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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab- | Away from |
| ante- | Before, forward |
| anti- | Against |
| auto- | Self |
| bi- | Two, double, both |
| Brady- | Slow |
| carcin- | Cancerous |
| contra- | Against, opposite |
| dys- | Difficult, painful |
| ect- | Outside, out |
| en- | Within, in |
| endo- | Within |
| epi- | Above, upon |
| ex- | Out |
| gynec/o- | Woman |
| hemi- | Half |
| hyper- | Above, excessive |
| hypo- | Below, deficient |
| infra- | Below, inferior |
| inter- | Between |
| intra- | Within |
| iso- | Same, equal |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | Bad, poor, abnormal |
| meta- | Change, after, beyond |
| micro- | Small |
| multi- | Many |
| neo- | New |
| non- | Not |
| oligo- | Few, less |
| pan- | All |
| para- | Near, beside |
| per- | Through |
| peri- | Around, surrounding |
| poly- | Many, excessive |
| post- | After |
| pre- | Before, in front of |
| primi- | First |
| retro- | Behind, backward, upward |
| semi- | Half |
| sub- | Below, under |
| super- | Above, over, excess |
| supra- | Above, on top of |
| sym- | With |
| syn- | Together, with |
| tachy- | Fast |
| tri- | Three |
| uni- | One |
| xero- | Dry |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary | Pertaining to |
| -algia | Pain |
| -blast | Germ or bud |
| -cele | Hernia, herniation |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -crine | To secrete |
| -crit | To separate |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -cytosis | Condition of cells |
| -desis | Binding together |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal, excision |
| -emesis | Vomit |
| -emia | Blood |
| -genesis, -genic, -gen | Origin, producing, forming |
| -globin, -globulin | Protein |
| -gram | Record |
| -graph | Instrument of recording |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -ia, -iac, -ic | Pertaining to |
| -iasis | Formation or presence of |
| -ism | Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -ium | Structure or tissue |
| -lepsy | Seizure |
| -lysis, -lytic | Break down |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -metry | Process of measuring |
| -oid | Resembling, like |
| -(o)logist | Specialist in the study or treatment of |
| -(o)logy | Study of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -otomy | Incision into |
| -ous | Pertaining to |
| -paresis | Paralysis |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Decreased number |
| -pepsia | Digestion |
| -pexy | Suspension or fixation |
| -phagia | Eating, swallowing |
| -phobia | Abnormal fear |
| -phonia | Voice, sound |
| -phoresis | Carrying, transmission |
| -phoria | Feeling, mental state |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -poiesis | Formation |
| -r/rhage, -r/rhagia | Bursting forth |
| -rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| -rhexis | Rupture |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -scope | Instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | Process of viewing |
| -somnia, somn/o | Sleep |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction or twitch |
| -stasis | Control, stop |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -thorax | Chest, pleural cavity |
| -tocia, toc/o | Labor, birth |
| -tripsy | Crushing |
| -trophy | Growth, development |
| -tropin | Nourish, develop, stimulate |
| abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| aden/o | Gland |
| adip/o | Fat |
| amnio | Amnion |
| andr/o | Male, man |
| angi/o | Vessel |
| aque/o | Watery |
| arteri/o | Artery |
| arteriol/o | Arteriole |
| arthr/o | Joint |
| ather/o | Fat, fatty plaque |
| audi/o | Hearing, sound |
| aur/o | Ear |
| balan/o | Glans penis |
| bili | Bile, gall |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| bronch/o | Bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchioles |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Burs/o | Joints |
| calc/i | Calcium |
| Capnia | Carbon dioxide |
| xarcin/o | Cancer |
| cardi/o | Heart |
| carp/o | Wrist bones |
| cephal/o | Head |
| cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Cirrh/o | Yellow |
| chol/e | Bile, gall bladder |
| Cholangi/o | Bile duct |
| Cholecyst/o | Gall bladder |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| coagul/o | Clotting |
| cochle/o | Cochlea |
| col/o | Colon |
| colp/o | Vagina (sheath) |
| conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
| cor/o, coron/o | Heart |
| corne/o | Cornea |
| cost/o | Rib |
| crani/o | Cranium, skull |
| cry/o | Cold |
| cut/o, cuti, cutane/o | Skin |
| cyan/o | Blue |
| cyst/o | Bladder, sac |
| cyt/o | Cell |
| dacry/o | Tears |
| dent | Tooth |
| derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
| dipl/o | Two, double |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| duoden/o | Duodenum |
| dur/a | Dura mater |
| electr/o | Electricity |
| embry/o | Embryo |
| encephal/o | Brain |
| enter/o | Intestines |
| Eosin/o, erythr/o | Red |
| epididym/o | Epididymis |
| episi/o | Vulva |
| esophag/o | Esophagus |
| esthesi/o | Sensation |
| fasci/o | Fascia |
| femor/o | Femur |
| fet/o, fet/i | Fetus |
| fibul/o | Fibula |
| fund/o | Fundus |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| gingiv/o | Gums |
| glauc/o | Silver, gray |
| gli/o | Nerve cell |
| glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| gloss/o | Tongue |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | Glucose, sugar |
| hepat/o | Liver |
| hyster/o | Uterus |
| lith/o | Stone |
| lymph/o | Lymph |
| mening/o, meningi/o | Meninges(membrane) |
| muc/o | Mucus |
| my/o | Muscle |
| myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
| nas/o | Nose |
| nephr/o | Kidney |
| neur/o | Nerve |
| or/o | Mouth |
| orth/o | Straight |
| oste/o | Bone |
| phleb/o | Vein |
| pil/o | Hair |
| pneum/o | Lungs, air |
| py/o | Pus |
| retin/o | Retina |
| rhin/o | Nose |
| schiz/o | Split |
| semin/o | Semen |
| septi | Bacteria |
| thorac/o | Chest |
| thromb/o | Clot |
| thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
| trache/o | Trachea |
| vas/o, vascul/o | Vessel |
| Bradycardia | Pertaining to a slow heart rate |
| Myocardium | Heart muscle tissue |
| Myalgia | Muscle pain |
| Hyperglycemia | Too much sugar in the blood |
| Hypokalemia | Low blood potassium |
| Metastasis | The spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
| Dysphagia | Pertaining to difficulty in eating or swallowing |
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| Sublingual | Pertaining to under the tongue |
| Conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| Subcutaneous | Pertaining to below the skin |