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MOA Med Term
prefix, suffix, combining form
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Supra- | above, upper |
| Ultra- | beyond, excess |
| Syn- Sym- | together, with |
| Ante- | before, forward |
| Con- | with, together |
| De- | down, lack of |
| Dys- | difficult, bad, abnormal, painful |
| Meta- | change, beyond |
| Pseudo- | false, |
| Para- | abnormal, beside, near |
| Infra- | beneath, under |
| Uni- | one |
| Contra- | against, opposite |
| Eu- | good, normal |
| Per- | through |
| Post- | after, behind |
| Ec- Ecto- | out, outside |
| Inter- | between, |
| Intra- | in, into, within |
| Poly- | many, much |
| Mal- | bad |
| Endo- En- End- | within |
| Dia- | through, complete |
| Epi- | above, upon |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | towards |
| Ana- | up |
| Pan- | all |
| Macro- | large |
| Cata- | down |
| Anti- | against |
| A- An- | no, not, without |
| Hypo- | deficient, below, under, less than normal |
| Hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| Auto- Aut- | self, own |
| In- | not, into, in |
| Ex- Exo- | out, outside of, outward |
| Re- | back, backward, again |
| Retro- | behind |
| Pro- | before, forward |
| Sub- | below, under |
| Trans- | across, through |
| Peri- | surrounding, around |
| Micro- | small |
| Neo- | new |
| Bi- | two |
| Hemi- | half |
| Brady- | slow |
| Pre- | before, in front of |
| Tachy- | fast |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -gea -gen | substance that produces |
| -physis | to grow |
| -us | structure, substance |
| -blast | embryonic, immature |
| -genesis | condition of producing , formation |
| -ptosis | falling, dropping, prolapsed |
| -esis | abnormal condition, action, condition |
| -plakia | plaque |
| -phoria | to bear, carry, feeling |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| -derma | skin |
| -um -ium | structure, tissue |
| -pathy | disease, condition |
| -ion | process |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -fusion | coming together, to pour |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | new opening to outside of body |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -partum | birth, labour |
| -mission | to send |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -cele | hernia |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -scopy | process of examining |
| -scope | instrument to examine |
| -coccus -cocci | berry-shaped bacterium |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -gram | record |
| -ectomy | excision, removal of |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -tomy | process of cutting, incision |
| -logy | process of study |
| -malacia | softening |
| -eal -ior | pertaining to |
| -ac -iac | pertaining to |
| -ic -tic | pertaining to |
| -ar -ary | pertaining to |
| -al -ical | pertaining to |
| -globin | protein |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -y -ism | process, condition |
| -oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
| -algia -dynia | pain |
| -phobia | fear |
| -genic | pertaining to producing, produced by/in |
| -sis | state of, condition |
| -er -or | one who |
| -ole -ule | little, small |
| -meter | to measure |
| -rrhea | to flow, discharge |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -cyte | cell |
| -drome | to run |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -somes | bodies |
| -ia -ema | condition |
| -plasm | formation |
| -type | picture, classification |
| -lapse | to slid, fall, sag |
| -ose | full of, pertaining to |
| anthrac/o | black (as coal) |
| chlor/o | green |
| cirrh/o | tawny yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| xanth/o lute/o jaund/o | yellow |
| steat/o lip/o adip/o | fat |
| albin/o leuk/o | white |
| cutane/o derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| cauter/o | burn, heat |
| onych/o ungu/o | nail |
| pil/o trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| xer/o | dry |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| erythema/o erythemat/o | redness |
| kerat/o | hard |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| myc/o | fungus |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| seb/o sebace/o | sebum |
| squam/o | scale like |
| bol/o | to cast (throw) |
| cib/o | meals |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| nect/o | to bind, tie, connect |
| the/o | to put, place |
| immun/o | protection |
| sect/o cis/o | to cut |
| vertebr/o | vertebra (e), backbone (s) |
| umbilic/o | navel, umbilicus |
| cervic/o | neck (of the body or uterus) |
| ili/o | ilium (part of pelvic bone) |
| top/o | place, put, position |
| acr/o | extremities, top, extreme |
| hist/o | tissue |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| furc/o | forking, branching |
| spin/o | spine, backbone |
| proxim/o | nearest |
| medi/o | middle |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| ot/o | ear |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| axill/o | armpit |
| hepat/o | liver |
| cephal/o | head |
| cardi/o | heart |
| ped/o | child |
| oste/o | bone |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| rhin/o | nose |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| psych/o | mind |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | women, female |
| hemat/o hem/o | blood |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ur/o | urinary tract, urine |
| enter/o | intestines (usually small) |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| path/o | disease |
| iatr/o | treatment, physician |
| log/o | study of |
| nephr/o ren/o | kidney |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| bi/o | life |
| thromb/o | clot, clotting |
| erythr/o | red |
| aden/o | gland |
| duct/o | to lead, carry |
| seps/o | infection |
| later/o | side |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o mast/o | breast |
| muc/o myx/o | mucus |
| phag/o | to eat, swallow |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| rect/o | rectum |
| pneumon/o pulmon/o | lungs |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| phleb/o ven/o or i | vein |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| col/o colon/o | colon |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| onc/o | tumor |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| cyt/o | cell |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| glyc/o gluc/o | sugar |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| encephala/o | brain |
| electr/o | electricity |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| cost/o | ribs |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| nucle/o kary/o | nucleus |
| dors/o | back portion of body |
| dist/o | far distant |
| coccyg/o | coccyx |
| chrom/o | color |
| neutr/o | neutrophil |
| acu/o | sharp, severe sudden |
| nat/i | birth |
| cutane/o | skin |
| my/o | muscle |
| angi/o vas/o vascul/o | vessel |
| plas/o | formation, development |
| crani/o | skull |
| thel/o theli/o | nipple |
| ventr/o | belly side of body |
| pelv/i | pelvis (hip region) |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| anter/o | front |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| arteri/o arter/o | artery |
| chron/o | time |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| necr/o | death (of cells or body) |
| thorac/o steth/o | chest |
| staphyl/o | cluster |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland, shield |
| son/o | sound |
| somn/o | sleep |
| pub/o | pelvis (anterior area of pelvic or hipbone) |
| mort/o | death |
| dactyl/o | fingers , toes |
| flex/o | to bend |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| tox/o | poison |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| melan/o | black |
| Adenoid/o | Adenoids |
| Alveol/o | Alveolus ( air sac ) |
| Bronch/o Bronchi/o | Bronchi |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide co2 |
| Coni/o | Dust |
| Lob/o | Lobe of the lung |
| Mediastin/o | Mediastinum |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Orth/o | Straight, upright |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Phon/o | Voice |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Pneum/o Pneumon/o Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Sinus/o | Sinus cavity |
| Spir/o | Breathing |
| Tel/o | Complete |
| -osmia | Smell |
| -ptysis | Spitting |
| -sphyxia | Pulse |
| -thorax | Plural cavity, chest |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| or/o | mouth |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide CO2 |
| -ectasis | dilation, widening |
| -phonia | sound, voice |
| -stenosis | tightening |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| -dilation | widening, expanding |
| -constriction | narrowing |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| aort/o | aorta |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
| coron/o | heart |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| valv/o valvul/o | valve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o appendic/o | appendix |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | belly, abdomen |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| esophagi/o | esophagus |
| faci/o | face |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw, mandible |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| amyl/o | starch |
| bil/I chol/e | bile, gall |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin bile pigment |
| glycogen/o | glycogen animal starch |
| lith/o | stone |
| prote/o | protein |
| sial/o | saliva |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -chezia | defecation, elimination of wastes |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -prandial | meal |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -prandial | meal |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -rrhage -rrhagia | bursting forth blood |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscle |
| -tresia | opening |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| eti/o | cause |
| palat/o | palate |
| labi/o | lip |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| rect/o | rectum |
| idi/o | unknown, individual |
| Adrenal/o | Adrenal glands |
| Gonad/o | Sex glands (ovaries, testes) |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid gland |
| Pituitar/o | Pituitary gland Hypophysis |
| Thyr/o, Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Calc/o, Calici/o | Calcium |
| Cortic/o | Cortex, outer region |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Estr/o | Female |
| Gluc/o Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Home/o | Sameness |
| Hormon/o | Hormone |
| Kal/i | Potassium (an electrolyte) |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Myx/o | Mucus |
| Natr/o | Sodium (an electrolyte ) |
| Phys/o | Growing |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Ster/o | Solid structure |
| Toc/o | Childbirth |
| Toxic/o | Position |
| Ur/o | Urine urea |
| -agon | Assemble, Gather together |
| -in, -ine | A substance |
| -tropin | Stimulating the function of |
| -uria | Urine condition |
| oxy- | Rapid, Sharp, Acid |
| Tetra- | Four |
| Tri- | Three |
| cali/o, calic/o | calyx |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| meat/o | meatus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| trigon/o | trigone |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| visic/o | urinary bladder |
| albumin/o | albumin |
| azot/o | nitrogen |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| ket/o, keton/o | ketone bodies |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| -uria | urination, urine condition |
| urin/o | urine |
| De- | Away from |
| Tel (e)- | Distance |
| Dextro- | Towards the right |
| Iso- | Equal |
| Bi- | Twice |
| -opia | Vision |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -pexy | Fixation |
| -tripsy | Crush |
| -lytic | Reducing, destroying, breakdown, seperation |
| -one | Hormone |
| Balan/o | Glans penis |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis |
| Gon/o | Seed |
| Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | Testis, testicles |
| Pen/o | Penis |
| Prostat/o | Prostate gland |
| Semin/i | Semen seed |
| Sperm/o, spermat/o | Spermatozoa, semen |
| Terat/o | Monster |
| Test/o | Testis, testicle |
| Varic/o | Varicose vein |
| Vas/o | Vessel duct |
| Zo/o | Animal life |
| -salpinx | Uterine tube |
| -tocin -tocia | Labor, birth |
| -version | Act of turning |
| -arche | Beginning |
| -cyesis | Pregnancy |
| -flexion | Bend |
| -gravida | Pregnancy |
| -pareunia | Sexual intercourse |
| -parous | To bear, bring forth |
| primi- | First |
| multi- | Many |
| Nulli- | No, not, none |
| Myom/o | Muscle tumor |
| Obstetr/o | Midwife |
| O/o, ov/o, ovul/o | Egg |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Perine/o | Perineum |
| Phor/o | To bear |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tubes |
| Uter/o | Uterus |
| Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Vulv/o | Vulva |
| Amni/o | Amnion |
| Bartholin/o | Bartholin gland |
| Chori/o chorion/o | Chorion |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Culd/o | Cul-de-sac |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Galact/o | Milk |
| Gynec/o | Women female |
| Hyster/o | Uterus, womb |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Mamm/o , mast/o | Breast |
| Men/o | Menses, menstruation |
| Metr/o, metri/o | Uterus, womb |
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