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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cis/o | to cut |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gynec/o | female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| immun/o | immunity |
| laryng/o | voicebox |
| nephr/o | kindey |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| a- | without, away from |
| an- | without |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against |
| de- | without |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | above, over |
| eso- | inward |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex- | external, outward |
| exo- | outward |
| extra- | outside of |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | excessive, over, above |
| hypo- | under, below |
| in- | not, inward |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, inside |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| myo- | to shut |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| -para | beside, near, abnormal, two like parts of a pair |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | through, across |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| un- | not |
| bi- | two |
| hemi- | half |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| poly- | many |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| semi- | partial, half |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces, generates |
| -genic | producing, produced by |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -iatry | medical treatment |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | development, growth |
| -plasm | formation, development |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ule | small |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| -otomy | cut into, make incision |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | procedure of suturing |
| -gram | record of picture |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of examining |
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