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EMT Abbreviations
medical prefixes
105
Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/15/2009
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Term

a-

an-

 Definition
absence of
Term
acro-
 Definition
extremities
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
adeno-
 Definition
referring to glands
Term
aer-
 Definition
air
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
ana-
 Definition

up

again

backward

Term
angle-
 Definition

tube

blood vessel

Term
ansi/o-
 Definition
unequal
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term

anti-

contra-

 Definition
against
Term
apo-
 Definition
upon
Term
append-
 Definition
to hand something
Term
arterio-
 Definition
related to arteries
Term
artho-
 Definition
joint
Term
athero-
 Definition
fatty
Term
athlero-
 Definition
hardening
Term
audi/o-
 Definition
referring to sound
Term

bi-

bin-

 Definition
two
Term
bilat-
 Definition
both
Term
bios-
 Definition
life
Term
blasto-
 Definition
germ
embryotic
Term
bleph/o-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
calc-
 Definition
referring to stones
Term
cardio-
 Definition
heart
Term
carcino-
 Definition
cancerous
Term
cent/i-
 Definition
hundred
Term
cephalo-
 Definition
head
Term
cerebro-
 Definition
brain
Term
chole-
 Definition
bile
Term
chondro-
 Definition
pertaining to cartilage
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
col/o-
 Definition
pertaining to the large intestine
Term
colp/o-
 Definition
pertaining to the vagina
Term
con-
 Definition
with
Term
costo-
 Definition
pertaining to the ribs
Term
crypto-
 Definition
hidden
Term
cyan-
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst-
 Definition
sac
Term
cyt-
 Definition
cell
Term
de-
 Definition
of
Term
dec/i-
 Definition
ten
Term
dermatic-
 Definition
skin
Term
dia-
 Definition

thorough

complete

Term
diplo-
 Definition
double
Term
dis-
 Definition

to undo

free from

Term
dys-
 Definition

difficult

painful

Term

ecto-

ex-

exo-

Definition

outside

outer

Term
encephal-
 Definition
pertaining to the brain
Term

endo-

Definition

within

inner

Term
entero-
 Definition
small intestine
Term
eso-
 Definition
inward
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside of
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term

glosso-

lingu/o-

 Definition
pertaining to the tongue
Term
glyc-
 Definition
sweet
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hemo-
 Definition
blood
Term
hemato-
 Definition
pertaining to blood
Term
hepato-
 Definition
liver
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hydro-
 Definition
pertaining to water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
lack of
Term
im-
 Definition
not
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
infra-
 Definition

under

below
Term
intra-
 Definition

inside

within
Term
iso-
 Definition

equal

the same
Term
kinesi-
 Definition
pertaining to movement
Term
lapar/o-
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
lys/o-
 Definition

destruction

breaking down
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
melano-
 Definition
black
Term
meningo-
 Definition
meninges
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition

beyond

occuring later in the series
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
milli-
 Definition
thousand
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
mut-
 Definition
change
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term

super-

supra-

 Definition

above

over
Term
syn-
 Definition

together

joined
Term
tachy-
 Definition

rapid
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
testi-
 Definition
referring to the testicles
Term
therm/o-
 Definition
pertaining to temperature
Term
thorac-
 Definition
pertaining to the thorax
Term
thrombo-
 Definition
clot
Term
trans-
 Definition

through

across

over
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
trich/o-
 Definition
hair
Term
ultra-
 Definition

beyond

in excess
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
utero-
 Definition
womb
Term
uro-
 Definition
urine
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