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Ch 1-3
Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
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Undergraduate 3
09/08/2015
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Term
nephr
ren
 Definition
kidney
Term
dermat
cutane
 Definition
skin
Term
stomat
or
 Definition
mouth
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune, immunity, safe
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
esthes
 Definition
feeling
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
therm
 Definition
heat
Term
-intra
 Definition
in, within
Term
muscul
 Definition
muscle
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond
Term
nas
 Definition
nose
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
poly
 Definition
many, much
Term
ur
 Definition
urine
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
Term
enter
 Definition
intestine
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
chondr
 Definition
cartilage
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
hemat
 Definition
blood
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
mening
 Definition
meninges
Term
-clasis
 Definition
to break; surgical fracture
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone of joint)
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation (of an organ)
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
-gram
 Definition
record, writing
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-algia
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation or expansion
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-gen
-genesis
 Definition
forming, producing, origin
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia
-plasm
 Definition
formation, growth
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, downward displacement
Term
-rrhage
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal condition of hardening
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction, twitching
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
Term
-toxic
 Definition
poison
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ile
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-esis
 Definition
condition
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
-iatry
 Definition
medicine; treatment
Term
-ician
 Definition
specialist
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-y
 Definition
condition; process
Term
-icle
 Definition
small, minute
Term
-ole
 Definition
small; minute
Term
-ule
 Definition
small; minute
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
Term
infra-
sub-
 Definition
under below
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
post-
 Definition
after, hehind
Term
pre-
pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
diplo-
dipl-
 Definition
double
Term
hemi-
 Definition
one half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above, normal
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
ab-
 Definition
from, away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
circum-
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
dia-
trans-
 Definition
through, across
Term
ecto-
exo-
extra-
 Definition
outside, outward
Term
endo-
intra-
 Definition
in, within
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond
Term
super-
 Definition
upper, above
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, excessive, superior
Term
ultra-
 Definition
excess, beyond
Term
a-
an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
anti-
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
homo-
homeo-
 Definition
same
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
syn-
 Definition
union, together, joined
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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