Prefixes Indicating Medical or Biological Terms
Prefixes Indicating Medical or Biological Terms | Englisch Grammatik
Prefixes Indicating Medical or Biological Terms
- hemi-: half
- Examples: hemisphere, hemiplegia
- Examples: hemisphere, hemiplegia
- semi-: half, partly
- Examples: semicircle, semifinal, semiconscious
- Examples: semicircle, semifinal, semiconscious
- hyper-: excessive
- Examples: hypertension, hyperactive
- Examples: hypertension, hyperactive
- hypo-: under
- Examples: hypothermia, hypoglycemia
- Examples: hypothermia, hypoglycemia
- endo-: inside
- Examples: endocrine, endoscope
- Examples: endocrine, endoscope
- ecto-, exo-: outside
- Examples: ectoplasm, exoskeleton
- Examples: ectoplasm, exoskeleton