Prefixes
Meaning of the prefix: pre-
What is before, in front of?
Prefix meaning half
What is hemi-?
Combining form that means skin
What is cutane/o?
Prefix that means many
What is poly-?
Definition of the term hyperglycemia
What is high blood sugar?
Prefix that means out, outside
What is ec-, ecto-?
Meaning for the prefix: micro-
What is small?
Combining form meaning tongue
What is gloss/o?
Meaning of the prefix: dys-
What is bad, painful, difficult, abnormal?
Medical Term used for someone who has a pulse of 160
What is tachycardia?
Meaning of the prefix: bi-
What is two?
Meaning of the prefix: neo-
What is new?
Combining form that means death
What is necr/o?
Prefix that means all
What is pan-?
Meaning of the medical term contralateral
What is pertaining to the opposite side?
Prefix that means above, upper
What is supra-?
Prefix that means large
What is macro-?
Combining form that means sleep
What is somn/o?
Prefix that means away from
What is ab-?
Meaning of the medical term hypertrophy
What is increased size, excessive development?
Prefix that means slow
What is brady-?
Prefix that means behind, backward
What is retro-?
Meaning of the combining form: furc/o
What is forking, branching?
Meaning of the prefix: ante-
What is before, forward?
A congenital anomaly in which the fingers or toes are fused together
What is syndactyly?