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MT word parts #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ante- | forward; before |
| anti- | angainst;opposite |
| bi- | two; both; double; twice |
| dys- | bad; faulty; painful; difficult; disordered |
| hemi- | half |
| hypo- | under; beneath; below; less than normal |
| inter- | between; among |
| intra- | within; inside; inward |
| nulli- | none |
| peri- | around; about; surrounding |
| poly- | many; much |
| post- | behind; after |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| primi- | first |
| sub- | under; beneath; below; less than; deficient |
| super- | over; above; excessive |
| supra- | over; above |
| trans- | across; through |
| aort/o | aorta |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| gravid | pregnancy |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| kerat/o | horny; hard; also refers to the cornea |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| olig/o | few; scanty |
| orch/o | testis |
| presby/o | old age |
| quadri- | four |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ur/o | urine; urinary tract |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vas/o | vessel; duct |
| ven/o | vein |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -centesis | a puncture, usually with a needle for the purpose of removing fluid |
| -desis | fixation or binding |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -lysis | loosening; disolution; breakdown; seperation; destruction |
| -malacia | a softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -ostomy | the creation of an artificial mouth-like opening between two hollow structures or between a hollow structure and the abdominal wall |
| -otomy | incision; to cut into |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pexy | fastening; fixation |
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