Chpt 5 Part I & Part Ii Prefixes ...numbers, Positions & Directions

Front 1

uni- (mono)

Ex. unilateral

Back 1

one

affecting only one side

Front 2

bi- (dipo-)

Ex. bilateral

Back 2

two (double) twice

having two sides pertaining to both sides

Front 3

tri-

tricuspid

Back 3

three

having three points or cusps.
Ex. bicuspid (mitral) valve;

Front 4

quadri-

guadriplegic

Back 4

four

paralysis of all four limbs

Front 5

guint-

quintipara

Back 5

five

a woman who has had five pregnancies which resulted in viable offspring (para V)

Front 6

sexti-

sextuplet

Back 6

six

any one of six offspring produced at the same birth

Front 7

septi-

septuplet

Back 7

seven

one of seven offspring produced at one birth

Front 8

octa- (octo-)

octahedron

Back 8

eight

an eight sided solid figure

Front 9

nona-

nonan

Back 9

nine

having symptoms that increase or reappear every 9th day

Front 10

deca-

decagram

Back 10

ten

a weight of 10 grams

Front 11

multi-

multicellular

Back 11

many (more than one)

composed of many cells

Front 12

primi-

primigravida

Back 12

first

a woman pregnant for the first time

Front 13

semi-

semicircular

Back 13

half also one-sided

shaped like a half circle

Front 14

hemi-

hemianopsia

Back 14

half one sided

defective vision or blindness in half of the visual field

Front 15

ambi-


ambidextrous

Back 15

both or both sides

able to use either hand with equal dexterity

Front 16

ambi

ambivalence

Back 16

both

simultaneous existance of conflicting emotional attitudes

Front 17

ab-

abduction

Back 17

away from

to draw away from
the state of being abducted

Front 18

ad-

adduction

Back 18

toward

to draw toward a center or median line

Front 19

circum-

circumcision

Back 19

around

surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin

Front 20

contra-

contradicated

Back 20

opposition against

any condition that renders a particular line of treatment improper, or undesirable

Front 21

ecto- exo-

exogenous

Back 21

outside

originating outside or caused by factors outside the organism

Front 22

ectopic

Back 22

located away from normal position; produced at an abnormal site or in a tissue where it is not normally found

Front 23

exocine

Back 23

secreting externally via a duct
deonting such gland or its secretion

Front 24

endo-

endocrine

Back 24

within

pertaining to internal secretions hormonal

Front 25

epi-

epigastic

Back 25

upon over

the upper and middle region of the abdomen

Front 26

extra-

extrauterine

Back 26

outside

situated or occuring outside the uterus

Front 27

infra- (sub)

infrasternal

Back 27

below under

beneath the sternum

Front 28

intra-

intracellular

Back 28

inside

inside a cell

Front 29

ipsi- (iso)

ipsilateral

Back 29

same (equal)

situated on or affecting the same side

Front 30

meso-

mesoderm

Back 30

middle pertaining to mesentery

the middle of the 3 primary germ layers of the embryo

Front 31

meta- (supra)

metastasis

Back 31

after beyond over change or transformation following in a series

the transfer of disease from one organ to another not directly connected with it

Front 32

para-

paramedical

Back 32

near beside

having some connection with or relation to the science or practice of medicine

Front 33

peri-

pericardium

Back 33

around surrounding

pertaining to the fibrous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels

Front 34

retro-

retroperitoneal

Back 34

behind backward

behind the peritoneal

Front 35

sub-

submerged

Back 35

under near

under the surface

Front 36

trans-

transverse

Back 36

across through

postioned across

Front 37

transviginal

Back 37

through the vagina