or replication
The word for against conceiving prevent preventing pregnancy in terms of medication devices or methods that block reproduction
Anti or contra
Anti bacterial
Contraception
The prefix for self or own
The medical term for transplantation to self, a tissue transplanted from one side and surgically, added to another site of the same person
Auto
Autograft
Brady means slow bradycardia means slow heart rate
I know
The prefix were bad, painful or difficult
The word for difficult child’s birth
Dys
Dystocia
Toia stands for childbirth and labor
The prefix were good or normal
The word for normal breathing
Eu
Eupnea
The prefix for different
Medical time for a different transportation from one species to another like a pig heart valve to a human heart
Hetero
Heterograft “xenograft”
The prefix for same
The medical term for the same transplantation, a graph of a donor of the same species examples kidneys, lungs heart
Homo/homeo
Homograft or allograft
The formation or growth of the same or similar tissue
Homeoplasia
Tachy means rapid
The word for rapid breathing is
Tachypnea
Define dyspepsia
Difficulty with digestion
Pepsia stands for digestion
Define anticonvulsant
Prevents convulsions relieves
