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Sports Med Pt. 1
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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A-,An- | Absence or Lack of |
Ab | Departing from ; Away From |
Acou- | Hearing |
Acr-,Acro- | Extreme or Extremity |
Ad- | To Or Toward |
Aden-, Adeno- | Gland |
Amphi- | On Both Sides; Both Kinds |
Angi- | Vessel |
Ant-, Anti- | Opposed to ; Preventing or Inhibiting |
Ante- | Preceding ; Before |
Arthr-, Arthro- | Joint |
Aut-, Auto- | Self |
Bi- | Two |
Bio- | Life |
Blast- | Germ or Bud |
Broncho- | Bronchus |
Bucco- | Cheek |
Caput- | Head |
Carcin- | Cancer |
Cardi-, Cardio- | Heart |
Cephal- | Head |
Cerebro- | Brain ; Especially The Cerebrum |
Chondr- | Cartilage |
Circum- | Around |
Co-, Con- | Together |
Contra- | Against |
COst- | Rib |
Crani- | Skull |
Crypt- | Hidden |
Cyt- | Cell |
De- | Undoing, Reversal, Loss, Removal |
Di- | Twice, Double |
Dia- | Through, Between |
Dys- | Difficult, Faulty, Painful |
Ec-, Ex-, Ecto- | Out, Outside, Away from excrete |
En-, Em- | In, Inside |
Entero- | Intestine |
Epi- | Over, Above |
Eu- | Well |
Exo- | Outside, Beyond |
Gastro- | Stomach |
Glosso- | Tongue |
Hema-, Hemato-, Hemo- | Blood |
Hemi- | Half |
Hepat- | Liver |
Hetero- | Different or Other |
Hist- | Tissue |
Hom-, Homo- | Same |
Hydr-, Hydro- | Water |
Hyper- | Excess |
Hypno- | Sleep |
Hypo- | Below, Deficiant |
Hyster-, Hystero- | Uterus, Womb |
Im- | Not |
Inter- | Between |
Intra- | Within, Inside |
Iso- | Equal, Same |
Leuko- | White |
Lip-, Lipo- | Lipid, Fat |
Macro- | Larger |
Mal- | Bad, Abnormal |
Mamm- | Breast |
Mast- | Breast |
Meningo- | Membrane |
Meso- | Middle |
Meta- | Beyond, Between, Transition |
Metro- | Uterus |
Micro- | Small |
Mito- | Thread, Filament |
Mono- | Single |
Morpho- | Form |
Multi- | Many |
Myelo- | Spinal cord, Marrow |
Myo- | Muscle |
Narco- | Numbness |
Nephro- | Kidney |
Ob- | Before, Against |
Oculo- | Eye |
Ondonto- | Teeth |
Opthalmo- | Eye |
Ortho- | Straighten, Direct |
Osteo- | Bone |
Oto- | Ear |
Oxy- | Oxygen |
Pan- | All, Universal |
Para- | Beside, Neat |
Peri- | Around |
Phago- | Eat |
Phleb- | Veins |
Pod- | Foot |
Poly- | Multiple |
Post- | After, Behind |
Pre-, Pro- | Before, Ahead |
Procto- | Rectum, Anus |
Pseudo- | False |
Psycho- | Mind,Psyche |
Pyo- | Pus |
Retro- | Backward, Behind |
Sclero- | Hard |
Semi- | Half |
Steno- | Narrow |
Sub- | Beneathe, Under |
Super- | Above, Upon |
Sym-, Syn- | Together, With |
Tachy- | Rapid |
Therm- | Heat |
Tox- | Poison |
Trans- | Across, Through |
Tri- | Three |
Viscero- | Organ, Viscera |
SUFFIXES | |
Able | Able to |
Ac | Referring To |
Algia | Pain In A Certain Part |
Ary | Associated with, Relating to |
Atresia | Imperforate |
Cide | To Destroy Or Kill |
Ectomy | To Cut Out, Surgically Remove |
Emia | Condition Of The Blood |
Ferent | Carry |
Gen | Agent That Initiates |
Gram | Systematically Recorded |
Graph | Record of Written Data |
Ia | Condition |
Iatrics | Medical Specialty |
Itis | Inflammation of |
Logy | The Study Of |
Lysis | Loosening, Break Down |
Malacia | Soft |
Mania | Obsession, Compulsion |
Odyn | Pain |
Oid | Like, Resembling |
Oma | Tumor |
Opia | Defect of Eye |
Ory | Referring to, Of |
Pathy | Disease |
Phobia | Fear |
Plasty | Reconstruction of a part, Platic Surgery |
Plegia | Paralysis |
Rrhagia | Abnormal, Excessive Discharge |
Rrhea | Flow, Discharge |
Scope | Instrument for examination |
Stasis | Arrest, Fixation |
Stomy | Establishment of Artificial Opening |
Tomy | To Cut |
Uria | Urine |