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Terminology Sets
For HLTH
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, near |
| ambi- | around, on both sides |
| amphi | around, on both sides |
| ana- | upward, backward |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anter/o | front |
| anti- | against |
| apo- | away, separation |
| cata- | down, downward |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| dextr/o | right |
| dia- | through, apart |
| dis- | apart, to separate |
| ec-, ecto- | outside, out |
| en, endo- | inside, within |
| epi- | above, over, upon |
| eso- | within |
| ex- | out, away from |
| exo- | outside of, outward |
| extra- | outside |
| fore- | before, in front of |
| hyper- | above, excessive, beyond |
| hypo- | under, deficient, below |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| juxta- | near |
| later/o | side |
| levo- | left |
| medi/o | middle |
| meso- | middle |
| para- | alongside, near, beyond, abnormal |
| per- | through, throughout |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| post- | after, behind |
| poster/o | behind, towards the back |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before |
| proxim/o | near |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sinistr/o | left |
| sub- | under, beneath |
| super- | above, beyond |
| supra- | above, beyond |
| tel/e | distant, end |
| trans- | across |
| -rrhagia, -rrhage | excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| -centesis | surgical puncture of a cavity |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -plasty | surgical correction, repair |
| -sect | to cut |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tomy | surgical incision |
| -tripsy | to crush, break |
| acar/o | mites |
| arachn/o | spider |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| -coccus | berry-shaped bacterium |
| fung/i | fungus, mushroom |
| helminth/o, -helminth | worm |
| hirud/i, hirudin/i | leech |
| ixod/i | ticks |
| myc/o | fungus |
| parasit/o | parasite |
| pedicul/o | louse |
| scolec/o | worm |
| verm/i | worm |
| vir/o | virus |
| quinqui- | five |
| tera- | trillion, 10^12 |
| peta- | quadrillion, 10^15 |
| exa- | quintillion, 10^18 |