24 CHAPTER 1• Introduction to Programmed Learning and Medical Word Building
Prefix Term Meaning
homo-, homeo- homo/graft
same HŌ-mō-grăft
-graft: transplantation A homograft is also called an allograft.
homeo/plasia
hō-mē-ō-PLĀ-zē-ă
-plasia: formation, growth
hypo- hypo/derm/ic
under, below, deficient hī-pō-DĔR-mĭk
derm: skin
-ic: pertaining to
macro- macro/cyte
large MĂK-rō-sīt
-cyte: cell
micro- micro/scope
small MĪ-krō-skōp
-scope: instrument for examining
mono-, uni- mono/cyte
one MŎN-ō-sīt
-cyte: cell
uni/nucle/ar
ū-nĭ-NŪ-klē-ăr
nucle: nucleus
-ar: pertaining to
post- post/nat/al
after, behind pōst-NĀ-tăl
nat: birth
-al: pertaining to
pre-, pro- pre/nat/al
before, in front of prē-NĀ-tăl
nat: birth
-al: pertaining to
pro/gnosis
prŏg-NŌ-sĭs
-gnosis: knowing
primi- primi/gravida
first prī-mĭ-GRĂV-ĭ-dă
-gravida: pregnant woman