Prefixes and Their Meanings in Medical Terminology, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

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TERM 1 acou(s)-, acu(s)- DEFINITION 1 hear TERM 2 amni- DEFINITION 2 fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion TERM 3 asc-,ascit- DEFINITION 3 (leather bag) bladder, sac, bag TERM 4 bary- DEFINITION 4 heavy, dull, hard TERM 5 cente- DEFINITION 5 pierce TERM 6 chrom-, chroma-, chramat- DEFINITION 6 color, pigment TERM 7 dips- DEFINITION 7 thirst TERM 8 echo- DEFINITION 8 reverberating sound, echo TERM 9 edema, edemat- DEFINITION 9 swelling TERM 10 eme- DEFINITION 10 vomit TERM 21 phag- DEFINITION 21 swallow, eat TERM 22 pharmac(eu)- DEFINITION 22 medicine, drug TERM 23 phem- DEFINITION 23 speech TERM 24 phob- DEFINITION 24 (abnormal) fear TERM 25 phon- DEFINITION 25 voice, sound TERM 26 phrac-, phrag- DEFINITION 26 enclose, obstruct TERM 27 phras- DEFINITION 27 speak TERM 28 phren- DEFINITION 28 mind; diaphragm TERM 29 phylac- DEFINITION 29 protection (against disease) TERM 30 phys(i)- DEFINITION 30 nature, appearance TERM 31 phyt- DEFINITION 31 plant (organism), growth TERM 32 poie- DEFINITION 32 produce, make TERM 33 sapr- DEFINITION 33 rotten, putrid, decaying TERM 34 stear-, steat- DEFINITION 34 fat, sebum, sebaceous glands TERM 35 andr- DEFINITION 35 man, male TERM 46 nemat- DEFINITION 46 thread (worm) TERM 47 nos- DEFINITION 47 disease, illness TERM 48 odont- DEFINITION 48 tooth TERM 49 pali(n)- DEFINITION 49 back, again TERM 50 pan(t)- DEFINITION 50 all, entire, every TERM 51 phor- DEFINITION 51 bearing, carrying TERM 52 phos-, phot- DEFINITION 52 light, daylight TERM 53 plec-, pleg- DEFINITION 53 strike, paralyze TERM 54 r(h)achi- DEFINITION 54 spine TERM 55 schiz-, schist-, -schisis DEFINITION 55 split, cleft, fissure TERM 56 spondyl- DEFINITION 56 vertebra TERM 57 -staxis, -staxia DEFINITION 57 dripping, oozing (of blood) TERM 58 than(at)- DEFINITION 58 death TERM 59 the- DEFINITION 59 place, put TERM 60 trich- DEFINITION 60 hair TERM 71 dynam- DEFINITION 71 force, power, energy TERM 72 ger- DEFINITION 72 old age TERM 73 gnath- DEFINITION 73 (lower) jaw TERM 74 isch-, -sche- DEFINITION 74 suppress, check TERM 75 klept- DEFINITION 75 steal TERM 76 lei- DEFINITION 76 smooth TERM 77 lep- DEFINITION 77 attack, seizure TERM 78 man- DEFINITION 78 be mad TERM 79 mel- DEFINITION 79 limb TERM 80 morph- DEFINITION 80 form, shape TERM 81 nom- DEFINITION 81 law TERM 82 omphal- DEFINITION 82 navel, umbilicus TERM 83 ped- DEFINITION 83 child TERM 84 pen- DEFINITION 84 decrease, deficiency TERM 85 -pex- DEFINITION 85 fixing, (surgical) attachment TERM 96 trop- DEFINITION 96 turning TERM 97 aur- DEFINITION 97 ear TERM 98 later- DEFINITION 98 side TERM 99 oss- DEFINITION 99 bone TERM 100 radic- DEFINITION 100 root TERM 101 sopor- DEFINITION 101 sleep TERM 102 vas- DEFINITION 102 vessel TERM 103 ab- (a- b4 constant), (abs- b4 c and t) DEFINITION 103 away from TERM 104 ad- (ac- b4 c, af- b4 f, ag- b4 g, al- b4 l, an-, ap-, as-, a- b4 sp, at-) DEFINITION 104 to, toward TERM 105 ambi- DEFINITION 105 both TERM 106 ante- DEFINITION 106 before, forward TERM 107 bi-(bin-, bis-) DEFINITION 107 two, twice, double, both TERM 108 circum- DEFINITION 108 around TERM 109 con- (co- b4 h, col- b4 l, com- b4 e m & p, cor- b4 r) DEFINITION 109 together, with; thoroughly, very TERM 110 contra- DEFINITION 110 against, opposite TERM 121 non- DEFINITION 121 not TERM 122 mult- (often multi-) DEFINITION 122 many, much, affecting many parts TERM 123 ob- (oc- b4 c, op- b4 p) DEFINITION 123 against, toward; very, thoroughly TERM 124 per- (pel- b4 l) DEFINITION 124 through; very, thoroughly TERM 125 post- DEFINITION 125 after, following, behind TERM 126 pre- DEFINITION 126 before, in front of TERM 127 pro- DEFINITION 127 forward, in front TERM 128 re- DEFINITION 128 back, again TERM 129 retro- DEFINITION 129 backward, in back, behind TERM 130 se- DEFINITION 130 apart, away from TERM 131 semi- DEFINITION 131 half TERM 132 sub- (suf- b4 f, sup- b4 p) DEFINITION 132 under TERM 133 super- (often supra-) DEFINITION 133 over, above; excess TERM 134 trans- DEFINITION 134 across, through TERM 135 ultra- DEFINITION 135 beyond, excess TERM 146 -ile DEFINITION 146 pertaining to, capable of TERM 147 -ine DEFINITION 147 pertaining to, located in TERM 148 -ive DEFINITION 148 pertaining to TERM 149 -lent DEFINITION 149 full of TERM 150 -ose DEFINITION 150 full of TERM 151 -ous DEFINITION 151 full of TERM 152 -ty DEFINITION 152 forms abstract nouns TERM 153 -y DEFINITION 153 forms abstract nouns TERM 154 abdomin- DEFINITION 154 belly, abdomen TERM 155 adip- DEFINITION 155 fat TERM 156 aur- DEFINITION 156 ear TERM 157 bacill- DEFINITION 157 (rod, staff) bacillus TERM 158 burs- DEFINITION 158 (leather sack) bursa TERM 159 calc- DEFINITION 159 stone, calcium, lime (salts) TERM 160 calor- DEFINITION 160 heat, energy TERM 171 intern- DEFINITION 171 inner TERM 172 meat- DEFINITION 172 passage, opening, meatus TERM 173 nas- DEFINITION 173 nose TERM 174 pur- DEFINITION 174 pus TERM 175 radic, rad-, radix DEFINITION 175 root TERM 176 ren- DEFINITION 176 kidney TERM 177 sangui(n) DEFINITION 177 blood TERM 178 son- DEFINITION 178 sound TERM 179 synov- DEFINITION 179 synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac TERM 180 tub- DEFINITION 180 (trumpet) tube TERM 181 tuss- DEFINITION 181 cough TERM 182 vacc- DEFINITION 182 cow TERM 183 vir-, virus- DEFINITION 183 (poison, venom) virus TERM 184 viscer- DEFINITION 184 internal organ(s)