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Term | Definition |
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(suffix) -STENOSIS | abnormal narrowing |
(suffix) -TRIPSY | to crush |
(suffix) - URIA | urunation, urine |
(suffix) -RRHEA | flow or discharge |
(suffix) -RRHEXIS | rupture |
(suffix) -SCLERROSIS | abnormal hardening |
(suffix) -SCOPE | instrument for visual examination |
(suffix) -SCOPY | visual examination |
(suffix) -PLEGIA | paralysis |
(suffix) -PNEA | Breathing |
(suffix) -PROSIS | prolapse,drooping forward |
(suffix) -RRHAGIA, -RRHAGE | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
(suffix) -RRGAPHY | surgical suturing |
(suffix) -OTOMY | cutting, surgical incision |
(suffix) -PATHY | Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
(suffix) -PAUSE | stopping |
(suffix) -PEXY | surgical fixation |
(suffix) -PLASTY | surgical repair |
(suffix) -OLOGIST | specialist |
(suffix) -OLOGY | the science or the study of |
(suffix) -OMA | tumor, neoplasm |
(suffix) -OSIS | abnormal condition, disease |
(suffix) -OSTOMY | surgical creation of an opening to the body surface |
(suffix) -ITIS | inflammation |
(suffix) -LYSIS | breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
(suffix) -NECROSIS | tissue death |
(suffix) -MEGALY | enlargement |
(suffix) -MALACIA | abnormal softening |
(suffix) -CYTE | cell |
(suffix) -AC, -AL | pertaining to, relating to |
(suffix) -DESIS | to blind, tie together |
(suffix) -ECTOMY | surgical removal, cutting out |
(suffix) -ECTASIS | stretching, dilation, enlargement |
(suffix) -EMIA | blood, blood condition |
(suffix) -ARY | pertaining to |
(suffix) -ALGIA | pain, suffering, painful condition |
(suffix) -CENTESIS | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
(suffix) -CELE | hernia, tumor, swelling |
(suffix) -ESTHESIA | sensation, feeling |
(suffix) -GRAPHY | the process of producing a picture or record |
(suffix) -GRAM, -GRAPH | a picture or record |
(suffix) -IC | pertaining to |
(suffix) -IA | abnormal condition, disease |
(prefix) SUPER-, SUPRA- | above, excessive |
(prefix) PERI- | surrounding, around |
(prefix) SUB- | under, less, below |
(prefix) NEO- | new, strange |
(prefix) PRE- | before, in front of, forward |
(prefix) MARCRO- | large, abnormal size, long |
(prefix) POST- | after, behind |
(prefix) INTRA- | within, inside |
(prefix) TACHY- | fast, rapid |
(prefix) POLY- | many |
(prefix) EX- | out of, outside, away from |
(prefix) HEMI- | half |
(prefix) HYPO- | deficient, decreased |
(prefix) HYPER- | excessive, increased |
(prefix) INTER- | between, among |
(prefix) END-, ENDO- | within, in, inside |
(prefix) DYS- | bad, difficult, painful |
(prefix) BRADY- | slow |
(prefix) ANTI- | against |
(prefix) A-, AN- | without, away from, negative, not |
(general) ADEN/O | gland |
(general) PATH/O | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
(general) PY/O | pus |
(general) PYR/O | fever, fire |
(general) SARC/O | flesh, connective tissue |
(general) LEUK/O | white |
(general) LAPAR/O | abdomen, abdominal wall |
(general) LIP/O | fat, lipid |
(general) MELAN/O | black, dark |
(general) MYC/O | fungus |
(general) CORON/O | coronary, crown |
(general) CYAN/O | blue |
(general) CYT/O | cell |
(general) ERYTHR/O | red |
(general) HIST/O | tissue |
(general) ADIP/O | fat |
(general) ALBIN/O | white |
(general) CEPHAL/O | head |
(general) CERVIC/O | neck, cervix |
(Respiratory System) BRONCH/O, BRONCHI/O | bronchial tube, bronchus |
(Respiratory System) LARYNG/O | larynx, throat |
(Respiratory System) PLEUR/O | pleura, side of the body |
(Respiratory System) PULM/O, PULMON/O | lung |
(Respiratory System) PNEUMO/O, PNEUMON/O | lung, air |
(Respiratory System) PHARYNG/O | throat, pharynx |
(Respiratory System) TRACHE/O | trachea, windpipe |
(Skeletal System) ARTHR/O | joint |
(Skeletal System) CHONDR/O | cartilage |
(Skeletal System) ANKLY/O | crooked, bent, stiff |
(Skeletal System) COST/O | rib |
(Skeletal System) CRANI/O | skull |
(Skeletal System) OSS/E, OSS/I, OST/O, OSTE/O | bone |
(Skeletal System) SPONDYL/O | vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone |
(Skeletal & Nervous System) MYEL/O | spinal cord, bone marrow |
(Skeletal & Respiratory System) THORAC/O | chest |
(Special Senses) TYMPAN/O | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
(Special Senses) OT/O | ear, hearing |
(Special Senses) OPTIC/O, OPT/O | eye, vision |
(Special Senses) MYRING/O | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
(Special Senses) RETIN/O | retina |
(Special Senses & Integumentary System) SCLER/O | sclera, white of eye, hard |
(Special Senses & Integumentary System) KERAT/O | horny, hard, cornea |
(Urinary System) CYST/O | urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid |
(Urinary System) REN/O | kidney |
(Urinary System) PYEL/O | renal pelvis, bowl of kidney |
(Urinary System) NEPHR/O | kidney |
(Urinary System) URETER/O | ureter |
(Urinary System) URETGR/O | urethra |
(Urinary & Digestive System) LITH/O | stone |
(Digestive System) PROCT/O | anus and rectum |
(Digestive System) COL/O, COLON/O | colon, large intestine |
(Digestive System) CHOLECYST/O | gallbladder |
(Digestive System) ESOPHAG/O | esophagus |
(Digestive System) ENTER/O | small intestine |
(Digestive System) GASTR/O | stomach |
(Digestive System) HEPAT/O | liver |
(Digestive System) SIGMOID/O | sigmoid colon |
(Endocrine System) THYR/O, THYROID/O | thyroid gland |
(Endocrine System) ADREN/O | adrenal glands |
(Endocrine & Reproductive Systems) GONAD/O | sex gland |
(Endocrine & Digestive Systems) PANCREAT/O | pancreas |
(Cardiovascular System) ARTERI/O | artery |
(Cardiovascular System) ATHER/O | plaque, fatty substance |
(Cardiovascular System) CARD/O, CARDI/O | heart |
(Cardiovascular System) HEM/O, HEMAT/O | blood, pertaining to the blood |
(Cardiovascular System) PHLEB/O | vein |
(Cardiovascular System) ANGI/O | pertaining to blood or lymph vessels |
(Cardiovascular System) AORT/O | aorta |
(Cardiovascular System) THROMB/O | clot |
(Cardiovascular System) VEN/O | vein |
(Reproductive System) OOPHOR/O, OVARI/O | ovary |
(Reproductive System) ORCH/O, ORCHID/O | testicles, testis, testes |
(Reproductive System) UTER/O | uterus |
(Reproductive System) VAGIN/O | vagina |
(Reproductive System) COLP/O | vagina |
(Reproductive System) HYSTER/O | uterus |
(Reproductive System) MEN/O | menstruation, menses |
(Reproductive System) METR/O, METRI/O | uterus |
(Reproductive System) OV/O | egg |
(Reproductive System & Special Senses) SALPING/O | uterine ( fallopian) tuve, auditory (eustachian) tube |
(Muscular System) FASCI/O | fascia, fibrous band |
(Muscular System) MY/O | muscle |
(Muscular System) TEN/O, TEND/O, TENDIN/O | tendon, stretch out, extend, strain |
(Nervous System) ENCEPHAL/O | brain |
(Nervous System) MENING/O | meninges, membranes |
(Nervous System) NEUR/I, NEUR/O | nerve, nerve tissue |
(Lymphatic System) SPLEN/O | spleen |
(Integumentary System) UNGU/O | nail |
(Integumentary System) XER/O | dry |
(Integumentary System) CUTANE/O | skin |
(Integumentary System) DERM/O, DERMAT/O | skin |
(Integumentary System) HIDR/O | sweat |
(Integumentary System) SEB/O | sebum |
(Immune System) CARCIN/O | cancerous |
(Immune System) ONC/O | tumor |
(Diagnostic Procedures) ECH/O | sound |
(Diagnostic Procedures) RADI/O | radiation, x-rays |