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Medical Terminology

Chapter 1.3 - Concepts, Suffixes, Prefixes

TermDefinition
Prefix For Direction: ab- Away From
Prefix For Direction: ad- Toward or Near
Prefix For Direction: dia- Through
Prefix For Direction: per- Through
Prefix For Direction: trans- Through
Size and Comparison: Equi- Equal or Same
Size and Comparison: Eu- True, Good, Easy, and Normal
Size and Comparison: Hetero- Other, Different, Unequal
Size and Comparison: Homo- or Homeo- Same or Unchanging
Size and Comparison: Iso- Equal or Same
Size and Comparison: Macro-, Meg-, Megalo- Large or Abnormally Large
Size and Comparison: Ortho- Straight, Upright, Correct
Size and Comparison: Neo- New
Size and Comparison: Normo Normal
Size and Comparison: Poikilo- Varied or Irregular
Size and Comparison: Pseudo- False
Size and Comparison: Re- Again or Back
Position Prefix: Dextr- Right
Position Prefix: Sinistr- Left
Position Prefix: Ec- and Ecto- Out or Outside
Position Prefix: Ex- Away From or Outside
Position Prefix: End- In or Within
Position Prefix: Mes- Middle
Position Prefix: Syn- and Sym- Together
Position Prefix: Tele- and Telo- End
Negative Prefixes: A- Not
Negative Prefixes: An- Without
Negative Prefixes: Anti- Against
Negative Prefixes: Contra- Against
Negative Prefixes: De- Down, Without
Negative Prefixes: Dis- Absence, Removal, Separation
Negative Prefixes: In- and Im- (Used Before B, M, and P) Not
Negative Prefixes: Non- Not
Negative Prefixes: Un- Not
Degree Prefixes: Olig- Few or Scanty
Degree Prefixes: Pan- All
Degree Prefixes: Super- Above or Excess
Degree Prefixes: Hyper- Over, Abnormally High, Increased
Degree Prefixes: Hypo- Under, Abnormally Low, Decreased
Degree Prefixes: Poly- Many, Much
Prefixes For Time and Position: Ante- Before
Prefixes For Time and Position: Pre- and Pro- Before or In Front Of
Prefixes For Time and Position: Post- After or Behind
Number Prefixes: Prim- First
Number Prefixes: Mon- and Uni- One
Number Prefixes: Semi- Half or Partial
Number Prefixes: Hemi- Half or One Side
Number Prefixes: Di- Two, Twice
Number Prefixes: Diplo- Double
Number Prefixes: Tetra- and Quad- Four
Number Prefixes: Multi- Many
Number Prefixes: Poly- Many or Much
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