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MA TERM
MEDICAL TERMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a/n- | absence of |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| con- | with, together |
| contra- | against,opposite |
| dis- | apart,separate |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| ec- | out |
| ecto- | outside of |
| en- | in |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | on, attached to, over |
| ex- | out |
| hemi- | half |
| hemo- | pertaining to blood |
| hpyer- | high, excessive |
| hypo- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | equal |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- | large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond |
| micro- | very small |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| mono- | one, single |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around, enclosing |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| retro- | back, behind |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under |
| super- | excessive |
| supra- | above |
| syn- | together, with |
| -al | relating to |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -genic | |
| -genetic | origin-related |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -graphy | recording process |
| -iatric | treatment of |
| -iatry | field of medicine |
| -ic | relating to |
| -ism | condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist in |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measurment instrument |
| -oma | tumor |
| - osis | condition of |
| - pathy | disease |
| - penia | abnormal decrease |
| -philia | abnormal attraction |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | burst forth |
| -scope | viewing instrument |
| -scopy | procedure using a scope |
| -stomy | creating a surgical opening |
| -tomy | incision into |
| aden/o | gland |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| burs/o | bursa |
| calc/i | stone |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cervic/o | neck,neck of an organ |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| conjuntiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dors/o | back |
| encephal/o | brain |
| fasci/o | fibrous tissue |
| fibr/o | connective tissue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| glyc/o | sugar, glucose |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ir/o | iris |
| kal/i | potassium |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| opt/o | vision |
| oste/o | bone |
| pector/o | chest |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| psych/o | mind |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhin/o | nose |
| synovi/o | lining of joint |
| tend/o | tendon |
| ven/o | vein |
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