Medical Terminolgy - CH 1 Prefixes, Bases, and Terms

contra-

opposite, against

extra-

outside, behind

infra-

below

inter-

between, among

intra-

within

juxta-

by the side of, close to

mal(e)-

badly, poorly

ante-

before, in front of

ben(e)-

well

de-

down, away, off

per-

through

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

forward, in front of

retro-

backward, behind

se-

apart, aside, away

super-

above

ultra-

beyond

articul-

joint

bucc-

cheek, mouth

caps-

box, container

ced-, cess-, -cede

to go, to come

celer-

quick

cerebr-

brain

cut-, cuss-

to shake, to strike

ict-

stroke, blow

ject-

to throw

later-

side, flank

matur-

ripe, fully grown

ment-

mind

mit(t)-, mi(s)-

to send

par-, part-

to give birth to

pariet-

wall

pon-, posit, -pose

to put, to place

salin-

salt

uter-

womb

vas-

vessel

vert-, vers-

to turn

Suprabuccal

Located or occurring above the cheek

Dementia

A progressive debilitation of the cognitive functions

Ultrasensitive

Overly responsive to stimuli

Juxta-Articular

located or occurring next to a joint

Extrauterine

located or occurring outside the uterus/womb

Postoperative

occurring after a medical procedure

Anteflexion

abnormal forward bending of the uterus

Postuterine

referring to the region behind the uterus

Decerebration

removal of the brain

Infraversion

a downward turning (esp. of the eyes)

Preictal

prior to a stroke or convulsion

Ictus Solis

sunstroke

Antecubital

in front of the elbow or at the bend of the elbow

Anteversion

a tipping forward of an organ as a whole with no bending

juxtaglomerular

near or next to a glomerulus

Articulating

Moving or rotating like a joint

Intrahepatic

within the liver

Inframandibular

below the mandible

progastrin

the inactive precursor of gastrin

vasodilative

causing dilation of blood vessels

Intraocular

within the eye

Interocular

between the eyes

Contralateral

relating to the opposite side of the body

Contraindication

a symptom that argues against a certain type of treatment

Intrapartum

occurring during birth

Retroversion

a turning backwards (esp. the tilting of an organ)

Process

prominent projection on a bone