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MediScience
Prefix, Suffix, Roots, etc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| erythro | red |
| gingiva | gum |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| gloss | tongue |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| cephal | head |
| psych | mind, soul |
| ped, pod | foot |
| leuko | white |
| linqua | tongue |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| oophor, ovario | ovary |
| odont, dent | tooth |
| trach | trachea |
| cranio | skull |
| cyan | blue |
| cyte | cell |
| derma, derm | skin |
| entero | intestine |
| itis | inflammation |
| pathy | disease |
| oma | tumor |
| semi | half |
| bi | both, two |
| rhin | nose |
| cardio | heart |
| duo | two |
| ego | self |
| equ | equal |
| hemo, hema, hem | blood |
| hydro, hydr | water |
| mater | mother |
| neuro | nerve |
| ology | study of |
| scope | picture, inspection |
| algia | pain |
| emia | blood |
| arterio | artery |
| carcin | cancer |
| uria | urine |
| mega/macro | large |
| micro | small |
| neo | new |
| gastro | stomach |
| myo | muscle |
| ocul, opthal | eye |
| hepat | liver |
| cerebro | brain |
| sub | below |
| osis | condition of |
| pater | father |
| port | carry |
| aqua, aque | water |
| biblio | book |
| bio | life |
| brev | short |
| epidemi | among the people |
| toxic | poisonous |
| oto | ear |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| stric | narrowing |
| viscera | organ |
| salpingo | tube |
| thorac | thorax, chest |
| albin | white |
| encephalo | brain |
| litho | stone |
| hom | same |
| Oo | egg |
| septic | infection |
| chem | drug |
| chole | gall, bile |
| colo | colon |
| costo | ribs |
| cysto | bladder, sac |
| gram, graph | pictures, record |
| ologist | specialist |
| stasis | stoppage |
| hypo | deficient, below, less than |
| inter | between |
| later | side |
| lipo | fat |
| mal | bad, difficult |
| glyco | sugar |
| retro | backward, behind |
| a, an | without |
| diplo | double |
| brady | slow |
| circum | round |
| contra | against |
| di | two |
| dic | speak, say |
| duc, duct | lead |
| dynam | power |
| fac | make, do |
| fil | threadlike |
| frater | brother |
| gam | marriage |
| geo | earth |
| glyph | vertical groove |
| grad, gress | step |
| graph | writing, printing |
| gym | naked |
| gyn | woman |
| holo | whole, entire |
| iso | equal, identical |
| ject | throw |
| jud | judge |
| leg, lect | read, choose |
| liter | letter |
| loc | place |
| log | word |
| luc | light |
| magn | large |
| man | hand |
| mar | sea |
| mere | part, segment |
| meta, met | behind, between |
| metri, meter | measure |
| min | small |
| mit, miss | send |
| mob, mot, mov | move |
| mon | warn |
| mor, mort | death |
| morph | form, structure |
| mut | change |
| nomen/nomin | name |
| nov | new |
| nym, onym | word, name |
| cide | causing death |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| dipsia | thirst |
| emesis | vomit |
| genesis, genic | origin, source |
| esthesia | sensation |
| ia | a disease |
| oid | like, similar |
| megaly | enlarged |
| ism | state of |
| lysis | destruction |
| malacia | softening |
| dox | belief, opinion |
| odonto | tooth |
| ortho | straight, correct |
| alter | other |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| arthro | joint |
| phleb | vein |
| mono, uni | one, single |
| peri | around |
| poly | many, much |
| post | behind, after |
| pre | before, in front of |
| pro | forward |
| pseudo | false |
| angio | blood vessel |
| pneumo, pulm | lung |
| trans | across |
| ultra | beyond, excess |
| tachy | fast |
| tele | distant, far |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| ase | enzyme |
| orrhea | flow |
| orrhagia | hemorrhage |
| centre | puncture |
| a, ac, al | pertaining to |
| penia | deficiency |
| phea | breathing |
| plegia | stroke, paralysis |
| phobia | fear |
| ptosis | drooping down |
| aut | self |
| ostomy | surgical opening |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| trophy | development, growth |
| aden | gland |
| ecto | outside |
| endo, intra | inside |
| epi | upper, above |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excessive, above, more than |
| osteo | bone |
| pac | peace |
| path | feeling, suffering |
| pel, puls | push |
| pend | hang, weigh |
| phon, phono | sound, voice |
| plan | flat |
| pot | power |
| pygna | fight |
| quer, quis | ask |
| scent, scend | climb |
| schizo, schic | division, split |
| sci | know |
| sciss | cut |
| scrib, script | write |
| sec, sect | cut |
| sed, sess | sit |
| sens, sent | feel, be aware |
| sequ, secu | follow |
| serv | serve, protect |
| simil | same |
| siphon | tube |
| sol | sun |
| son | sound |
| soph | wisdom, knowledge |
| spec, spic | look, see |
| spir | coil or breathe |
| spond, spons | promise,answer for |
| spont | by one's own force |
| stat | stay, position |
| tang, tact | touch |
| temp | time |
| ten, tent | hold |
| terr | earth |
| theo | god, deity |
| therm | heat |
| trophy | nutrition, food |
| uro | urine |
| vac | empty |
| ven, vent | come, go |
| ver | truth |
| vert | turn |
| ann, enni | year |
| anthrop | human, man |
| vit | life |
| ami, amic | love |
| amphi | both ends or all sides |
| arch | chief, leader, ruler |
| arthro | joint |
| aud | sound |
| bell | war |
| cap | take, seize |
| carn | meat |
| ced | yield, go |
| chrom | color |
| chron | time |
| cogn | know |
| cord/chord | cord |
| crac, crat | ruler |
| cred | believe |
| cruc | cross |
| crusta | shell |
| crypt | hidden |
| culp | guilt |
| demo | people |
| dei | good |