Medical Terminology (MD 031) Lecture Notes PDF
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This document is a set of lecture notes on medical terminology. It defines various medical prefixes and their corresponding meanings. The notes are well-organized for easy learning.
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Medical Terminology (MD 031) By Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Lecture 2 Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad 3- Negative prefixes Prefix Meaning Example a-, an- Not, without, lack...
Medical Terminology (MD 031) By Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Lecture 2 Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad 3- Negative prefixes Prefix Meaning Example a-, an- Not, without, lack of, Amorphous: without shape absence Anemia: decrease of haemoglobin in blood Anti- Against Antipyretic: a drug that reduces fever Contr- Against Contraception: a process or technique for prevention of pregnancy Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad De- Removal, loss, down, Detoxify: to remove a poison (toxin) without Dis- Absence, removal, Disinfection: to remove infectious separation organisms Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad In-, im- No, not Incontinence: lack of control over secretion Immature: Not mature Un- Not Unconscious: not responsive Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Trans- Through Transfusion: introduction of blood or blood components into blood stream Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad 5- Prefixes pertaining to degree Prefix Meaning Example Hyper- Over, excess, abnormally high, Hypertension: high blood pressure increased Hypo- Under, below, abnormally low, Hypoventilation: low amount of air decreased entering lung Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Olig- Few, scanty Oligospermia: low number of sperms in the semen Pan- All Panplegia: total paralysis Supra- Above, over Suprarenal: above the kidney Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Homo- Same Homothermic: maintaining a normal body temperature Macro- Large, Macroscopic; visible with naked eye abnormally large Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Mega- Large, abnormally large Megabladder: permanent enlargement of the bladder Micro- Small Microcephaly: small head Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Neo- New Neonate: new born infant Normo- Normal Normovolemia: normal blood volume Ortho- Straight, correct, up-right Orthostatic: pertaining to an standing position Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Pseudo- False Pesudo pregancy: false pregnancy Re- Again, back Reabsorption: absorption again Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad 7- Prefixes pertaining to time and/or position Ante- Before Antenatal: before birth Pre- Before Pre-prandial: before meal Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Pro- Before, in front of Prophylaxis: prevention of a disease Post- After, behind Postoperative: after a surgical operation Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Dextro- Right Dextrocardia: location of the heart in the right side of the chest Syn- Together Syndactyly: fusion of two or more fingers Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Sym- Together Symbiosis: living together Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Extra- Outside of Extrahepatic: outside of the liver Mal- Bad Malignant tumor: cancerous tumor Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad Sub- Beneath, less Subcutaneous: under the skin than Nulli- None Nullipara: a woman with no history of normal labour Associate Prof. Ahmed Mourad
