Common Prefixes
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- a-
-
without, away from
aphasia (without speech) - an-
-
without
anoxia (without oxygen) - ante-
-
before, in front of
antepartum (before birth) - anti-
-
against
antibitic (against life) - auto-
-
self
autograft (a graft from one's own body) - brady-
-
slow
bradycardia (slow breathing) - dys-
-
painful, difficult
dyspnea (painful breathing) - endo-
-
within, inner
endoscope (instrumnet to view within) - epi-
-
upon, over
epigastric (upon or over the stomach) - eu-
-
normal, good
eupnea (normal breathing) - hetero-
-
different
heterograft (a graft from another person's body) - homo-
-
same
homozygous (having two identical genes) - hydro-
-
water
hydrotherapy (water therapy) - hyper-
-
over, above
hypertrophy(overdevelopment) - hypo-
-
under, below
hypoglossal (under the tongue) - infra-
-
under, beneath, below
infraorbital (under the eye socket) - inter-
-
among, between
intervertebral (between the vertebrae) - intra-
-
within, inside
intravenous (inside, within a vein) - macro-
-
large
macrocephalic (having a large head) - micro-
-
small
microcephlic (having a small head) - neo-
-
new
neonate (newborn) - pan-
-
all
pancarditis (inflammation of all the heart) - para-
-
beside, beyond, near
paranasal (near or alongside the nose) - per-
-
through
percutaneous (through the skin) - peri-
-
around
pericardial (around the heart) - post-
-
after
postpartum (after birth) - pre-
-
before, in front of
prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone) - pseudo-
-
false
pseudocyesis (false pregnancy) - retro-
-
backward, behind
retrograde (movement in a backwards direction) - sub-
-
below, under
subcutaneous (under, below the skin) - super-
-
above, excess
supernumerary (above the normal number) - supra
-
above
suprapublic (above the pubic bone) - tachy-
-
rapid, fast
tachycardia (fast heartbeat) - trans-
-
through, across
transurethral (across the urethra) - ultra-
-
beyond, excess
unltrasound (high-frequency sound waves) - bi-
-
two
bilateral (two sides) - di-
-
two
diplegic (paralysis of two extremities) - hemi-
-
half
hemiplegia (paralysis of one side / half of the body) - mono-
-
one
monoplegia (paralysis of one extremity ) - nulli-
-
none
nuligravida (woman with no pregnancies) - quad-
-
four
quadriplegia (raralysis of all four extremities) - uni-
-
one
unilateral (one side)