Health Sci. AM - Cormier List 3 Med Terms

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical prefixes, definitions, and associated medical terms from List 3 for Test 3.

a, an

without (Med Term: anorexia)

ab

away from (Med Term: abduction)

ad

towards (Med Term: adduction)

ante

in front of (Med Term: antepartum)

anti

against (Med Term: antibacterial)

auto

self (Med Terms: automatic, autograft)

bi

two (Med Terms: bilateral, bicycle)

brady

slow (Med Term: bradycardia)

circum

around (Med Terms: circumference, circumduction)

contra

against (Med Term: contraindicated)

de

down, from (Med Terms: de-escalate, destroy)

dia

through (Med Term: diarrhea)

dis

apart (Med Terms: disarray, disect)

dys

bad, difficult (Med Term: dysfunction)

ecto

outer (Med Term: ectopic pregnancy)