Prefix (copy)

Ambi

Both

Ambidextrous

The ability of using the both hands

Bi, di

Two ,both

Diplegia

Paralysis in both arms

Dipl

Double

Diplopia

Double vision

Hemi

Half

Hemiplegia

Paralysis of half of the body

Mono, uni

One

Monotherapy

Treatment of a disease with a single drug

Multi

Many

Multigravida

Got pregnant many times

Nulli

Never

Nullipara

never giving birth

Pan

All

Panarthritis

Inflammation of all joints

Poly

Many,much,excessive

Polyphagia

Excessive condition of eating

Primi

First

Primigravida

First pregnancy

Quadriplegia

Paralysis of the all limbs

Semi

Partially ,half

Conscious Semiconscious anconscious

Alert,half alert,not alert

Ab

Away from

Ad

Toward

Pre, ante

Before

Pre and ante refers to

Time and location

Abnormal

Away from the normal

Dis

Away ,apart

Ecto, exo, extra

Outside

Epi

Above,over,up on (dagir kat)

Epigastric

Above the stomach

Exogenous

Pertaining to producing or developing diseases from external factors

Opposite of extra is

Intra

Intra, endo

Within

Hypo ,infra,sub

Under ,below

Hypogastric

Related to under the stomach

Infradermal,subdermal,subcutaneous

Related to under the skin

Inter

Between

Intercostal

Between the ribs

Para

Near ,beside , abnormal

Para with an organ name it means

Beside or near

Para with an condition (suffixe) it means

Abnormal ex paraplegia

Peri

Surrounding,around

Pericardium

Surrounding the heart

Circum

Surrounding , around

Perinatal

The time between prenatal and postnatal

Pre

Before

Post

After

Pre and post

Opposite

Supra and infra

Opposite

Supra

Above

Retro

Backward , behind

Trans

Cross,through

a- an-

Without

Aseptic

Without infection

Anoxia

Without oxygen

Brady

Slow

Tachy

Rapid

Brady and tachy are

Opposite

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Prefixes indicating specific quality

Dys

Bad painful difficult

Dysfunctional

Not well functioning

Dyspnea

Difficulty in breathing

eu

Good , normal

Hetero vs homo

Different vs same

Hyper

Excessive,abnormaly high

Hypercalcemia

Excessive amount of calcium in the blood

Hypo

Deficiency

Micro vs macro

Small vs large

Mal

Bad

Mega , megalo

Large

Neo

New

Pseudo

False

Ultra

Beyond normal

Neonate

New birth

Micrognathia

Condition of small chin

Macroglossia

Condition of large tongue

Malabsorption

Bad absorption of nutrients of food in digestion

Megacolon

Large large intestine

Megalocyte

Large red blood cell

Pseudocyesis

False pregnancy

Ultrasound

Beyond normal sound

Euthyroid

Good normal thyroid

Bilateral

Both sides

Tri

Three

Triceps

Muscles that have 3 points of attachment

Abduction

Moverent of the limb away from (the body)

Adduction

Movement of limbs toward the body

Prenatal / antenatal

Befor the child birth

Post natal

After child birth

Dislocation

Disturbance from a proper place

Ectodermal

Outside the skin

Endoscope

An instrument shows internal parts of the body

Triceps

Prefix + suffix

Extracellular

Outside the cell

Sub, infra

Under, below

Paraplegia

Paralysis of legs

Retroperitonial

Occurring behind the peritoneum

Super

Upper, above