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Common Word Parts

TermDefinition
aden/o gland
cardi/o heart
dermat/o skin
enter/o small intestine
gastr/o stomach
hemat/o blood
immun/o immunity
nephr/o kidney
neur/o nerve
pulmon/o lung
rhin/o nose
a- without, away from
an- without
ante- before, in front of
anti- against
auto- self
brady- slow
dys- painful, difficult, abnormal
endo- within, inner
epi- upon
extra- outside of
hetero- different
homo- same
hydro- water
hyper- over, above
hypo- under, below
inter- between, among
intra- within, inside
macro- large
micro- small
neo- new
pan- all
para- beside, near
peri- around
post- after
pre- before, in front of
pseudo- false, deceptive
retro- backward, behind
sub- under, below
tachy- fast
trans- across
un- not
bi- two
hemi- half
mono- one
multi- many
nulli- none
poly- many
primi- first
quadri- four
semi- half, partial
tetra- four
tri- three
-algia pain
-cyte cell
-gen that which produces (carcinogen)
-genesis produces, generates
-ia state, condition
-iasis abnormal condition
-iatry medical treatment (psychiatry)
-itis inflammation
-logist one who studies
-logy study of
-lysis destruction
-megaly enlargement
-oid resembling
-oma tumor, mass, swelling
-osis abnormal condition (scoliosis)
-pathy disease
-phobia fear
-rrhea flow, discharge
-rrhage excessive, abnormal flow
-rrhexis rupture
-sclerosis hardening
-stenosis narrowing
-therapy treatment
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy surgical removal
-ostomy create an opening
-otomy cutting into
-pexy surgical fixation
-plasty surgical repair
-rrhaphy suture
-gram record or picture
-graph instrument for recording
-graphy process of recording (photography)
-meter instrument for measuring
-metry process of measuring
-scope instrument for viewing
-scopy process of visually examining
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