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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (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 |