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Health Science Terms
Prefixes
| Terminology | Definition |
|---|---|
| a/an | without, not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against |
| dys- | difficult, bad |
| endo- | within |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| peri- | around |
| pro- | before |
| retro- | behind |
| sym/syn | together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| -algia | painful condition |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | orgin, prodcution |
| -ia | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency, lack of |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -centesis | puncture of a cavity |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -ology | study of |
| -opsy | viewing |
| -otomy | incinsion into |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -scopy | examination |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| leuko- | white |
| cyano- | blue |
| xantho- | yellow |
| erythro- | red |
| melano- | black |
| chloro- | green |
| athro- | joint |
| arterio- | artery |
| balano- | penis |
| blepharo- | eyelid |
| cardio- | heart |
| cephalo- | head |
| cerebro- | brain |
| cervico- | neck |
| cheilor- | lip |
| colo- | colon |
| costo- | ribs |
| cranio- | skull |
| cutaneo- | skin |
| cysto- | bladder |
| dermato- | skin |
| hepat/o- | liver |
| hystero- | uterus |
| oophoro- | ovary |
| opthalmo- | eye |
| orchio- | testes |
| oto- | ear |
| procto- | rectum |
| encephalo- | brain |
| gastro- | stomach |
| gingivo- | gums |
| glosso-- | tongue |
| rhino- | nose |
| reno/nephro/o | kidney |
| salpingo- | tubes |
| spleno- | spleen |
| stomato- | mouth |
| tricho- | hair |
| vertebro- | vertebra |
| adeno- | gland |
| angio- | vessels |
| audio- | hearing |
| arthro- | joint |
| bio- | life |
| cholecysto- | gallbladder |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| cise- | cut |
| cyto- | cell |
| gyneco- | woman |
| hemo- | blood |
| hemato- | blood |
| histo- | tissue |
| masto- | breast |
| myo- | muscle |
| neuro- | nerve |
| onco- | tumor |
| osteo- | bone |
| ova- | egg |
| patho- | disease |
| pneumo- | lung, air |
| pneumono- | lung, air |
| psycho- | soul, mind |
| thrombo- | clot |
| uro- | urine |