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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an | no, not, without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | away from; from |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| bi-, bin- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | from, down, away from |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, labored |
| endo- | within, in |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within, in |
| macro- | large, long |
| meta- | after, beyond, change |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| pachy- | thick, thickening, thickened |
| pan- | all, total |
| para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding (outer) |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| sub- | below, under |
| supra- | above |
| sym- , syn- | together, joined |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| -a | noun ending, no meaning |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -algia | pain |
| -amnios | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| -apheresis | removal |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -drome | run, running |
| -e | noun ending, no meaning |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal, cut out |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | in the blood |
| -esis | condition |
| -gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
| -genic | producing, originating, causing |
| -gram | the record, radiographic image |
| -graph | instrument used to record; the record |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -ia | condition of, diseased state, abnormal state |
| iasis | condition |
| iatrist | specialist |
| iatry | specialty, treatment |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ictal | seizure, attack |
| ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| itis | inflammation |
| logist | specialist who studies and treats |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separating, loosening, dissolution |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlarged, enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | measuring, process of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | viewing, process of viewing |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increased number (blood) |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -phobia | aversion, abnormal fear |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasia | formation, development, growth |
| -plasm | growth, substance, formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhagia | condition of excessive bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | repairing, suturing |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube, uterine tube |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle |
| -stasis | stop, control, standing |
| -stenosis | constriction, narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest cavity, chest |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -um | no meaning |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| -us | no meaning |
| abdomen | abdomin/o |
| achilles | achill/o |
| acid | acid/o |
| acoust | acoust/o |
| acr | acr/o |
| actin | actin/o |
| acu | acul/o |
| aden | aden/o |
| adip | adip/o |
| adren | adren/o |
| aer | aer/o |
| agglutinat | agglutinat/o |
| albin | albin/o |
| albumin | albumin/o |
| alkali | alkali/o |
| all | all/o |
| alveoli | alveol/o |
| ambly | ambly/o |
| ambul | ambul/o |
| ametr | ametr/o |
| amnion | amni/o |
| amyl | amyl/o |
| andr | andr/o |
| angi | angi/o |
| angina | angin/o |
| aniso | anis/o |
| ankyl | ankyl/o |
| anus | an/o |
| anthrac | anthrac/o |
| antr | antr/o |
| append | append/o |
| aort | aort/o |
| arachn | arachn/o |
| arteri | artcri/o |
| arthr | arthr/o |
| atel | atel/o |
| ather | ather/o |
| atri | atri/o |
| audi | audi/o |
| aur | aur/o |
| axill | axill/o |
| bacteri | bacteri/o |
| balan | balan/o |
| bas | bas/o |
| bip | bil/i |
| bilirubin | bilirubin/o |
| bio | bi/o |
| blephar | blephar/o |
| bol | bol/o |
| brachy | brachy/o |
| bronch | bronch/o |
| bucc | bucc/o |
| burs | burs/o |
| cac | cac/o |
| calc | calc/i |
| calcane | calcane/o |
| capn | capn/i |
| carcin | carcin/o |
| cardi | cardi/o |
| carp | carp/o |
| cata | cat/a |
| caud | caud/o |
| caus | caus/o |
| cecum | cec/o |
| celi | celi/o |
| centr | centr/i |
| cephal | cephal/o |
| cerebell | cerebell/o |
| cerebr | cerebr/o |
| cerumin | cerumin/o |
| Thank You | -Bilal Haq |
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