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A&P Week #1
Anatomy and Physiology Week #1 Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anti- | against |
| circum- | around |
| de- | opposite |
| endo- | within, inner (into, in) |
| macro- | large |
| mis- | wrongly |
| poly- | many |
| re- | back/ again |
| super- | above |
| tri- | three |
| Brady- | slow |
| co, con, com- | with |
| dis- | reverse/ opposite |
| in, im, il, ir- | not |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| post- | after |
| semi- | partly |
| syn- | same time |
| un- | not |
| bi- | two |
| contra- | against |
| exo- | outer, outside, external |
| inter- | between |
| mid- | middle |
| non- | not |
| pre- | before |
| sub- | under |
| trans- | across |
| uni- | one |
| Hyper- | excessive, above normal (above) |
| Epi- | upon, over, above (on) |
| Hypo- | below normal, deficient (below) |
| dys- | abnormal, painful |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, inside (into) |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| Homo- | same |
| Hetero- | different, other |
| Pro- | Before, in front of |
| audi | hear |
| bio | life |
| dict | say |
| flex | bend |
| graph | write |
| log | thought |
| mand | order |
| path | feel |
| photo | light |
| sens, sent | feel |
| terr | earth |
| auto | self |
| chrono | time |
| duc | lead |
| gen | give birth |
| greg | group |
| luc | light |
| mis, mit | send |
| phil | love |
| port | carry |
| spec, spect, spic | look |
| vac | empty |
| bene | good |
| cred | believe |
| fid | truth, faith |
| geo | earth |
| jur, jus | law |
| man | hand |
| omni | all |
| phon | sound |
| scribe | write |
| tele | far off |
| vid, vis | see |
| carcino | cancer |
| cardio | heart |
| cyto | cell |
| derma | skin |
| histio | tissue |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerves |
| onco | mass/ tumor |
| osteo | bones |
| tox | poison |
| uria | urine |
| -able, ible | can be done |
| -al, ial | pertaining to |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge (excessive discharge) |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ic, ical | pertaining to |
| -ion, tion, action | act, process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -less | without |
| -ness | state of |
| -ship | position held |
| -oma | swelling, tumor (mass) |
| -ate | become |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -ess | female |
| -ify, fy | make or become |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ity, ty | quality of |
| -ly | characteristic of |
| -ology | study, science (study of) |
| -ward | in the direction of |
| -pathy | disease, suffering |
| -dom | place or state of |
| -er | comparative |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -ing | present participle |
| -ism | characteristic of |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of part |
| -ment | act of, result of |
| -s, es | more than one, plural |
| -y | having the quality of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -otomy | cutting into, incision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -lysis, lytic | break down, destroy |
| -trophy | growth |
| -stasis | level, unchanging |
| -penia | deficiency, lack of |
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