Prefix
Prefix
Prefix
Example
Example
100
Ex-
What is "out from"? exhalation
100
Co
What is "with, together"? coordinate
100
Con-
What is "with, together"? congenital
100
slow heart beat in a short time
What is bradycardia? brady- slow; What is brevity? brev- short
100
away from normal
What is abnormal? ab- from, away
200
Epi-
What is "upon, on top of"? epidermis
200
Ab-
What is "from, away"? abnormal
200
dis-
What is "apart from"? disarticulated
200
not indicated; against irritation
What is contraindicated? contra - against; What is counterirritant? counter - against
200
work together; with birth
What is coordinate? co - with, together; What is congenital? con - with, together
300
Counter-
What is "against"? counterirritant
300
end-
What is "within"? endocardium
300
Ect-
What is "outside"? ectonuclear
300
near the kidney
What is adrenal? ad- to, near, toward
300
around the eye
What is circumocular? circum- around
400
ante-
What is "before"? antepartum
400
circum-
What is "around"? circumocular
400
brady-
What is "slow"? bradycardia
400
outside the nucleus
What is ectonuclear? ect- outside
400
before delivery of a child
What is antepartum? ante- before
500
brev-
What is "short"? brevity
500
contra-
What is "against"? contraindicated
500
ad
What is "to, near, toward"? adrenal
500
membrane lining inner heart
What is the endocardium? end- within
500
taking a joint apart
What is "disarticulated"? dis- apart from
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