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Chabner Chapter 4

Language of Medicine, 10th Edition - Prefixes

QuestionAnswer
a-, an- not, without
ab- away from
ad- toward
ana- up, apart
ante- before, forward
anti- against
auto- self, own
bi- two
brady- slow
cata- down
con- together, with
contra- against, opposite
de- down, lack of
dia- through, complete
dys- bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ec-, ecto- out, outside
endo- in, within
epi- on, upon, above
eu- good, normal
ex- out, outside, away from
hemi- half
hyper- excessive, above
hypo- deficient, under
in- not
in- into, within
infra- beneath, under
inter- between
intra- in, within, into
macro- large
mal- bad
meta- beyond, change
micro- small
neo- new
pan- all
para- abnormal, beside, near
per- through
peri- surrounding
poly- many, much
post- after, behind
pre- before, in front of
pro- before, forward
pros- before, forward
re- back, again
retro- behind, backward
sub- under
supra- above, upper
syn-, sym- together, with
tachy- fast
trans- across, through
ultra- beyond, excess
uni- one
antigen a foreign substance that stimulates the production of antibodies
antibodies protein substances made by white blood cells in response to the presence of foreign antigens
congenital anomaly an irregularity in a structure or organ that someone is born with
syndrome a group of signs or symptoms that appear together to produce a typical clincial picture of a disease or inherited abnormality
sign an objective finding that is perceived by an examiner
symptom a subjective change in condition as perceived by the patient
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