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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | no, not, without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | away from; from |
| ad- | toward, at, increase, on, toward |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| bi-, bin- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | from, down, away from |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| endo- | within, in |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| inter- | between |
| 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 |
| -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 |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal, cut out, dilation, expansion |
| -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 |
| -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 | formation |
| -poiesis | 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 |
| intra- | within, in |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| abdomen abdomin/o | abdomen |
| achilles achill/o | achilles' heel |
| acid acid/o | acid (pH) |
| acoust acoust/o | hearing |
| acr acr/o | extremity |
| actin actin/o | ray |
| acu acul/o | needle |
| aden aden/o | gland |
| adip adip/o | fat |
| adren adren/o | adrenal gland |
| aer aer/o | air |
| agglutinat agglutinat/o | clumping |
| albin albin/o | white |
| albumin albumin/o | protein |
| alkali alkali/o | basic (pH) |
| all all/o | other |
| alveoli alveol/o | small hole, air sac |
| ambly ambly/o | dull |
| ambul ambul/o | walk |
| ametr ametr/o | disproportionate |
| amnion amni/o | amnion |
| amyl amyl/o | starch |
| andr andr/o | man (male) |
| angi angi/o | vessel |
| angina angin/o | choke |
| aniso snis/o | unequal |
| ankyl ankil/o | stiffened, crooked |
| anus an/o | anus |
| anthrac anthrac/o | coal |
| antr antr/o | cavity |
| append append/o | appendix |
| aort aort/o | aorta |
| arachn arachn/o | spider |
| arteri arteri/o | artery |
| arthr arth/o | joint |
| atel atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| ather ather/o | fatty |
| atri atri/o | atrium, chamber |
| audi audi/o | hear |
| aur aur/o | ear |
| axill axill/o | armpit |
| bacteri bacteri/o | bacteria |
| balan balan/o | glans |
| bas bas/o | base (pH) |
| bip bil/i | gall, bile |
| bilirubin bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bio bi/o | life |
| blephar blephar/o | eyelid |
| bol bol/o | cast, throw |
| brachy brachy/o | arm |
| bronch bronch/o | bronchi |
| bucc bucc/o | cheek |
| burs burs/o | pouch |
| cac cac/o | bad, diseased |
| calc calc/i | calcium |
| calcane calcane/o | heel hone |
| capn capn/i | smoke, carbon dioxide |
| carcin carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi cardi/o | heart |
| carp carp/o | wrist |
| cata cat/a | down, downward |
| caud caud/o | tail |
| caus caus/o | heat |
| cecum cec/o | cecum |
| celi celi/o | abdomen |
| centr centr/i | center |
| cephal cephal/o | head |
| cerebell cerebell/o | little brain (cerebellum) |
| cerebr cerebr/o | brain (cerebrum) |
| cerumin cerumin/o | wax |
| cerevic cerevic/o | neck |
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