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Medical words
Root/suffix/prefix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Retro | Backward |
| Ptosis | Falling |
| Rhexis | Rupture |
| Pseudo | False |
| Oligo | Few |
| Para | Near;departure form the norm |
| Xero | Dry |
| Macro | Large,long |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Pachy | Thick |
| Tele | Distance |
| Path | Disease |
| Micro | Small |
| Peri | Around |
| Ic | Pertaining to |
| Rrhaphy | Suture |
| Pro | In front of, on behalf of |
| Ultra | Above |
| Tachy | Swift,fast |
| Sym, syn | Together |
| Iatric | Medicine |
| Xeno | Foreign |
| Scopy | Exam |
| Re | Back,again |
| Phoresis | Transmission |
| Sphygmo | Pulse |
| Poly | Many |
| Oid | Like,shape;resemble |
| Plegia | Paralysis;stroke |
| Ob | Against |
| Neo | New |
| Intra | Within |
| Ology | Study of |
| Uni | One |
| Inter | Between |
| Penia | Deficiency |
| Lysis | Disintegration |
| Phobia | Fear of |
| Pre | Before |
| Post | After |
| Sub | Below |
| Semi | Half |
| Malacia | Softening |
| Med,medi,medio | Middle |
| Mega,megaly | Enlargement |
| Mono | One,single |
| Pexy | Fixation,suspension |
| Super,supra | Above |
| Trans | Across |
| Toxo | Toxic, poison |
| Plasty | Plastic surgical correction |
| Kinesis | Movement |
| Kypho | Humped |
| Tri | Three |
| Juxta | Near |
| Multi | Many |
| Otomy | Incision |
| Logia,logy | Science of |
| Itis | Inflammation of |
| Osis | Condition |
| Isis, asis | Condition of |
| Iasis | Condition of |
| Parietes | Parietal, wall part |
| Circum | Around |
| Metr | Uterus |
| Ectasis | Expansion |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Uric | Pertaining to urine |
| Broncho | Bronchi, airway |
| Cele | Cyst,hernia,tumor |
| Spondyl | Vertebra |
| Pulmo | Lungs |
| Sperma, spermato | Seed |
| Psych | Mind |
| Cili | Hairlike proesses |
| Viscero | Body organs |
| Form | Shape of |
| Algia | Pain |
| Oophoro | Ovary |
| Radi | Rays |
| Ile | Ileum |
| Esthesia | Sensation |
| Naso | Nose |
| Meningo | Spinal membranes,cord |
| Hapsia | Touch |
| Brady | Slow |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Tempora | Temporal |
| Cerebro | Brain |
| Cutis | Skin |
| Ecto | Outside |
| Epi | Outer,on top of, over |
| Prurigo | Itching |
| Hypo | Below |
| Entero | Intestine |
| Laparo | Abdomen |
| Extra | Outside, beyond |
| Calculi | Stone |
| Neruro | Nerves |
| Audio | Sound |
| Uretero | Ureter |
| Lingua | Tongue |
| Laryngo | Larynx,voice box |
| Pyelo | Pelvis |
| Mast | Breast |
| Ventricu | Heart cavity |
| Emboli | Vessel obstruction |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Peritoneo | Lining of abdominal organs |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Hema, hemo | Blood |
| Pedicular | Lice |
| Reni | Kidney |
| Glomerulo | Nephron part, little ball |
| Squarma | Scaly |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Medulla | Middle brain |
| Bi | Two,double |
| Pons | Bridges |
| Tricho | Hair |
| Chole | Bile,gallbladder |
| Hyper | Above |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hydra,hydro | Water |
| Co,con | Together |
| Graphy | Writing,record |
| De | Down or away from |
| Ferro | Iron |
| Pyloro | Plylorus, gatekeeper |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Chrondro | Cartilage |
| Vas | Duct,vessel |
| Cysto | Bladder |
| Aortal | Aorta, main artery |
| Costa | Rib |
| Arterio | Artery |
| Uro | Urine |
| Carpo | Wrist |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Homeo | Like,same,similar |
| Adeno | Gland |
| Procto | Anus, rectum |
| Lip | Fat |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Glyco | Sweet, sugar |
| Tracheo | Trachea, windpipe |
| Oto | Ear |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Cervi | Neck;uterus |
| Creatinine | Waste material in urine |
| Uri | Urine |
| Myel | Bone marrow |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Psora | Itch |
| Emia | Blood |
| Pleura | Rib side |
| Salping | Tube;fallopian |
| Dactyl | Finger |
| Ortho | Straighten |
| Glosso | Tongue |
| Ili | Hip |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Manus | Hand |
| Stoma | Mouth,opening |
| Pector | Chest, breast |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Urethro | Urethra |
| Dys | Difficult;abnormal |
| Thrombo | Blood clot |
| A,an | Without |
| Ad | Toward |
| Ante | Before;wall part |
| Onco | Tumor |
| Oxy | Oxygen |
| Pedi | Foot |
| Lith | Stone |
| Ptysis | To spit |
| Odont | Teeth |
| Onychia | Nail beds |
| Thermic | Heat |
| Endo | Within |
| Myxo | Mucus |
| Vena | Vein |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Madaro | Falling hair |
| Vaso | Blood vessel |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| Exo | Away from |
| Derma | Skin |
| Bulbo | Bulbourethral gland |
| Natal | Born |
| Orchido | Testicle |
| Varico | Varicose veins |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Desis | Binding;fixation of |
| Ectomy | Excision |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Urina | Urine |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Ova,ovi,ovo | Egg |
| Sclero | Hard |
| Genito | Reproductive system |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Colon | Large intestine |
| Lactin | Milk |
| Ophthalmo | Eye |
| Dia | Through |
| Anti | Against |
| Occiput | Back of skull |
| Fore | Before |
| Galacto | Milk |
| Ab | Away from |
| Albus | White |
| Chloro | Green |
| Chrom | Color |
| Cirrhos | Yellow |
| Cyano | Blue |
| Erythr | Red |
| Leuko | White |
| Melano | Black |
| Polio | Gray |
| Purpura | Purple;porphyria |
| Rhodo | Rose |
| Rubeo | Red |
| Xantho | Yellow |
| Sarco | Flesh |
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