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MT Word Part Final
Final Review of Word parts
Question | Answer |
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a-,an- | without, away from, negative, not |
endo-,end- | within, in, inside |
ante- | before, toward |
hemi- | half |
anti- | against, counter |
hyper- | excessive |
brady | slow |
hypo- | deficient, decreased |
dys- | bad, difficult painful |
inter- | between, among |
intra- | within, inside |
post- | after |
neo- | new, strange |
pre- | before |
per- | excessive, through |
sub- | below |
peri- | surrounding, around |
super-, supra- | above, excessive |
poly- | many |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
-ac, -al | pertaining to |
-cyte | cell |
-algia | pain, suffering |
-desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
-ectasis | stretching, enlargement |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-emia | blood, blood condition |
-esthesia | sensation, feeling |
-itis | inflammation |
-gram, -graph | picture or record |
-lysis | breakdown, separation,loosening |
-graphy | the process or recording |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-ia | state or condition |
-megaly | enlargement |
-ic | pertaining to |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-ologist | specialist |
-otomy | surgical incision |
-ology | the science or study of |
-pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
-oma | tumor |
-pause | stop |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pexy | surgical fixation, to put in place |
-ostomy | surgical creation of an opening |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-rrhea | abnormal flow |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-ptosis | prolapsed, drooping forward |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
-rrhagia,-rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
-rrhaphy | to suture |
-scopy | to see, visual examination |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
-tripsy | to crush |
Arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
-uria | urine, urinatioin |
Cardi/o | heart |
Angi/o | pertaining to blood vessels |
Hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
Aort/o | aorta |
Phleb/o | vein |
Thromb/o | clot |
Col/o, colon/o | colon, large intestine |
Ven/o | vein |
Duoden/i, duoden/o | duodenum |
Ech/o | sound |
Enter/o | small intestine |
Radi/o | radiation, xray |
Esophag/o | esophagus |
Cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
Gastr/o | stomach |
Hepat/o | liver |
Thyr/o | thyroid |
Sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
Adip/o | fat |
Adren/o | adrenal gland |
Albin/o | white |
Gonad/o | sex gland |
Cephal/o | head |
Pancreat/o | pancreas |
Cervic/o | neck. Cervix |
Coron/o | coronary, crown |
Lapar/o | abdomen. Abdominal wall |
Cyan/o | blue |
Leuk/o | white |
Cyt/o | cell |
Lip/o | fat, lipid |
Erythro/o | red |
Melan/o | black, dark |
Hist/o | tissue |
Myc/o | fungus |
Path/o | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
Onc/o | tumor |
Py/o | pus |
Cutane/o | skin |
Pyr/o | fever, fire |
Derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
Carcin/o | cancerous |
Seb/o | sebum |
My/o | muscle |
Tend/o | tendon |
Aden/o | gland |
Encephal/o | brain |
Spleen/o | spleen |
Mening/o | meninges |
Fasci/o | facia |
Neur/o | nerve, nerve tissue |
Bronch/o | bronchus |
Pulm/o | lung |
Laryng/o | larynx |
Trache/o | trachea |
Pharyng/o | pharynx |
Ankly/o | crooked, bent, stiff |
Pleur/o | pleura, side of body |
Arthr/o | joint |
Pneum/o | lung, air |
Chondr/o | cartilage |
Cost/o | rib |
thorac/o | chest |
Crani/o | skull |
Kerat/o | horny, hard, cornea |
Myel/o | spinal cord, bond marrow |
Myring/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
Oste/o | bone |
Optic/o | eye, vision |
Ot/o | ear, hearing |
Spondyl/o | spine |
Retin/o | retina |
Nephr/o | kidney |
Sclera/o | sclera, white of the eye |
Pyel/o | renal pelvis |
Ren/o | kidney |
Cyst/o | urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid |
Ureter/o | ureter |
Lith/o | stone |
Urethr/o | urethra |