Med Term

Front 1

syn-

Back 1

union, together, joined
syn/dactyl/ism: congenital anomaly characterized by the fusion of the fingers or toes
dactyl: fingers
-ism: condition

Front 2

tachy-

Back 2

rapid
tachy/pnea: abnormally rapid rate of breathing
-pnea: breathing

Front 3

pseudo-

Back 3

false
pseudo/cyesis: condition in which a woman believes she is pregnant when she is not
-cyesis: pregnancy

Front 4

pan-

Back 4

all
pan/arthr/itis: abnormal condition characterized by the inflammation of many joints of the body
arthr: joint
-itis: inflammation

Front 5

mal-

Back 5

bad
mal/nutrition: any disorder of nutrition.

Front 6

homo-
homeo-

Back 6

same
homograft: transplant of tissue between the same species; also called allograft
-graft: transplantation.
homeo/plasia: formation of new tissue similar to that already existing in a part.
-plasia: formation, growth

Front 7

hetero-

Back 7

different
hetero/graft:transplantation of tissue from one species to a different species
-graft: transplantation

Front 8

eu-

Back 8

good, normal
eu/pnea: normal breathing
-pnea: breathing

Front 9

dys-

Back 9

bad; painful; difficult
dys/tocia: difficult childbirth
-tocia: childbirth, labor

Front 10

brady-

Back 10

slow
brady/cardia: slow heart rate
-cardia: heart

Front 11

anti-
contra-

Back 11

against
anti/bacteri/al: angents that destroy bacterial growth
bacteri: bacteria
al: pertaining to, relating to
contra/ception: prevention of conception
ception: conceiving

Front 12

a-
an-

Back 12

without, not
a/mast/ia: without breasts
mast: breasts
ia: condition
an/esthesia: feeling
esthesia: feeling

Front 13

tri-

Back 13

3
tri/plegia: hemiplegia with paralysis of one limb on the other side of the body
-plegia: paralysis

Front 14

quadri-

Back 14

4
quadri/plegia: paralysis of all four limbs.
-plegia: paralysis

Front 15

primi-

Back 15

first
primi/gravida: woman during her first pregnancy
-gravida: pregnant woman

Front 16

multi-
poly-

Back 16

many, much
multi/gravida: woman pregnant more than once
-gravida: pregnant woman
poly/phobia: abnormal fear of many things
-poly: fear

Front 17

mono-
uni-

Back 17

one
mono/chromat/ism: complete color blindness in which all colors look gray
chromat: color
-ism: condition
uni/nucle/ar: having only one nucleus
nucle:nucleus
-ar: pertaining to, relating to

Front 18

micro-

Back 18

small
micro/scope: optical instrument that greatly magnifies minute objects
-scope: instrument for examining.

Front 19

macro-

Back 19

large
macro/cyte: abnormally large erythrocytes
-cyte: cell

Front 20

hyper-

Back 20

excessive, above normal
hyper/calc/cemia: excessive concentration of calcium in the blood
calc: calcium
-emia: blood condition

Front 21

hemi-

Back 21

one half
hemi/plegia: paralysis of one side of the body
-plegia: paralysis

Front 22

dipl-
diplo-

Back 22

double
dipl/opia: double vision
-opia: vision
diplo/bacteri/al: bacterial cells linked together in pairs
bacteri: bacteria
-al: pertaining to, relating to

Front 23

bi-

Back 23

two
bi/later/al: pertaining to, affecting, or relating to two sides
later: side, to one side
-al: pertaining to, relating to

Front 24

retro-

Back 24

backward, behind
retro/version: tipping backward of an organ from its normal position
-version: turning

Front 25

pre-
pro-

Back 25

before, in front of
pre/nat/al: pertaining to before birth
nat: birth
-al: oertaining to, relating to
pro/gnosis: prediction of the course and end of a disease and the estimated chance of recovery
-gnosis: knowing

Front 26

post-

Back 26

after, behind
post/nat/al: pertaining to after birth
nat: birth

Front 27

inter-

Back 27

between
inter/cost/al: between the ribs
cost: ribs
-al: pertaining to, relating to

Front 28

infra-
sub-

Back 28

under, below
infra/cost/al: below the ribs
cost: ribs
-al: pertaining to
sub/nas/al: under the nose
nas: nose
-al: pertaining to, relating to

Front 29

hypo-

Back 29

under, below, deficient
hypo/derm/ic: under or inserted under the skin, as in a hpodermic injection.
derm: skin
-ic: pertaining to, relating to

Front 30

epi-

Back 30

above, upon
epi/derm/is: outermost layer of the skin
derm: skin
-is: noun ending

Front 31

Deep

Back 31

away from the surface of the body (internal)

Front 32

superficial

Back 32

toward the surface of the body

Front 33

plantar

Back 33

sole of the foot

Front 34

palmar

Back 34

sole of the hand

Front 35

eversion

Back 35

away from the body

Front 36

inversion

Back 36

turn inward

Front 37

supine

Back 37

lying on back with the face upward or indicating the hands are palm up

Front 38

prone

Back 38

lying horizontal with the face downward, hands palm down

Front 39

visceral

Back 39

the viscera or internal organs mostly abdominal

Front 40

parietal

Back 40

outer wall of the body cavity

Front 41

posterior

Back 41

dorsal, near the back of the body

Front 42

anterior

Back 42

ventral, near the front of the body

Front 43

distal

Back 43

away from the center or trunk of the body

Front 44

proximal

Back 44

near the center of the body

Front 45

inferior

Back 45

caudal, away from the head or lower portion of the body

Front 46

superior

Back 46

cephalad, toward the head or upper part of the body

Front 47

lateral

Back 47

pertaining to one side of the body

Front 48

medial

Back 48

center line of the body

Front 49

adduction

Back 49

movement toward the midline of the body

Front 50

abduction

Back 50

movement away from the midline