Med Term Ch.3 Prefix

Front 1

pre

Back 1

before

Hint 1

prenatal: pertaining to (the period) before birth

Front 2

peri

Back 2

around

Hint 2

perinatal: pertaining to (the period) around birth

Front 3

post

Back 3

after

Hint 3

postnatal: pertaining to (the period) after birth

Front 4

epi

Back 4

above, upon

Hint 4

epi/gastr/ic: pertaining to above the stomach

Front 5

hypo

Back 5

under, below, deficient

Hint 5

hypo/derm/ic: pertaining to under the skin

Front 6

infra

Back 6

below

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infra/cost/al: below the ribs
cost: ribs
al: pertaining to

Front 7

sub

Back 7

under

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sub/nas/al: under the nose
nas: nose

Front 8

inter

Back 8

between

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inter/cost/al: between the ribs
cost= ribs

Front 9

pro

Back 9

in front of

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pro/gnosis: knowing before
gnosis: knowing

prognosis is the prediction of the course and end of a disease and the estimated chance of recovery.

Front 10

retro

Back 10

backward/behind

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retro/version: turning backwards
version: turning

Retroversion refers to typing backward of an organ (such as the uterus) from its normal position.

Front 11

bi

Back 11

two

Hint 11

bi/later/al: pertaining to two sides
later: side

Front 12

dipl/diplo

Back 12

double

Hint 12

dipl/opia: double vision. opia= vision
diplo/bacteri/al: bacteria linked together in pairs

diplobacteria reproduce in such a manner that they're joined together in pairs.

Front 13

hemi

Back 13

one half

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hemi/plegia: paralysis of one half of the body

Front 14

hyper

Back 14

excessive, above normal

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hyper/calc/emia: excessive calcium in the blood
calc= calcium
emia=blood condition

Front 15

macro

Back 15

large

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macro/cyte: large cell
cyte= cell

Front 16

micro

Back 16

small

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micro/scope: instrument for examining small (objects)
scope: instrument for examining

Front 17

mono

Back 17

one

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mono/therapy: one treatment
therapy= treatment

an example of monotherapy is a treatment using only a single drug or a single treatment modality.

Front 18

uni

Back 18

one

Hint 18

uni/nucl/ar: pertaining to one nucleus
nucl: nucleus

Front 19

multi

Back 19

much/many

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multi/gravida: woman who has been pregnant more than once
gravida: pregnant woman

Front 20

poly

Back 20

many/much

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poly/phobia: fear of many things

Front 21

nulli

Back 21

none

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nulli/gravida: woman who has not been pregnant

Front 22

primi

Back 22

first

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primi/gravida: woman during her first pregnancy

Front 23

quadri

Back 23

four

Hint 23

quadri/plegia: paralysis of 4 limbs

Front 24

tri

Back 24

three

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tri/ceps: three heads. ceps= head

triceps describes a muscle having three heads with a single insertion, as the tricep muscle of the posterior arm.

Front 25

ab

Back 25

from, away from

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ab/duction: movement of a limb AWAY from (an axis of) the body
duction= act of leading, bringing, conducting

Front 26

ad

Back 26

toward

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ab/duction:movementof a limb TOWARD (of an axis of) the body

Front 27

circum/peri

Back 27

around

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circum/ren/al: pertaining to around the kidney

Front 28

dia

Back 28

through

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dia/rrhea: flow through
rhea= discharge/flow

Front 29

trans

Back 29

across

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trans/vagin/al: pertaining to across or through the vagina

Front 30

ecto

Back 30

outside

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ecto/gen/ous: forming outside the body or structure

gen= forming, producing, origin

Front 31

exo

Back 31

outward

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exo/tropia: turning outward
tropia= turning

Front 32

extra

Back 32

outside

Hint 32

extra/crani/al: pertaining to the outside of the skull

Front 33

endo/intra

Back 33

in, within

Hint 33

endo/crine: secrete within crine= secrete

intra/muscul/ar: within the muscle

Front 34

para

Back 34

near, beside, beyond

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para/nas/al: beside the nose

Front 35

super

Back 35

upper, above

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super/ior: pertaining to the upper post of a structure

Front 36

supra

Back 36

above, excessive, superior

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supra,/ren/al: pertaining to above the kidney
ren= kidney

Front 37

ultra

Back 37

excess, beyond

Hint 37

ultra/son/ic: pertaining to the sound beyond(that which can be heard by the human ear)

son= sound

Front 38

a

Back 38

without/not

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a/mast/ia: without a breast
mast= breast ia= condition

an/esthesia: without feeling

Front 39

anti/contra

Back 39

against

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anti/bacteri/al: against bacteria

Front 40

brady

Back 40

slow

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brady/cardia: slow heart rate

Front 41

dys

Back 41

bad, painful, difficult

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dys/tocia: difficult childbirth
tocia= childbirth, labor

Front 42

eu

Back 42

good, normal

Hint 42

eu/pnea: normal breathing
pnea: breathing

Front 43

hetero

Back 43

different

Front 44

homo/homeo

Back 44

same

Hint 44

homeo/plasia: formation of new tissue similar to that already existing

Front 45

mal

Back 45

bad

Hint 45

mal/nutrition: bad nutrition

Front 46

pan

Back 46

all

Hint 46

pan/arthr/itis: inflammation of all (or many) joints

Front 47

pseudo

Back 47

false

Hint 47

pseudo/cyesis: false pregnancy
cyesis: pregnancy

Front 48

syn

Back 48

union, together, joined

Front 49

tachy

Back 49

rapid

Hint 49

tachy/pnea: rapid breathing