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What does the prefix 'Anti-' mean?
What does the prefix 'Auto-' mean?
Self
What does the prefix 'Brachy-' mean?
Short
What does the prefix 'Brady-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Circum-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Contra-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Dia-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Endo-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Hemi-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Infra-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Iso-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Meso-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Meta-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Micro-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Oligo-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Retro-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Supra-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Ultra-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'Uni-' mean?
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What does the suffix '-ad' mean?
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What does the suffix '-asthenia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-cele' mean?
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What does the suffix '-cidal' mean?
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What does the suffix '-clasis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-cytosis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-desis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-ectasia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?
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What does the suffix '-genesis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-iasis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-kinesia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-lysis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-megaly' mean?
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What does the suffix '-peresis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-parous' mean?
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What does the suffix '-pheresis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-phoresis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-phthisis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-plasty' mean?
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What does the suffix '-plegic' mean?
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What does the suffix '-poiesis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-ptosis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-rrhaphy' mean?
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What does the suffix '-rrhexis' mean?
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What does the suffix '-scope' mean?
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What does the suffix '-somnia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-stalsis' mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Prefixes and Suffixes
- Anti-: Means "against"; e.g., antibacterial prevents bacterial growth.
- Auto-: Indicates "self"; e.g., autoimmune refers to immune responses against one's own tissue.
- Brachy-: Signifies "short"; e.g., brachyesophagus is an unusually short esophagus.
- Brady-: Denotes "slow"; e.g., bradycardia refers to an abnormally slow heartbeat.
- Circum-: Means "around"; e.g., circumoral describes something surrounding the mouth.
- Contra-: Indicates "against"; e.g., contraindicated means not recommended.
- Dia-: Means "through"; e.g., diaplacental refers to passing through the placenta.
- Endo-: Signifies "within"; e.g., endoabdominal means located within the abdomen.
- Hemi-: Indicates "half"; e.g., hemiplegia is paralysis on one side of the body.
- Infra-: Means "positioned beneath"; e.g., infrasternal indicates below the sternum.
- Iso-: Denotes "equal" or "same"; e.g., isometric refers to having the same dimensions.
- Meso-: Signifies "middle" or "median"; e.g., mesoderm is the middle layer of skin.
- Meta-: Means "after"; e.g., metacarpus refers to the bones attached to the carpus.
- Micro-: Indicates "small" or "microscopic"; e.g., microplasia refers to stunted growth.
- Oligo-: Means "few" or "scanty"; e.g., oligospermia pertains to low sperm count.
- Retro-: Indicates "behind" or "backward"; e.g., retroversion refers to a backward turning of the uterus.
- Supra-: Means "above" or "over"; e.g., supramaxillary is above the maxilla.
- Ultra-: Denotes "beyond" or "excessive"; e.g., ultrasonic relates to higher frequency energy waves.
- Uni-: Indicates "one"; e.g., uniglandular involves only one gland.
Medical Terminology Suffixes
- -ad: Means "toward"; e.g., cephalad indicates toward the head.
- -asthenia: Refers to "weakness"; e.g., neurasthenia involves vague symptoms of weakness.
- -cele: Indicates "hernia"; e.g., cystocele is a hernia of the urinary bladder.
- -cidal: Means "destroying" or "killing"; e.g., suicidal means likely to self-harm.
- -clasis: Signifies "breaking"; e.g., osteoclasis is an intentional fracture of bone.
- -cytosis: Indicates a "condition of cells"; e.g., erythrocytosis is the abnormal number of red blood cells.
- -desis: Means "binding"; e.g., arthrodesis refers to stiffening a joint.
- -ectasia: Refers to "expansion" or "dilation"; e.g., neurectasia involves nerve dilation.
- -ectomy: Signifies "removal"; e.g., appendectomy denotes the removal of the appendix.
- -genesis: Means "production of"; e.g., pathogenesis is the development of disease.
- -iasis: Indicates a "pathological condition or state"; e.g., psoriasis is a chronic skin condition.
- -kinesia: Refers to "movement"; e.g., bradykinesia indicates reduced movement.
- -lysis: Means "destruction of"; e.g., electrolysis is the permanent removal of hair.
- -megaly: Denotes "enlargement"; e.g., cephalomegaly refers to an abnormal head enlargement.
- -peresis: Indicates "slight paralysis"; e.g., monoparesis is paralysis of one extremity.
- -parous: Means "producing" or "bearing"; e.g., viviparous signifies bearing live young.
- -pheresis: Indicates "removal"; e.g., leukapheresis refers to the extraction of leukocytes.
- -phoresis: Means "carrying"; e.g., electrophoresis is the movement of particles in an electric field.
- -phthisis: Refers to "wasting away"; e.g., hemophthisis indicates anemia.
- -plasty: Means "surgical repair"; e.g., rhinoplasty pertains to nose plastic surgery.
- -plegic: Indicates "one who is paralyzed"; e.g., quadriplegic refers to paralysis of all four limbs.
- -poiesis: Refers to "formation"; e.g., erythropoiesis is the process of red blood cell formation.
- -ptosis: Means "falling down" or "drooping"; e.g., blepharoptosis refers to drooping of the eyelid.
- -rrhaphy: Indicates "surgical suturing"; e.g., herniorrhaphy is repair of a hernia.
- -rrhexis: Means "rupture"; e.g., cardiorrhexis refers to rupture of the heart wall.
- -scope: Denotes an "instrument for viewing"; e.g., microscope is used to view small objects.
- -somnia: Indicates "sleep"; e.g., insomnia is the inability to sleep.
- -stalsis: Refers to "contraction"; e.g., peristalsis is intestinal contraction movement.
- -stasis: Means "stopping" or "constant"; e.g., homeostasis indicates a state of body equilibrium.
- -stenosis: Denotes "narrowing"; e.g., stenostenosis refers to the narrowing of the parotid duct.
- -tropia: Means "turning"; e.g., esotropia is characterized by crossed eyes.
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