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medical termiinology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| hyper- | above or excessive |
| circum- | around |
| peri- | around |
| para- | alongside of or abnormal |
| ultra- | beyond or excessive |
| inter- | between |
| pan- | all |
| super- | above or excessive |
| supra- | above or excessive |
| ad- | to, toward or near |
| ab- | away from |
| neo- | new |
| de- | from, down or not |
| meta- | beyond after or change |
| sub- | below or under |
| infra- | below or under |
| e- ec- ex- | out or away |
| en- endo- or intra | within |
| ur/o urin/o | urine |
| ac- al- ar- ary- | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -ia -ism | condition of |
| -ectomy | excision removal |
| -rrhexis | rupture (tearing of tissue or organs) |
| -rrhaphy | suture (stiches) |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -algia-dynia | pain |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hepato/o | liver |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| angi/o vas/o vascul/o | vessel |
| dys- | painful,difficult, or faulty |
| hemi- semi- | half |
| micro- | small |
| anti- contra- | against or opposed to |
| ante- pre- pro- | before |
| con- syn- sym- | together or with |
| dia- trans- | across ot through |
| ecto- exo- extra- | outside |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| eu- | good or normal |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| a- an- | without |
| epi- | upon |
| -tomy | incision (to cut into) |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -stasis | stop or stand |
| -scope -scopy | instrument for examination process of examination |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -meter -metry | instrument for measuring process of measuring |
| -iatrics -iatry | treatment |
| -gram -graph -graphy | record instrument for recording process of recording |
| -icle -ole -ula -ule | small |
| -y | condition or process of |
| -e | noun marker |
| -ation | process |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -desis | binding |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration (suction removal) |
| -rrhage -rrhagia | to burst forth |
| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement |
| -phil -philia | attraction for |
| -osis | condition or increase |
| -oma | tumor |
| -malacia | softening |
| -iasis | formation or presence of |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -cele | pouching or hernia |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -oid | resembling |
| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
| -genesis | origin or production |
| troph/o | nourishment or development |
| tox/o toxic/o | poison |
| therm/o | heat |
| sten/o | narrow |
| son/o | sound |
| scler/o | hard |
| psych/o | mind |
| plas/o | formation |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| phas/o | speech |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| path/o | disease |
| orth/o | straight,normal or correct |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| necr/o | death |
| morph/o | form |
| lith/o | stone |
| gynec/o | woman |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| pneum/o pneumon/o | air or lung |
| or/o | mouth |
| neur/o | nerve |
| nephr/o ren/o | kidney |
| nas/o rhin/o | nose |
| my/o muscul/o | muscle |
| derm/o dermat/o cutane/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| col/o colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| cephal/o | head |
| arthr/o | joint |
| aden/o | gland |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| abdomin/o lapar/o | abdomen |
| py/o | pus |
| hydr/o | water |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| melan/o | black |
| leuk/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| cyan/o | blue |
| meso | middle |
| retro | backward or behind |
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