<Table> <Tr> <Th> Affix </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Th> Origin language and etymology </Th> <Th> Example ( s ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> radi - </Td> <Td> radiation </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> radiowave </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> radic - </Td> <Td> referring to the beginning , or the root , of a structure , usually a nerve or a vein </Td> <Td> Latin ( radix ) root </Td> <Td> radiculopathy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> re - </Td> <Td> again , back </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> relapse </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rect - </Td> <Td> rectum </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> rectal , rectum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ren - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the kidney </Td> <Td> Latin ( rēnes ) , kidney </Td> <Td> renal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> reticul ( o ) - </Td> <Td> net </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> reticulocyte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> retro - </Td> <Td> backward , behind </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> retroversion , retroverted </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhabd ( o ) - </Td> <Td> rod shaped , striated </Td> <Td> Greek ῥάβδος </Td> <Td> rhabdomyolysis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhachi ( o ) - </Td> <Td> spine </Td> <Td> Greek ῥάχις </Td> <Td> rachial , rachialgia , rachidian , rachiopathy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhin ( o ) - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the nose </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek ῥίς , ῥῑνο - ( rhīs , rhīno - ) , nose </Td> <Td> rhinoceros , rhinoplasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhod ( o ) - </Td> <Td> Denoting a rose - red color </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek ῥόδον ( rhódon ) , rose </Td> <Td> rhodophyte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhage </Td> <Td> burst forth </Td> <Td> Greek - ρραγία </Td> <Td> Hemorrhage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhagia </Td> <Td> rapid flow of blood </Td> <Td> Greek - ρραγία </Td> <Td> menorrhagia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhaphy </Td> <Td> surgical suturing </Td> <Td> Greek ῥαφή </Td> <Td> neurorrhaphy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhea ( AmE ) </Td> <Td> flowing , discharge </Td> <Td> Greek - ρροια </Td> <Td> Galactorrhea , Diarrhea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhexis </Td> <Td> rupture </Td> <Td> Greek ῥῆξις </Td> <Td> Karyorrhexis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhoea ( BrE ) </Td> <Td> flowing , discharge </Td> <Td> Greek - ρροια </Td> <Td> diarrhoea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rubr ( o ) - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain </Td> <Td> Latin ( ruber ) , red </Td> <Td> Rubrospinal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rupt </Td> <Td> Break or burst </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> Erupt , Interrupt </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Affix </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> <Th> Origin language and etymology </Th> <Th> Example ( s ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> radi - </Td> <Td> radiation </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> radiowave </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> radic - </Td> <Td> referring to the beginning , or the root , of a structure , usually a nerve or a vein </Td> <Td> Latin ( radix ) root </Td> <Td> radiculopathy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> re - </Td> <Td> again , back </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> relapse </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rect - </Td> <Td> rectum </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> rectal , rectum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ren - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the kidney </Td> <Td> Latin ( rēnes ) , kidney </Td> <Td> renal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> reticul ( o ) - </Td> <Td> net </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> reticulocyte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> retro - </Td> <Td> backward , behind </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> retroversion , retroverted </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhabd ( o ) - </Td> <Td> rod shaped , striated </Td> <Td> Greek ῥάβδος </Td> <Td> rhabdomyolysis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhachi ( o ) - </Td> <Td> spine </Td> <Td> Greek ῥάχις </Td> <Td> rachial , rachialgia , rachidian , rachiopathy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhin ( o ) - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the nose </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek ῥίς , ῥῑνο - ( rhīs , rhīno - ) , nose </Td> <Td> rhinoceros , rhinoplasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rhod ( o ) - </Td> <Td> Denoting a rose - red color </Td> <Td> Ancient Greek ῥόδον ( rhódon ) , rose </Td> <Td> rhodophyte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhage </Td> <Td> burst forth </Td> <Td> Greek - ρραγία </Td> <Td> Hemorrhage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhagia </Td> <Td> rapid flow of blood </Td> <Td> Greek - ρραγία </Td> <Td> menorrhagia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhaphy </Td> <Td> surgical suturing </Td> <Td> Greek ῥαφή </Td> <Td> neurorrhaphy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhea ( AmE ) </Td> <Td> flowing , discharge </Td> <Td> Greek - ρροια </Td> <Td> Galactorrhea , Diarrhea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhexis </Td> <Td> rupture </Td> <Td> Greek ῥῆξις </Td> <Td> Karyorrhexis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rrhoea ( BrE ) </Td> <Td> flowing , discharge </Td> <Td> Greek - ρροια </Td> <Td> diarrhoea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> rubr ( o ) - </Td> <Td> Of or pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain </Td> <Td> Latin ( ruber ) , red </Td> <Td> Rubrospinal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - rupt </Td> <Td> Break or burst </Td> <Td> Latin </Td> <Td> Erupt , Interrupt </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what does the prefix re mean in medical terminology
what does the prefix re mean in medical terminology
again , back
again , back