Prefixes-text Book Flashcards
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No, not, without
A-, an-
Apnea
Aphasia (
Atrophy (
Anemia (
Amenorrhea (
Away from
Ab-
Abnormal
Toward, near
Ad-
Adrenal glands
\ ə-ˈdrē-nᵊl \
Up, apart
Ana-
Analysis
Urinalysis (urine +analysis)
Before, forward
Ante-
Antepartum
Against
Anti-
Antibody
Antigen
Two, birth
Bi-
Bilateral
Slow
Brady-
Bradycardia
With, together
Con-
Congenital
A congenital anomaly is an irregularity (anomaly) present at birth. Examples are webbed fingers and toes and heart defects.
Complete through
Dia-
Diarrhea
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Days-
Dyspnea
Dysphagia (eating or swallowing)
Dysplasia (formation)
Dysmenorrhea
Dysuria
Dysuria is often a symptom of a urinary tract infection (UTI)
Out, outside
Ec-
Ectopic pregnancy
Within, in, inner
Endo-
Endoscopy
Cystoscopy (urinary bladder)
Hysteroscopy (uterus)
Endocrine glands
Above, upon
Epi-
Epidural hematoma
Out
Ex-
Excision
Outside of
Extra-
Extrahepatic
Half
Hemi-
Hemigastrectomy
Hemiplegia
Excessive, too much, above
Hyper-
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperplasia (cells increase in number)
Hypertrophy (cells increase in size)
Hyperglycemia (may also be a sigh of diabetes Melkite’s)
Deficient, too little, below
Hypo-
Hypoglycemia
In, into
In-
Incision
Between
Inter-
Intervertebral
Within
Intra-
Intrauterine
Intravenous
Bad
Mail-
Malignant
Change, beyond
Meta-
Metastasis
Metacarpals
