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PCT definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -age | related to |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cidal | capable of killing |
| -cise | cut, remove |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood in |
| -extomy | removal, excision |
| -form | shape |
| -fuge | driving away |
| -gram, -graph, -graphy | record of, picture of |
| -ia, -ism | condition |
| -iasis | presence of, formation of |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | removal, freeing from, disintegrating |
| -malacia | weakening of , softening of |
| -mania | abnormal desire for |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision |
| -osis | abnormal state |
| -ostomy | forming an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -paresis | paralysis |
| -pathy | disorder, disease |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phylaxis | protection, prevention |
| -plasia | formation of |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reformation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling |
| -rrhage | excessive flow |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scopy | instrumental view of |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -uria | urine |
| a-,an- | without |
| ab- | away, from |
| abdomin | abdomen |
| ad- | toward |
| adip | fat |
| amb- | walk |
| ambi- | both |
| angi | blood vessel |
| ante- | before |
| anter- | in front of |
| anti- | against |
| arthr | joint |
| aut- | self |
| bi- | two, twice, double |
| bio | life |
| brach | arm |
| brady- | slow |
| carcin | cancer |
| cardi | heart |
| cephal | head |
| cerebr | cerebrum (part of the brain) |
| cervic | neck |
| circum- | around |
| colo | colon (large intestine) |
| contra- | against |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| cry | cold |
| de- | down |
| dent | teeth |
| derma | skin |
| dextr- | to the right |
| dis- | away from |
| dors | back |
| dys- | painful, abnormal |
| encephal | brain |
| endo- | within, inside |
| enter | intestines |
| epi- | above, on |
| erythr- | red |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex, extra- | outside of |
| fore- | in front of |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv | gums |
| gloss | tongue |
| gluc, glyc | sugar |
| heb | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepat | liver |
| herni | rupture |
| hist | tissue |
| hydr | water |
| hyper- | above, excessive, increased |
| hypo- | below, decreased, insufficient |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, during |
| juxta- | nearby, next to |
| lact | milk |
| lamin | vertebrae (backbones) |
| later | side |
| leuk- | white |
| lev- | to the left |
| lingua | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| macr- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| med | middle |
| mega- | exceptionally large |
| melan- | black |
| mening | meninges (brain covering) |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | over, beyond |
| micr- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| my | muscle |
| myel | spinal cord |
| myring | eardrum |
| narc | sleep |
| naso | nose |
| necr | dead |
| neo- | new |
| neur | nerve |
| nulli- | none |
| ocul | eye |
| olig- | less than normal |
| onc | tumor |
| ophthalm | eye |
| oste | bone |
| ot | ear |
| path | disease |
| ped | child |
| peri- | around |
| phleb | vein |
| pneum | lungs |
| pod | foot |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, behidn |
| pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
| presby- | older age |
| primi- | first |
| proct | rectum |
| pseud- | false |
| psych | mind |
| pulm | lungs |
| py | pus |
| pyr | fever, heat |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | behind, in back of |
| rhin | nose |
| seps, sept, septic | infection |
| sten- | narrowed |
| stomat | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| super-, supra- | above, excess |
| sym-,syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| therm | heat |
| throm | blood clot |
| tom- | section |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| trich | hair |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |
| vesic | blister |
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