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Medical Terminology - Chapter 6
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Undergraduate 2
09/24/2011

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Term

Prefixes


ana-

Definition

 

up, again

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Prefixes

 

re-

Definition

 

back, again

Term

Prefixes

 

cata-

Definition

 

down, very

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Prefixes

 

de-

Definition

 

down, away, very

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Prefixes

 

ante-

Definition

 

before, in front

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Prefixes


pre-

Definition

 

before

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meta-

Definition

 

after, changed

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post-

Definition

 

after, behind

Term

Prefixes


dia-

Definition

 

through, across 

Term

Prefixes


trans-

Definition

 

across 

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 



cephal-

Definition

 

head

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

encephal-

Definition

 

brain

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

cerebell-

Definition

 

cerebellum

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 



cerebr-

Definition

 

cerebrum

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

neur-

Definition

 

nerve

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

gangli-, ganglion

 

Definition

 

ganglion

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

astr-

Definition

 

star, star-shaped

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

stell(i)-

Definition

 

star, star-shaped

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

myel-

Definition

 

spinal cord

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

mening-

Definition

 

meninges

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

mer-

Definition

 

part

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

gli-

Definition

 

glue, glue-like

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 



sthen-

Definition

 

strength

Term

Base forms derived from nouns 

 

erg-

Definition

 

work, action

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

poli-

Definition

 

gray (matter)

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 



micr-

Definition

 

small

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

macr-

Definition

 

large

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 



dolich-

Definition

 

long

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

brach(y)-

Definition

 

short

Term

Terminations used to form nouns



-tripsy

(trips/y)

Definition

 

surgical crushing

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