Prefixes ch. 1 Flashcards
(42 cards)
a-
without, away from
aphasia; without speech
an-
without
anoxia; without oxygen
ante-
before; in front of
antepartum; before birth
anti-
against
antibiotic; against life
auto-
self
autograft- a graft of ones own body
brady-
slow
bradycardia; slow hearbeat
contra-
against
contraception; against conception
de-
without
depigmentation; without pigment
dys-
painful, difficult, abnormal
dyspnea; difficulty breathing
endo-
within, inner
endoscope; instrument to view within
epi-
upon, over
epigastric; upon or over the stomach
eso-
inward
esotropia; inward turning
eu-
normal, good
eupnea; normal breathing
ex-
external, outward
exostosis; condition of external bone
exo-
outward
exotropia; outward turning
extra-
outside of
extracorporeal; outside of the body
hetero-
different
heterograft; graft from another species
homo-
same
homograft; graft from the same species
hydro-
water
hydrotherapy; water therapy
hyper-
over, above
hypertropy; overdevelopment
hypo-
under, below;
hypodermic; under the skin
in-
not; inward
infertility; not fertile; inhalation; to breathe in
inter-
among, between
intervertebral; between the verterbrae
intra-
within, inside
intravenous; inside, within a vein