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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/0 | 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 | immune |
| laryng/o | voice box |
| morph/o | shape |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| ur/o | urine,urinary tract |
| a- | without,away from |
| an- | without |
| ante- | before,in front of |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful,difficult |
| endo- | within,inner |
| epi- | upon,over |
| eu- | normal,good |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | over,above |
| hypo- | under,below |
| infra- | under,beneath,below |
| inter- | among,between |
| intra- | within,inside |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside,beyond,near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before,in front of |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | backward,behind |
| sub- | below,under |
| super- | above,excess |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | rapid,fast |
| trans- | through,across |
| ultra- | beyond,excess |
| bi- | two |
| hemi- | half |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| poly- | many |
| quad- | four |
| semi- | partial,half |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia,protrusion |
| -cise | cut |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces,generates |
| -genic | producing,produced by |
| -ia | state,condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal condition |
| -megaly | enlargement,large |
| -oma | tumor,mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasia | develpoment |
| -plasm | formation,development |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive,abnormal flow |
| -rrhea | discharge,flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | nourishment,development |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |