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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 |
| Semi- | Half |
| Super- | Above; over; excess |
| Supra | Above, on top of |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| -algia | Pain |
| -cytosis | Cell |
| -desis | Condition of the cell |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal; excision |
| -emesis | Vomit |
| -emia | Blood |
| -iris | Inflammation |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -Oma | Tumor |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -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 |
| Coagul/o | Clotting |
| Cochle/o | Cochlea |
| Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Cyst/o | Bladder, sac |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Glauc/o | Silver; gray |
| 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 |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Pil/o | Hair |
| Pneumo/o | Lungs; air |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| Schiz/o | Split |
| Semin/o | Semen |
| Septi | Bacteria |
| Thrac/o | Chest |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Vas/o, vascul/o | Vessel |