Medical Terminology - Scanlon And Sanders - Prefixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

absent, without
ex: amenorrhea- absence of menstration

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

away from
ex. abduct: move away from

Front 3

abdomin/o-

Back 3

abdomem
ex. abdominal aorta: theportioof the aorta in the abdomen

Front 4

acou-

Back 4

hearing
ex. acoustic nerve: the cranial nerve for hearing

Front 5

ad-

Back 5

toward, near, to
ex. adduct: move toward the midline

Front 6

aden/o-

Back 6

gland
ex. adenohypophysis: the glandular part of the pitutitary gland

Front 7

af-

Back 7

toward
ex. afferent toward a center

Front 8

alba-

Back 8

white
ex. albino: and animal lacking coloration

Front 9

alg-

Back 9

pain
ex. myalgia: muscle pain

Front 10

ana-

Back 10

up, back
ex. anabolism: the constructive phase of metabolism

Front 11

angi/o-

Back 11

vessel
ex. angiogram: imaging of blood vessels, as in the heart

Front 12

ante-

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before
ex. antenatal: before birth

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anti-

Back 13

against
ex. antiemetic: an agent that prevents vomiting

Front 14

arthr/o-

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joint
ex. arthritis: inflammatin of a joint

Front 15

atel-

Back 15

imperfect, incomplete
ex. atelectasis: imcomplete expansion of a lung

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auto-

Back 16

self
ex. autoimmune disease: a disease in which immune reactions are directed against part of one's own body

Front 17

bi-

Back 17

two, twice
ex. bioconcave: concave on each side, as a red blood cell

Front 18

bio-

Back 18

life
ex. biochemistry: thechemistry of living organisms

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blasto-

Back 19

growth, budding
ex. blastocyst: a rapidly growing embryonic stage

Front 20

brachi/o-

Back 20

arm
ex. brachial artery: the artery that passes through the upper arm

Front 21

brachy-

Back 21

short
ex. brachydactyly: abnormally short fingers of toes

Front 22

brady-

Back 22

slow
ex. bradycardia: slow heart rate

Front 23

bronch-

Back 23

air passage
ex. bronchioles: small air passages in the lungs

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carcin/o-

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cancer
ex. carcinogen: cancer-causing substance

Front 25

cardi/o-

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heart
ex. cardiopathy: heart disease

Front 26

carp/o-

Back 26

writs
ex. carpals: bones of the wrist

Front 27

caud-

Back 27

tail
ex. cauda equina: the spinal nerves that hange below the end of the spinal cord and resemble a horse's tail

Front 28

celi/o-

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abdomen
ex. celiac artery: a large artery that supplies abdominal organs

Front 29

cephal/o-

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head
ex. cephaledema: swelling of the head

Front 30

cerebr/o

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brain
ex. cerebrum: the largest part of the human brain

Front 31

cervic-

Back 31

neck
ex. cervical nerves: the spinal nerves from the neck portion of the spinal cord

Front 32

chem/o-

Back 32

chemical
ex. chemotherapy: the use of chemicals to treat disease

Front 33

chondr/o-

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cartilage
ex. chondrocyte: cartilage cell

Front 34

circum-

Back 34

around
ex. circumoral: around the mouth

Front 35

co-, com-

Back 35

with together
ex. congenital: born with

Front 36

con-, contra-

Back 36

opposite, against
ex. contraception: the prevention of conception

Front 37

cost/o-

Back 37

ribs
ex. intercostal muscles: muscles between the ribs

Front 38

crani/o-

Back 38

skull, head
ex. cranial nerves: the nerves that arise from the brain

Front 39

cut-

Back 39

skin
ex. cutaneous: pertaining to the skin

Front 40

cyan/o-

Back 40

blue
ex. cyanosis: bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen

Front 41

cyst-

Back 41

bladder, sac
ex. cyctic duct: duct of the gall bladder

Front 42

cyt/o-

Back 42

cell
ex. hypatocyte: cell of the liver

Front 43

dactyl/o-

Back 43

digits, fingers or toes
ex. polydactyle: more than five fingers or toes

Front 44

de-

Back 44

down, from
ex. dehydration: loss of water

Front 45

derm-

Back 45

skin
ex. dermatologist: a spicialist in disease of the skin

Front 46

di-

Back 46

two, twice
ex. disaccharide: a sugar made of two monosaccharides

Front 47

diplo-

Back 47

double
ex. diploia: double vision

Front 48

dis-

Back 48

apart, away from
ex. dissect: to cut apart

Front 49

duct-

Back 49

lead, conduct
ex. ductus arteriosus: a fetal artery

Front 50

dys-

Back 50

difficult, diseased
ex. dyspnea: dificult breathing

Front 51

ecto-

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outside
ex. ectoparasite: a parasite that lives on the body surface

Front 52

edem-

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swelling
ex. edematous: affected with swelling

Front 53

endo-

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within

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enter/o-

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intestine

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epi-

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on, over, upon

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erythr/o-

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red

Front 57

eu-

Back 57

normal, good

Front 58

ex-

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out of

Front 59

exo-

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without

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extra-

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outside of, in addition to, beyond

Front 61

fasci-

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band

Front 62

fore-

Back 62

before, in front

Front 63

gastr/o-

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stomach

Front 64

gluco-, glyco-

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sugar

Front 65

gyn/o, gyne/co-

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woman, female

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haplo-

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single, simple

Front 67

hema-hemato-hemo-

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blood

Front 68

hemi-

Back 68

half

Front 69

hepat/o-

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liver

Front 70

hetero-

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different

Front 71

hist/o-

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tissue

Front 72

homeo-

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unchanged

Front 73

homo-

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same

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hydr/o-

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water

Front 75

hyper-

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excessive, above

Front 76

hypo-

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beneath, under, deficient

Front 77

idio-

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distinct, peculiar to the individual

Front 78

inter-

Back 78

between among

Front 79

intra-

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within

Front 80

is/o-

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equal, the same

Front 81

kinesi/o-

Back 81

movement

Front 82

labi-

Back 82

lip

Front 83

lacri-

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tears

Front 84

lact/o-

Back 84

milk

Front 85

leuc/o-, leuk/o-

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white

Front 86

lip/o-

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fat

Front 87

macr/o-

Back 87

large

Front 88

mal-

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poor, bad

Front 89

medi-

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middle

Front 90

maga-

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large

Front 91

meta-

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next to, beyond

Front 92

micr/o-

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small

Front 93

mon/o-

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one

Front 94

morph/o-

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shape, form

Front 95

multi-

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many

Front 96

my/o-

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muscle

Front 97

narco-

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sleep

Front 98

nat/a-

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birth

Front 99

neo-

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new

Front 100

nephr/o-

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kidney

Front 101

neur/o-

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nerve

Front 102

non-

Back 102

not

Front 103

ocul/o-

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eye

Front 104

olig.o-

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few, scanty

Front 105

oo-

Back 105

egg

Front 106

ophthalmo-

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eye

Front 107

orth/o-

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straight, normal, correnct

Front 108

oste/o-

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bone

Front 109

ot/o-

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ear

Front 110

ovi-, ovo-

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egg

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path/o-

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disease

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ped/ia-

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child

Front 113

per-

Back 113

through

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peri-

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around

Front 115

phag/o-

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eat

Front 116

phleb/o-

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vein

Front 117

pleuro-, pleura-

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rib

Front 118

pneumo-

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lung

Front 119

pod-

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foot

Front 120

poly-

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many

Front 121

post-

Back 121

after

Front 122

pre-

Back 122

before, in front to

Front 123

pseudo-

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false

Front 124

py/o-

Back 124

pus

Front 125

pyel/o-

Back 125

renal pelvis

Front 126

quadr/i-

Back 126

four

Front 127

retro-

Back 127

behind, backward

Front 128

rhin/o-

Back 128

nose

Front 129

salping/o-

Back 129

fallopian tube

Front 130

sarc/o-

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flesh, muscle

Front 131

sclero-

Back 131

hard

Front 132

semi-

Back 132

half

Front 133

steno-

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narrow

Front 134

sub-

Back 134

below, beneath

Front 135

supra-

Back 135

above

Front 136

sym-

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together

Front 137

syn-

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together

Front 138

tachy-

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fast

Front 139

thorac/o-

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chest

Front 140

thromb/o-

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clot

Front 141

tox-

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poison

Front 142

trans-

Back 142

across

Front 143

tri-

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three

Front 144

ultra-

Back 144

excessive, extreme

Front 145

un/i-

Back 145

one

Front 146

uria-, uro-

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unine

Front 147

vas/o-

Back 147

vessel

Front 148

viscera-, viscero-

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organ