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Med.Term.1.
Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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-lip- | fat |
lip/o | fat |
-emia | blood condition |
hyper- | excessive |
-protein- | protein |
angi/o | vessel |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
cardi/o | heart |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
herm/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
oste/o | bone |
ur/o | urine |
urin | urine |
-al | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ectasis | expansion or dilation |
-ectomy | excision (removal) |
-ia | condition of |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-tomy | incision |
oligo- | few or deficient |
para- | alongside of, abnormal |
peri- | around |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-dynia | pain |
-ium | structure or tissue |
-logy | study of |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhexis | rupture |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon |
sub- | below or under |
a- | without |
an- | without |
anti- | against or opposed to |
contra- | against or opposed to |
de- | form, down, or not |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to, toward, or near |
circum- | around |
dia- | across or through |
trans- | across or through |
e- | out or away |
ec- | out or away |
ex- | out or away |
ecto- | outside |
exo- | outside |
extra- | outside |
en- | within |
intra- | within |
inter- | between |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond, after, or change |
para- | alongside of or abnormal |
retro- | backward or behind |
sub- | below or under |
infra- | below or under |
bi- | two or both |
hemi- | half |
semi- | half |
hypo- | below or deficient |
macro- | long or large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
oligo- | few or deficient |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
multi- | many |
quadri- | four |
super- | above or excessive |
supra- | above or excessive |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond or excessive |
ante- | before |
pre- | before |
pro- | before |
brandy- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
post- | after or behind |
re- | again or back |
con- | together or with |
syn- | together or with |
sym- | together or with |
dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
eu- | good or normal |
neo- | new |
-algia | pain |
-dynia | pain |
-genesis | origin or production |
-lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | resembling |
-penia | abnormal reduction |
-rrhea | discharge |
-spasm | involuntary contaction |
-cele | pouching or hernia |
-ectasis | expansion or dilation |
-iasis | formation or presence of |
-malacia | softening |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition or increase |
-phil | attraction for |
-philia | attraction for |
-ptosis | falling or downward placement |
-rrhage | to bust forth |
-rrhagia | to bust forth |
-centesis | puncture for aspiration |
-desis | binding |
-ectomy | excision (removal) |
-pexy | suspension or fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
-rrhapy | suture |
-tomy | incision |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-action | process |
-e | general indication that a word is a person, place, or thing |