Prefixes Ch. 3 Flashcards Preview

Medical Terminology > Prefixes Ch. 3 > Flashcards

Flashcards in Prefixes Ch. 3 Deck (47)
Loading flashcards...
1
Q

What do prefixes annotate

A

position, number and measurement, direction, and used to change the meaning of the word.

2
Q

prefixes of position describe what?

A

place or location…epi/inter/pre/post/sub

3
Q

prefixes of direction describe what?

A

pathway or route…circum,extra,intra,para,supra,endo

4
Q

prefixes to change the meaning of the root

A

anti, an, a, eu, dys, homo

5
Q

pre

prenatal

A

before, in front of

6
Q

peri

perinatal

A

around

7
Q

post

postnatal

A

after, behind

8
Q

epi

epigastric

A

above, upon

9
Q

hypo

hyodermic

A

under, below, deficient

10
Q

infra/sub

infracostal/subnasal

A

under, below

11
Q

inter

intercostal

A

between

12
Q

pro

prognosis

A

before, in front of

13
Q

retro

retroversion

A

backward, behind

14
Q

bi

bilateral

A

two

15
Q

dipl/diplo

diplopia/diplobacterial

A

double

16
Q

hemi

hemiplegia

A

one half

17
Q

hyper

hypercalcemia

A

excessive, above normal

18
Q

macro

macrocyte

A

large

19
Q

micro

microscope

A

small

20
Q

mono/uni
monotherapy
uninuclear

A

one

21
Q

multi/poly

multigravida/polyphobia

A

many/much

22
Q

nulli

nulligravida

A

none

23
Q

primi

primigravida

A

first

24
Q

quadri

quadriplegia

A

four

25
Q

tri

triceps

A

three

26
Q

ab

abduction

A

from, away from

27
Q

ad

adduction

A

toward

28
Q

circum/peri

circumrenal/periodontal

A

around

29
Q

dia/trans

diarrhea/transvaginal

A

through, across

30
Q

ecto/exo/extra

ectogenous/exotropia/extracranial

A

outside, outward

31
Q

endo/intra

endocrine/intramuscular

A

in, within

32
Q

para

paranasal

A

near, beside, beyond

33
Q

super

superior

A

upper, above

34
Q

supra

suprarenal

A

above, excessive, superior

35
Q

ultra

ultrasonic

A

excess, beyond

36
Q

a/an ( “a” before consonant…“an” before vowel)
amastia
anesthesia

A

without, not

37
Q

anti/contra

antibacterial/contraception

A

against

38
Q

brady

bradycardia

A

slow

39
Q

dys

dystocia

A

bad, painful, difficult

40
Q

eu

erpnea

A

good, normal

41
Q

hetero

heterograft

A

different

42
Q

homo/homeo

homograft/homeoplasia

A

same

43
Q

mal

malnutrition

A

bad

44
Q

pan

panarthritis

A

all

45
Q

pseudo

pseudocyesis

A

false

46
Q

syn (will appear as “sym” before b, p ,ph, or m)

syndactylism

A

union, together, joined

47
Q

tachy

tachypnea

A

rapid