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Quiz E Medical terms
Anatomy indicating time, medical specialties, and roots into adjectives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -er | one who |
| -iatric | medical specialty |
| -iatrist | physician |
| -iatry | treatment/medicine |
| -ician | specialist |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logy | study of |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -in | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -nic | pertaining to |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -auto | self |
| -eu | normal; good |
| -hetero | different |
| -homo | same |
| -per | through |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| a- | without |
| an- | anti |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | without |
| dys- | painful;diffucult |
| pachy- | thick |
| tachy- | fast |
| ante- | before |
| neo- | new |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |