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PCT-CNA Med Terms
Mainly pre & suff with reference of usage
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an-, ar- abatement | no, not, without decrease in severity of pn, symptom, disorder |
| ab- abduct | away from to draw away from the median line |
| acou- acoustic | hearing |
| ad- adduct | toward to draw toward the median line |
| af- | to, toward |
| alba- | white |
| ambi- | both |
| ana- | up |
| ante- | before |
| aniso- | unequal |
| anti-, contra- | against |
| atel- | imperfect, imcomplete |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| bio- | life |
| blasto- | growth |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| centi- | hundred |
| chromo- | color |
| circum-, peri- | around |
| co-, com-, con- | together with |
| contra- | opposite |
| cyan- | blue |
| de- | down, under |
| dia- | through, complete |
| diplo- | double |
| dis- | apart, away from |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| ecto-, exo- | outside |
| edem- | swelling |
| endo-, intra- | inside, within |
| epi- | on, over |
| erythr- | red |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex- | out, away from |
| exo- | without, outside of |
| extra- | outside of, in addition to, beyond |
| fasci- | band |
| fore- | before, in front |
| haplo- | single, simple |
| hemi- | half |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| homeo- | unchanged |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | increased |
| hypo- | decreased |
| idio- | distinct, peculiar to an individial |
| infra, sub | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | equal |
| lacri- | tears |
| macro | large |
| mal- | bad, ill |
| medi- | middle |
| mega- | great |
| meta- | beyond |
| micro- | small |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| mono-, uni- | one |
| multi-, poly- | many |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post-, retro- | after |
| pre-, ante- | before, in front |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri-, quadro- | four |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| semi- | half |
| steno- | narrow |
| sub- | below |
| supra-, super- | above |
| sym- | together |
| syn- | together |
| tachy- | fast |
| tox- | poison |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | excessive, extreme |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -agon | assemble, gather together |
| -algesia | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -an | characteristic of |
| -ar | relating to |
| -arche | beginning |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| -atresia | abnormal closure |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -cele | swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cidal | pertaining to death |
| -cide | kill |
| -clast | break |
| -coccus | spherical |
| -crine | secrete |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cells |
| -desis | binding, stabilizing, fusion |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | distention, expansion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | pertaining to blood |
| -esthesia | nervous sensation |
| -form | structure |
| -gen | producing |
| -genesis | origin of |
| -globin, -globulin | protein |
| -gram | written record |
| -graph | an instrument for making records |
| -graphy | method of recording |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | diseased condition |
| -ile | having qualities of |
| -ion | process |
| -ism | condition of |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -lepsy | lepsy, seizure |
| -lith | stone |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis, -rrhexis | rupture |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -ness | state of, quality |
| -oid | like, similar to |
| -ole | small, little |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | eye, vision |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -ose | sugar, having qualities of |
| -osis, -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| -otomy | cut into, incision |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -oxia | oxygen level |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | lack of, deficiency |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -philia | increase in cell number |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phonia | voice |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasia | growth, cellular multiplication |
| -plasia | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | production |
| -prandial | meal |
| -ptosis | dropping |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm, -stalsis | involuntary contraction |
| -stasis | controlling, to be still, stop |
| -sthenia | strength |
| -stenosis | narrowing, tightening |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -taxia | muscle condition |
| -tension | pressure |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophy | development |
| -trophin | stimulation |
| -tropic | turning toward |
| -ula, -ule | small, little |
| -uria | pertaining to uring |
| -y | condition, process |
| anter/o, ventr/o anterior, ventral | front, before - opposite of posterior, dorsal |
| dist/o distal | distant farther from any point of reference |
| later/o lateral | side farther from the midline of the body |
| medi/o medial | middle situated toward the midline |
| poster/o, dors/o posterior, dorsal | back, behind - opposite of anterior, ventral |
| proxim/o proximal | near nearest to point of reference |
| viscer/o viscus | internal organs (viscera - pl of viscus) any lg interior organ, esp those in abdomen |
| leuk/o- Leukocytopenia | white color - often regarding WBCs AKA leukopenia - reduction of WBCs |
| carcin/o carcinogen | cancer substance that causes cancer |
| cutane/o - dermat/o - derm/o cutaneous, dermal, dermis | skin |
| adipsia | absence of thirst, abnormal avoidance of drinking |
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