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Medical Terminology
prefixes and suffixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Idio- | Self; One’s own |
Myc/o- | Fungus |
Oxy | Sharp; Acute; Oxygen |
Lyso-, Lys- | Break down; Destruction; Dissolving |
Eu- | Good; Well |
Contra- | Contra- |
Andr/o- | Male |
Dis- | Separation; Taking apart |
Gluco-, Glyco- | Glucose; Sugar |
Gyn/o-, Gynec- | Female |
-blast, -blasto, -blastic | -blast, -blasto, -blastic |
-dynia | Pain; Swelling |
-ectasis | Expansion; Dilation |
-iasis | Condition; Formation of |
-ism | Condition |
-ous | Pertaining to |
-oid | Resembling |
-ptosis | Falling; Drooping |
-poiesis | Production |
-uria | In the urine |