Prefix and Medical Terms — Chapter 4 (Video Notes)

Vocabulary flashcards covering prefixes used in medical terms and key medical terms from the video notes.

a-

no, not, without

an-

no, not, without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, near

ana-

up, apart

ante-

before, forward

anti-

against

bi-

two, both

brady-

slow

con-

with, together

dia-

complete, through

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

ec-

out, outside

endo-

within, in, inner

epi-

above, upon

ex-

out

extra-

outside of

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive, too much, above

hypo-

deficient, too little, below

in-

in, into

inter-

between

intra-

within

mal-

bad

meta-

change, beyond

neo-

new

para-

beside, near, along the side of

peri-

surrounding

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-

before

pro-

before, forward

pros-

before, forward

quadri-

four

re-

back, behind

retro-

back, behind

sub-

under, less than

syn-

with, together

tachy-

fast

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

uni-

one

Adrenal glands

Endocrine glands located above each kidney

Antibiotic

Destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria

Antigen

Foreign substance, such as bacteria and viruses

Bradycardia

Slow heartbeat

Congenital anomaly

An irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with

Dialysis

Removing harmful waste products from the body with an artificial kidney machine (dialysis machine)

Ectopic pregnancy

An abnormal pregnancy when the embryo implants outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes, but sometimes on an ovary or in the abdominal cavity

Parathyroid glands

Four endocrine glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid gland that function separately from the thyroid gland

Prolapse

To fall or slide forward, often used to describe an organ, such as a prolapsed uterus

Retroperitoneal

Pertaining to behind the peritoneum; the kidneys and adrenal glands are retroperitoneal organs

Syndrome

A group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition

Subcutaneous

Lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue

Tachycardia

Condition of fast, rapid heartbeat

Transurethral

When an instrument passes through the urethra

Ultrasonography

A diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue