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Medical terminology
Parts I through III
Question | Answer |
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Modifies a stem and changes the meaning: the size, location, instensity, color, negation, size or position. | Prefix |
Peri | Surrounding |
Ec or ecto | outside |
Em or en (empyema) | Inside or within, Empyema is pus within a body cavity |
Retro, post | Behind |
Anti | Against |
Hemi or Semi | Half |
oligo | scant |
Hypo | under, below, low |
Hyper | high |
Leuko | white |
Erythro | red |
cyano | blue |
Melano | dark or black |
Microcardia | Small heart |
macroscopic | can be seen with the naked eye |
microscopic | cannot be seen with the naked eye |
mega or macro | large |
antero | in front of |
latero | side |
anterolateral | In the front and to one side |
dextrocardia | having the heart on the right side of the body |
levoversion | the act of turning to the left |
dextrocardia | having the heart on the right side of the body |
levoversion | the act of turning to the left |