Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Su-Un)

  1. Prefix: super-
    Meaning: more than normal, excessive

    Example: superinfection
  2. Prefix: supra-
    Meaning: above, over

    Example: suprapubic
  3. Prefix: sy (n)(m)-
    Meaning: together, union

    Example: symphysis
  4. Prefix: tachy
    Meaning: fast

    Example: tachyarrhythmia
  5. Prefix: trans-
    Meaning: across/through

    Example: transesophageal
  6. Prefix: uni-
    Meaning: one

    Example: unilateral
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Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Su-Un)
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Medical Root Words Su thru Un
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