Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Prefixes



                   MEDICAL TERMINAOLOGY - PREFIXES



PREFIX
MEANING
WORD
Ab-
Away from, not, off
Abduct
Acr-
An extremity
Acromegaly
Ad-
To, toward, near
Adduct
Adeno-
Glandular
Adenoma
Allo-
Other
Allele
Amphi-
Old man
Androgen
Aniso-
Unequal, dissimilar
Aniscocytosis
Ante-
Before
Antenatal
Anti-
Against
Antibiotic
Apo-
Away from
Apoenzyme
Arthro-
Joint
Arthritis
Auto-
Selft
Autoimmune
Bi-/bin-/bis-
Double, twice, two
Binary
Blasto-
Sprout
Osteoblast
Cata-
Against
Cataract
Chondro-
Cartilage
Chondrocyte
Bili-
Bile
Bilirubin
Chrom-
Color
Chromotherapy
Homeo-
Similarity
Homozygous
Costo-
Ribs, a rib
Costochondritis
Crani-
Skull
Craniotomy
Crypt-
Hidden
Cryptochidism
Cyst-
Sac, bladder
Cystitis
Cyto-
Cell
Cytology
De-
Down, from
Debride, dehydrate
Dia-
Through, between, across
Diaphragm
Dys-
Abnormal, bad, difficult, painful, unlike
Dysphagia
Eco-
Home, house
Ecosphere
Ecto-
Outer, without
Ectosparasite
Encephalo-
Brain
Encephalitis
Entero-
Pertaining to intestine
Enteritis
Bio-
Life
Biology
Epi-
Upon, above
Epidermic
Erythro-
Red
Erythrocyte
Ex-/extra-
Out, out of, away from
Extracellular
Eu-
Well, good, true
Eukaryote
Heap-
Liver
Hepatitis
Hetero-
Different
Heterozygous
Histo-
Tissue
Histogram



1 comment:

  1. GER OLD AGE : AGED GERIATRIC
    GERONT OLD AGE; AGED GERONTOLOGY
    GINGIV GUM GINGIVITIS
    GLOMERUL GLOMERULUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
    GLOC SWEETNESS; SUGAR GLUCOSE
    GLOSS TOUNGE GLOSSONEUS
    GYLC SUGAR GLYCERIN
    GLYCOS SUGER GLYCOSAMINE
    GANTH JAW GANTHITIS
    GON SEED GONAD
    GYN WOMEN GYNOPATHIC
    GRAVID PREGNENCY GRAVIDA
    GNOS KNOWLEDGE GNOSIS
    GYNEC WONES GYNECOLOGY






































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