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Question | Answer |
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ab- | Away from |
ante- | Before, forward |
anti- | Against |
auto- | Self |
bi- | Two, double, both |
Brady- | Slow |
carcin- | Cancerous |
contra- | Against, opposite |
dys- | Difficult, painful |
ect- | Outside, out |
en- | Within, in |
endo- | Within |
epi- | Above, upon |
ex- | Out |
gynec/o- | Woman |
hemi- | Half |
hyper- | Above, excessive |
hypo- | Below, deficient |
infra- | Below, inferior |
inter- | Between |
intra- | Within |
iso- | Same, equal |
macro- | large |
mal- | Bad, poor, abnormal |
meta- | Change, after, beyond |
micro- | Small |
multi- | Many |
neo- | New |
non- | Not |
oligo- | Few, less |
pan- | All |
para- | Near, beside |
per- | Through |
peri- | Around, surrounding |
poly- | Many, excessive |
post- | After |
pre- | Before, in front of |
primi- | First |
retro- | Behind, backward, upward |
semi- | Half |
sub- | Below, under |
super- | Above, over, excess |
supra- | Above, on top of |
sym- | With |
syn- | Together, with |
tachy- | Fast |
tri- | Three |
uni- | One |
xero- | Dry |
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary | Pertaining to |
-algia | Pain |
-blast | Germ or bud |
-cele | Hernia, herniation |
-centesis | Surgical puncture |
-crine | To secrete |
-crit | To separate |
-cyte | Cell |
-cytosis | Condition of cells |
-desis | Binding together |
-ectomy | Surgical removal, excision |
-emesis | Vomit |
-emia | Blood |
-genesis, -genic, -gen | Origin, producing, forming |
-globin, -globulin | Protein |
-gram | Record |
-graph | Instrument of recording |
-graphy | Process of recording |
-ia, -iac, -ic | Pertaining to |
-iasis | Formation or presence of |
-ism | Condition |
-itis | Inflammation |
-ium | Structure or tissue |
-lepsy | Seizure |
-lysis, -lytic | Break down |
-malacia | Softening |
-megaly | Enlargement |
-metry | Process of measuring |
-oid | Resembling, like |
-(o)logist | Specialist in the study or treatment of |
-(o)logy | Study of |
-oma | Tumor |
-osis | Abnormal condition |
-ostomy | Creation of an opening |
-otomy | Incision into |
-ous | Pertaining to |
-paresis | Paralysis |
-pathy | Disease |
-penia | Decreased number |
-pepsia | Digestion |
-pexy | Suspension or fixation |
-phagia | Eating, swallowing |
-phobia | Abnormal fear |
-phonia | Voice, sound |
-phoresis | Carrying, transmission |
-phoria | Feeling, mental state |
-plasty | Surgical repair |
-plegia | Paralysis |
-pnea | Breathing |
-poiesis | Formation |
-r/rhage, -r/rhagia | Bursting forth |
-rrhea | Flow, discharge |
-rhexis | Rupture |
-sclerosis | Hardening |
-scope | Instrument for viewing |
-scopy | Process of viewing |
-somnia, somn/o | Sleep |
-spasm | Involuntary contraction or twitch |
-stasis | Control, stop |
-stenosis | Narrowing |
-therapy | Treatment |
-thorax | Chest, pleural cavity |
-tocia, toc/o | Labor, birth |
-tripsy | Crushing |
-trophy | Growth, development |
-tropin | Nourish, develop, stimulate |
abdomin/o | Abdomen |
aden/o | Gland |
adip/o | Fat |
amnio | Amnion |
andr/o | Male, man |
angi/o | Vessel |
aque/o | Watery |
arteri/o | Artery |
arteriol/o | Arteriole |
arthr/o | Joint |
ather/o | Fat, fatty plaque |
audi/o | Hearing, sound |
aur/o | Ear |
balan/o | Glans penis |
bili | Bile, gall |
Blephar/o | Eyelid |
bronch/o | Bronchus |
Bronchiol/o | Bronchioles |
Bucc/o | Cheek |
Burs/o | Joints |
calc/i | Calcium |
Capnia | Carbon dioxide |
xarcin/o | Cancer |
cardi/o | Heart |
carp/o | Wrist bones |
cephal/o | Head |
cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
Cirrh/o | Yellow |
chol/e | Bile, gall bladder |
Cholangi/o | Bile duct |
Cholecyst/o | Gall bladder |
Chondr/o | Cartilage |
coagul/o | Clotting |
cochle/o | Cochlea |
col/o | Colon |
colp/o | Vagina (sheath) |
conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
cor/o, coron/o | Heart |
corne/o | Cornea |
cost/o | Rib |
crani/o | Cranium, skull |
cry/o | Cold |
cut/o, cuti, cutane/o | Skin |
cyan/o | Blue |
cyst/o | Bladder, sac |
cyt/o | Cell |
dacry/o | Tears |
dent | Tooth |
derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
dipl/o | Two, double |
Dips/o | Thirst |
duoden/o | Duodenum |
dur/a | Dura mater |
electr/o | Electricity |
embry/o | Embryo |
encephal/o | Brain |
enter/o | Intestines |
Eosin/o, erythr/o | Red |
epididym/o | Epididymis |
episi/o | Vulva |
esophag/o | Esophagus |
esthesi/o | Sensation |
fasci/o | Fascia |
femor/o | Femur |
fet/o, fet/i | Fetus |
fibul/o | Fibula |
fund/o | Fundus |
gastr/o | Stomach |
gingiv/o | Gums |
glauc/o | Silver, gray |
gli/o | Nerve cell |
glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
gloss/o | Tongue |
gluc/o, glyc/o | Glucose, sugar |
hepat/o | Liver |
hyster/o | Uterus |
lith/o | Stone |
lymph/o | Lymph |
mening/o, meningi/o | Meninges(membrane) |
muc/o | Mucus |
my/o | Muscle |
myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
nas/o | Nose |
nephr/o | Kidney |
neur/o | Nerve |
or/o | Mouth |
orth/o | Straight |
oste/o | Bone |
phleb/o | Vein |
pil/o | Hair |
pneum/o | Lungs, air |
py/o | Pus |
retin/o | Retina |
rhin/o | Nose |
schiz/o | Split |
semin/o | Semen |
septi | Bacteria |
thorac/o | Chest |
thromb/o | Clot |
thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
trache/o | Trachea |
vas/o, vascul/o | Vessel |
Bradycardia | Pertaining to a slow heart rate |
Myocardium | Heart muscle tissue |
Myalgia | Muscle pain |
Hyperglycemia | Too much sugar in the blood |
Hypokalemia | Low blood potassium |
Metastasis | The spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
Dysphagia | Pertaining to difficulty in eating or swallowing |
Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
Sublingual | Pertaining to under the tongue |
Conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
Subcutaneous | Pertaining to below the skin |