Medical Terminology Prefixes Overview

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What does the prefix 'a-, an-' mean?

  • Without or absence of (correct)
  • Before
  • With
  • Against

What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?

From or away

What does the prefix 'ad-' mean?

To or toward

What does the prefix 'ana-' mean?

<p>Up</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ante-' mean?

<p>Before</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'anti-' mean?

<p>Against</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'append-' mean?

<p>To hang something</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'bi-, bin-' mean?

<p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?

<p>Slow</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'contra-' mean?

<p>Against</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'di-' mean?

<p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

<p>To undo; free from</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ecto-, exo-, extra-' mean?

<p>Outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'endo-' mean?

<p>Within</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?

<p>Upon</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'erythr-' mean?

<p>Red</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'glyc-' mean?

<p>Sweet</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

<p>Above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hypo-' mean?

<p>Below</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'im-' mean?

<p>Not</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'infra-' mean?

<p>Under; below</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'inter-' mean?

<p>Between</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'intra-' mean?

<p>Inside</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'iso-' mean?

<p>Equal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Medical Terminology Prefixes Overview

  • a-, an-: Indicates absence or lack of something
  • ab-: Signifies movement from or away from a point
  • ad-: Denotes direction toward or addition to
  • ana-: Refers to upward movement or restoration
  • ante-: Indicates a position before or in front of
  • anti-: Implies opposition or activity against
  • append-: Relates to attaching or hanging on
  • bi-, bin-: Represents the concept of two or double
  • brady-: Characterizes slowness in function or activity
  • contra-: Expresses opposition or contrariness
  • di-: Means two or double in quantity
  • dis-: Suggests undoing or freeing from a state
  • ecto-, exo-, extra-: Indicates positions outside of something
  • endo-: Pertains to inner or within
  • epi-: Signifies a position upon or over another
  • erythr-: Relates to the color red
  • glyc-: Denotes sweetness, often in reference to sugars
  • hyper-: Indicates an above or excessive level
  • hypo-: Refers to below normal or deficient conditions
  • im-: Suggests negation or the concept of not
  • infra-: Signifies a location beneath or lower than
  • inter-: Denotes a position between two entities
  • intra-: Refers to something occurring inside or within
  • iso-: Indicates equality or uniformity in measurement or condition

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