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Anatomy
Question | Answer |
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a-, an- | lack of, without |
ab- | away from |
abdomi(n)- | abdomen |
acr- | pertaining to extremely |
ad-, af- | to, toward |
aden(o)- | pertaining to gland |
aer- | air |
agri- | field, soil |
alb- | white |
-algia | pertains to push |
andro- | male |
anemo- | wind |
angio- | blood vessel |
ante- | before |
anti- | againist |
aqu(a)- | water |
arachn- | spider |
archaeo- | ancient, primitive |
arter- | artery |
arthro- | pertaining to joint, jointed |
-asthenia | weakness |
audio- | hearing, sound |
auto- | self |
avi- | bird |
bi- | two |
biblio- | book |
bio- | life |
brachi- | arm |
brady- | slow |
calc- | stone |
carcin- | cancer, tumor |
cardi(o)-, card- | pertaining to the heart |
-centesis | puncturing |
cerebr(o)- | brain |
cerv-, cervic | neck |
cephal- | pertaining to head |
chole- | pertaining to bile |
chondr(o)- | cartilage |
chrono- | time |
-cide | killer |
circum- | around, about |
co- | with, together |
contra- | against, opposite |
cost- | pertaining to rib |
crani(o)- | cranium (skull) |
-crine | to secrete |
crypto- | hidden |
cyan- | blue |
cyt, cyto, cyte | cell |
de- | remove ,to the opposite of |
demo- | people |
dent, denti- | tooth, teeth |
dendr- | tree |
derma- | skin |
di-, dipl- | twice, double |
dys | with difficulty, painful |
eco | environment |
ecto- | outside, external |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
electr- | electricity |
-emia | blood |
encephal(a)- | brain |
endo- | within |
enter(o)- | pertaining to the intestines |
epi | upon, o |
equi- | equal, equally |
erythro- | red |
-esthesia | sensation |
ex-, exo- | outside |
extra- | outside, beyond |
febr- | fever |
-form | shape of |
gastr(o) | pertaining to the stomach |
-genic | causing |
geo- | land, earth, ground |
glyco(l)- | sugar |
-gram | drawing, writing or record |
-graph | machine that records info |
gyn, gynec- | pertaining to women |
hem- hemat | pertaining to blood |
hemi- | half |
hepat- | liver |
hetero- | different |
histo- | tissue |
homo- | same |
hydr(o)- | water |
hyper- | over, excessive in |
hypo- | under, deficient in |
hyster- | uterus |
infra- | below, within |
inter- | between |
intra- | within something |
iso- | equal |
-itis | inflammation |
later(o)- | side |
leuk(o) | white |
lip(o) | fat, fatty tissue |
lith(o) | stone |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
mega-, megaly- | big, enlargement of |
melan- | black, dark |
meta- | change |
micr(o) | very small, minute |
mini- | small |
mono- | one, single |
multi- | many |
my-, myo- | pertaining to muscle |
myc- | fungus |
naso- | nose |
necr- | something that is dead |
neo- | new |
nephr- | pertaining to kidney |
neur(o)- | nerve |
olig(o) | few |
omni- | all, in all way |
-ology | study of, science of |
-oma | tumor |
onco- | tumor |
oophor- | pertaining to ovary |
opthal | pertaining to eye |
otho- | straight, upright, vertical |
-osis | condition of |
osteo(n) | pertaining to bone |
ot-, oto- | pertaining to ear |
para- | beyond or outside of |
-paresis | weakness |
patho-, -pathy | disorder of |
peri- | surrounding, all around |
phag(o) | to eat |
-phasia | speech |
-philia | love |
phleb(o) | vein |
-phobia | fear |
photo | light |
phyto- | plant |
-plasty | plastic surgery |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum- | air, lung |
podia- | foot |
poiesis | making |
poly- | many |
post- | after, later then |
pre- | before, in advance |
pulmo- | lung |
proct- | pertaining to rectum or anus |
pseudo- | not real, false |
psych- | pertaining to mind |
pulmo- | lung |
quadr(i) | four, one quarter |
re- | back, again |
retro- | backward |
rhin- | pertaining to nose |
-rrhagia | excessive flow |
rrhea | flow, discharge |
scler- | hard |
-scope | instrument to view |
-scopy | viewing, observation |
semi- | half |
-sis | state or condtion |
sten- | a narrowing |
-stomy | opening |
sub- | under, moderately |
super-, supra- | above |
sym- | with, together |
syn- | together |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
telo | end |
tetra | four |
therm(o) | heat |
thorac(o) | chest |
thromb | clot |
-tomy | to cut |
tox- | poisonous, posion |
trans- | to pass through |
tri- | three |
uni- | one, single |
ur, uria | urine |
vas(o) | vessel |