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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 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 |