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Unit 1
Introductory Materials
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ec- ex- e- | out (ectopic) |
| ecto- exo- | outside (exogamy) |
| en- | in, into (endemic) |
| endo- ento- | inner, within (endoscope) |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | deficient, below |
| tele- | at a distance, afar |
| anthrop- | man, human being |
| bi- | life, living (symbiosis) |
| chron- | time |
| cicatric- | scar |
| dem- | people, country (pandemic) |
| dermat- derm- | skin |
| eti- | cause (etiology) |
| ge- | earth (geology) |
| hypn- | sleep (hypnotic) |
| iatr- | healing (geriatrics) |
| log- | word, understanding (neologist) |
| nyct- | night |
| ped- | child |
| pharmac- | drug |
| phon- | sound, voice |
| psych- | mind |
| squam- | flake, scale (squamous) |
| tel- | end,completion (telangiectasis) |
| therm- | heat, temperature |
| ton- | tension, tone |
| top- | place (toponymic) |
| all- | other, different (allomorphic) |
| atel- | incomplete, imperfect (atelmyelia) |
| aut- | self, one's own |
| eur(y)- | wide |
| megal- meg(a)- | large |
| pseud- | false |
| sten- | narrow |
| -ia | condition |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation (dermatitis) |
| -m -ma | result (telegram) |
| -sis -sia | condition (agnosia) |
| -y | state (cardiomegaly) |
| -al | pertaining to (thermal) |
| -ic | relating to |
| -ate | to make (lactate) |
| -ize | to make (synchronize) |
| -algia (alg/ia) | pain, painful condition |
| -gram -graphy | record(ing) (electrocardiogram) |
| -ics (ic/s) | system, science (pediatrics) |
| -logy (log/y) | study (psychology) |
| -osis -esis | (abnormal) condition |
| -scope | instrument to examine |
| -scopy | examination |
| -stenosis | narrowing |