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Med.Term.1.
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -lip- | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hyper- | excessive |
| -protein- | protein |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| cardi/o | heart |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| herm/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| oste/o | bone |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin | urine |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -ectomy | excision (removal) |
| -ia | condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| para- | alongside of, abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -logy | study of |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| sub- | below or under |
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against or opposed to |
| contra- | against or opposed to |
| de- | form, down, or not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward, or near |
| circum- | around |
| dia- | across or through |
| trans- | across or through |
| e- | out or away |
| ec- | out or away |
| ex- | out or away |
| ecto- | outside |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| en- | within |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond, after, or change |
| para- | alongside of or abnormal |
| retro- | backward or behind |
| sub- | below or under |
| infra- | below or under |
| bi- | two or both |
| hemi- | half |
| semi- | half |
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| macro- | long or large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| uni- | one |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| multi- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| super- | above or excessive |
| supra- | above or excessive |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond or excessive |
| ante- | before |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| brandy- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| post- | after or behind |
| re- | again or back |
| con- | together or with |
| syn- | together or with |
| sym- | together or with |
| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
| eu- | good or normal |
| neo- | new |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -genesis | origin or production |
| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contaction |
| -cele | pouching or hernia |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -iasis | formation or presence of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition or increase |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -philia | attraction for |
| -ptosis | falling or downward placement |
| -rrhage | to bust forth |
| -rrhagia | to bust forth |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | excision (removal) |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -rrhapy | suture |
| -tomy | incision |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -action | process |
| -e | general indication that a word is a person, place, or thing |