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Com 18 appendix A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ante- | before; forward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| ect- | outside; out |
| endo- | within |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| semi- | half |
| super- | above; over; excess |
| supra- | above; on top of |
| tachy- | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing; sound |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| conjuctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lith/o | stone |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| oste/o | bone |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | lungs; air |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |