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What does 'a/an' mean in medical terminology?
What does 'ab' mean?
Away from
What does 'ad' mean?
Toward
What does 'ante' refer to?
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What does 'anti' signify?
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What does 'algia' indicate?
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What does 'brady' mean?
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What does 'bio' stand for?
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What does 'carcinoma' mean?
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What does 'contra' signify?
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What does 'cyst' mean?
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What does 'cyte' refer to?
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What does 'dys' indicate?
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What does 'electra' refer to?
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What does 'emia' mean?
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What does 'esthesia' indicate?
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What does 'erythro' mean?
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What does 'gluco, glyco' refer to?
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What does 'gram' mean?
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What does 'hydro' signify?
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What does 'hypo' indicate?
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Study Notes
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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