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Medical terminology

surgical tech

TermDefinition
a-,an-,in- without example: amenorrhea; without a monthly flow
ab- from,away from example; abnormal: away from normal
ad-,ac-,as-,at- to,towards example;adduct; carry toward
ante- before,in,front example;before birth
anti-ant- against example;antibacterial; pertaining to against bacteria
bi two example; bilateral;two sides
bio- life example;biology;study of life
brachy- short example; brachydactylism; short finger/toes
brady slow example;bradycardia; slow heart rate
centi- hundred example;centimeter;one one-hundredth of a meter
circum around example;circumcisin; cutting around
co-,com-,con- with,together example; congenital; born with
contra against example; contraindicated; against indication
de- down from example;dehydrate; lose water
dextro right example;dexogastria; stomach displaced to right
dia- through example; diarrhea; flow through
dis- apart example; dissect; to cut apart
dys- bad, difficult example; dyspnea; difficult breathing
e-,ex- out,out from example;excise; to cut out
ecto,exo,extra outside example; extracorporeal; pertaining to outside the body
en- in,on example; encapsulated; ina capsule
end-,endo- within example; endoscopy; visualization
epi upon example;epidermis; upon the skin
eu good example; euphonic; good sound
hemi-,semi-, half example; hemigastrectomy; surgical removal of half the stomach
hyper over,above hyperkinetic; overactive
hypo under, below example; hypoglossal; under the tongue
infra beneath example; inframammary; beneath the breast
inter between example; intercellular; between the cells
intra within example; intracranial; pertanining to within the cranium (skull)
kilo thousand example; kilogram; one thousand grams
macro large example; macrocyte; large cell
mal bad example; malnutrition; bad nourishment
mes middle example; mesentery; middle of intestine
meta after,beyond example; metacarpals; beyond the carpals ( wrist)
micro small example; microcephalic; having a small head
milli one one thousandth example; one one-thousand of a liter
multi many example; multipara; one who has many children
neo new example; neoplasm; new growth
oligo scanty, few example; oligouria; scanty amount of urine
onc tumor example; oncology; study of tumor
para beside example; paramedian; beside the median
per through example; percutaneous ; through the skin
peri around example;peritonsillar; around the tonsil
poly much, many example; polycystic ; having many cysts
post after example; postmortem; after death
pre before exapmle;prnatal; pertaining to before birth
presby old example;prebyopia; old vision
primi First example; primigravida; women pregnant for the first time
pro Before example prognosis : foreknowledge , prediction of outcome
re back, again example; regenerate; produce or develop again.
retro Behind; example; retrosternal; pertaining to behind the sternum
sub under,below example: sublingual ; pertaining under the tongue
super,supra above example:suprapelvic:above the pelvis
syn,sym with,together example: synergism:working toagther
tachy fast example: tachyphasia; fast speed
trans across, beyond example : transurethral: pertainning to across the urethra
tri three example: trigerminal: having three beginnings or origins
uni one example: unilateral: one side
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