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Medical Root Word
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-,an | Without, Absent of |
| ab- | Away From |
| Ana-,Dis- | apart |
| ante- | before, in front |
| anti- | against |
| bio- | life |
| blasto- | precursor |
| brady- | slow |
| circum-,circ- | around |
| cyani- | blue |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within, into |
| epi- | above, upon |
| erythro- | red |
| ex-, exo- | outside |
| endo- | within, into |
| epi- | above |
| erythro- | red |
| hetero- | other, dfferent |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | above normal |
| hypo- | below normal |
| infra- | below |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| iso- | same, equal |
| macro-, mega- | large |
| medi-,meso- | middle |
| micro- | small |
| muta- | change |
| neo- | new |
| oo- | egg |
| para- | beside, next to |
| peri- | around |
| pre-, pro- | before |
| post- | after |
| retro | behind |
| sub- | below |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| -algia | pain |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -clast | breakdown |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -emesis | vomitting |
| -fistula | abnormal opening |
| -genic, -gen, -genisis | producing |
| -glia | glue |
| -graphy | recording process |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis, -lyso | destruction, seperate, split |
| -oma | tumor, swelling, mass |
| -ology | study of |
| -opsy | removal of pieces |
| -orrhea | flow |
| -osis | increase, abnormal state |
| -ostomy | create artificial opening |
| -otomy, -tomo | cut into, cut |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decreased amount, deficiancy |
| -phagia, physis | eating, engulfing |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis, stati | stop, remain unchanged |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| mono- | one |
| bi- | two |
| hemi-, haplo- | half |
| semi- | half |
| tri- | three |
| poly- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| angi | vessel |
| arterio | artery |
| arthro | joint |
| broncho | bronchus (air passages fo lungs) |
| cardio | heart |
| carcino | cancer |
| cephalo | head |
| chondro | cartilage |
| costa | rib |
| crania | skull |
| cutane, dermato, derma | skin |
| cysto | bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| encephalo | brain |
| entero | intestines, gut |
| gastric, gastro | stomach |
| hemo, hemato | blood, iron portion |
| hepato | liver |
| homeo | constant, unchanging |
| hydro | water |
| hystero | uterus |
| leuko | lymph |
| lympho | white |
| mammo, masto | breast |
| myco | fungus |
| myo, mysi | muscle |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| oma | tumor |
| oo, ova | egg |
| oophoro | ovary |
| or | mouth |
| osteo | bone |
| patho | disease |
| pecto | chest |
| peritoneal | abdomino-pelvic |
| pleura | lungs region |
| pneumo | lung, air |
| pynea, spiro | breath |
| pyo | pus |
| reno | kidney |
| salpingo | fallopian tube |
| sepsi | infection |
| splanchno | viscera |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| tracheo | trachea, wind pipe |
| vaso | vessel |
| viscero | internal organs |
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