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What does 'a/an' mean in medical terminology?
What does 'a/an' mean in medical terminology?
- Against
- Without (correct)
- Before
- Toward
What does 'ab' mean?
What does 'ab' mean?
Away from
What does 'ad' mean?
What does 'ad' mean?
Toward
What does 'ante' refer to?
What does 'ante' refer to?
What does 'anti' signify?
What does 'anti' signify?
What does 'algia' indicate?
What does 'algia' indicate?
What does 'brady' mean?
What does 'brady' mean?
What does 'bio' stand for?
What does 'bio' stand for?
What does 'carcinoma' mean?
What does 'carcinoma' mean?
What does 'contra' signify?
What does 'contra' signify?
What does 'cyst' mean?
What does 'cyst' mean?
What does 'cyte' refer to?
What does 'cyte' refer to?
What does 'dys' indicate?
What does 'dys' indicate?
What does 'electra' refer to?
What does 'electra' refer to?
What does 'emia' mean?
What does 'emia' mean?
What does 'esthesia' indicate?
What does 'esthesia' indicate?
What does 'erythro' mean?
What does 'erythro' mean?
What does 'gluco, glyco' refer to?
What does 'gluco, glyco' refer to?
What does 'gram' mean?
What does 'gram' mean?
What does 'hydro' signify?
What does 'hydro' signify?
What does 'hyper' mean?
What does 'hyper' mean?
What does 'hypo' indicate?
What does 'hypo' indicate?
What does 'hemi' indicate?
What does 'hemi' indicate?
What does 'ic' refer to?
What does 'ic' refer to?
What does 'inter' mean?
What does 'inter' mean?
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Terminologia Medica - Prefixes e Sufixes
- a/an: significa "sine", exemplo: "anesthesia" (sine sensation).
- ab: significa "de distantia", exemplo: "abduction" (movimento de apartar).
- ad: significa "verso", exemplo: "adduction" (movimento de aduzir).
- ante: significa "antes", exemplo: "antemorten" (ante le morte).
- anti: significa "contra", exemplo: "antibiotic" (substance contra infecções).
- algia: significa "dolor", exemplo: "neuralgia" (dolor nervoso).
- brady: significa "lente", exemplo: "bradycardia" (frequente cardiaca lenta).
- bio: significa "vita", exemplo: "biology" (studio de vita).
- carcinoma: significa "tumor maligno", exemplo: "adenocarcinoma" (tumor de glandulas).
- contra: significa "contra", exemplo: "contraindicated" (contrario al recomendation).
- cyst: significa "saco fillado de liquido", exemplo: "dermocyst" (cisto cutaneo).
- cyte: significa "cellula", exemplo: "leukocyte" (cellula sanguinea blanca).
- dys: significa "doloroso", exemplo: "dysmenorrhea" (dolor durante le menstruo).
- electra: significa "pertinente a electricitate", exemplo: "electrocardiogram" (registro electric de le activitate cardiaca).
- emia: significa "condition del sanguine", exemplo: "leukemia" (cancer del sanguine).
- esthesia: significa "sensatio", exemplo: "anesthesia" (lack de sensatio).
- erythro: significa "rubie", exemplo: "erythrocyte" (cellula sanguinea rubia).
- gluco, glyco: significa "sucrose", exemplo: "glucosuria" (presentia de glucosa in urina).
- gram: significa "registro", exemplo: "electrocardiogram" (registro electric de le coração).
- hydro: significa "aqua", exemplo: "hydrotherapy" (therapia con aqua).
- hyper: significa "superior/excessive", exemplo: "hyperglycemia" (elevato nivele de glucosa).
- hypo: significa "inferior/debas", exemplo: "hypoglycemia" (debas niveau de glucosa).
- hemi: significa "metade", exemplo: "hemiplegia" (paralisia de un parte).
- ic: significa "pertinente a", exemplo: "gastric" (pertinente al stomacho).
- inter: significa "inter", exemplo: "intercostal" (inter le costae).
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