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Med Term pg2
page 2 of the med term prefixes
Question | Answer |
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ex- | Out from; Exhale (breath out) |
exo- | Out; Exophthalmia (eye bulge outward) |
hetero- | Different; Heterograft (a graft from another person) |
homo- | Same; Homozygous (having two identical genes) |
hydro- | Water; Hydrotherapy (water therapy) |
hyper- | Over, above; Hypertrophy (over development) |
hypo- | Under, below; Hypoglossal (under the tongue) |
im- | Not; Impotent (not able to achieve erection) |
in- | Not, into; Incompetent (not able) |
infra- | Under, below; Infraorbital (below the eye socket) |
inter- | Among, between; Intervertebral (between the vertebrae) |
intra- | Within, inside;Intravenous (inside, within a vein) |
latero- | Side; Lateral (to the side) |
mal- | Bad, ill; Malpractice (bad or harmful practice) |
medi- | Middle; Medial (toward the middle of a structure) |
meso- | Middle; Mesoderm (middle embryonic cell layer) |
meta- | Change, beyond; Metamorphosis (change shape) |
mid- | Middle; Midline (line dividing right and left) |
neo- | New; Neonate (newborn) |
pachy- | Thick; Pachyderma (thick skin) |
pan- | All; Pancarditis (inflammation of entire heart) |
para- | Beside, beyond, near;Paransal (near or alongside the nose) |
per- | Through; Percutaneous (through the skin) |
peri- | Around; Pericardial (around the heart) |