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Definitiom
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Term | Definition |
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bi- | two, twice, double |
brady- | slow |
equi- | equal |
hemi- | half |
hetero | different, unequal |
homo-/homeo | same / unchanged |
hyper | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | below, abnormally low, deficient |
iso- | equal. alike , same |
macro-, mega- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one, single |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
oligo- | few, scant |
pan- | all, everything, universal |
poly- | many |
quadri- | four. four-fold |
semi- | half |
tachy- | fast |
tri- | three, thrice |
uni- | one, single |
a- / an | not / without |
anti- | against |
dis- / dys | bad discomfort, abnormal |
chloro- | green |
cyano- | blue |
erythro- | red |
leuko- | white |
melano- | black |
polio- | grey |
xantho- | yellow |
brachi- | short |
cryo- | cold |
eury- | broad / wide |
hydro- | water |
necro- | dead |
noct- | night |
ortho- | normal / correct / straight |
pachy- | thick |
pseudo- | false |
pyr/o | heat / fever, fire |
sclero- | hard / hardening |
steno- | narrow / narrowing |
myel/o | bone marrow. spinal cord |
my/o | muscle |
arthr/o | joint |
neur/o | nerv |
ost/o | bone |
py/o | pus |
myc/o | fungus |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
eu- | good/easy |
dys- | bad/difficult |
-pathy | disease, condition |
-ism | process, condition |
dia- | complete, through |
-um | structure |
gno/o | knowledge |
sarc/o | flesh |
lapar/o | abdomen |
diffusion | an intermingling of molecules, ions, etc |
migration | a movement or change of position of atoms within a molecule. |
high-density lipoprotein | molecules that remove cholesterol from the bloodstream and carry it to the liver. |
Low-density lipoprotein | A type of cholesterol that is linked to heart disease and atherosclerosis |