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Gioiello C2-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ex- | out, away from, outside |
| inter- | between |
| tetra- | four |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| hemi- | half |
| nulli- | none |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| semi- | half |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia -ectasis | stretching or dialating |
| -gen | that which generates |
| -genesis | generating/formation |
| -genic | producing |
| -gravida | pregnacy |
| -lasis | abnormal condition |
| -ion | action, process |
| -lepsy | seizure, attack |
| tri- | three |
| hyper- | excessive |
| pro- | infront |
| trans- | across, through |
| ambi- | ambilateral, pertaining to both sides |
| -opia -opsia | visual condition |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | defficency |
| -philia | attraction to |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasia | formation or development |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhagia -rrhea | excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -um | singular nouns |
| -uria | urine |
| -us | singular nouns |
| -esis | condition of |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasis | crushing or breaking up |
| -aesis | binding or surgical fusion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | intrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ize | make, treat or combine with |
| -lysis | destuction or detachment |
| -meter | intrument used to measure |
| -opsy | process of veiwing |
| hyp- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
| hypo- | under, below, less than normal |
| multi- | many |
| circum- | around |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| in- | in, inside, within, not |
| peri- | around |
| pre- | before |
| acrlo- | enlargment of extremities |
| supra- | above, over |
| melanlo- | black |
| cyan/o- | blue |
| bi- | bilateral, pertaining to two sides |
| milli- | one-thousandth |
| uni- | unilateral, pertaining to one side |
| hypo- hyp- | below, under, less than normal |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| poly- | many, much |
| ab- | from, away from |
| meso- | middle |
| pseudo- | false |
| ambi- | both, both sides |
| ante- | before, in front |
| endo- | within |
| per- | through |
| dis- | free of, to undo |
| de- | down, from |
| ecto- | outside |
| epi- | upon, over |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| infra- | beneath, below, under |
| juxta- | near, beside |
| para- | near, beside, beyonf, two like parts |
| -algia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ostomy | creating new opening into |
| -a | noun ending |
| -ate | something that... |
| -e | noun ending |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -er | one who |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | sutering |
| -scope | an instument used to view |
| -scopy | viewing with a scope |
| -tomy | insition into |
| -tripsy | interntional crushing |
| -algesia | sensitivity to pain |
| -blast | embryonic stage of development |
| -cele | swelling, or herniation |
| -ade | to kill or destroy |
| glauclo- | gray |
| poli/o- | silver |
| chloro- | green |
| purpurl/o | purple |
| erythrlo- rube- | red |
| cirrh/o- | yellow |
| a- an- | without, not, no |
| anit- contra- | against |
| non- | not |
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| brady- | slow |
| homeo- | likeness, same |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| tachy- | rapid |
| sym- | joined, together |
| -lith | stone |
| -lithiasis | formation of stones |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -mania | mental disorder, "madness" |
| -magaly | enlargment |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -old | resembling |
| -ia | condition |
| -latry | medical treatment medical profession |
| -ion | action, process |
| -ism | condition |
| -ole -ula | smaller, little |
| -osis | condition |
| -tion | process of |
| -um | singular nouns |
| -us | singular nouns |
| -y | process, condition |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | relating to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ile | capable |
| -ory | characterized by |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | petaining to |
| -oma | tumor |
| -y | condition process |
| -ician | specialist in a field of study |
| -iatrics | relating to medicines, physicans, or medical treatments |
| -iatry | medical treatment, medical professions |
| -iatrist | one who treats, a physician |
| -ian | specialist in a field of study |
| -ist | practitioner |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| in- | in, inside, within, not |
| hypo- | under, below, less than normal |
| uni- | one |
| bi- | two, double |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| con- | together, with |
| para- | two like parts |
| sub- | below , under |
| abo- albin/o- | white |
| im- | not |
| ad- | toward, increase |
| dia- | through |
| intra- | within |
| eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
| re- | back, again |
| mono- | one, single |
| idio- | individual |
| post- | after, behind |
| pan- | all |
| meta- | beyond, after |
| hetero- | different |