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MTCS: Prefixes
Prefixes for Nursing Assistance Class
Question | Answer |
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a- | absent or without |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
bio- | life |
brady- | slow |
bronch- | air tubes in lungs |
contra- | against or counter |
cryo- | cold |
crypt- | hidden |
cyan- | blue |
derm- | skin |
di- | two |
dys- | difficulty |
ede- | swelling |
en- | within |
exo- | outside |
fore- | in front of |
glyco- | sugar |
gyn- | woman or female |
hem- | blood |
hemi- | half |
herni- | rupture |
hist- | tissue |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | above or excessive |
hypo- | under or below |
infra- | beneath or below |
inter- | among or between |
lact- | milk |
macro- | large or great |
mal- | bad |
medi- | middle |
micro- | small |
mono- | one or single |
narc- | sleep |
path- | abnormal condition |
ped- | child |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pseudo- | false |
pyr- | heat or fever |
quad- | four |
semi- | half |
son- | sound |
sub- | under or below |
super- | above or upper |
tachy- | swift or rapid |
therm- | heat |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |