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level: MedTerm Chapter 1: Prefix

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Includes, introduction of Medical Terminologies and prefixes

level questions: MedTerm Chapter 1: Prefix

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A short word part added BEFORE a root to modify its meaning.Prefixes
A short word part added at the END of a root to modify its meaningSuffixes
The basic/fundamental unit of each medical word and gives essential and meaning of the term.Roots/Root word
It connects roots to suffixes and roots to other rootsCombining form
Also known as the general common prefixes, suffices, root words, and the linking vowel.word parts
brady-slow
prim/i-first
mon/o-single; one
uni-one
hemi-one side; half
semi-partial; half
bi-two, twice
di-two; twice
dipl/o-double
tri-three
quadr-/a/i-four
tetra-four
multi-many
poly-excessive
tachy-fast
nulli-none
cyan/o-blue
erythr/o-red
leuk/o-white; colorless
melan/o-black; dark
xanth/o-yellow
chlor/o- ; chlorosgreen
cirrhos-orange-yellow
luteinsaffron yellow
poli/o-gray
xero-dry
crypt/o-hidden
a-, an-without; not
anti-against
contra-opposite; against
de-down, without
dis-absence, removal
dys-difficulty
in-*, im-not
non-not
un-not
ab-away from
ad-near; toward
ambi-/ ampho-both
amphi-on both sides; double
ana-up, toward
antero-front
dia-through, across
ecto-/ exo-outer, outside
endo-/ ento-within; inner
epi-upon, over
infra-beneath; below
inter-between
intra-within
meso-middle
per-through
trans-through
hyper-increased, abnormally high, over, excess
hypo-decreased, below normal, under, lacking
olig/o-few, scanty
pan-all, entire
supra-above (usually used to pertain for structure)
super-excess
ultra-beyond; excess
auto-self
Equi-equal, same
Eu-normal, good; easy
Hetero-different, other, unequal
Homo-same, unchanging
iso-equal, same
macro-large, abnormally large
megaly-, magalo-large; abnormally large
micro-small
Normo-Normal
ortho-straight, correct, upright
poikilo-varied, irregular
pseudo-false
Re-again; back
ante-before
dextr/o-right
ec-, ectoout, outside
ex/o-away from; outside
end/o-in, within
latero-to the side
levo-left
medio-middle
mes/o-middle
neo-new, recent
para-beside; after
peri-around
pre-before, in front of
pro-before, in front of
post-after; behind
postero-behind
retro-backward; behind
sinistr/o-left
sub-under; beneath
syn-, sym-together
aero-air
andro-man
bio-life
gluc-/glucosugar
glyc-/glycosugar
gyne-woman
hydro-water
lipo-fat
mal-bad
necro-death
noct-night
pyo-pus
tele-; telend, faraway, at distance
cryo-/ cry-cold or freeze
myco-Fungus