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What does the prefix 'Micro-' signify?
What does the prefix 'Micro-' signify?
Which prefix means 'after'?
Which prefix means 'after'?
What does the prefix 'Normo-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'Normo-' refer to?
What does 'Dextrocardia' indicate?
What does 'Dextrocardia' indicate?
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What does the prefix 'a-' or 'an-' indicate?
What does the prefix 'a-' or 'an-' indicate?
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Which prefix means 'abnormally low'?
Which prefix means 'abnormally low'?
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What does the term 'hypoventilation' imply?
What does the term 'hypoventilation' imply?
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Which prefix indicates 'above' or 'over'?
Which prefix indicates 'above' or 'over'?
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What does the prefix 'macro-' mean?
What does the prefix 'macro-' mean?
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'trans-'?
What is the meaning of the prefix 'trans-'?
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Which prefix is associated with 'total' or 'all'?
Which prefix is associated with 'total' or 'all'?
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Study Notes
Negative Prefixes
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a-/an-: Not, without, lack of, absence
- Example: Amorphous (without shape), Anemia (decrease of hemoglobin in blood), Antipyretic (drug that reduces fever)
Other Negative Prefixes
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Anti-: Against
- Example: Antipyretic
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Contr-/Counter-: Against
- Example: Contraception (a process or technique for prevention of pregnancy)
Prefix "De-"
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De-: Removal, loss, down
- Example: Detoxify (to remove a poison/toxin)
Prefix "Dis-"
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Dis-: Absence, removal, separation
- Example: Disinfection (to remove infectious organisms)
Prefixes "In-/Im-" and "Un-"
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In-/Im-: No, not
- Example: Incontinence (lack of control over secretion), Immature (not mature), Unconscious (not responsive)
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Un-: Not
- Example: Unconscious
Prefix "Trans-"
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Trans-: Through
- Example: Transfusion (introduction of blood or blood components into blood stream)
Prefixes Pertaining to Degree
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Hyper-: Over, excess, abnormally high, increased
- Example: Hypertension (high blood pressure)
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Hypo-: Under, below, abnormally low, decreased
- Example: Hypoventilation (low amount of air entering lung)
Prefixes Relating to Number
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Olig-: Few, scanty
- Example: Oligospermia (low number of sperms in the semen)
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Pan-: All
- Example: Panplegia (total paralysis)
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Supra-: Above, over
- Example: Suprarenal (above the kidney)
Prefixes Relating to Size
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Homo-: Same
- Example: Homothermic (maintaining a normal body temperature)
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Macro-: Large, abnormally large
- Example: Macroscopic (visible with naked eye)
Prefixes Relating to Size (continued)
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Mega-: Large, abnormally large
- Example: Megabladder (permanent enlargement of the bladder)
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Micro-: Small
- Example: Microcephaly (small head)
Prefixes Pertaining to New, Normal, Straight, and Correct
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Neo-: New
- Example: Neonate (newborn infant)
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Normo-: Normal
- Example: Normovolemia (normal blood volume)
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Ortho-: Straight, correct, up-right
- Example: Orthostatic (pertaining to a standing position)
Prefixes Pertaining to False and Again
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Pseudo-: False
- Example: Pseudo pregnancy (false pregnancy)
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Re-: Again, back
- Example: Reabsorption (absorption again)
Prefixes Pertaining to Time and/or Position
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Ante-: Before
- Example: Antenatal (before birth)
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Pre-: Before
- Example: Pre-prandial (before meal)
Prefixes Pertaining to Time
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Pro-: Before, in front of
- Example: Prophylaxis (prevention of a disease)
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Post-: After, behind
- Example: Postoperative (after a surgical operation)
Prefixes Pertaining to Location or Combination
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Dextro-: Right
- Example: Dextrocardia (location of the heart in the right side of the chest)
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Syn-: Together
- Example: Syndactyly (fusion of two or more fingers)
Other Prefixes for Combination
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Sym-: Together
- Example: Symbiosis (living together)
Prefixes Pertaining to Outside/Bad
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Extra-: Outside of
- Example: Extrahepatic (outside of the liver)
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Mal-: Bad
- Example: Malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
Prefixes Pertaining to Beneath/Absent
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Sub-: Beneath, less than
- Example: Subcutaneous (under the skin)
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Nulli-: None
- Example: Nullipara (woman with no history of normal labour)
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Test your knowledge of negative prefixes in the English language. This quiz focuses on prefixes such as a-/an-, anti-, dis-, and more, providing examples to enhance your understanding. Discover how these prefixes change the meanings of words in various contexts.
