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Chapter 1

Prefix, Root and Suffix

TermDefinition
Gen/o Creation, cause
Hydr/o Water
Morph/o Change
Myc/o Fungus
Necr/o Death
Orth/o Straight
Path/o Suffering, disease
Phag/o Eat
Plas/o Formation
Py/o Pus
Scler/o Hard
Sten/o Narrowing
Troph/o Nourishment, development
Zen/o Foreign
-ac Pertaining to
-al Pertaining to
-ar Pertaining to
-ary Pertaining to
-eal Pertaining to
-ic Pertaining to
-tic Pertaining to
-ous Pertaining to
-ia Condition
-ism Condition
-ium Tissue, structure
-y Condition, procedure
-icle Small
-ole Small
-ule Small
-ula Small
-iatrics Medical science
-iatry Medical science
-iatrist Specialist in medicine of
-ist Specialist
-logist Specialist in the study of
-logy Study of
-algia Pain
-dynia Pain
-cele Hernia
-emia Blood condition
-iasis Presence of
-itis Inflammation
-lysis Loosen, break down
-malacia Abnormal softening
-megaly Enlargement
-oid Resembling
-oma Tumor
-osis Condition
-pathy Disease
-penia Deficiency
-ptosis Drooping
-rrhage Excessive flow
-rrhagia Excessive flow
-rrhea Flow
-rrhexis Rupture
-spasm Involuntary contraction
-centesis Puncture
-gram Written record
-graph Instrument used to produce a record
-graphy Process of recording
-meter Instrument used to measure
-metry Process of measuring
-scope Instrument used to look
-scopy Process of looking
-desis Binding, fixation
-ectomy Removal
-pexy Surgical fixation
-plasty Reconstruction
-rrhaphy Suture
-stomy Creation of an opening
-tomy Incision
A- Not
An- Not
Anti- Against
Contra- Against
De- Down, away from
Ante- Before
Pre- Before
Pro- Before, on behalf of
Brady- Slow
Tachy- Fast
Post- After
Re- Again
Ab- Away
Ad- Toward
Circum- Around
Peri- Around
Dia- Through
Trans- Through
E- Out
Ec- Out
Ex- Out
Ecto- Outside
Exo- Outside
Extra- Outside
En- In, inside
Endo- In, inside
Intra- In, inside
Epi- Upon
Sub- Beneath
Inter- Between
Bi- Two
Hemi- Half
Semi- Half
Hyper- Over
Hypo- Under
Macro- Large
Micro- Small
Mono- One
Uni- One
Oligio- Few
Pan- All
Poly- Many
Multi- Many
Con- With, together
Syn- With, together
Sym- With, together
Dys- Bad
Eu- Good
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