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Medical Terminology

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QuestionAnswer
A, an Without
anti, contra Against or opposed to
de from, down, or not
ab away from
ad to, toward, or near
circum, peri around
dia, trans across or through
e, ec, ex out or away
ecto, exo, extra outside
en, endo, intra within
epi upon
inter between
meso middle
meta beyond, after, or change
para alongside of or abnormal
retro backward or behind
sub, infra below or under
bi two or both
hemi, semi half
hyper above or excessive
hypo below or deficient
macro large or long
micro small
mono, uni one
oligo few or deficient
pan all
poly, multi many
quadr four
super, supra above or excessive
tri three
ultra beyond or excessive
ante, pre, pro before
brady slow
tachy fast
post after or behind
re again or back
con, syn, sym together or with
dys painful, difficult, or faulty
eu good or normal
neo new
abdomin/o abdomen
lapar/o abdomen
acr/o extremity or topmost
aden/o gland
aer/o air or gas
angi/o vessel
vas/o vessel
vascul/o vessel
carcin/o cancer
cardi/o heart
cephal/o head
cyan/o blue
cyt/o cell
derm/o skin
dermat/o skin
cutane/o skin
dextr/o right or on the right side
erythr/o red
fibr/o fiber
gastr/o stomach
gen/o origin or production
gluc/o sugar
glucos/o sugar
glyc/o sugar
hem/o blood
hemat/o blood
hepat/o liver
hydr/o water
leuk/o white
lip/o fat
lith/o stone
melan/o black
morph/o form
nas/o nose
rhin/o nose
necr/o death
or/o mouth
orth/o straight, normal, or correct
oste/o bone
path/o disease
ped/o child or foot
phob/o exaggerated fear or sensitivity
phon/o voice or sound
plas/o formation
pod/o foot
psych/o mind
py/o pus
ren/o kidney
nephr/o kidney
scler/o hard
sinistr/o left or on the left side
son/o sound
sten/o narrow
therm/o heat
tox/o poison
toxic/o poison
troph/o nourishment or development
ur/o urine
urin/o urine
-algia pain
-dynia pain
-genesis origin or production
-lysis breaking down or dissolution
-megaly enlargement
-oid resembling
-penia abnormal reduction
-rrhea discharge
-spasm involuntary contraction
-cele pouching or hernia
-ectasis expansion or dilation
-emia blood condition
-iasis formation or presence of
-itis inflammation
-malacia softening
-oma tumor
-osis condition or increase
-phil attraction for
-philia attraction for
-ptosis falling or downward displacement
-rrhage to burst forth (usually blood)
-rrhagia to burst forth (usually blood)
-rrhexis rupture
-centesis puncture for aspiration
-desis binding
-ectomy escision or removal
-pexy suspension or fixation
-plasty surgical repair or reconstruction
-rrhaphy suture
-tomy incision
-stomy creation of an opening
-tripsy crushing
-e noun marker
-ia condition of
-ism condition of
-ium structure or tissue
-ation condition or process of
-y condition or process of
-ac pertaining to
-al pertaining to
-ar pertaining to
-ary pertaining to
-eal pertaining to
-ic pertaining to
-ous pertaining to
-tic pertaining to
-icle small
-ole small
-ula small
-ule small
-gram record
-graph instrument for recording
-graphy process of recording
-iatrics treatment
-iatry treatment
-logy study of
-logist one who specializes in
-meter instrument for measuring
-metry process of measuring
-poiesis formation
-scope instrument for examination
-scopy examination
-stasis stop or stand
-rrhea discharge
-rrhage burst forth
-rrhagia burst forth
-rrhexis rupture
-rrhaphy suture
cardi/o heart
chir/o hand
crin/o to secrete
dent/i teeth
dermat/o skin
enter/o small intestine
esthesi/o sensation
gastr/o stomach
gen/o origin
gen/o production
ger/o old age
gynec/o woman
hemat/o blood
immun/o safe
laryng/o voicebox
nephr/o kidney
neur/o nerve
obstetr/o midwife
onc/o tumor
ophthalm/o eye
opt/o eye
orth/o straight
orth/o normal
orth/o correct
ot/o ear
path/o disease
ped/o child
ped/o foot
physi/o physical
plas/o formation
pod/o foot
psych/o mind
radi/o x-ray
vascul/o vessel
adip/o fat
lip/o fat
steat/o fat
derm/o skin
dermat/o skin
cutane/o skin
erythr/o red
hidr/o sweat
hist/o tissue
histi/o tissue
ichthy/o fish
kerat/o hard
scler/o hard
leuk/o white
melan/o black
myc/o fungus
onych/o nail
plas/o formation
purpur/o purple
seb/o oil
squam/o scale
trich/o hair
xanth/o yellow
xer/o dry
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