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0469-GL: Appendix A
Medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-; an-; ana- | no; not; without |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against; opposite |
| dys- | difficult; painful |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above; upon |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad; poor; abnormal |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not |
| para- | near; beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| poly- | many; excessive |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| retro- | behind; backward; upward |
| sub- | below; under |
| syn- | together; with |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri | three |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; incision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -oid | resembling; like |
| -(o)logist | specialist in the study or treatment of |
| -(o)logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fat; fatty plaque |
| audi/o | hearing; sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyst/o | bladder; sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gyn/o gyn/e gynec/o | woman |
| hemat/o hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water; fluid |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| immune/o | protection |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o ophthlam/o opt/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phot/o | light |
| pneum/o | lungs; air |
| proct/o | rectum |
| psych/o psych/i | mind or soul |
| quadr/i | four |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| septi | bacteria |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ven/o | vein |
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