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med term breakdown
prefixes, roots, suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, well, easily |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex/exo- | out, outside, outward |
| hemo- | blood |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | deficient, below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one, single |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| per- | through |
| pre- | before, infront of |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| post- | after, behind |
| poly- | many |
| semi- | one half, partly |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above |
| trans- | through |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adreno | adrenal gland |
| angio | vessal (blood) |
| appendico | appendix |
| arterio | artery |
| arthro | joint |
| audio | ear, hearing, sense of hearing |
| bi/o | life |
| broncho | bronchial tube |
| carcino | cancer, cancerous |
| cardio | heart |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| colo/colono | colon (large intestine) |
| cranio | skull |
| cyto | cell |
| corono | heart |
| dermo/dermato | skin |
| encephalo | brain |
| entero | intestines, usually small |
| gastro | stomach |
| gonado | gonad, sex glands |
| hemo/hemato | blood |
| hepato | liver |
| lipo | fat |
| litho | stone |
| lympho | lymph |
| mammo | breast |
| masto | breast |
| myo | muscle |
| myelo | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| naso | nose |
| nato | birth |
| decro | death |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| neo | new |
| onco | tumor |
| oophoro | ovary |
| ophthalmo | eye |
| oro | mouth |
| orch, orchi, orchido | testicle, testis |
| ortho | straight, normal, correct |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| ovario | ovary |
| peso | child |
| phelbo | vein |
| pleuro | pleura (membranes surrounding lung) |
| pneumo, pneumono | air, lung |
| pulmono | lung |
| pyo | pus |
| reno | kidney |
| rhino | nose |
| sclero | white of eye (hard) |
| spleno | spleen |
| tracheo | trachea, widpipe |
| teno, tendo, tendino | tendon |
| thrombo | clot |
| om/o | shoulder |
| tonsillo | tonsils |
| veno | vein |
| -ac, al, an, ar, ary | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -algesia | painful, pain sense |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of all or part of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ic, ical | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | soft, soft condition |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -oma | abnormal tumour |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cut into, incision |
| -ostomy | new opening |
| -opsy | to view |
| -ologist | a specialist, in the study of |
| -ology | study of |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasia | formation, development |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse, fall, sag |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhage | excess flow of blood |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument to view or visually examine |
| -scopy | process of viewing or visual examination |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
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