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Medical
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2013

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Term
-ac
Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-al
Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-algia
Definition
Pain
Term
-cyte
Definition
Cell
Term
-ectomy
Definition
Removal
Term
-emia
Definition
Blood condition
Term
-genic
Definition
Produced by, Producing
Term
-globin
Definition
Protein
Term
-gram
Definition
Record
Term
-ic, -ical
Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-ion
Definition
Process
Term
-ist
Definition
Specialist
Term
-itis
Definition
Inflammation
Term
-logy
Definition
Process of study
Term
-oma
Definition
Tumor
Term
-opsy
Definition
Process of viewing
Term
-osis
Definition
Abnormal condition
Term
-pathy
Definition
Disease Condition
Term
-scope
Definition
Instrument to view
Term
-scopy
Definition
Process of viewing
Term
-sis
Definition
State of condition
Term
-tomy
Definition
Process of cutting
Term
-y
Definition
Process, Condition
Term
a-, an-
Definition
No, Not, Without
Term
aut-, auto-
Definition
Self, Own
Term
dia-
Definition
Complete
Term
end-, endo-
Definition
Within, Inside
Term
epi-
Definition
Upon, Above
Term
ex-, exo-
Definition
Out, Outside
Term
hyper-
Definition
Above, Excessive
Term
hypo-
Definition
Below, Excessively Low
Term
in-
Definition
In, Into
Term
peri-
Definition
Surrounding, Around
Term
pro-
Definition
Before, Foreward
Term
re-
Definition
Back, Before
Term
retro-
Definition
Behind
Term
sub-
Definition
Below, Under
Term
trans-
Definition
Across
Term
Word Root
Definition
Foundation of the word. (Example: Hemat; means blood)
Term
Combining Vowel
Definition
Letter that links the root to the suffix, or the root to another root. (Usually an "o")
Term
Suffix
Definition
The word ending. (Example: -logy; means process of study)
Term
Prefix
Definition
The word beginning.
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