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Question | Answer |
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Aden/o | Gland |
Arthr/o Articul/o | Joint |
Bi/o | Life |
Cardi/o | Heart |
Cephal/o | Head |
Cholecyst/o | Gall bladder |
Col/o | Colon |
Cyst/o | Bladder |
Derm/a. Derm/o. Dermat/o | Skin |
Encephal/o | Brain |
Enter/o | Small intestine |
Esophag/o | Esophagus |
Gastr/o | Stomach |
Hemat/o | Blood |
Hepat/o | Liver |
Hyster/o; metr/o | Uterus |
Laryng/o | Larnyx |
Mamm/o; mast/o | Breast |
Muscl/o; my/o | Muscle |
Neprh/o; ren/o | Kidney |
Neur/ | Nerve |
Ophthalm/o | Eye |
Oste/o | Bone |
Ot/o | Ear |
Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
Pharyng/o | Pharnyx |
Pneumon/o; pulmon/o | Lung |
Rhin/o; nas/o | Nose |
Stomat/o | Mouth |
Trache/o | Trachea |
-Algia | Pain |
-Centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-Cyte | Cell |
-Dynia | Pain |
-Ectomy | Excision; or removal |
-Edema | Swelling |
-Gram | Written record or image |
-Graph | Instrument used to record |
-Graphy | Process of recording |
-Itis | Inflamation |
-Logy | Study of |
-Logist | Specialist |
-Malacia | Abnormal; Softening |
-Megaly | Abnormal enlargement |
-Oma | Tumor; mass |
-Pathy | Disease |
-Penia | Deficiency |
-Pexy | Surgical reattachment |
-Plasty | Surgical reconstruction |
Plegia | Surgical reconstruction |
-Plegia | Paralysis |
-Ptosis | Falling;sagging; drooping;prolapse |
-Rrhagia | Excessive flow of discharge |
-Rrhea | Discharge; flow |
-Sclerosis | Hardening |
-Scope | Instrument for viewing |
-Scopy | Process for viewing |
-Stenosis | Narrowing |
-Stomy | Surgical creation of a new opening |
-Tomy | Incision into |
-Ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -ic;-iCal; -lie; -eal; -ory; -ous; -tic; -y | Pertaining to |
A-; an- | No; not |
Ab- | Away from |
Ad- | Towards |
Ambi- | Both sides |
Auto- | Self |
Bi-; di-; diplo- | Two; double; both |
Brady- | Slow |
Circum- | Around |
Dys- | Pain; bad; difficult |
Endo- | Within |
Epi- | Above; upon |
Hemi- | Half |
Hyper- | Above; excessive |
Hypo- | Below; deficient |
Inter- | Between |
Macro- | Large |
Micro- | Small |
Mono- | One |
Neo- | New |
Pan- | All |
Para- | Near; beside |
Per- | Through |
Peri- | Around; surrounding |
Poly- | Many |
Post- | After |
Pre- | Before |
Semi- | Half |
Sub- | Under; below |
Tachy- | Fast |
Trans- | Through; across |