Hcc 145 Prefixes

Front 1

a-

Back 1

without, not, no
apnea (without breathing)

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

from, away from
aberrant (wandering away from)

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

toward, increase
adduct (movement toward the midline of the body)

Front 4

alb-

Back 4

white
albino (person who has a marked deficiency of pigment in the eyes, hair, and skin; has abnormally white skin)

Front 5

albin/o-

Back 5

white
albinism (condition of abnormally white skin; characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes)

Front 6

ambi-

Back 6

both, both sides
ambidextrous (able to use both hands well)

Front 7

an-

Back 7

without, not, no
anesthesia (without feeling)

Front 8

ante-

Back 8

before, in front
anecubital ("the space" in front of the elbow)

Front 9

anti-

Back 9

against
antidote (a drug or other substance that opposes [works against] the action of poison

Front 10

auto-

Back 10

self
autograft (a graft transferred from one part of a patient's body to another

Front 11

bi-

Back 11

two, double
bicuspid (having two cusps or points)

Front 12

bio-

Back 12

life
biology (the study of life)

Front 13

brady-

Back 13

slow
bradycardia (slow heartbeat)

Front 14

chlor/o-

Back 14

green
chlorophyll (green pigment in plants that accomplishes photosynthesis)

Front 15

circum-

Back 15

around
circumduction (movement around in a circle)

Front 16

chirrh/o-

Back 16

yellow, tawny
cirrhosis (chronic degenerative liver disease with resultant yellowness of the liver and skin

Front 17

con-

Back 17

together, with
congenital (born with)

Front 18

contra-

Back 18

against
contraindication (against what is indicated

Front 19

cyan/o-

Back 19

blue
cyanoderma (slightly bluish, grayish, slatelike, or dark discoloration of the skin

Front 20

de-

Back 20

down, from
descend (to come down from)

Front 21

dia-

Back 21

through
diagnosis (knowledge through testing)

Front 22

dis-

Back 22

free of, to undo
dislocation (the displacement [undoing] of any part of the body from its normal position

Front 23

dys-

Back 23

bad, difficult, painful, disordered
dyspnea (difficult breathing)

Front 24

ecto-

Back 24

outside
ectopic (outside its normal location - as in an ectopic pregnancy, which occurs in the fallopian tubes instead of in the uterus

Front 25

endo-

Back 25

within, inner
endoscope (instrument used to look inside the body)

Front 26

eosin/o-

Back 26

red, rosy
eosinophil (bilobed leukocyte that stains a red, rosy color with an acid dye

Front 27

epi-

Back 27

upon, over
epigastric (pertaining to the region over the stomach)

Front 28

erythr/o-

Back 28

red
erythrocyte (mature red blood cell

Front 29

eu-

Back 29

well, easily, good, normal
eupnea (normal breathing)

Front 30

ex-

Back 30

out, away from, outside
exhale (to breath out)

Front 31

exo-

Back 31

outside, outward
exogenous (originating outside the body

Front 32

extra-

Back 32

outside, beyond
extrahepatic (outside of the liver)

Front 33

glauc/o-

Back 33

gray, silver
glaucoma (disorder of the eye due to increased intraocular pressure; creates a dull gray gleam of the affected eye

Front 34

hemi-

Back 34

half
hemiplegia (paralysis of one side [half] of the body)

Front 35

hetero-

Back 35

different
heterogeneous (composed of different or unlike substances)

Front 36

homeo-

Back 36

likeness, same
homeostasis (a relative constancy [likeness] in the internal environment of the body)

Front 37

homo-

Back 37

same
homogenesis (having the same origins)

Front 38

hydro-

Back 38

water
hydrocephalus (an abnormal accumulation of fluid [water] withing the head)

Front 39

hyp-

Back 39

under, below, beneath, less than normal
hypoxemia (less than normal blood oxygen level)

Front 40

hyper-

Back 40

excessive
hyperemesis (excessive vomiting)

Front 41

hypo-

Back 41

under, below, beneath, less than normal
hypoglycemia (less than normal blood sugar; low blood sugar level)

Front 42

idio-

Back 42

individual
idiosyncrasy (an individual sensitivity to effects of a drug caused by inherited or other bodily constitution factors)

Front 43

im-

Back 43

not
impotence (an adult male's inability [not able] to achieve penile erection

Front 44

in-

Back 44

in, inside, within, not
incompetent (not capable

Front 45

infra-

Back 45

beneath, below, under
infraorbital (beneath the bony cavity in which the eyeball is located)

Front 46

inter-

Back 46

between
intercostal (between the ribs)

Front 47

intra-

Back 47

within
intravenous (within a vein)

Front 48

jaund/o-

Back 48

yellow
jaundice (yellow discoloration of the skin)

Front 49

juxta-

Back 49

near, beside
juxtaarticular (pertaining to a location near a joint)

Front 50

leuk/o-

Back 50

white
leukoplakia (white, hard thickened patches firmly attached to the mucous membrane in areas such as the mouth, vulva, or penis)

Front 51

melan/o-

Back 51

black
melanoma (a darkly pigmented cancerous tumor)

Front 52

meso-

Back 52

middle
mesoderm (the middle of the three layers of the skin)

Front 53

meta-

Back 53

beyond, after
metacarpals (pertaining to the bones after the carpal [wrist] bones; i.e., the hand bones)

Front 54

milli-

Back 54

one-thousandth
milliliter (one-thousandth of a liter)

Front 55

mono-

Back 55

one
monocyte (a white cell with a singular nucleus)

Front 56

multi-

Back 56

many
multipara (to bear many "children")

Front 57

non-

Back 57

not
noninvasive (pertaining to a diagnostic or therapeutic technique that does not require the skin to be broken [not invaded] or a cavity or organ to be entered)

Front 58

pan-

Back 58

all
pancarditis (inflammation of the entire heart [all])

Front 59

para-

Back 59

near, beside, beyond, two like parts
paracervical (near, or beside, the cervix)

Front 60

per-

Back 60

through
percussion (striking through)

Front 61

peri-

Back 61

around
perianal (around the anus)

Front 62

poli/o-

Back 62

gray
poliomyelitis (inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord)

Front 63

poly-

Back 63

many, much, excessive
polyarthritis (inflammation of many joints)

Front 64

post-

Back 64

after, behind
postcibal (after meals)

Front 65

pre-

Back 65

before, in front
precordial (the region "of the chest wall" in front of the heart)

Front 66

primi-

Back 66

first
primigravida (first pregnancy)

Front 67

pseudo-

Back 67

false
pseudoaorexia ("false anorexia"; a condition in which an individual eats secretly while claiming a lack of appetite and inability to eat)

Front 68

purpur/o-

Back 68

purple
purpura (a collection of blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as red/purple skin discolorations)

Front 69

quadri-

Back 69

four
quadriplegia (paralysis of all four extremities)

Front 70

re-

Back 70

back, again
(reactivate (to make active again)

Front 71

retro-

Back 71

backward, behind
retrocecal (pertaining to the region behind the cecum)

Front 72

rube-

Back 72

red
rubella (a contagious viral disease characterized by fever, coldlike symptoms, and a diffuse, fine red rash [also German measles])

Front 73

semi-

Back 73

half
semiconscious (half conscious)

Front 74

sub-

Back 74

under, below
subcutaneous (under the skin)

Front 75

supra-

Back 75

above, over
suprapublic (above, or over a public area)

Front 76

sym-

Back 76

joined, together
sympathetic (displaying compassion for another's grief; literally, "joined in disease")

Front 77

syn-

Back 77

joined, together
syndrome (a group of symptoms joined by a common cause; "running together")

Front 78

tachy-

Back 78

rapid
tachycardia (rapid heartbeat)

Front 79

trans-

Back 79

across, through
transurethral (across, or through, the urethra)

Front 80

tri-

Back 80

three
triceps ("a muscle" having three heads)

Front 81

ultra-

Back 81

beyond, excess
ultrasound (sound waves at the very high frequency of more than 20,000 vibrations per second)

Front 82

uni-

Back 82

one
uninuclear ("a cell" having one nucleus)

Front 83

xanth/o-

Back 83

yellow
xanthoderma (any yellow coloration of the skin)