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Chapter 1
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Macro | Large |
| Endo | In, Inside |
| Oligo | Few |
| Eu | Good |
| Peri | Around |
| E | Out |
| Ab | Away |
| Ante | Before |
| A | Not |
| Desis | Binding, Fixation |
| Pexy | Surgical Fixation |
| Rrhexis | Rupture |
| Penia | Deficiency |
| Megaly | Enlargement |
| Malacia | Abnormal Softening |
| Centesis | Puncture |
| Gram | Written Record |
| Graph | Instrument Used to Produce a Record |
| Ec | Out |
| Graphy | Writing Procedure |
| Troph/o | Nourishment, Development |
| Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Angi/o | Vessel (most commonly refers to blood vessel but can also refer to other types of vessels as well |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Xen/o | Foreign |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Enter/o | Small Intestine |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Myc/o | Fungus |