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Medical terms 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anti- | Against, opposite of |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Endo- | Within |
| Epi- | Upon, over, above |
| Neo- | New |
| Pre- | To come before |
| Append/o, Appendic/o | Appendix |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cerebr/o | Brain, cerebrum |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Laryng/o | Voice box, larnyx |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Ment/o | Mind |
| Nat/o | Birth |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Proct/o | Rectum or anus |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Tonsill/o | Almond, tonsil |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -ectomy | Surgical excision, removal |
| -emia | Condition of blood |
| -gram | A record or image |
| -ia | Condition of |
| -iatry | Treatment, specialty |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | One who studies |
| -logy | Study or science of |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -philia | Loving, affinity for |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -scope | Instrument used for viewing |
| -tic | Pertaining to |
| -meter | Measure or measuring instrument |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -scope | Viewing |
| -drome | Run or running |
| -emesis | Vomiting |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -opsy | View of |
| -oxia | Condition of oxygen |
| -philia, -Phil | Loving or affinity for |
| -phagia | Eating or swallowing |
| -phasia | Speaking |
| -physis | Growth |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -stasis | Standing still |
| -algia | Condition of pain |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -atresia | A closure or the absence of a normal body opening |
| -cele | Hernia, swelling or protrusion |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -penia | Deficiency or abnormal reduction in number |
| -plasia | Formation, growth |
| -rrhagia | Abnormal discharge |
| -rhea | Discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -sclerosis | Condition or hardening |
| -spasm | Sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -ad | Toward |
| -emia, -hemia | Condition of blood |
| Cyt | Cell |
| -iatry | Treatment or specialty |
| -practic | Practice |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -clasia, -clasia, -clast | Break apart |
| -desis | Surgical fixation or fusion |
| -ectomy | Surgical excision or removal |
| -gram | A record of |
| -graphy | The process of recording |
| -graph | And instrument for recording |
| -metry | Process of measuring |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation or suspension |
| -phylaxis | Protection |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | Suturing |
| -scope | A viewing instrument |
| -scopy | The process of viewing |
| -stomy | Surgical creation of an opening |
| -tomy, | An incision |
| -tome | A cutting instrument |
| -tripsy | Surgical crushing |
| -ion | Process |
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