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TermDefinition
1 -ac Pertaining to
2 -algia pain
3 -carcinoma cancerous tumor
4 -cyesis pregnancy
5 -drome run, running
6 -emesis vomiting
7 -genic producing, originating, causing
8 -iatry specialty, treatment
9 -iasis condition
10 -gram the record, radiographic image
11 -ictal seaizure, attack
12 -ism state of
13 -logist specialist who studies and treats
14 -logy study of
15 -megaly enlarged, enlargement
16 -meter instrument used to measure
17 -penia abnormal reduction in number
18 -pathy disease
19 -rrhea discharge, flow
20 -rrhaphy repairing, suturing
21 -sarcoma malignant tumor
22 -sclerosis hardening
23 -scopy process of visually examing
24 -tocia labor, birth
25 -trophy nourishment, development
26 -uria urine, urination
27 -cele hernia, protrusion, swelling
28 -ectomy excision, surgical removal, cut out
29 -a noun ending, no meaning
30 -ad toward
31 -amnios amnion, amniotic fluid
32 -apheresis removal
33 -ar pertaining to
34 -ary pertaining to
35 -asthenia weakness
36 -cele hernia, protrusion, swelling
37 -centesis surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
38 -crine to secete
39 -desis surgical fixation, fusion
40 -e noun ending, no meaning
41 -eal pertaining to
42 -ectasis stretching out, dilation, expansion
43 -ectomy excision, surgical removal, cut out
44 -emia in the blood
45 -esis condition
46 -gen substance or agent that produces or causes
47 -graph instrument used to record; the record
48 -graphy process of recording, radiographic imaging
49 -ia condition of diseased state, abnormal state
50 -iatrist specialist
51 -ic pertaining to
52 -ior pertainging to
53 -itis inflammation
54 -lysis separating, loosening, dissolution
55 -malacia softening
56 -metry measuring, process of measuring
57 -oid resembling
58 -oma tumor, swelling
59 -opia vision
60 -osis abnormal condition, increased number (blood)
61 -ous pertaining to
62 -pepsia digestion
63 -pexy surgical fixation, suspension
64 -phagia swallowing, eating
65 -phobia aversion, abnormal fear
66 -physis growth
67 -plasia formation development, growth
68 -plasm growth, substance, formation
69 -plasty surgical repair
70 -plegia paralysis
71 -pnea breathing
72 -poiesis formation
73 -ptosis prolapse, dropping
74 -rrhage excessive bleeding
75 -rrhagia condition of excessive bleeding
76 -rrhexis rupture
77 -salpinx fallopian tube, uterine tube
78 -schisis split, fissure
79 -scope instrument used for visual examination
80 -scopic pertaining to visual examination
81 -spasm sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle
82 -stasis stop, control, standing
83 -stenosis constriction, narrowing
84 -stomy creation of artifical opening
85 -thorax chest cavity, chest
86 -tome instrument used to cut
87 -tomy incision, cut into
88 -tripsy surgical crushing
89 -um no meaning
90 -us no meaning
1 a-, an no, not, without, negates the meaning of
2 ab- away from; from
3 ad- toward, at, increase, on, toward
4 ante- before
5 anti- against, opposing
6 bi-, bin- two, twice, double
7 brady- slow
8 de- from, down, away from
9 dia- through, complete
10 dys- painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
11 endo- within, in
12 epi- on, upon, over
13 hemi- half
14 hyper- above, excessive
15 inter- between
16 intra- within, in
17 macro- large, long
18 meta- after, beyond, change
19 micro- small
20 multi- many
21 neo- new
22 nulli- none
23 pachy- thick, thickening, thickened
24 pan- all, total
25 para- beside, beyond, around, abnormal
26 per- through
27 peri- surrounding (outer)
28 poly- many, much
29 post- after
30 pre- before
31 pro- before
32 sub- below, under
33 supra- above
34 sym-. syn- together, joined
35 tachy- fast, rapid
36 trans- through, across, beyind
37 tri- three
38 uni- one
1 achill/o Achilles' heel
2 adip/o fat
3 append/o appendix
4 bacteri/o bacteria
5 brachy/o arm
6 bil/i gall, bile
7 celi/o abdomen
8 cardi/o heart
9 carcin/o cancer
10 dermat/o skin
11 didym/o testis
12 dactyl/o finger, toe
13 electr/o electricity
14 esophag/o esophagus
15 encephal/o brain
16 fasei/o hand
17 fibul/o fibula
18 genital/o genitals
19 gastr/o stomach
20 gonad/o ovaries, testes
21 hem/o blood
22 humer/o humerus
23 hypn/o sleep
24 icter/o jaundice
25 insulin/o insulin
26 insul/o pancreatic islets
27 jejun/o jejunum
28 kel/o tumor
29 kerat/o cornea
30 kinet/o motion
31 laryng/o larynx
32 lacrim/o tear
33 lingu/o tongue
34 metr/o uterus
35 mandibul/o lower jaw
36 mening/o membrane
37 necr/o death
38 nephr/o kidney
39 neur/o nerve
40 omphal/o umbilicus
41 organ/o organo
42 ocul/o eye
43 pept/o digest
44 phren/o diaphragm
45 rachi/o spine
46 rect/o rectum, loosen
47 retin/o retina
48 sanguin/o blood
49 sial/o saliva
50 sphygm/o pulse
51 thromb/o blood clot
52 thyr/o thyroid
53 tars/o ankle bone
54 ur/o urine
55 ureter/o ureter
56 uter/o uterus
57 ven/o vein
58 viril/o masculine
59 vagin/o vagina
60 xanth/o yellow
61 xen/o alien, foreign
62 xiph/o sword
63 zo/o animal
64 zon/o encircling area
65 zyg/o joined
66 vitre/o vitreous humor
67 pharmac/o drug
68 medulll/o marrow, spinal
69 hist/o tissue
91 -cyte cell
39 eu- normal, good
70 albumin/o protein
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