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Medical Term Antonyms and Homonyms

  1. Ab-
    Moving away from (Abduction)
  2. Ad-
    Drawing toward (Adduction)
  3. Anterior-
    Front
  4. Posterior-
    Back
  5. Bio-
    Life
  6. Necro-
    Death
  7. Brady-
    Slow
  8. Tachy-
    Fast
  9. Cephalo-
    Head (upward)
  10. Cando-
    Tail, (downward)
  11. Endo-
    Within, Inside
  12. Exo-
    Outside
  13. Eu-
    Normal, well
  14. Dys-
    Difficult, Unwell
  15. Hyper-
    Above or Excessive
  16. Hypo-
    Below or Deficient
  17. Leuko-
    White
  18. Melano-
    Black
  19. Pre-
    Before, or in Front of.
  20. Post-
    After, or behind.
  21. Proximal-
    Near (think Proximity)
  22. Distal-
    Away From (think Disance)
  23. Superior-
    Above
  24. Inferior-
    Below
  25. Humerus-
    Long Bone in upper Arm
  26. Ileum-
    Portion of the Colon
  27. Ilium-
    Part of the Pelvic Bone
  28. Lyse-
    To Break
  29. Loupe-
    Magnifying glass or lense
  30. Pneumonic-
    Pertaining to the Lungs
  31. Mucus-
    Secretion of Mucas Membranes
  32. Mucous-
    Resembling Mucas (adjective)
  33. Plane-
    Anatomic (Imaginary) level of the body
  34. Pleural-
    Pertaining to the Lung
  35. Radicle
    A vessel's smallest branch
  36. Venous-
    Pertaining to a vein.
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Medical Term Antonyms and Homonyms
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Antonyms and Homonyms beginning Med Term
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