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PATHOPHYS SP26 VOCAB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a/an | without, lack of |
| ab | away from |
| ad | near to |
| ana | excessive, up, again |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| cata | down, under, lower, negative |
| dys | faulty, painful |
| eu | well, easily, good |
| hyper | extreme, above, beyond |
| hypo | under, below |
| mal | bad, abnormal |
| ante | before, in front of |
| anti | against, opposite |
| bi | two, twice, double |
| de | removal, reversal, down |
| endo | within, inside |
| epi | upon, above, over |
| ex/exo | out, outside, away from |
| hemi | half |
| inter | between, among |
| intra | within, inside |
| macro | large, long |
| para | beside, near, abnormal |
| peri | around, surrounding |
| ultra | beyond, excessive |
| uni | one, single |
| osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| pathy | disease or disorder |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| otomy | surgically cutting into |
| scopy | visual examination using instruments |
| plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| pnea | breathing |
| uria | urine condition |
| phasia | speech |
| plegia | inability to move |
| micro | small, tiny |
| mono | one, single |
| poly | many, much |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, in front of |
| sub | under, below, beneath |
| super/supra | above, excessive, over normal level |
| trans | across, through |
| itis | inflammation |
| emia | a blood condition |
| cardio | heart |
| pulmono | lung, air |
| nephro | kidney |
| hepato | liver |
| cerebro | brain |
| gastro | stomach |
| dermo | skin |
| osteo | bone |
| myo | muscle |
| neuro | nerve |
| oculo | eye |
| oto | ear |
| rhino | nose |
| stomato | mouth |
| cephalo | head |
| arthro | joint |
| costo | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| laryngo | larynx |
| tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
| hemato | blood |
| uro | urine, urinary tract |
| chole | bile, gallbladder, |
| glyco | sugar, glucose |
| lipo | fat |
| toxo | poison |
| thrombo | clot |
| leuko | white blood cell |
| patho | disease |
| onco | tumor |
| psycho | mind |
| gyneco | woman, female |
| bio | life |
| histo | tissue |
| cyto | cell |
| algia | a painful condition |
| esthesia | condition of sensation |
| ia | state, condition |
| ity | state |
| lysis | dissolution |
| penia | a deficiency |
| poiesis | formation of, production of |
| rrhea | flow |