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Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ultima | The last syllable |
| Penult | The almost-last syllable |
| Antepenult | The one that is just before the penult |
| Root | Foundation or subject of the term |
| Suffix | Ending that gives essential meaning to the term |
| Prefix | Added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify the root |
| Hem/o and hemat/o | Both mean blood |
| Angi/o, vas/o, and vascul/o | All mean vessel |
| Gen/o JIN-oh | Creation, cause I.e pathogenic |
| Hydr/o HAI-droh | Water I.e hydrophobia, dehydration |
| Morph/o MOR-foh | Change I.e morphology |
| Myc/o MAI-koh | Fungus I.e dermatomycosis |
| Necr/o NEH-kroh | Death I.e necrosis |
| Orth/o OR-thoh | Straight I.e orthodontist |
| Path/o PAH-thoh | Suffering, disease I.e pathology |
| Phag/o FAY-goh | Eat I.e aphagia |
| Plas/o PLAH-soh | Formation I.e hyperplasia |
| Py/o PAI-oh | Pus I.e pyorrhea, pyemia |
| Scler/o SKLEH-roh | Hard I.e scleroderma |
| Sten/o STIH-noh | Narrowing I.e stenosis |
| Troph/o TROH-foh | Nourishment, development I.e trophology, hypertrophy |
| Xen/o ZEE-nouh | Foreign I.e xenograft |
| Adjective | Often mean pertaining to |
| Noun | Turn the root into a noun |
| Diminutive | Transform a term’s meaning to a smaller version |
| -ac Ak | Pertaining to cardiac |
| -al Al | Pertaining to skeletal |
| -ar Ar | Pertaining to muscular |
| -ary Ar-ee | Pertaining to pulmonary |
| -eal Ee-al | Pertaining to esophageal |
| -ic Ik | Pertaining to medic |
| -tic Tik | Pertaining to neurotic |
| -ous Us | Pertaining to subcutaneous |
| -ia Ee-ah | Condition I.e pneumonia |
| -ism Ih-zum | Condition I.e autism |
| -ium Ee-um | Tissue, structure I.e pericardium |
| -y Ee | Condition, procedure I.e hypertrophy |
| -icle Ik-el | Small I.e ventricle |
| specialist | -ist |
| study of | -logy |
| specialist in the study of | -logist |
| -ole ohl | small I.e arteriole |
| -ule yool | small I.e pustule |
| -ula yoo-lah | small I.e uvula |
| -iatrics ee-AH-triks | medical science I.e pediatrics |
| -iatry AI-ah-tree | medical science I.e psychiatry |
| -iatrist EE-ah-trist | specialist in medicine of I.e psychiatrist |
| -ist ist | specialist I.e dentist |
| -logist loh-jist | specialist in the study of I.e psychologist |
| -logy loh-jee | study of I.e psychology |
| -algia AL-jah | Pain I.e myalgia |
| -dynia DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah | Pain I.e gastrodynia |
| -cele SEEL | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area unwanted) I.e hydrocele |
| -emia EEM-ee-ah | blood condition I.e leukemia |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of I.e lithiasis |
| -itis AIT-is | I.e inflammation arthritis |
| -lysis LIH-sis | loosen and break down I.e hemolysis |
| -malacia mah-LAY-shee-ah | abnormal softening I.e osteomalacia |
| -megaly MEG-ah-lee | enlargement I.e hepatomegaly |
| -oid OYD | resembling I.e keloid |
| -oma OH-mah | tumor I.e melanoma |
| -osis OH-sis | condition I.e thrombosis |
| -pathy pah-thee | disease I.e myopathy |
| -penia PEE-nee-ah | deficiency I.e leukopenia |
| -ptosis puh-TOH-sis | drooping I.e nephroptosis |
| -rrhage RIJ | excessive flow I.e hemorrhage |
| -rrhagia RAY-jee-ah | excessive flow I.e menorrhagia |
| -rrhea REE-ah | flow I.e diarrhea |
| -rrhexis REK-sis | rupture I.e metrorrhexis |
| -spasm spazm | involuntary contraction I.e myospasm |
| -centesis sin-TEE-sis | puncture I.e amniocentesis |
| -gram gram | written record I.e cardiogram |
| -graph graf | instrument used to produce I.e a recordcardiograph |
| -graphy grah-fee | process of recording I.e cardiography |
| -meter meet-er | instrument used to measure I.e cephalometer |
| -metry meh-tree | process of measuring I.e cephalometry |
| -scope skohp | instrument used to look I.e arthroscope |
| -scopy skoh-pee | process of looking I.e arthroscopy |
| -desis DEE-sis | binding and fixation I.e arthrodesis |
| -ectomy EK-toh-mee | removal I.e vasectomy |
| -pexy PEK-see | surgical fixation I.e retinopexy |
| -plasty PLAS-tee | reconstruction I.e rhinoplasty |
| -rrhaphy rah-fee | suture I.e herniorrhaphy |
| -stomy stoh-mee | creation of an opening I.e colostomy |
| -tomy toh-mee | incision I.e dermotomy |
| -a -ae | vertebra/larva vertebrae/larvae |
| -ax -aces | thorax/thoraces |
| -ex -ices | cortex/cortices |
| -ix -ices | appendix/appendices |
| -is -es | neurosis/diagnosis neuroses/diagnoses |
| -ma -mata | sarcoma/carcinoma sarcomata/carcinomata |
| -on -a | spermatozoon/ganglion Spermatozoa/ganglia |
| -um -a | dotum/data ovum/ova bacterium/bacteria |
| -us -I | nucleus/nuclei alveolus/alveoli thrombus/thrombi |
| -y -ies | biopsy/biopsies myopathy/myopathies |
| a- ay | not I.e aphasia |
| an- an | not I.e anemia |
| anti- AN-tee | against I.e antibiotics |
| contra- KON-trah | against I.e contraceptive |
| de- dee | down and away from I.e dehydration |
| ante-AN-tee | before I.e antepartum |
| pre- pree | before I.e precondition |
| pro- proh | before and on behalf of I.e probiotic |
| brady- BRAH-dih or BRAY-dih | slow I.e bradycardia |
| tachy- TAH-kih | fast I.e tachycardia |
| post- pohst | after I.e postpartum |
| re- ree | again |
| ab- ab | away I.e abduct |
| ad- ad | toward I.e adrenaline |
| circum- SIR-kum | around I.e circumcision |
| peri- PER-ee | around I.e pericardium |
| dia- DAI-ah | through I.e diagnostic |
| trans- tranz | through I.e translate |
| e- Eh | out I.e evoke |
| ec- ek | out I.e ectopic |
| ecto- EK-toh | outside I.e ectoderm |
| exo- EK-soh | outside I.e exoskeleton |
| extra- EKS-trah | outside |
| en- en | in and inside I.e enema |
| endo- EN-doh | in and inside I.e endocrine |
| intra- IN-trah | in and inside I.e intravenous |
| epi- EH-pee | upon I.e epididymus |
| sub- Sub | beneath I.e subcutaneous |
| bi- bai | two I.e bilateral |
| hemi- HEH-mee | half I.e hemiplegia |
| semi- SEH-mee | half I.e semilunar |
| hyper- HAI-per | over I.e hyperthermia |
| hypo- HAI-poh | under I.e hypothermia |
| macro- MAH-kroh | large I.e macrotia |
| micro- MAI-kroh | small I.e microdontia |
| mono- MAW-noh | one I.e monocyte |
| uni- YOO-nih | one I.e unisex |
| oligo- AW-lih-goh | few I.e oligomenorrhea |
| pan- pan | all I.e pancytopenia |
| poly- PAW-lee | many I.e polygraph |
| multi- MUL-tee | many I.e multicellular |
| con- kon | with and together I.e congestion |
| syn- sin | with and together I.e syndrome |
| sym- sim | with and together I.e symmetry |
| dys- dis | bad I.e dysentery |
| eu- yoo | good I.e euphoria |
| Combining vowels are used to: | Join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant. Join two roots together. Joint two roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel. |
| When reading the word: | Suffix first. Then prefix (if there is one). Then root or roots. |
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