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Medical Terminology
Intro--Word Building Ch 1
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Undergraduate 3
08/30/2010

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a- or an-
Definition
without
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ante-
Definition
before, in front of
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anti-
Definition
against
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auto-
Definition
self
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
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dys-
Definition
painful, difficult
Term
endo-
Definition
within, inner
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epi-
Definition
upon, over
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eu-
Definition
normal
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hetero-
Definition
different
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homo-
Definition
same
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hydro-
Definition
water
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hyper-
Definition
over, above
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hypo-
Definition
under, below
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infra-
Definition
under, below, beneath
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inter-
Definition
among, between
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intra-
Definition
within, inside
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macro-
Definition
large
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micro-
Definition
small
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neo-
Definition
new
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pan-
Definition
all
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para-
Definition
beside, beyond near
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per-
Definition
through
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peri-
Definition
around
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post-
Definition
after
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pre-
Definition
before, in front of
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pseudo-
Definition
false
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retro-
Definition
backward, behind
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sub-
Definition
below, under
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super-
Definition
above, excess
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supra-
Definition
above
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tachy-
Definition
fast, rapid
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trans-
Definition
through, across
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ultra-
Definition
beyond, excess
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bi-
Definition
2
Term
di-
Definition
2
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
Term
mono-
Definition
1
Term
multi-
Definition
many
Term
nulli-
Definition
none, 0
Term
poly-
Definition
several
Term
quad-
Definition
4
Term
semi-
Definition
half
Term
tri-
Definition
3
Term
uni-
Definition
1
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
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-cise
Definition
cut
Term
-ectopia
Definition
displacement
Term
-gen
Definition
that which produces
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-genic
Definition
producing
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-ia
Definition
state of
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-iasis
Definition
abnormal condition
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-ism
Definition
state, condition
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-logist
Definition
one who studies
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-logy
Definition
study of
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-lysis
Definition
destruction
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-malacia
Definition
abnormal softening
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement, large
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-oma
Definition
tumor, mass
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-osis
Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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-plasia
Definition
development, growth
Term
-plasm
Definition
formation, development
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-ptosis
Definition
drooping
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-rrhage
Definition
excessive, abnormal flow
Term
-rrhea
Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
Term
-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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-stenosis
Definition
narrowing
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-therapy
Definition
treatment
Term
-trophy
Definition
nourishment, development
Term
-uria
Definition
condition of the urine
Term
-ac    -al    -an    -ar    -ary    -eal    -iac    -ic    -ical   -ile    -ior    -ory     -ose    -ous    -it
Definition
pertaining to, makes word root into an adjective
Term
-otomy
Definition
to cut into, incision
Term
-ectomy
Definition
 to excise or remove
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-ostomy
Definition
 to create a surgical opening
Term
-gram
Definition
recording
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-graph
Definition
machine
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-graphy
Definition
process of recording
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-metry
Definition
process of measuring
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-scopy
Definition
process of visually examining
Term

singular=spermatozoon

plural?

Definition
spermatozoa
Term

plural=larynges

singular?

Definition
larynx
Term

singular=carcinoma

plural?

Definition
carcinomata
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