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Medical Terminology
Lesson 1, Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Terms
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Undergraduate 2
08/26/2012

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a/an-
Definition
not, without, lacking, deficient
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anti/ant-
Definition
against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
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di/dis-
Definition
two, twice, double
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dys-
Definition
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec/ex-
Definition
out of, away from
(excrete/exhale)
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ecto/ect-
Definition
outside of
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en/em-
Definition
in, into, within
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endo/ento/end/ent-
Definition
within
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epi/ep-
Definition
upon, over, above
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exo-
Definition
outside, from the outside, toward the outside
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hemi-
Definition
half, partial, one side of the body
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hyper-
Definition
over, above
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hypo-
Definition
under, deficient
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mono/mon-
Definition
one, single
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peri-
Definition
around, surrounding
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syn/sym-
Definition
together, with, joined
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-a
Definition
forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-ac
Definition
forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in
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-ia
Definition
forms abstract nouns (often just -y): state, condition
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-iac
Definition
forms nouns: person afflicted with
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-iasis
Definition
forms abstract nouns: disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation by that organism. When used with lith-: formation and/or presence of calculi in the body
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-ic
Definition
forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in, used both as adj and noun, as noun indicates a drug or agent, can refer to a person suffering from a certain disability/condition
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-in/-ine
Definition
form names of substances
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-ist
Definition
forms nouns: a person interested in
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-itic
Definition
forms adjectives: pertaining to; pertaining to inflamation; words ending in -itic can be used as both adj & nouns, as noun indicates a drug/agent
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-itis
Definition
forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition: inflammation
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-itides
Definition
the plural form for words ending in -itis
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-ium/eum
Definition
forms nouns: membrane, connective tissue
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-ma
Definition
forms nouns: abnormal or diseased condition. The combining form for nouns ending in -ma is -mat-. Sometimes the filan -a drops off the noun.
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-osis
Definition
forms nouns: abnormal or diseased condition
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-otic
Definition
forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis: pertaining to
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-sia
Definition
forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-sis
Definition
forms abstract nons: state, condition
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-tic
Definition
forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis: pertaining to; words ending in -tic can be used as both adj and noun, as nouns indicate a drug/agent. Can refer to person suffering from certain disability/condition
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-y
Definition
= -ia
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akantha/ACANTH
Definition
thorn, spine
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algos/ALG
Definition
pain
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algesis/ALGES
Definition
sensitivity to pain
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allos/ALL
Definition
other, divergence, difference from
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angeion/ANGI
Definition
(blood) vessel, duct
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arteria/ARTERI
Definition
[air passage] artery (Fig. 1-2)
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arthron/ARTHR
Definition
joint
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bios/BI
Definition
life
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bradys/BRADY
Definition
slow
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kardia/CARDI
Definition
heart
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kephale/CEPHAL
Definition
head
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kranion/CRANI
Definition
skull
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kytos/CYT
Definition
[hollow container] cell
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enkephalon/ENCEPHAL
Definition
brain (a combination of en, in, and kephale, head)
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erythros/ERYTHR
Definition
red, red blood cell
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leptos/LEPT
Definition
thin, fine, slight
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leukos/LEUK
Definition
white, white blood cell
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lithos/LITH
Definition
stone, calculus
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logos/LOG
Definition
word, study
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malakos/MALAC
Definition
soft
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mesos/MES
Definition
middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
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metron/-METER, METR-
Definition
measure, measuring device (Words ending in -meter indicateinstruments for measuring)
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nephros/NEPHR
Definition
kidney
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neuron/NEUR
Definition
[tendon] nerve, nervous system
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osteon/OSTE
Definition
bone
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prosopan/PROSOP
Definition
face
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protos/PROT
Definition
first, primitive, early
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skleros/SCLER
Definition
hard
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stenos/STEN
Definition
narrow
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stereos/STERE
Definition
solid, having three dimensions
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tachys/TACHY
Definition
rapid
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toxon/TOX(I)
Definition
poison
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--logy/logist
Definition
study, science, the study or science of
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--malacia
Definition
the softening of
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--sclerosis
Definition
the hardening of
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--stenosis
Definition
the narrowing of (part of body)
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--toxic/toxin
Definition
poisonous (to an organ); a substance poisonous to (part of body)
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