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MedTerms Unit IV

Medical Terminology

QuestionAnswer
a, an, in - prefx Without, absence
Ab - prefx Away from
Ad - prefx Towards
Pre - prefx Before
Anti - prefx Against
Auto - prefx Self
Bi - prefx Two
Brady - prefx Slow
Circum - prefx Around
Dia, trans - prefx Through, across
Dys - prefx Painful, difficult
Ec, ecto - prefx Without, outside
Endo, intra - prefx Within, inner
Epi - prefx Above, upon
Eu - prefx Normal
Ex, extra - prefx Away from, external
Hemi - prefx Half
Hyper, supra - prefx Excessive, above
Hypo, sub, infra - prefx Below, beneath
Inter - prefx Between
Iso - prefx Same, equal
Mal - prefx Inadequate
Macro - prefx Large
Micro - prefx Small
Multi - prefx Many
Poly - prefx much
Neo - prefx New
Oligo - prefx Deficiency
Para, peri - prefx Beside, near
Post - prefx After, following
Pro - prefx Before, forward
Quadri - prefx Four
Re, Retro - prefx Behind, back
Tachy - prefx Rapid
Tox - prefx Poisonous
Tri - prefx Three
Ultra - prefx Beyond
Uni - prefx One
al, ac, ar, ary, ia, ic, ical, ory, eal, ous - sufx pertaining to
algia, dynia - sufx pain
cele - sufx hernia
centesis - sufx surgical puncture
cide, cidal - sufx destroying, killing
clast, clasis - sufx breaking
cyte - sufx cell
derma - sufx skin
dipsia - sufx thirst
ecatasis - sufx dilation, expansion
ectomy - sufx excision, surgical removal
edema - sufx swelling
emia - sufx condition of the blood
emesis - sufx vomiting
esthesia - sufx sensation
gen, genesis - sufx creating, producing
gram - sufx record
graph - sufx recording instrument
graphy - sufx process of recording
gravida - sufx pregnant women
ia, ism - sufx condition
iasis - sufx pathological condition or state
ist - sufx specialist
it is - sufx inflammation
kinesis, kinesia - sufx movement
lith - sufx stone
logist - sufx specialist in the study of
logy - sufx study of
lysis - sufx destruction of
malacia - sufx softness
megaly - sufx enlargement
meter - sufx instrument of measuring
metry - sufx measurement
oid - sufx resembling
ole, ule - sufx small
oma - sufx tumor
opia - sufx vision
osis - sufx abnormal condition
osis - sufx abnormal condition
oxia - sufx oxygen
paresis - sufx slight or partial paralysis
pathy - sufx disease
pause, stasis- sufx cessation, stopping
penia - sufx definiency
pepsia - sufx digestion
pexy - sufx surgical fixation
phagia, phage - sufx eating, swallowing
phasis - sufx speech
phobia - sufx fear
phoria - sufx feeling
plasm, plasia - sufx formation, growth
plasty - sufx surgical repair
plegia - sufx paralysis
pnea - sufx breathing
ptosis - sufx drooping, prolapse
rrhagia, rrhage - sufx bursting forth
rrhaphy - sufx suture, suturing
rrhea - sufx flow, discharge
rrhexis - sufx rupture
scope - sufx instrument used to view
scopy - sufx visual examination
stenosis - sufx narrowing, stricture
stomia - sufx mouthlike opening
therapy - sufx treatment
tome - sufx cutting instrument
tomy - sufx cutting into, incision
tripsy - sufx crushing
trophy - sufx nourishment, growth
uria - sufx urine
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