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Biomedical Terminology - suffix, word, prefix
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01/21/2010
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Term
A-/An-
 Definition
without
Term
Aut-
 Definition
self
Term
Dia-
 Definition
complete
Term
End-
 Definition
Inside
Term
Epi-
 Definition
Above
Term
Ex-/Exo-
 Definition
Out
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
Less
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
Less
Term
Peri-
 Definition
Around
Term
Pro-/Ante-
 Definition
Before
Term
Hemato-
 Definition
Blood
Term
Cardio-
 Definition
Heart
Term
Electro-
 Definition
Electricity
Term
Hepat-
 Definition
Liver
Term
Gastr-
 Definition
Stomach
Term
Enter-
 Definition
Intestine
Term
Aden-
 Definition
Gland
Term
Arthr-
 Definition
Join
Term
Derm-
 Definition
Skin
Term
Encephal-
 Definition
brain
Term
Erythr-
 Definition
Red
Term
Gnos-
 Definition
Knowledge
Term
Nephr-
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Ren-
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Onc-
 Definition
Tumor/Cancer
Term
Neur-
 Definition
Nervous
Term
Ost-
 Definition
Bone
Term
Thromb-
 Definition
To Clot
Term
Ur-
 Definition
Urinary Bladder
Term
-gram
 Definition
Record
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
-sis
 Definition
condition of
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflamation
Term
-osis
 Definition
Abnormal Condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease of
Term
-al/-ac/-eal/-ic/-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-emia
 Definition
of the blood
Term
-genic
 Definition
produced by
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor or mass
Term
-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-coccus/i
 Definition
bacterium
Like Staphylococci (MRSA)
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
ex: Leukocyte
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal
Term
-genesis
 Definition
forming
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-graph
 Definition
record
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction
Ex: hemolysis
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
ex: chondromalacia
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-plasia
 Definition
growth
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping
Term
-stomy
 Definition
openning
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treament
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Like: Leukomia
Term
-ole/-ule
 Definition
small
ex:venule or Artirole
Term
-um/-ium
 Definition
tissue:
ex: Pericadium
Term
-al/-ac/-iac/-ar/-ary/-eal/-genic/-ic/-ical/-ous/-ose/-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-genic
 Definition
made by
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
prim/o
 Definition
1
Term
mon/o;uni
 Definition
1
Term
bi/o
 Definition
2
Term
tri
 Definition
3
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
2
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
ex: abduction
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward;add to
Term
trans;dia
 Definition
across/through
Term
peri
 Definition
around;surrounding
Term
olig/o
 Definition
scanty
ex: oligsaccharide
Term
brady-
 Definition
fast
ex: bradycardia
Term
tachy-
 Definition
slow
ex: tachycardia
Term
mega;macro/o
 Definition
big
Term
micro/o
 Definition
little
Term
Neo
 Definition
new
Term
dys
 Definition
abnomal
Term
post
 Definition
after
Term
ecto
 Definition
out
Term
endo
 Definition
in
Term
ad

Pertaining to position & time
 Definition
above
Term
para
 Definition
around/beside
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
intra
 Definition
inside
Term
infra
 Definition
below
Term
a;an
 Definition
without
Term
anti;contra;con
 Definition
against
Term
in;un
 Definition
not
Term
con-
 Definition
with
ex:congenital
Term
de-
 Definition
lessen
ex: dehrydration
Term
dia-
 Definition
with
ex: diarrhea
Term
ec-,ecto-
 Definition
outside
Term
eu-
 Definition
good
ex: euphoria
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad/evil
ex: malignant
Term
per-
 Definition
with/in
ex: percutaneous
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
fake
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
ex: suprathoracic
Term
syn-/sym-
 Definition
together
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
Albino-
 Definition
Person lack of pigment
Term
Apocrine Sweat gland
 Definition
S.G. in Axilla and Genital region, produced body odor
Term
Basal Layer
 Definition
Deepest layer in Epidermis
Term
Cauterize
 Definition
to Burn or Head
Term
Collagen
 Definition
Structure protein in skin and cartillage
Term
cuticle
 Definition
skin at base of nail plate
Term
cuteo
 Definition
pertaining to skin
Term
derm/dermato
 Definition
pertaining to skin
Term
dermis
 Definition
middle layer of skin
Term
Diaphor
 Definition
profuse sweating
Term
Epidermis
 Definition
outermost layer of skin
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