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Med. Terminology 1
Common prefixes and roots
| Prefix/root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a, an | without; lacking |
| andr/o | male |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| chem/o | chemistry |
| contra | against |
| anti, contra | against |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dis | separation; taking apart |
| dys | difficult; abnormal |
| eu | good; well |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gluco, glyco | glucose; sugar |
| gyn/o, gynec/o | female |
| hydr/o | water |
| idio | self; one's own |
| lyso, lys | break down; destruction; dissolving |
| mal | bad; abnormal |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| neo | new |
| oxy | sharp; acute; oxygen |
| pan, pant/o | all or everywhere |
| pharmaco | drug; medicine |
| re | again; backward |
| somat/o, somatico | body; bodily |