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Med Terms
Just Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | no, not, without, away from, negative |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| an- | no, not , without |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| brady- | slow |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -clast | break down |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
| dipl-/o | double |
| dys- | bad, difficult, or painful |
| an-, ana- | up, apart, backward, excessive |
| ad- | toward, to, in the direction of |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| bi- | twice, double, two |
| -cardio | heart |
| -cide | causing death |
| -cyte | cell |
| di- | twice, twofold, double |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| echo- | sound |
| ab- | away from, negative, absent |
| -al | pertaining to |
| anti- | against |
| -blast | embryonic, immature, formative element |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -clasis | break down |
| -dermia | skin |
| dia- | through, between, apart, complete |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement |