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List of Medical Prefixes and Their Definitions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

A list of twenty common medical prefixes, their definitions, and the meanings they convey when used in medical terms. These prefixes include 'cyan/o' meaning 'blue', 'kerat/o' meaning 'horny tissue, hard, cornea', 'myc/o' meaning 'fungus', and others. Understanding these prefixes can help in better comprehending complex medical terminology.

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2011/2012

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TERM 1
cyan/o
DEFINITION 1
blue
TERM 2
kerat/o
DEFINITION 2
horny tissue, hard, cornea
TERM 3
myc/o
DEFINITION 3
fungus
TERM 4
melan/o
DEFINITION 4
black
TERM 5
onych/o
DEFINITION 5
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cyan/o

blue

TERM 2

kerat/o

DEFINITION 2

horny tissue, hard, cornea

TERM 3

myc/o

DEFINITION 3

fungus

TERM 4

melan/o

DEFINITION 4

black

TERM 5

onych/o

DEFINITION 5

nail

pil/o, trich/o

hair

TERM 7

hidr/o, sudor/o

DEFINITION 7

sweat

TERM 8

squam/o

DEFINITION 8

scale

TERM 9

vascul/o

DEFINITION 9

vessel ( usually blood or lymph)

TERM 10

xen/o

DEFINITION 10

foreign, strange

-ptosis

prolapse, downward, displacement

TERM 17

auto-

DEFINITION 17

self, own

TERM 18

scler/o

DEFINITION 18

hardening, sclera (white of eye)

TERM 19

inter-

DEFINITION 19

between

TERM 20

para-

DEFINITION 20

near, beside, beyond