Term | Definition |
Centesis | Surgical puncture |
desis | binding, fixation(of a bone or joint) |
ectomy | removal, excision |
lysis | separation, loosening |
plasty | surgical repair |
stomy | form an opening |
tomy | incision (surgical) |
tripsy | crushing |
gram | record, writing |
graph | instrument for recording |
garphy | process of recording |
meter | instrument for measuring |
metry | act of measuring |
scope | instrument for examining |
scopy | visual examination |
algia | pain |
cele | hernia |
edema | swelling |
emesis | vomiting (emesis basin/ vomit bucket) |
emia | blood condition |
gen | forming, producing, origin |
iasis | abnormal condition |
itis | inflamation |
lith | stone,calculus |
malacia | softening |
megaly | enlargement |
oma | tumor |
osis | abnormal condition; increase |
pathy | disease |
penia | decrease, deficiency |
phagia | eating, swallowing |
phasia | speech |
phobia | fear |
plasia | formation, growth |
plasm | new formation |
plegia | paralysis |
ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
rrhage | bursting forth (of) |
rrhagia | discharge of blood |
rrhea | discharge, flow |
rrhexis | rupture |
sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
toxic | poison |
trophy | nourishment, development |
ac | pertaining to, cardi/ac (heart) |
al | neur/al pertaining to a nerve |
ar | muscul/ar pertaining to muscle |
ary | pulmon/ary Pertaining to the lungs |
eal | esophag/eal pertaining to the esophagus |
ic | thora/ic pertaining to the chest |
ical | path/o/log/ical pertaining to the study of disease |
ile | pen/ile pertaining to the penis |
ior | poster/ior pertaining to the back of the body |
ous | cutane/ous pertaining to the skin |
tic | acous/tic pertaining to hearing |
esis | condition |
ia | condition |
ism | condition |
iatry | medicine; treatment |
ician | specialist |
ist | specialist |
y | condition; process |
icle | small, minute |
ole | smallest |
ule | small |
epi | above, upon |
hypo | under, below, deficient |
infra | under, below |
sub | under |
inter | between |
post | after, behind |
pre | before, in front of |
pro | |
retro | backward |
bi | two |
dipl | double |
diplo | double |
hemi | one half |
hyper | excessive, above normal |
macro | large |
micro | small |
mono | one |
uni | one |
multi | many, much |
poly | many |
nulli | none |
primi | first |
quadri | four |
tri | three |
ab | from, away from |
ad | toward |
circum | around |
peri | sround |
dia | through, across |
trans | through |
ecto,exo,extra | outside, outward |
endo, intra | in, within |
para | near,beside;beyond |
super | upper, above |
supra | above, excessive; superior |
ultra | excess, beyond |
a, an | without, not |
anti, contra | against |
brady | slow |
dys | bad; painful; difficult |
eu | good, normal |
hetero | different |
homo, homeo | same |
mal | bad |
pan | all |
pseudo | false |
syn | union, together, joined |
tachy | rapid |