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Med Term
PPA 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Macro- | large; visible to the naked eye |
| Micro- | small; not visible to the naked eye |
| Hyper- | high; above normal; elevated |
| Hypo- | low; below normal; decreased |
| Eu-/Normo- | normal |
| Pan-/Omni- | all |
| A-/An- | absent; lacking |
| Megalo- | large; larger than average |
| Mono- | single; singular/single |
| Di- | two; double |
| Tri- | three; triple |
| Quad- | four; quadruple |
| Poly- | many; a lot |
| Oligo- | few; several; very little |
| Tachy- | rapid; fast |
| Brady-/Brachy- | slow |
| Epi-/Peri-/Circum- | around |
| Endo-/Intra- | inside; inner; interior |
| Exo-/Extra- | outside; outer; exterior |
| Inter- | between |
| Trans- | across |
| Dia-/Per- | Through; complete |
| Medi(o/a) | middle |
| Para- | nearby |
| Juxta- | next to; aside; adjacent |
| Ab- | away |
| Ad- | toward |
| dis- | to separate |
| Chromo/Chromato | color |
| Leuko | white |
| Erythro | red |
| Cyano | blue |
| Chloro | green |
| Melan | black |
| Flav | yellow |
| Homeo- | body |
| Cephalo- | head |
| Cerv- | neck |
| Thoraco- | chest |
| Abdomino- | abdominal |
| Pelvo/i- | pelvic |
| Periton- | peritoneum |
| Derm- | skin/dermis |
| Neuro- | nerve |
| Hemo- | blood |
| Arterio-/Angio- | arteries |
| Veno-/Vena | venous |
| Vasculo- | vascular |
| Musculo-/Myo-/Sarco- | muscle |
| Skelet- | skeleton; bone |
| Osteo- | bone |
| Cyto- | cell |
| -cyte | cell, cellular |
| Thyro- | thyroid |
| Tracheo- | trachea |
| Esophago- | esophagus |
| Thymo- | thymus |
| Masto-/Mammo- | mammary gland |
| Pulmo-/Pneumo- | lung |
| Cardio- | heart |
| Gastro- | stomach |
| Hepato- | liver |
| Cholecysto- | gallbladder |
| Spleno- | spleen |
| Pancreato- | pancreas |
| Adreno- | adrenal gland |
| Nephro- | kidney |
| Entero- | intestines |
| Colo- | colon/large intestine |
| -ology | study of |
| -philia | love of |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -tension | pressure |
| -xia | oxygen |
| -capnea | carbon dioxide |
| -pnea | air |
| -ase | enzyme |
| dys- | problem; abnormal |
| Mal- | bad |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -plasia | process of growth; growing (in number) |
| -plasm | growth; formation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -trophy | growth; typically involving cellular growth (in size) |
| -pathy | disease |
| -osis | condition (abnormal) |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state |
| -ic/-eal | pertaining to; related to some process |
| Meta- | change; transformation |
| -stasis/-static | maintenance of "normal" conditions |
| -dynamic | changing (continually) |
| -lytic/-lysis | destruction |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -penia | decreased; below or lower than normal |
| -emia | relating to a blood condition |
| -ectomy | excision; removal |
| -otomy | incision; cutting |
| -ostomy | to make a hole (for some kind of connection) |
| -scopy | to view |
| -graph(y) | process of recording |
| -gram | recording |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -therapy | treatment |
| Chemo- | chemical |
| Echo-/Sono- | sound |
| Electro- | pertaining to electrical charge |
| Anti- | opposed to; counteracting; relieving |
| Pro- | before, proceeding; precursor; inducing; promoting |
| Centri- | center |
| Fibro- | fiber |
| Thrombo- | clot |
| Blasto- | germ cell |
| -blast | progenitor cell/stem cell; formative cell |
| -clast | absorbing (degradative) cell |
| -phag(o/ia) | to eat; to consume or ingets |
| -disp(o/ia) | to drink |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -uria | urination |
| Sterco- | denoting feces |
| -ptosis | lowered position of an organ |
| Pyo- | pus |
| Pyr- | relating to fever (heat) |
| Noso- | denoting disease |
| Chron(o)- | denoting time |
| Noct(i) | night or dark |
| Iatro- | medicine or doctors |
| Steno- | narrowing |
| Therm(o)- | heat/temperature |
| Psychro- | denoting cold |
| Noci- | denoting pain or injury |
| Herni(o)- | hernia |
| Necro- | death |
| -praxia | motor activity |
| -taxia | relating to motor activity |
| -lexia | condition involving reading |
| -lalia/-logia | condition involving speech |
| -algesia/-algia | denoting pain |
| -genic | producing |
| -genesis | origin or development |
| Hydro- | water |
| Cholesterol- | cholesterol |
| Lipid- | lipids/fats |
| Hemoglobin(o)- | hemoglobin |
| Glyc(o)- | glucose; sugar |
| Fruct(o)- | fructose |
| Galact(o)- | galactose |
| Steato- | fat; fatty tissue |
| Natre-/-natre | sodium |
| Kal-/-kal | potassium |
| Calci- | calcium |
| Chlor- | chlorine |
| Chol(e)- | bile |
| Histo- | tissue |
| Hidr(o)- | sweating |
| Hema-/Hemo-/Hemato- | blood |
| Halit- | breath |
| Propio- | pressure touch |
| Ger-/Gero-/Geronto- | old age |
| -lith | stone |
| -cide | killer or killing |
| -ceptor | receptor/sensor |
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