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Medical Terminology
Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-,an | no, not, without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | away from ;from |
| 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 |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper - | above , excessive |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within , in |
| macro- | large , long |
| meta- | after , beyond, change |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| pachy- | thick, thickening, thickened |
| pan- | all , total |
| para- | besides , 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 |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation , expansion |
| -ectomy | excision , surgical removal , cut out |
| -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 |
| -graphy | process of recording ,radiographic imaging |
| -ia | condition of diseased state , abnormal state |
| -iasis | condition |
| -iatrist | specialist |