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Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, etc.
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06/10/2010
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Term
-ostomy, -stomy
 Definition
Creating an opening
Term
-tomy, -otomy
 Definition
Incision, cutting into
Term
-uria
 Definition
condition of the urine
Term
-stasis
 Definition
Maintenance, maintainig a
constant level
Term
-scopy
 Definition
viewing by using a scope
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
profuse flow, discharge
Term
-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
excessive flow
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair or reshaping
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing or examination
Term
-pathy, -path
 Definition
disease
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction of, decomposition
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-ism
 Definition
condition of
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-graphy
 Definition
diagram, recording instrument
Term
-gram
 Definition
record of
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision or removal of
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-asis
 Definition
condition of, usually abnormal
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-A, -an
 Definition
without or not
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
ant-
 Definition
before, forward
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
double, two
Term
dia-
 Definition
across, through, apart
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, dificult, abnormal
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outer, outside
Term
en-
 Definition
in, onto, within
Term
endo-
 Definition
inner, inside
Term
eryth-
 Definition
red
Term
ex-
 Definition
out,out of, from, away from
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, too much, high
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, decreased, less than normal
Term
in-
 Definition
in, into, within, not
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
intro-
 Definition
into, within
Term
leuk-
 Definition
white
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad, illness, disease
Term
mega-
 Definition
large
Term
mono-
 Definition
one, single
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
non-
 Definition
not
Term
per-
 Definition
by, through
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of, prior to
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
re-
 Definition
again
Term
retro-
 Definition
back, backward
Term
semi-
 Definition
half, part of, part way
Term
sub-
 Definition
under
Term
super-
 Definition
above, over, excess
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, over
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arterio/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
bronco/o
 Definition
bronchus, bronchi
Term
card, cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
colo-
 Definition
colon
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder,cyst
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gyn, gyne, gyneco
 Definition
woman
Term
hem, hema, hemo, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast (w/ectomy)
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
mamm/o
 Definition
breast, mammary gland
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
ocul/o
 Definition
eye
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight, normal, correct
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritineum: lining that surrounds organs in abdominal cavity
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
pnea
 Definition
breathing, respiration
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air, gas
Term
proct/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
pulmo
 Definition
lung
Term
radi/o
 Definition
x-rays
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sten/o
 Definition
narrow, constriction
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot, thrombus
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
septic
 Definition
pertaining to infection
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract, urination
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urthrea
Term
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
vas/o
 Definition
blood vessel, vas deferens
Term
vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessels
Term
vetebra/o
 Definition
spine, vertebrae
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
ather/o
 Definition
plaque
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
chem/o
 Definition
drugs
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gall bladder
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
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