Term | Definition |
ante- | before; forward |
anti- | against |
brady- | slow |
ect- | outside; out |
endo- | within |
hyper- | above; excessive |
hypo- | below; deficient |
micro- | small |
multi- | many |
peri- | around; surrounding |
post- | after |
pre- | before; in front of |
retro- | behind; backward; upward |
semi- | half |
sub- | below; under |
super- | above; over; excess |
supra- | above, on top of |
tachy- | fast |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-cytosis | conditions of cells |
-ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
-emesis | vomit |
-emia | blood |
-itis | inflammation |
-oma | tumor |
-ostomy | creation of an opening |
-pathy | disease |
-phagia | eating; swallowing |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
angi/o | vessel |
arthr/o | joint |
audi/o | hearing; sound |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
coagul/o | clotting |
conjuctiv/o | conjuctiva |
cry/o | cold |
cyst/o | bladder; sac |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
lith/o | stone |
mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
nas/o | nose |
neur/o | nerve |
oste/o | bone |
phleb/o | vein |
pil/o | hair |
pneum/o | lungs; air |
neuralgia | neur/o: nerve
algia: pain
DEFINITION
- nerve pain |
bradycardia | brady: slow
cardi/o: heart
ia: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to a slow heart rate |
myocardium | my/o: muscle
cardi/o: heart
ium: structure, tissue
DEFINITION
- heart muscle tissue |
tachycardia | tachy: fast
cardi/o: heart
ia: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to a fast heart rate |
dyspnea | dys: difficult, painful
pnea: breathing
DEFINITION
- difficult, painful, or faulty breathing |
rhinorrhea | rhin/o: nose
rrhea: flow, discharge
DEFINITION
- discharge from the nose |
arthritis | arth/o: joint
itis: inflammation
DEFINITION
- inflammation of the joints |
hyperglycemia | hyper: above or excessive
glyc/o: glucose, sugar
emia: blood
DEFINITION
- too much sugar in the blood |
hypokalemia | hypo: below or deficient
kal/i: potassium
emia: blood
DEFINITION
- low blood potassium |
metastasis | meta: beyond, after, or change
stasis: stop or control
DEFINITION
- the spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
anemia | an: not, without
emia: blood |
sublingual | sub: below; under
lingua: tongue
al: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to under the tongue |
conjunctivitis | conjunctiv/o: conjunctiva
itis: inflammation
DEFINITION
- inflammation of the conjunctiva |
otitis | ot/o: ear
itis: inflammation
DEFINITION
- inflammation of the ear |
subcutaneous | sub: below; under
cutane/o: skin
ous: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to below the skin |