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Chabner, Med Terms--a short course ch 4 word parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | with, together |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| ec- | out, outside |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex-, extra- | out, outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | below, under |
| in- | in, into |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside, near, along the side of |
| peri- | surrounding |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro-, pros- | before, forward |
| quadri- | four |
| re-, retro- | back, behind |
| sub- | under, less than |
| syn- | with, together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond |
| uni- | one |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| bi/o | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| gen/o | to produce |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hemat/o | blood |
| later/o | side |
| nat/i | birth |
| neur/o | nerve |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| oste/o | bone |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| plas/o | formation, growth |
| ren/o | kidney |
| scapul/o | shoulder blade |
| son/o | sound |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| top/o | to put, place |
| troph/o | development, nourishment |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| uter/o | uterus |
| ven/o | vein |
| vertebr/o | vertebra, backbone |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ation | process, condition |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -crine | secretion |
| -dipsia | condition of thirst |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | to produce |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition, process |
| -lysis | loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mortem | death |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -partum | birth |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasm | formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -section | incision |
| -stasis | to stand, place, stop, control |
| -tension | pressure |
| -thesis | to put, place |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -um | structure |
| -uria | urine condition |
| -y | process, condition |