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Medical Terminology: Prefix, Root, Suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adeno- | gland |
| angio- | vessel (may be blood, lymph, or bile) |
| arthro- | joint |
| cardio- | heart |
| cephalo- | head |
| cervico- | neck (also refers to the "neck" of the uterus) |
| chole- | bile (gall) |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| cranio- | skull |
| cysto- | bladder |
| cyto- | cell |
| dento- | tooth |
| derm- dermato- | skin |
| encephalo- | brain |
| entero- | intestines |
| gastro- | stomach |
| gingivo- | gums |
| glosso- | tongue |
| glyco- | sugar |
| hemo- hemato- | blood |
| hepato- | liver |
| hydro- | water |
| hystero- | uterus |
| ileo- | ileum (part of the intestine) |
| ilio- | ilium (part of the hip bone) |
| lipo- | fat |
| litho- | stone |
| mammo- masto- | breast |
| myelo- | marrow (of bone) spinal cord |
| myo- | muscle |
| naso- | nose |
| nephro- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| onycho- | nail |
| ophthalmo- | eye |
| oro- | mouth |
| ortho- | position |
| osteo- | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| PATHO- | disease |
| PHARMACO- | drug |
| phlebo- | vein |
| pneumo- | lung (or air) |
| psycho- | mind (or mental processes) |
| pyo- | pus |
| reno- | kidney |
| rhino- | nose |
| salpingo- | tube |
| thoraco- | chest |
| vaso- | vessel (may be blood, lymph or bile) |
| veno- | vein |
| viscero- | internal organs |
| -ALGIA | pain in body part |
| -cele | protrusion hernia tumor (collection) |
| -cytosis | increase in number of cells |
| -cytopenia | decrease in number of cells |
| -DYNIA | pain in a body part |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | in the blood |
| -EDEMA | swelling |
| -ectasis | dilation (dilatation) |
| -genic | originating in producing |
| -graphy | tracing |
| -iasis | presence of |
| -ITIS | inflammation |
| -lysis | dissolve break down |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | death of tissue |
| -OLOGY | study of |
| -oma | tumor collection of cells |
| -OPATHY | disease |
| -optosis | drooping sagging falling |
| -OSIS | condition |
| -paresis | weakness (partial paralysis) |
| -philic | "loving" attracting |
| -phobic | "hating" repelling |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | discharge flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -trophy | growth development of tissue |
| -uria | in the urine |
| -centesis | puncture (to withdraw fluid) |
| -ECTOMY | removal (excision) |
| -desis | fixation (binding) re-attachment |
| -pexy | suspension |
| -ORRHAPHY | suture (stitch) |
| -OTOMY | incision (cut into) |
| -OSTOMY | creation of an opening or hole (opening may be temporary or permanent) |
| -PLASTY | reconstruction (plasitic repair) |
| -oscopy | viewing with a "scope" |
| A- | without |
| AN- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward near |
| ante- | before |
| ANTI- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against opposite |
| DYS- | body process that is abnormal, difficult, or painful |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within innermost |
| epi- | on top of upon |
| eu- | healthy normal |
| extra- | beyond in addition to |
| HYPER- | excessive more than the usual |
| HYPO- | deficient less than the usual |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| micro- | very small |
| peri- | around surrounding |
| poly- | many much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below beneath |
| super- supra- | above on top of |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| hemi- | half (or a portion of) |
| semi- | half (or a portion of) |
| BI- | two |
| TRI- | three |
| QUAD- | four |
| CYANO- | blue |
| LEUKO- | white |
| ERYTHRO- | red |
| xantho- | yellow |
| melano- | black |
| polio- | gray |
| -gram | outlining |
| encephalo- | brain |
| cerebro- | brain |
| myelo- | spinal cord |
| cranio- | skull |
| cephalo- | head |
| -tresia | opening |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -ptosis | droop, sag |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth of blood |
| -stasis | to stop, control |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -ectasis, -ectasia | dilation, widening |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -pepsia | digestion |
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