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Medical tertminology

6th period

TermDefinition
1. Prefix a-, an no, not, without, negates the meaning
2. Prefix ab- away from: from
3. Prefix ad- toward, at, increase, on, toward
4. Prefix ante- before
5. Prefix anti- against, opposing
6. Prefix bi-, bin- two, twice, double
7. Prefix brady- slow
8. Prefix de- from, down, away from
9. Prefix dia- through, complete
10. Prefix dys- painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
11. Prefix endo- within, in
12. Prefix epi- on, upon, over
13. Prefix eu- normal, good
14. Prefix hemi- half
15. Prefix hyper- above, excessive
16. Prefix inter- between
17. Prefix intra- within, in
18. Prefix macro- large, long
19. Prefix meta- after, beyond, change
20. Prefix micro- small
21. Prefix multi- many
22. Prefix neo- new
23. Prefix nulli- none
24. Prefix pachy- thick, thickening, thickened
25. Prefix pan- all, total
26. Prefix para- beside, beyond, around, abnormal
27. Prefix per- through
28. Prefix peri- surrounding (outer)
29. Prefix poly- many, much
30. Prefix post- after
31. Prefix pre- before
32. Prefix pro- before
33. Prefix sub- below, under
34. Prefix supra- above
35. Prefix sym-, syn- together, joined
36. Prefix tachy- fast, rapid
37. Prefix trans- through, across, beyond
38. Prefix tri- three
39. Prefix uni- one
1. combining abdomin/o abdomen
2.combining achill/o Achilles' heel
3.combining acid/o acid (pH)
4. combining acoust/o hearing
5. combining acr/o extremity
6. combining actin/o ray
7. combining acul/o needle
8. combining adren/o gland
9. combining aer/o air
10. combining agglutinat/o clumping
11. combining albin/o white
12. combining albumin/o protein
13. combining alkali/o basic (pH)
14. combining all/o other
15. combining alveol/o small hole, air sac
16. combining ambly/o dull
17. combining andr/o man (male)
18. combining angi/o vessel
19. combining angin/o choke
20. combining anis/o unequal
21. combining ankyl/o stiffened, crooked
22. combining an/o anus
23. combining anthrac/o coal
24. combining antr/o cavity
25. combining append/o appendix
26. combining aort/o aorta
27. combining arachn/o spider
28. combining artcri/o artery
29. combining arthr/o joint
30. combining atel/o imperfect, incomplete
31. combining ather/o fatty
32. combining atri/o atrium. chamber
33. combining aur/o ear
34. combining axill/o armpit
35. combining bacteri/o bacteria
36. combining balan/o glans
37. combining bas/o base (pH)
38. combining bil/i gall, bile
39. combining bilirubin/o bilirubin
40. combining bi/o life
41. combining blephar/o eyelid
42. combining bol/o cast, throw
43. combining brarchy/o arm
44. combining bronch/o bronchi
45. combining bucc/o cheek
46. combining burs/o pouch
47. combining cac/o bad, diseased
48. combining calc/i calcium
49. combining calcane/o heel hone
50. combining capn/i smoke, carbon dioxide
51. combining carcin/o cancer
52. combining cardi/o heart
53. combining carp/o wrist
54. combining cat/a down, downward
55. combining caus/o heat
56. combining cec/o cecum
57. combining celi/o abdomen
58. combining centr/i center
59. combining cephal/o head
60. combining cerebell/o little brain (cerebellum)
61. combining cerebr/o brain (cerebrum)
62. combining cerumin/o wax
63. combining cervic/o neck
64. combining cheil/o lip
65. combining chem/o chemical
66. combining chole/o gall, bile
67 combining cholangi/o bile vessel
68. combining choledoch/o common bile duct
69. combining cholester/o cholesterol, fat
70. combining chondr/o cartilage
1. Suffix -a noun ending, no meaning
2. Suffix -ac pertaining to
3. Suffix -ad toward
4. Suffix -algia pain
5. Suffix -amnios amnon, amniotic fluid
6. Suffix -apheresis removal
7. Suffix -ar pertaining to
8. Suffix -ary pertaining to
9. Suffix -asthenia weakness
10. Suffix -carcinoma cancerous tumor
11. Suffix -cele hernia, protrusion, swelling
12. Suffix -centesis surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
13. Suffix -crine to secrete
14. Suffix -cynesis pregnancy
15. Suffix -cyte cell
16. Suffix -desis surgical fixation, fusion
17. Suffix -drome run, running
18. Suffix -e noun ending, no meaning
19. Suffix -eal pertaining to
20. Suffix ectasis stretching out, dilation, expansion
21. Suffix -ectomy excision, surgical removal, cut out
22. Suffix -emesis vomiting
23. Suffix -emia in the blood
24. Suffix -esis condition
25. Suffix -gen substance or agent that produces or causes
26. Suffix -genic producing, originating, causing
27. Suffix -gram the record, radiographic image
28. Suffix -graph instrument used to record or the record
29. Suffix -graphy process of recording, radiographic imaging
30. Suffix -ia condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
31. Suffix -iasis condition
32. Suffix -iatrist specialist
33. Suffix -iatry specialty, treatment
34. Suffix -ic pertaining to
35. Suffix -ictal seizure, attack
36. Suffix -ior pertaining to
37. Suffix -ism state of
38. Suffix -itis inflammation
39. Suffix -logist specialist who studies and treats
40. Suffix -logy study of
41. Suffix -lysis separating, loosening, dissolution
42. Suffix -malacia softening
43 Suffix -megaly enlarged, enlargement
44. Suffix -meter instrument used to measure
45. Suffix -metry measuring, process of measuring
46. Suffix -oid resembling
47. Suffix -oma tumor, swelling
48. Suffix -opia vision
49. Suffix -opsy viewing, process of viewing
50. Suffix -osis abnormal condition, increased number (blood)
51. Suffix -ous pertaining to
52. Suffix -paresis slight paralysis
53. Suffix -pathy disease
54. Suffix -penia abnormal reduction in number
55. Suffix -pepsia digestion
56. Suffix -pexy surgical fixation, suspension
57. Suffix -phagia swallowing, eating
58. Suffix -phobia aversion. abnormal fear
59. Suffix -physis growth
60. Suffix -plasia formation, development, growth
61. Suffix-plasm growth, substance, formation
62. Suffix -plasty surgical repair
63. Suffix -plegia paralysis
64. Suffix -pnea breathing
65. Suffix -poiesis formation
66. Suffix -ptosis prolapse, drooping
67. Suffix -rrhage excessive bleeding
68. Suffix -rrhagia condition of excessive bleeding
69. Suffix -rrhaphy repairing, suturing
70. Suffix -rrhea discharge, flow
71. Suffix -rrhexis rupture
72. Suffix -salpinx fallopian tube, uterine tube
73. Suffix -sarcoma malignant tumor
74. Suffix -schisis split, fissure
75. Suffix -sclerosis hardening
76. Suffix -scope instrument used for visual examination
77. Suffix -scopic pertaining to visual examination
78. Suffix -scopy process of visually examining
79. Suffix -spasm sudden involuntary contraction of muscle
80. Suffix -stasis stop, control, standing
81. Suffix -stenosis constriction, narrowing
82. Suffix -stomy creation of artificial opening
83. Suffix -thorax chest cavity, chest
84. Suffix -tocia labor, birth
85. Suffix -tome instrument used to cut
86. Suffix -tomy incision, cut into
87. Suffix -tripsy surgical crushing
88. Suffix -trophy nourishment, development
89. Suffix -um no meaning
90. Suffix -uria urine, urination
91. Suffix -us no meaning
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