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Medical Terminology
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| Combining form | Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combining form | abdomin/o | abdomen | |
| Combining form | achill/o | Achilles' Heel | |
| Combining form | acid/o | acid (pH) | |
| Combining form | acoust/o | hearing | |
| Combining form | acr/o | extremity | |
| Combining form | actin/o | ||
| Combining form | acul/o | needle | |
| Combining form | aden/o | gland | |
| Combining form | adip/o | fat | |
| Combining form | adren/o | adrenal gland | |
| aer/o | air | ||
| agglutinat/o | clumping | ||
| albin/o | white | ||
| albumin/o | protein | ||
| alkali/o | basic (pH) | ||
| all/o | other | ||
| alveol/o | small hole, air sac | ||
| ambly/o | dull | ||
| ambul/o | walk | ||
| ametr/o | disproportionate | ||
| amni/o | amnion | ||
| amyl/o | starch | ||
| andr/o | man (male) | ||
| angi/o | vessel | ||
| angin/o | choke | ||
| anis/o | unequal | ||
| ankyl/o | stiffened, crooked | ||
| an/o | anus | ||
| anthrac/o | coal | ||
| antr/o | cavity | ||
| append/o | appendix | ||
| aort/o | aorta | ||
| arachn/o | spider | ||
| artcri/o | artery | ||
| arthr/o | joint | ||
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete | ||
| ather/o | fatty | ||
| atri/o | atrium, chamber | ||
| audi/o | hear | ||
| aur/o | ear | ||
| axill/o | armpit | ||
| bacteri/o | bacteria | ||
| balan/o | glans | ||
| bas/o | base (pH) | ||
| bil/i | gall, bile | ||
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin | ||
| bi/o | life | ||
| blephar/o | eyelid | ||
| bol/o | cast, throw | ||
| brachy/o | arm | ||
| bronch/o | bronchi | ||
| bucc/o | cheek | ||
| burs/o | pouch | ||
| cac/o | bad, diseased | ||
| calc/i | calcium | ||
| calcane/o | heel bone | ||
| capn/i | smoke, carbon dioxide | ||
| carcin/o | cancer | ||
| cardi/o | heart | ||
| carp/o | wrist | ||
| cat/a | down | ||
| caud/o | tail | ||
| caus/o | heat | ||
| cec/o | cecum | ||
| celi/o | abdomen | ||
| centr/i | center | ||
| cephal/o | head | ||
| cerebell/o | little brain (cerebellum) | ||
| cerebr/o | brain (cerebrum) | ||
| cerumin/o | wax | ||
| Prefixes & Suffixes | Prefixes and Suffixes | ||
| a -, a n | no, not, without, negates the meaning | ||
| -a | noun ending, no meaning | ||
| ab- | away from | ||
| -ac | pertaining to | ||
| ad- | toward | ||
| -ad | toward | ||
| ante- | before | ||
| -algia | pain | ||
| -anti | against | ||
| -amnios | amnion | ||
| anti- | against | ||
| bi- | two | ||
| brady- | slow | ||
| de- | away from | ||
| dia- | complete | ||
| dys- | painful | ||
| endo- | within | ||
| epi- | on | ||
| eu- | good | ||
| hemi- | half | ||
| hyper- | excessive | ||
| inter- | between | ||
| intra- | in | ||
| macro- | large | ||
| meta- | after | ||
| micro- | small | ||
| multi- | many | ||
| neo- | new | ||
| nulli- | none | ||
| pachy- | thick | ||
| pan- | all | ||
| para- | beside | ||
| per- | through | ||
| peri- | surrounding | ||
| poly- | many | ||
| post- | after | ||
| pre- | before | ||
| pro- | before | ||
| sub- | under | ||
| supra- | above | ||
| sym- | together | ||
| tachy- | fast | ||
| trans- | beyond | ||
| tri- | three | ||
| uni- | one | ||
| Suffixes | Suffixes | ||
| -apheresis | removal | ||
| -ar | pertaining to | ||
| -ary | pertaining to | ||
| -asthenia | weakness | ||
| -carcinoma | cancerous tumor | ||
| -cele | hernia | ||
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid | ||
| -crine | to secrete | ||
| -cyesis | pregnancy | ||
| -cyte | cell | ||
| -desis | surgical fixation | ||
| -drome | run | ||
| -e | noun ending | ||
| -eal | pertaining to | ||
| -ectasis | stretching out | ||
| -ectomy | excision | ||
| -emesis | vomiting | ||
| -emia | in the blood | ||
| -esis | condition | ||
| -gen | agent that produces | ||
| -genic | producing | ||
| -gram | the record | ||
| -graph | instrument used to record | ||
| -graphy | process of recording | ||
| -ia | condition of | ||
| -iasis | condition | ||
| -iatrist | specialist | ||
| -iatry | specialty treatment | ||
| -ic | pertaining | ||
| -ictal | seizure | ||
| -ior | pertaining to | ||
| -ism | state of | ||
| -itis | inflammation | ||
| -logist | specialist who studies and treats | ||
| -logy | study of | ||
| -lysis | seperating | ||
| -malacia | softening | ||
| -megaly | enlarged | ||
| -meter | instrument used to measure | ||
| -metry | measuring | ||
| -oid | resembling | ||
| -oma | tumor | ||
| -opia | vision | ||
| -opsy | viewing | ||
| -osis | abnormal condition | ||
| -ous | pertaining to | ||
| -paresis | slight paralysis | ||
| -pathy | disease | ||
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number | ||
| -pepsia | digestion | ||
| -pexy | surgical fixation | ||
| -phagia | eating | ||
| -phobia | aversion | ||
| -physis | growth | ||
| -plasia | formation | ||
| -plasm | growth | ||
| -plasty | surgical repair | ||
| -plegia | paralysis | ||
| -pnea | breathing | ||
| -poiesis | formation | ||
| -ptosis | prolapse | ||
| -rrhage | excessive bleeding | ||
| -rrhagia | condition of excessive bleeding | ||
| -rraphy | repairing | ||
| -rrhea | discharge | ||
| -rrhexis | rupture | ||
| -salpinx | fallopian tube | ||
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor | ||
| -schisis | split | ||
| -sclerosis | hardening | ||
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination | ||
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination | ||
| -scopy | process of visually examining | ||
| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscle | ||
| -stasis | control | ||
| -stenosis | constriction | ||
| -stomy | creation of artificial opening | ||
| -thorax | chest | ||
| -tocia | birth | ||
| -tome | instrument used to cut | ||
| -tomy | incision | ||
| -tripsy | surgical crushing | ||
| -trophy | development | ||
| -um | no meaning | ||
| -uria | urine | ||
| -us | no meaning |
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