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Key Terms in Physiology
Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words in Physiology
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Physiology
02/08/2010
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a- or an-
 Definition

without, absense of

 
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
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baro-
 Definition
pressure
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brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
Chemo-
 Definition
chemical
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de-
 Definition
opposite of, remove, reduce
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, labored
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endo-
 Definition
inside, within
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epi-
 Definition
upper, above
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eu-
 Definition
normal, good
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exo
Definition
outside, external
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gluc- or gluco-
 Definition
glucose
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive, increased
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hypo-
 Definition
below, incomplete, deficient, decreased
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inter-
 Definition
between, among
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intra-
 Definition
within, inside
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iso-
 Definition
same
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lip- or lipo-
 Definition
fat, fatty tissue
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neo-
 Definition
new
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para-
 Definition
acts locally
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding, outer
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pneumo-
 Definition
lung, air
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poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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sub-
 Definition
under, less, below
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super- or supra-
 Definition
above, excessive, beyond
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syn- or sym-
 Definition
together, joined
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tachy-
 Definition
fast, rapid
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trans-
 Definition
through, across, beyond
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vaso-
 Definition
blood vessel
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme, breaks down
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-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
-genesis
 Definition
origin, production
Term
-ism
 Definition
action, process
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction, dissolving, dissolution of
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-necrosis
 Definition
death of tissue
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
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-osis
 Definition
disease, abnormal condition
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing, respiration
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth, excessive flow
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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cardio
 Definition
heart
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gastro
 Definition
stomach
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hemo
 Definition
blood
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myo
 Definition
muscle
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natal
 Definition
birth
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neuro
 Definition
nerve