Medical Terminology chapter 1-3 plus study guide
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| a- an- | absence or without
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| ab- | away from
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| -ac -acal | pertaining to
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| acr(o) | Extremity, topmost
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| -ad | toward, in the direction of
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| ad- | increase, adherence, motion toward
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| -al | pertaining to
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| alge(si)- | pain
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| -algia | pain
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| algi(o) | pain
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| allo- | different, or an additional
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| an- | not, without
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| ana- | back, again, up
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| ansio- | describing something as unequal
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| ante- | positioned in front of another thing
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| anti- | against or opposed to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| aut(o)- | self
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| bi- | two
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| bio- | life
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| brady- | slow
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| -cele | hernia
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -cidal -cide | killing, destroying
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| circum- | around
(something around another)
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| co- | with, together
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| contra- | against
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| cry(o)- | cold
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| -cyte | cell
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| -desis | binding
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| di- | two
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| dia- | through, across
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| dis- | separation, taking apart
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| -dynia | pain
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| dys- | bad, difficult
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| ect(o)- | outer, outside
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| -ectasis -ectasia | dilation, expansion
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| -ectomy | excision or removal
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| endo- | inside or within
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| epi- | above , upon
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| eu- | good, well
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| ex- | away from
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| exo- | outside of another
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| extra- | outside
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| -gen gen(o)- genesis- | forming, producing, origin
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| -genic | pertaining to producing
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| -gnosis | knowledge
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| -gram | record, writing
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| hemi- | half
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| heter(o)- | different
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| home(o)- | similar or same
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| hyper- | excessive
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| hyp(o)- | less or below normal
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| -iasis | condition
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| -iatr(o) | pertaining to medicine or physician
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| -iatry | a field of medicine of a certain body type
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| idio- | self
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| infra - | below, inferior
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| -ism | condition
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| iso- | equal
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| -ist | one who specializes in
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| -ite | the nature of resembling
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logist | someone who studies a certain field
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| -logy | study of a certain field
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| -lysis | separation, loosening
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| -macro | large
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| -malacia | softening
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| meg(a)- megaly- | enlargement
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| -meter | instrument to measure
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| micro- | small
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| mon(o)- | single, one
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| neo- | new
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| -oid | resembling
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | a conditon, disease or increase
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| para- | near, beside, beyond
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| path(o) | disease
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | deficiency
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| per- | through
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| peri- | around
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| -phil(ia) | attraction for
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| -plasia | formation, growth
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| -plasty | surgical repair, reconstruction
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| poly- | many
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before
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| prim- | first, or most important
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| pro- | before, in front of
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| quadr(i)- | four
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| re- | again, backwards
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| retro- | backwards, behind
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| -rrhage | bursting forth
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | flowing discharge
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -scope | instrument for viewing, examining
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -stasis | standing still
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| -stomy | creation of an opening (mouth)
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| sub- | beneath
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| super- | above, superior
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| supra- | above, excessive
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| tachy- | fast
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -tomy | incision
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| tox (i) (o)- | poison
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| trans- | across or through
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -trophy | nourishment, development
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| uni- | one
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| xen(o)- | foreign, different
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| -y | condition process
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| derma/ cutane | skin
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| nephr(o)/ ren | kidney
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| stomat/ or | mouth
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| gastr(o) | stomach
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| hepat(o) | liver
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| oste(o) | bone
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| esthes | feeling
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| therm | heat
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| my-/ muscul- | muscle
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| nas- rhin- | nose
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| ur- | urine
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| nat- | birth
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| enter- | intestine
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| chondr- | cartilage
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| arthr- | joint
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| splen- | spleen
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| hyster- | uterus
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| neur- | nerve
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| ot- | ear
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| lith- | stone, calculus
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| mast- | breast
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| cardi- | heart
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -oma | tumor
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -al | pertains to
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| -ia | condition
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -cyte | cell
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| -ectomy | removal, excision
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| -emisis | vomiting
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| -dynia | pain
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| -centesis | surgical punctiure
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -clasis | to break surgically
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| -desis | binding, fixation (of a joint)
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| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening
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| -pexy | fixation of an organ
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| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth)
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -tomy | incision
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -phagia | eating, swallowing
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| -phasia | speach
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plasia | formation, growth
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| -plasm | formation, growth (of tissue)
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| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement
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| -rrhage -rrhagia | bursting forth
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching
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| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture
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| -trophy | nourishment, development
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -icle | small
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| -ole | small
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| -ule | small
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| infra- | under, below
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