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Medical Terminology Basics Part 5

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This deck covers prefixes and root words commonly used in medical terminology, focusing on their meanings and applications.

ecto-

outside or not
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Term
Definition
ecto-
outside or not
ec-
outside or not
ep-
upon, over, above, or on top
eso-
inward
ex-
outside or away from
exo-
outside or away from

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TermDefinition
ecto-
outside or not
ec-
outside or not
ep-
upon, over, above, or on top
eso-
inward
ex-
outside or away from
exo-
outside or away from
extra-
outside
infer-
below
inter-
between
para-
abnormal
peri-
alongside
post-
to follow after
diplopia
to see double
sub-
below
super-
above
supra-
above
sym-
together or joined
an-
without or absence of
circum-
around
dys-
bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult
eu-
normal or good
heter-
different
hetero-
different
hyper-
excessive, abnormally high, or above
macro-
large
mal-
bad
mega-
large or great
megalo-
large or great
micro-
soft
pseudo-
false
tachy-
rapid, fast
trans-
through, across, or beyond
ultra-
beyond normal
abdomin/o
abdomen
anter/o
front
brachi/o
arm
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck
chondri/o
gristle, cartilage
cran/o
skull
crani/o
skull
dist/o
distant
dors/o
back
femor/o
thigh
glute/o
buttock
hom/o
same
home/o
same
ili/o
flank, hip, groin
infer/o
below