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PZ9015
Appendix A
Term | Definition |
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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 | inflamation |
-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 |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
coagul/o | clotting |
conjuctiv/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 |
pneum/o | lungs;air |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
schiz/o | split |
semin/o | semen |
septi | bacteria |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
thyr/o | clot |
trache/o | trachea |
vas/o,vascul/o | vessel |