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Nurs 226 Med-term 1
Intro to Professional Nursing: Medical Terminology (common prefixes)
Question | Answer |
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a- | Without, away from |
ab- | Away from |
ad- | Toward |
ambi- | Both sides (e.g. ambidextrous) |
an- | Without (e.g. anoxia) |
ante- | Before, in front of (e.g. antecubital) |
antero- | Before, in front of (e.g. anterior) |
anti- | Against |
auto- | Self |
brady- | Slow |
circum- | Around |
con- | With, together |
contra- | Against (e.g. contradict) |
de- | Down (e.g. descend) |
dextro- | To the right of |
dia- | Through, across (e.g. diameter) |
dorso- | Back (e.g. dorsal fin) |
dys- | Painful, difficult (e.g. dyspnea: painful, labored breathing) |
ec- | Out, out from (e.g. ectopic: outside of its normal location) |
endo- | Within, inner |
epi- | Upon, over |
eu- | Normal, good (e.g. eupnea: normal breathing) |
ex- | Out from (exhale) |
exo- | Out |
hetero- | Different |
homo- | Same |
hyper- | Over, above |
hypo- | Under, below |
im- | Not |
in- | Not, into |
infra- | Under, below (infraorbital; below the eye) |
inter- | Among, between |
intra- | Within, inside |
latero- | Side |
mal- | Bad, ill |
medi- | Middle (medial) |
meso- | Middle (mesoderm) |
meta- | Change, beyond |
mid- | Middle (midline) |
neo- | New (neonate, neoplasm) |
pachy- | Thick |
pan- | All (pancarditis; inflammation of entire heart) |
para- | Beside, beyond, near |
per- | Through (percutaneous; though the skin_ |
peri- | Around (pericardial; around the heart |
hydro- | Water |