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an-
Without
Anaerobic (without air)
an-
without
Aphonia (without voice or sound)
anti-
Against or apposed to
Anticoagulant
Contra-
Against or apposed to
Contraception (apposed to being pregnant)
De-
Form, down, or not
Decapitate (Separation of the head from the body)
Ab-
Away from
Abnormal
Ad-
To, toward, near
Adhesion
Circum-
around
circumvascular (around a vessel)
Peri-
Around
Periosteum (around bone)
Dia-
Across or through
Dialysis (dissolution across a membrane)
Trans
Across or through
Transmission (to send across)
E-
Out or away
edentia (condition of teeth out)
Ec-
Out or away
Eccentric (away from center)
Ex-
Out or away
Excise (to cut out)
Ecto-
Outside
Ectopic (place outside)
Exo-
Outside
Exocrine (denoting secretion outside)
Extra-
Outside
Extravascular
En-
Within
Encapsulate (within little box)
Endo-
Within
Endoscope (instrument for examining within)
Intra-
Within
Intradermal (pertaining to within skin)
Epi-
Upon
Epidermal (Pertaining to upon the skin)
Inter-
Between
Intercostal (Pertaining to between the ribs)
Meso-
middle
Mesomorphic (Pertaining to middle form)
Meta-
Beyond, after, or change
Metastasis (beyond stopping or standing spread of disease from one part of the body to another)
Para-
Alongside or abnormal
Paramedic (pertaining to alongside of medicine)
Retro-
backward or behind
retrograde (going backward)
Sub-
Below or under
Sublingual (under the tongue)
Infra-
Below or under
infraumbilical (below the navel)
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Author
merilyn
ID
37258
Card Set
Common Prefixes
Description
Med tech prefixes
Updated
2010-09-28T03:09:21Z
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