Medical Terminology Ch3

Front 1

epi-

Back 1

above, upon

epidermis- outer layer of skin

Front 2

hypo-

Back 2

under, below, deficient

hypodermic- under the skin

Front 3

infra-
sub-

Back 3

under, below

infracostal- below the ribs
subnasal- under the nose

Front 4

inter-

Back 4

between

intercostal- between the ribs

Front 5

post-

Back 5

after, behind

postnatal- period after birth

Front 6

pre-
pro-

Back 6

before, in front of

prenatal- period before birth
prognosis- prediction of course and end of disease

Front 7

retro-

Back 7

backward, behind

retroversion- tipping backward of an organ from normal position

Front 8

bi-

Back 8

two

bilateral- affecting both sides

Front 9

dipl-
diplo-

Back 9

double

diplopia- double vision
diplobacterial- bacteria linked together in pairs

Front 10

hemi-

Back 10

one half

hemiplegia- paralysis of one side of body

Front 11

hyper-

Back 11

excessive, above normal

hypercalcemia- excessive concentration of calcium in blood

Front 12

macro-

Back 12

large

macrocyte- abnormally large erythrocyte

Front 13

micro-

Back 13

small

microscope

Front 14

mono-
uni-

Back 14

one

monochromatism- complete colorblindness
uninuclear- one nucleus

Front 15

multi-
poly-

Back 15

many, much

multigravida- woman who has been pregnant more than once
polyphobia- abnormal fear of many things

Front 16

primi-

Back 16

first

primigravida- first pregnancy

Front 17

quadri-

Back 17

four

quadriplegia- paralysis of all 4 limbs

Front 18

tri-

Back 18

three

triplegia- paralysis of 3 limbs

Front 19

ab-

Back 19

from, away from

abduction- movement of a limb away from body

Front 20

ad-

Back 20

toward

adduction- movement of a limb toward axis of body

Front 21

circum-

peri-

Back 21

around

circumduction- movement of a part
periodontal- located around tooth

Front 22

dia-

trans-

Back 22

through, across

diarrhea- frequent flow of fecal matter from bowl
transvaginal- across of through the vagina

Front 23

ecto-

exo-

extra-

Back 23

outside, outward

ectogenous- outside body or structure
exotropia- turning outward of eyes
extracranial- outside the skull

Front 24

endo-

intra-

Back 24

in, within

endocrine- secreting internally
intramuscular- within muscles

Front 25

para-

Back 25

near, beside, beyond

paranasal- beside the nose

Front 26

super-

Back 26

upper, above

superior- toward the head or upper portion of a structure

Front 27

supra-

Back 27

above, excessive, superior

suprapelvic- above the pelvis

Front 28

ultra-

Back 28

excess, beyond

ultrasonic- frequency too high to be heard

Front 29

a-

an-

Back 29

without, not

amastia- without a breast
anesthesia- loss of sensation

Front 30

anti-

contra-

Back 30

against

antibacterial- destroy bacteria
contraception- prevent impregnation

Front 31

brady-

Back 31

slow

bradycardia- slow heart rate

Front 32

dys-

Back 32

bad, painful, difficult

dystocia- difficult childbirth

Front 33

eu-

Back 33

good, normal

eupnea- normal breathing

Front 34

hetero-

Back 34

different

heterograft- transplant of tissue from one species to another

Front 35

homo-

homeo-

Back 35

same

homograft-

Front 36

mal-

Back 36

bad

malnutrition- any disorder of nutrition

Front 37

pan-

Back 37

all

panarthritis- inflammation of many joints

Front 38

pseudo-

Back 38

false

pseudocyesis- woman believes she is pregnant but she is not

Front 39

syn-
sym-

Back 39

union, together, joined

syndactylism- fusion of fingers/toes

Front 40

tachy-

Back 40

rapid

tachypnea- abnormally rapid rate of breathing