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Meical terms - roots/prefixes/suffixes
Question | Answer |
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a- | without / absence of |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
an- | without |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
contra- | against |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within |
glyc- | sweet |
hyper- | above |
hypo- | below |
im- | not |
infra- | under/below |
inter- | between |
intra- | inside |
mal- | bad |
macro- | large |
meso- | middle |
meta- | after |
mut- | change |
patho- | disease |
peri- | surrounding |
retro- | back |
sub- | under/below |
supra- | above |
super- | over/above |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | through, across, beyond |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
-algia | pain |
-asis | condition |
-asthenia | weakness |
-ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-genic | producing, causing |
-itia | inflammation |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | reduction, destruction |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor, swelling |
-oscopy | to view |
-osopy | to view |
-otomy | cut into |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | insufficiency |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-sepsis | infection |
-stasis | control/stop |
-tropic | influencing |
bronch- | windpipe |
cardi- | heart |
carp | wrist |
cutane | skin |
cyst | bladder |
cyt | cell |
derm | skin |
dors | back |
encephal | brain |
enter | intestines |
erythr | red |
gangli | swelling |
gastr | stomach |
hema | blood |
hepat | liver |
homeo | same |
lact | milk |
leuko | white |
lip | fat |
mening | membrane |
morph | shape/form |
myo | muscle |
nephr | kidney |
olfact | to smell |
oo | egg/ovum |
oss | bone |
oste | bone |
phleb | vein |
pleur | rib |
pod | foot |
proct | rectum |
psych | mind |
puber | adult |
pyr | fever |
ren | kidney |
scler | hard |
somat | body |
strat | layer |
qthromb | clot |
ven | vein |