Prefix and Suffix Vocabulary from Medical Terminology Video (Unit 1)

Vocabulary flashcards covering prefixes (location/direction/tendency), organ/structure prefixes, and selected medical terms illustrated in the notes.

ab-

Prefix meaning from or away.

ad-

Prefix meaning toward, near, or to.

ante-

Prefix meaning before.

anti-

Prefix meaning against.

brady-

Prefix meaning slow.

circum-

Prefix meaning around.

con-/co-

Prefix meaning with or together.

contra-

Prefix meaning against.

counter-

Prefix meaning against or in opposition.

dis-

Prefix meaning apart from or away from.

endo-

Prefix meaning within (end-).

epi-

Prefix meaning upon.

ex-

Prefix meaning out from or away.

hyper-

Prefix meaning above or excessive.

hypo-

Prefix meaning under.

im-

Prefix meaning not.

in-

Prefix meaning not.

infra-

Prefix meaning under.

media-

Prefix meaning middle.

peri-

Prefix meaning around.

post-

Prefix meaning after.

pre-

Prefix meaning before.

pro-

Prefix meaning before or forward.

super-

Prefix meaning above.

supra-

Prefix meaning above.

syn-/sym-

Prefix meaning with or together.

tach-

Prefix meaning rapid.

trans-

Prefix meaning through.

abnormal

Word example: away from normal.

adrenal

Adjoining the kidney.

antepartum

Before delivery.

antiseptic

Against infection.

bradycardia

Slow heart rate.

circumocular

Around the eye.

coordination

Working together.

congenital

With birth (present at birth).

contraindicated

Not indicated or advised.

counterirritant

Agent that causes irritation to counteract another irritation.

disarticulation

Taking a joint apart.

ectonuclear

Outside the nucleus of a cell.

endocardium

Membrane lining the inside of the heart.

epidermis

Outer layer of skin.

exhale

To breathe out.

hypertension

Higher than normal blood pressure.

hypodermic

Under the skin.

immature

Not mature.

infrapatellar

Under the kneecap.

mediastinum

Region of the chest cavity between the lungs.

pericardium

Membrane around the heart.

postmortem

After death.

prenatal

Before birth.