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Sports Med Pt. 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A-,An- | Absence or Lack of |
| Ab | Departing from ; Away From |
| Acou- | Hearing |
| Acr-,Acro- | Extreme or Extremity |
| Ad- | To Or Toward |
| Aden-, Adeno- | Gland |
| Amphi- | On Both Sides; Both Kinds |
| Angi- | Vessel |
| Ant-, Anti- | Opposed to ; Preventing or Inhibiting |
| Ante- | Preceding ; Before |
| Arthr-, Arthro- | Joint |
| Aut-, Auto- | Self |
| Bi- | Two |
| Bio- | Life |
| Blast- | Germ or Bud |
| Broncho- | Bronchus |
| Bucco- | Cheek |
| Caput- | Head |
| Carcin- | Cancer |
| Cardi-, Cardio- | Heart |
| Cephal- | Head |
| Cerebro- | Brain ; Especially The Cerebrum |
| Chondr- | Cartilage |
| Circum- | Around |
| Co-, Con- | Together |
| Contra- | Against |
| COst- | Rib |
| Crani- | Skull |
| Crypt- | Hidden |
| Cyt- | Cell |
| De- | Undoing, Reversal, Loss, Removal |
| Di- | Twice, Double |
| Dia- | Through, Between |
| Dys- | Difficult, Faulty, Painful |
| Ec-, Ex-, Ecto- | Out, Outside, Away from excrete |
| En-, Em- | In, Inside |
| Entero- | Intestine |
| Epi- | Over, Above |
| Eu- | Well |
| Exo- | Outside, Beyond |
| Gastro- | Stomach |
| Glosso- | Tongue |
| Hema-, Hemato-, Hemo- | Blood |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Hepat- | Liver |
| Hetero- | Different or Other |
| Hist- | Tissue |
| Hom-, Homo- | Same |
| Hydr-, Hydro- | Water |
| Hyper- | Excess |
| Hypno- | Sleep |
| Hypo- | Below, Deficiant |
| Hyster-, Hystero- | Uterus, Womb |
| Im- | Not |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within, Inside |
| Iso- | Equal, Same |
| Leuko- | White |
| Lip-, Lipo- | Lipid, Fat |
| Macro- | Larger |
| Mal- | Bad, Abnormal |
| Mamm- | Breast |
| Mast- | Breast |
| Meningo- | Membrane |
| Meso- | Middle |
| Meta- | Beyond, Between, Transition |
| Metro- | Uterus |
| Micro- | Small |
| Mito- | Thread, Filament |
| Mono- | Single |
| Morpho- | Form |
| Multi- | Many |
| Myelo- | Spinal cord, Marrow |
| Myo- | Muscle |
| Narco- | Numbness |
| Nephro- | Kidney |
| Ob- | Before, Against |
| Oculo- | Eye |
| Ondonto- | Teeth |
| Opthalmo- | Eye |
| Ortho- | Straighten, Direct |
| Osteo- | Bone |
| Oto- | Ear |
| Oxy- | Oxygen |
| Pan- | All, Universal |
| Para- | Beside, Neat |
| Peri- | Around |
| Phago- | Eat |
| Phleb- | Veins |
| Pod- | Foot |
| Poly- | Multiple |
| Post- | After, Behind |
| Pre-, Pro- | Before, Ahead |
| Procto- | Rectum, Anus |
| Pseudo- | False |
| Psycho- | Mind,Psyche |
| Pyo- | Pus |
| Retro- | Backward, Behind |
| Sclero- | Hard |
| Semi- | Half |
| Steno- | Narrow |
| Sub- | Beneathe, Under |
| Super- | Above, Upon |
| Sym-, Syn- | Together, With |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Therm- | Heat |
| Tox- | Poison |
| Trans- | Across, Through |
| Tri- | Three |
| Viscero- | Organ, Viscera |
| SUFFIXES | |
| Able | Able to |
| Ac | Referring To |
| Algia | Pain In A Certain Part |
| Ary | Associated with, Relating to |
| Atresia | Imperforate |
| Cide | To Destroy Or Kill |
| Ectomy | To Cut Out, Surgically Remove |
| Emia | Condition Of The Blood |
| Ferent | Carry |
| Gen | Agent That Initiates |
| Gram | Systematically Recorded |
| Graph | Record of Written Data |
| Ia | Condition |
| Iatrics | Medical Specialty |
| Itis | Inflammation of |
| Logy | The Study Of |
| Lysis | Loosening, Break Down |
| Malacia | Soft |
| Mania | Obsession, Compulsion |
| Odyn | Pain |
| Oid | Like, Resembling |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Opia | Defect of Eye |
| Ory | Referring to, Of |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Phobia | Fear |
| Plasty | Reconstruction of a part, Platic Surgery |
| Plegia | Paralysis |
| Rrhagia | Abnormal, Excessive Discharge |
| Rrhea | Flow, Discharge |
| Scope | Instrument for examination |
| Stasis | Arrest, Fixation |
| Stomy | Establishment of Artificial Opening |
| Tomy | To Cut |
| Uria | Urine |