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Med Terms Prefixes MT_P1

61 cards·by jennybakalov

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ad-

toward

ab-

away from

adipo-

fat

angio-

blood vessel or lymph vessel

a-, an-

absent or deficient

ante-

front

brachio-

arm

cardi-, cardio-

heart

dextra-

right

end-, endo-

within, inside

dys-

difficult/painful

decub-

side

eryth-

red

ex-, exo-

out, outside of

hem-, hema-, hemo-, hemato-

pertaining to blood

hemi-

half

hepato-

liver

homeo-, homo-

same

hydra-, hydro-

water

hyper-

above; a greater concentration; more of/excessive

hypo-

below; a lesser concentration; less of/deficient

hyster-

uterus

infero-

below

infra-

below, under, inferior to, after

inter-

between

intra-

within

ipsi-

same

juxta-

close proximity

lipo-

fat

mega-, megalo-

large, of great size

meta-

change

myo-

muscle

necro-

death, necrosis

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

oligo-

few, small

omphalo-

navel

oophor-

ovary

orchi-

testicle

peri-

around

para-

beside or beyond

phlebo-

pertaining to vein or veins

pleur-

rib

poly-

many; too much

post-

back; after

pre-

before

pulmo-

lungs

pseudo-

false

py-, pyo-

pus

pyelo-

pelvis

retro-

backward, behind

sclero-

hard

sebo-

fatty substance

sub-

under; below

super-, supra-

over; above

thrombo-

blood clot, thrombus

trans-

across, over, beyond, through

vaso-

vessel

veno-

vein

vent-

front

vesico-

bladder