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MEDOP 230- Medical Language: Prefixes
Prefix | Meaning | Example and Definition |
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epi- | above; upon | epidermal (pertaining to upon the skin) |
inter- | between | intercostal (pertaining to between the ribs) |
intra- | within | intravenous (pertaining to within a vein) |
peri- | around | pericardial (pertaining to around the heart) |
post- | after; behind) | postnasal (pertaining to behind the nose |
pre- | before; in front of | prenatal (pertaining to before birth) |
sub- | below or under; less than | subcutaneous (pertaining to under the skin) |
trans- | across; through | transvaginal (pertaining to through the vagina) |
bi- | two | bilateral (pertaining to two sides) |
brady- | slow | bradycardia (condition of a slow heart) |
hemi- | one half | hemiplegia (condition of one half of the body with paralysis) |
hyper- | above; more than normal | hypertension (condition of more than normal pressure) |
hypo- | below; deficient | hypothyroidism (disease from a specific cause of deficient thyroid gland hormone) |
poly- | many; much | polyneuritis (inflammation of many nerves) |
quadri- | four | quadriplegia (condition of four limbs with paralysis) |
tachy- | fast | tachycardia (condition of a fast heart) |
tri- | three | trigeminal (pertaining to three nerve branches in a group) |
an- | not; without | anesthesia (condition of being without sensation) |
anti- | against | antibiotic (pertaining to a drug that is against living organisms [such as bacteria] |
dys- | abnormal; difficult; painful | dysphagia (condition of difficult or painful eating and swallowing) |
re- | again and again; backward; unable to | respiration (process of breathing again and again) |