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HUC MedTerminology
HUC Studies - Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | not, without |
| ab- | from, away, off |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | anterior, forward, in front of, prior to |
| anti-; ant-; anth- | opposing in effect or activity; inhibiting; serving to prevent, cure, alleviate |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, into two parts, twice |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | with, together |
| de- | down, lack of |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, bad, painful |
| e- | missing, absent |
| ec- | out of, outside |
| epi- | upon, beside, attached to |
| ex- | out, away from |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | under, beneath, less than normal |
| infra- | into, within |
| macro- | large, thick |
| mal- | bad |
| meta-; met- | change, after |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not, reverse of, absence of |
| para-; par- | beside, abnormal, closely resembling, almost |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | earlier than, prior to, in front of, before |
| pro- | immature, being a precursor to, forward |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | under, below, beneath |
| supra-; super- | super, transcending |
| syn-; sym- | with, along with, at the same time |
| trans- | through, such as, to change or transfer |
| ultra- | beyond in space, on the other side, transcending |
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| acu | performed with a needle |
| acr | extremities, top, peak |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessels |
| anter/o | front |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audio | hearing, sound |
| bar/o, bari/o | weight, pressure |
| bi/o | life, living organism |
| bili | bile, gall |
| carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -cele | hernia, tumor |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | brain, cerebrum |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix of an organ |
| chol-, chole | bile, gall |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull, cranium |
| cry/o | cold, freezing |
| crypt | hidden, covered |
| cyan | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dent/i | tooth, dental |
| derm/o | skin |
| dextr | right, on or toward the right |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erg | work |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibr/o | fiberous tissue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss | tongue |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
| ili/o | ilium (upper part of hip bone) |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| mast/o | breast |
| mono | one, single |
| morph | form, shape |
| multi | many, multiple |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | marrow or spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| necr/o | death, those who are dead, corpse |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth |
| a- | not, without |
| ab- | from, away, off |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | anterior, forward, in front of, prior to |
| anti-; ant-; anth- | opposing in effect or activity; inhibiting; serving to prevent, cure, alleviate |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, into two parts, twice |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | with, together |
| de- | down, lack of |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, bad, painful |
| e- | missing, absent |
| ec- | out of, outside |
| epi- | upon, beside, attached to |
| ex- | out, away from |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | under, beneath, less than normal |
| infra- | into, within |
| macro- | large, thick |
| mal- | bad |
| meta-; met- | change, after |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not, reverse of, absence of |
| para-; par- | beside, abnormal, closely resembling, almost |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | earlier than, prior to, in front of, before |
| pro- | immature, being a precursor to, forward |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | under, below, beneath |
| supra-; super- | super, transcending |
| syn-; sym- | with, along with, at the same time |
| trans- | through, such as, to change or transfer |
| ultra- | beyond in space, on the other side, transcending |
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| acu | performed with a needle |
| acr | extremities, top, peak |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessels |
| anter/o | front |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audio | hearing, sound |
| bar/o, bari/o | weight, pressure |
| bi/o | life, living organism |
| bili | bile, gall |
| carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -cele | hernia, tumor |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | brain, cerebrum |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix of an organ |
| chol-, chole | bile, gall |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull, cranium |
| cry/o | cold, freezing |
| crypt | hidden, covered |
| cyan | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dent/i | tooth, dental |
| derm/o | skin |
| dextr | right, on or toward the right |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erg | work |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibr/o | fiberous tissue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss | tongue |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
| ili/o | ilium (upper part of hip bone) |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| mast/o | breast |
| mono | one, single |
| morph | form, shape |
| multi | many, multiple |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | marrow or spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| necr/o | death, those who are dead, corpse |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| opt/o | eye |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| ped/o | foot or child |
| pharmac | medicine, drug |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| phon | sound, voice speech |
| pneum/o | air, lung |
| polio | relating to the gray matter of the brain |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| psych/o | mind, mental processes and activities |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis (central section of the kidney) |
| radi/o | radiant energy, radiation, radioactive; x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
| ren/o | kidney; renal |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| scapul/o | scapula, shoulder blade |
| son/o | sound |
| spiro | respiration |
| spleen/o | spleen |
| stern/o | sternum, breastbone |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| therm | heat |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| thromb/o | clot |
| toxic | poison |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| veno | vein |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -blast | immature cells |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -cide | kill |
| -cise | cut |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lysis | disintegration, reduction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measure |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pexy | fixation, usually surgical |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breath, breathing |
| -rrhagia; -rrhea | abnormal or excessive discharge or flow |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture, splitting |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scopy | visual examination of |
| -sis | action, process, or condition |
| -stomy | artificial or surgical opening |
| -tomy | incision, to cut |
| -penia | abnormally low number, deficiency |
| -thermy | heat |
| -trophy | development |
| -uria | presence of or in urine |
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