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Ch.1 [Basic Word Structure]
The Breakdown of the medical terms [i.e Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots]
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/24/2007
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Term

Aden/o

 Definition

Gland
Term

Arthr/o

 Definition

Joint
Term
Bi/o
 Definition
Life
Term
Carcin/o
 Definition
Cancerous; Cancer
Term
Cardi/o
 Definition

Heart
Term
Cephal/o
 Definition
Head
Term
Cerebr/o
 Definition
Cerebrum [largest part of the brain]
Term
Cis/o
 Definition

To Cut
Term
Crin/o
 Definition
To Secrete [to form and give off]
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
Urinary bladder; a sac or cyst [sac containing fluid]
Term
Cyt/o
 Definition
Cell
Term
Derm/o
Dermat/o
 Definition

Skin
Term

Electr/o

 Definition
Electricity
Term
Encephal/o
 Definition
Brain
Term

Enter/o

 Definition
Intestines [Usually the small intestine]
Term
Erythr/o
 Definition
Red
Term
Gastr/o
 Definition
Stomach
Term
Gnos/o
 Definition
Knowledge
Term
Gynec/o
 Definition
Woman; Female
Term
Hemat/o
Hem/o
 Definition
Blood
Term
Hepat/o
 Definition
Liver
Term
Iatr/o
 Definition
Treatment; Physician
Term
Nephr/o
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Neur/o
 Definition
Nerve
Term

Onc/o

 Definition
Tumor
Term
Ophthalm/o
 Definition

Eye
Term
Oste/o
 Definition
Bone
Term
Path/o
 Definition
Disease
Term
Path/o
 Definition
Disease
Term
Ped/o
 Definition
Child [or Foot]
Term
Psych/o
 Definition
Mind
Term
Radi/o
 Definition

X-Rays
Term
Ren/o
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Rhin/o
 Definition
Nose
Term
Sarc/o
 Definition
Flesh
Term
Sect/o
 Definition
To Cut
Term
Thromb/o
 Definition
Clot; Clotting
Term
Ur/o
 Definition
Urinary Tract; Urine
Term
-ac; -al; -ic; ical
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
Pain
Term
-cyte
 Definition

Cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Excision; Removal; Resection
Term
-emia
 Definition
Blood Condition
Term
-genic
 Definition
Pertaining to producing, produces by, or produced in
Term
-globin
 Definition
Protein
Term
-gram
 Definition
Record
Term
-ion
 Definition
Process
Term
-ist
 Definition
Specialist
Term
-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
Term
-logy
 Definition
Study of
Term
-oma
 Definition
Tumor; Mass; Swelling
Term
-opsy
 Definition
Process of Viewing
Term
-osis
 Definition
Condition, usually abnormal [slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells]
Term
-pathy
 Definition
Disease condition
Term
-scope
 Definition
Instrument to visually examine
Term
-scopy
 Definition
Process of visually examining with an endoscope
Term
-sis
 Definition

State of; Condition
Term
-tomy
 Definition
Process of cutting; inscision
Term
-y
 Definition
process; condition
Term
a-; an-
 Definition
no; not; without
Term
aut-; auto-
 Definition
Self; own
Term

Dia-

 Definition
Through; Complete
Term
end-; endo-
 Definition
within
Term
Epi-
 Definition
Above; Upon
Term
Ex-
 Definition

Out
Term
Exo-
 Definition

Outside of; Outward
Term
hyper-
 Definition
Excess; above; more than normal.
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient; below; under; less than normal
Term
in-
 Definition
into; in
Term

Peri-

 Definition
Surrounding; Around
Term
Pro-
 Definition
Before; Forward
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