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MedicTerm. Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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aden/o | gland |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
chem/o | chemical |
cis/o | to cut |
dermat/o | skin |
enter/o | small intestines |
gastr/o | stomach |
gynec/o | female |
hemat/o | blood |
hydr/o | water |
immun/o | immune |
laryng/o | voice box |
morph/o | shape |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
path/o | disease |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
a- | without, away from |
an- | without |
ante- | before, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
dys- | painful, difficult |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | upon, over |
eu- | normal, good |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper- | above,over |
hypo- | underneath, below |
infra- | under, beneath, below |
inter- | amoung, between |
intra- | inside, within |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | beside, beyond, near |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before, in front of |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | backward, behind |
sub- | below, under |
super- | above, excess |
supra- | above |
tachy- | rapid, fast |
trans- | through, across |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
bi- | two |
hemi- | half |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
nulli- | none |
poly- | many |
quad- | four |
semi- | partial, half |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia, protusion |
-cise | cut |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectasis | dilation |
-gen | that which produces |
-genesis | produces, generates |
-genic | producing, produced by |
-ia | state, condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ism | state of |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | destruction |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | enlargement, large |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasia | development, growth |
-plasm | formation, development |
-ptosis | drooping |
-rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-therapy | treatment |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-an | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-iac | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ile | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
-ory | pertaining to |
-ose | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-ostomy | surgically create an opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-gram | record or picture |
-graph | instrument of recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | process of measuring |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of visually examining |
-a | Singular: vertebra Plural: vertebrae |
-ax | Singular:thorax Plural:thoraces |
-ex or -ix | Singular: appendix Plural: appendices |
-is | Singular: metastasis Plural: metastases |
-ma | Singular: sarcoma Plural: sarcomata |
-nx | Singular: phalanx Plural: phalanges |
-on | Singular: ganglion Plural: ganglia |
-us | Singular: nucleus Plural: nuclei |
-um | Singular: ovum Plural: ova |