-
a-
without, away from
ex. aphasia (without speech)
-
an-
without
ex. anoxia (without oxygen)
-
ambi-
both
ex. ambidextrous (both hands)
-
ante-
before
ex. antepartum (before birth)
-
anti-
against
ex. antibiotic (against life)
-
auto-
self
ex. autograft (a graft from one's own body)
-
brady-
slow
ex. bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
-
con-
together
ex. conjoined (joined together)
-
contra-
against
ex. contraceptive (against conception)
-
dys-
painful, difficult
ex. dyspnea (painful breathing)
-
endo-
within
ex. endoscope (instrument used to view withing)
-
epi-
upon or over
ex. epigastric (upon or over the stomach)
-
eu-
normal, good
ex. eupnea (normal breathing)
-
hetero-
different
ex. heterograft (a graft from a different person's body)
-
homo-
same
ex. homozygous (having to identical (same) genes
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hydro-
water
ex. hydrotherapy (the therapeutic use of water)
-
hyper-
over, above
ex. hypertrophy (over development)
-
hypo-
under, below
ex. hypoglossal (under the tongue)
-
infra-
under, beneath, below
ex. infraorbital (below, under the eye socket)
-
inter-
among, between
ex. intervertebral (between the vertebrae)
-
intra-
within, inside
ex. intravenous (inside, within a vein)
-
macro-
large
ex. macrocephalic (having a large head)
-
micro-
small
ex. microcephalic (having a small head)
-
neo-
new
ex. neonate (newborn)
-
pan-
all
ex. pancarditis (inflammation of all the heart)
-
para-
beside, beyond, near
ex. paranasal (near or alongside the nose)
-
per-
through
ex. percutaneous (through the skin)
-
peri-
around
ex. pericardial (around the heart)
-
post-
after
ex. postpartum (after birth)
-
pre-
before, in front of
ex. prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone)
-
pseudo-
false
ex. pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)
-
retro-
backward, behind
ex. retrograde (movement in a backward direction)
-
sub-
under, below, beneath
ex. subcutaneous (under, below the skin)
-
super-
above, excess
ex. supernumerary (above the normal number)
-
supra-
fast, rapid
ex. suprapubic (above the pubic bone)
-
tachy-
fast, rapid
ex tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
-
trans-
through, across
ex. transurethral (across the urethra)
-
ultra-
beyond, excess
ex. ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves)
-
bi-
two
ex. bilateral (two sides)
-
hemi-
half
ex. hemiplegia (paralysis of one side/half of the body)
-
mono-
one
ex. monoplegia (paralysis of one extremity)
-
multi-
many
ex. multigravida (woman prenant more then once)
-
nulli-
none
ex. nulligravida (woman with no pregnancies)
-
poly-
many
ex. polyuria (large amounts of urine)
-
quad-
four
ex. quadriplegia (paralysis of all four extremities)
-
semi-
partial, half
ex. semiconscious (partially conscious)
-
tri-
three
ex. triceps (muscle with three heads)
-
uni-
one
ex. unilateral (one side)
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