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Medical Terminology; Completed 4/26/24
Term | Definition |
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a- an- | without (2) |
ab- | away from |
acu- | needle |
ad- (3) | to, toward, near |
allo- hetero- | different (2) |
ambi- (3) | about, around, both |
amphi- (2) | around, on both sides |
ana- (3) | against, backward, up |
aniso- | unequal |
anti- | against |
ante- pro- (2) | before, forward (2) |
apo- (2) | away, separation |
atmo- (2) | steam, vapor |
atreto- | closed, lacking an opening (2) |
auto- | self |
bary- (3) | dull, hard, heavy |
batho- bathy- (2) | deep, depth (2) |
bi- di- | two (2) |
bio- (2) | life, living |
brady- | slow |
cata- (2) | down, under |
cine- | movement |
circum- peri- | around (2) |
con- | with |
contra- (2) | against, opposite |
demi- hemi- semi- | half |
dia- | across, through |
dis- (2) | apart, free of |
dys- (2) | difficult, with pain |
ec- ecto- exo- (2) | out, outside (3) |
echo- | reverberating sound |
equi- (2) | equal, equality |
en- (2) | inside, within |
endo- eso- intra- | within (3) |
electr- | electricity |
epi- (3) | above, over, upon |
eu- (3) | good, normal, well |
eury- (2) | broad, wide |
ex- (2) | away from, out |
extra- | outside |
fore- pre- (2) | before, in front of (2) |
heredo- | heredity |
hetero- (2) | different, other |
holo- | complete, entire |
homeo- homo- ipsi- (3) | constant, likeness, sameness (3) |
hydro- (2) | hydrogen, water |
hyper- (3) | above, beyond, excessive |
hypo- (3) | below, deficient, under |
hypsi- | high |
Infra- (2) | below, beneath |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
ipsi- iso- tauto- (2) | identical, same (3) |
ithy- | straight |
juxta- | near |
levo- | left |
mal- (2) | bad, poor |
mega- meglo- | large (2) |
meli- melit- (2) | honey, sugar (2) |
meso- | middle |
meta- | next to |
mogi- | difficult |
mono- (2) | one, single |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
noci- | to cause harm, injury, or pain |
nomen- | name |
nulli- | none |
oxy- (3) | quick, sharp, sour |
pachy- | thick |
pali- palin- (2) | recurrence, repetition (2) |
pan- | all |
para- (4) | abnormal, around, beside, beyond |
per- (2) | through, throughout |
peri- (2) | around, surrounding |
platy- (2) | broad, flat |
pluri- (2) | more, several |
poly- (2) | many, much |
post- (2) | after, behind |
presby- | aging, elderly |
primi- | first |
pseudo- | false |
quad- | four |
re- (3) | again, back, backward |
retro- (2) | behind, in back of |
secondi- | second |
sub- (2) | beneath, under |
super- supra- (2) | above, beyond (2) |
syn- | together |
tachy- | fast |
trachy- | rough |
trans- (2) | across, through |
tri- | three |
ultra- (2) | beyond, excess |
un- (2) | not, reversal |
uni- | one |