医学英语根表.doc

Chapter 2 formation of medical terminology (1) here is a table of the most commonly used prefixes prefix meaning example a-/an- without; not aphasia [?ˋfeizi?]: the inability to understand written or spoken words or to speak meaningfully失语症 ab- away from abortion [?ˋb???n]: expulsion [ ?ksp?l?n] fromthe uterus [ˋju?t?r?s]（子宫） 流产 ad- to; toward; near adnasal [?d?neiz?l]: near the nose 近鼻的 acro- a point or tip acronyx: growing into the flesh嵌甲 alb- white albino ?[?lˋbi?n?u]: a person lacking normal pigmentation（色素沉着，着色） [?piɡm?nˋtei??n] 白化病人,白化体 amb-/ ambi- both ambisexual ?[??mbiˋseksju?l]、bisexual [baiˋseksju?l]: (person) who is sexually attracted to both males and famales 两性的,雌雄同体的 两性兼有行为 amphi-/ ampho- both; both sides amphicentric ?[??mfiˋsentrik]: beginning and ending in the same vessel起止同源的 ana- up; back again anabolism [?ˋn?b?lizm]: process of building up complex chemical substances on the basis of simpler ones 合成代谢，组成代谢 angio- a blood vessel angioma [?nd?iˋ?um?]: benign tumor formed of blood vessel血管瘤 ante- before antenatal ?[??ntiˋneitl]: during the period between conception and childbirth 出生前的，产前的 anti- against antidepressant [??ntidiˋpres?nt]: (drug) used to treat depression抗抑郁剂 audi- hearing; sound audiometry [???diˋ?mitri]: science of testing hearing听力测验法，测听法 auto- self autoantibody ?[???t?uˋ?nti?b?di]: antibody formed to attack the body’s own cells自身抗体 bi- two; twice bicellular [baiˋseljul?]: two cells两细胞的 bio- living organisms生命体 biochemistry [?bai?uˋkemistri]: chemistry living tissues生物化学 brady- slow bradycardia [?br?diˋkɑ?di?]: slow rate of heart contraction, shown by a slow pulse rate心动过缓，心搏徐缓 carcin- carcinoma [?kɑ?siˋn?um?] or cancer癌；瘤 carcinogen ?[ˋkɑ?sin?d?en]: a cancer-causing substance致癌物，致癌原 cata- downwards; under; against; along with cataract [ˋk?t?r?kt]: condition where the lens （晶状体）of the eye gradually becomes hard and opaque （不透明的，不透光的）[?uˋpeik] 白内障 centi- one hundredth百分之一 centimeter: unit of measurement of