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Previous Med Terms
Common Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| poly- | prefix: many, much |
| hydr-o | cf: water |
| andr-o | cf:male |
| uni- | prefix: one |
| bi- | prefix: two |
| proxim-o | cf: near (the point of attachment of a body part) |
| medi-o | cf: middle |
| super-o | cf: above |
| poster-o | cf: back, behind |
| dors-o | cf: back |
| later-o | cf: side |
| infer-o | cf: below |
| anter-o | cf:front |
| dist-o | cf: away (from the point of attachment of a body part) |
| -ad | suffix: toward |
| gno-o | cf: knowledge |
| -cyte | suffix: cell |
| pro- | prefix: before |
| my-o | cf: muscle |
| neur-o | cf: nerve |
| hyper- | prefix: above, excessive |
| xanth-o | cf: yellow |
| eti-o | cf: cause (of disease) |
| -oma | suffix: tumor, swelling |
| dia- | prefix: through, complete |
| -oid | suffix: resembling |
| leuk-o | cf: white |
| hist-o | sf: tissue |
| lip-o | cf: fat |
| path-o | cf: disease |
| -logy | suffix: study of |
| -pathy | suffix: disease |
| chlor-o | cf: green |
| -logist | suffix: one that studies and treats (specialist, physician) |
| neo- | perfix: new |
| cancer-o, carcin-o | cf: cancer |
| system-o | cf: system |
| organ-o | cf: organ |
| -spasm | suffix: sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| adenoid-o | cf: adenoids |
| epiglott-o | cf: epiglottis |
| bronchi-o, bronch-o | cf: bronchus |
| lob-o | cf: lobe |
| pleur-o | cf: pleura |
| tonsill-o | cf: tonsil |
| sinus-o | cf: sinus |
| trache-o | cf: trachea |
| endo- | prefix: within |
| somn-o | cf: sleep |
| -thorax | suffix: chest |
| -ectomy | suffix: surgical removal, excision |
| -megaly | suffix: enlargement |
| noct-i | cf: night |
| orchid-o, orch-o, orchi-o, test-o | cf: testis, testicle |
| epididym-o | cf: epididymis |
| muc-o | cf: mucus |
| -stasis | suffix: standing, control, stop |
| cyt-o | cf: cell |
| erythr-o | cf: red |
| cyan-o | cf: blue |
| cephal-o | cf: head (upward) |
| -itis | suffix: inflammation |
| -plasty | suffix: surgical repair |
| onych-o, ungu-o | cf: nail |
| cutane-o, derm-o, dermat-o | cf: skin |
| -malacia | suffix: softening |
| sub- | prefix: below, under |
| crypt-o | cf: hidden |
| nas-o, rhin-o | cf: nose |
| hem-o, hemat-o | cf: blood |
| endocrin-o | cf: endocrine |
| pituitar-o | cf: pituitary gland |
| adren-o, adrenal-o | cf: adrenal glands |
| parathyroid-o | cf: parathyroid glands |
| thyroid-o, thyr-o | thyroid gland |
| quadr-i | cf: four |
| mon-o | cf: one, single |
| neur-o | cf: nerve |
| gangli-o, ganglion-o | cf: ganglion |
| cerebr-o | cf: cerebrum, brain |
| cerebell-o | cf: cerebellum |
| -phagia | suffix: swallowing, eating |
| epi- | prefix: on, upon, over |
| lith-o | cf: stone, calculus |
| caud-o | cf: tail (downward) |
| trans- | prefix: through, beyond, across |
| albumin-o | cf: albumin |
| ureter-o | cf: ureter |
| -stenosis | suffix: constriction, narrowing |
| urethr-o | cf: urethra |
| nephr-o, ren-o | cf: kidney |
| sperm-o, spermat-o | cf: sperm, spermatozoon |
| malan-o | cf: black |
| fibr-o | cf: fiber |
| atel-o | cf: incomplete, imperfect |
| hypo- | cf: deficient, incomplete, below |
| -ia | suffix: disease or abnormal state, condition of |
| -tomy | suffix: incision, cut into |
| azot-o | cf: nitrogen, urea |
| -tome | suffix: instrument used to cut |
| tom-o | cf: cut, section |
| -ism | suffix: state of |
| radic-o, radicul-o, rhiz-o | cf: nerve root |
| poli-o | cf: gray matter |
| -ictal | suffix: attack, seizure |
| -iatrist | suffix: physician, specialist |
| phas-o | speech |
| -paresis | suffix: slight paralysis |
| -iatry | suffix: treatment, specialty |
| dur-o | cf: hard, dura mater |
| cortic-o | cf: cortex |
| aden-o | cf: gland |
| acr-o | cf: height, extremities |
| dips-o | cf: thirst |
| natr-o | cf: sodium |
| calc-i | cf: calcium |
| kal-i | cf: potassium |
| -lysis | suffix: separating, dissolution, loosening |
| -trophy | suffix: nourishment, development |
| -stomy | suffix: creation of an artificial opening |
| eu- | prefix: good, normal |
| ventr-o | cf: belly (front) |
| -genesis | suffix: origin, cause |
| -gen | suffix: substance or agent that produces or causes |
| -genic | suffix: producing, origination, causing |
| -meter | suffix: instrument used to measure |
| -cele | suffix: hernia or protrusion |
| glomerul-o | cf: glomerulus |
| -coccus (pl. cocci) | suffix: berry shaped form of bacteruim |
| strept-o | cf: twisted chains |
| staphyl-o | cf: grapelike clusters |
| para- | prefix: beside, beyond, around, near, abnormal |
| -graphy | suffix: process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -gram | suffix: record, radiographic image |
| -scopy | suffix: visual examination |
| -scopic | suffix: pertaining to visual examination |
| -scope | suffix: instrument used for visual examination |
| urin-o, ur-o | cf: urine, urinary tract |
| -uria | suffix: urine, urination |
| pyel-o | cf: renal pelvis |
| hidr-o | cf: sweat |
| cyst-o, vesic-o | cf: bladder, sac |
| viscer-o | cf: internal organs |
| vesicul-o | cf: seminal vesicle |
| vas-o | cf: vessel, duct |
| -ptosis | suffix: drooping, sagging, prolapse |
| -drome | suffix: run, running |
| encephal-o | cf: brain |
| meningi-o, mening-o | cf: meninges |
| esthesi-o | cf: sensation, sensitivity, feeling |
| gli-o | cf: glia, gluey substance |
| myel-o | cf: spinal cord, bone marrow |
| ment-o, phych-o | cf: mind |
| olig-o | cf: scanty, few |
| -a | suffix: noun suffix, no meaning |
| a- | prefix: without or absence of |
| an- | prefix: without or absence of |
| pan- | prefix: all, total |
| ox-o, ox-i | cf: oxygen |
| bi-o | cf: life |
| -opsy | suffix: view of, viewing |
| trich-o | cf: hair |
| coni-o | cf: dust |
| aut-o | cf: self |
| seb-o | cf: sebum (oil) |
| xer-o | cf: dry |
| intra- | prefix: within |
| pachy-o | cf: thick |
| -rrhea | suffix: flow, discharge |
| rhytid-o | cf: wrinkles |
| kary-o | cf: nucleus |
| kerat-o | cf: hard, horny tissue |
| sarc-o | cf: flesh, connective tissue |
| heter-o | cf: other |
| meta- | prefix: after, beyond, change |
| meat-o | cf: meatus (opening) |
| iatr-o | cf: physician, medicine, treatment |
| onc-o | cf: tumor, mass |
| -sis | suffix: state of |
| -osis | suffix: abnormal condition |
| -pnea | suffix: breathing |
| blast-o | cf: germ cell, developing cell |
| balan-o | cf: glans penis |
| -rrhaphy | suffix: suturing, repairing |
| -rrhagia | suffix: rapid flow of blood |
| tachy- | prefix: fast, rapid |
| necr-o | cf: death (cells, body) |
| -sarcoma | suffix: malignant tumor |
| rhabd-o | cf: rod-shaped, striated |
| prostat-o | cf: prostate gland |
| son-o | cf: sound |
| glyc-o, glycos-o | cf: sugar |
| -tripsy | suffix: surgical crushing |
| -pexy | suffix: surgical fixation, suspension |
| myc-o | cf: fungus |
| per- | prefix: through |
| -metry | suffix: measurement |
| -algia | suffix: pain |
| -emia | suffix: blood condition |
| spir-o | cf: breathe, breathing |
| phon-o | cf: sound, voice |
| capn-o | carbon dioxide |
| py-o | cf: pus |
| orth-o | cf: straight |
| thorac-o | cf: thorax (chest) |
| sept-o | cf: septum (wall off, fence) |
| pulmon-o | cf: lung |
| pneum-0, pneumat-o, pneumon-o | cf: lung, air |
| diaphragmat-o, phren-o | cf: diaphragm |
| laryng-o | cf: larynx |
| alveol-o | cf: alveolus |
| pharyng-o | cf: pharynx |
| chrom-o | cf: color |
| somat-o | cf: body |
| aden-o | cf: gland |
| epitheli-o | cf: epithelium |
| lei-o | cf: smooth |
| dys- | prefix: painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| -plasm | suffix: formation, substance, growth |
| -plasia | suffix: condition of formation, development, growth |
| -ectasis | suffix: stretching out, dilatation, expansion |
| -centesis | suffix: surgical puncture to aspirate fluid with a sterile needle |
| -iasis, -esis | suffix: condition |
| -al, -ic, -ior, -ous, -ar, -ary, -eal | suffix: pertaining to |
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