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Term
-al
abdominal
albinal
 Definition
characterized by
Term
-cide
suicide
homicide
 Definition
causing death
Term
-dynia
adenodynia
osteodynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-eal
esophageal
tracheal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ectomy
hysterectomy
mastectomy
 Definition
removal. Excision,resection
Term
-emesis
hyperemesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
leukemia
anemia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-esis
cytokinesis
diuresis
 Definition
action, condition, state of
Term
-esthesia
anesthesia
 Definition
sensation
Term
-form
chloroform
deform
 Definition
shape
Term
-fusion
diffusion
transfusion
 Definition
to pour, to come together
Term
-genesis
carcinogenesis
 Definition
producing,forming
Term
-genic
hallucinogenic
allergenic
 Definition
produced by or in
Term
-gram
gramophone
audiogram
 Definition
record
Term
-graph
autograph
demo graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-graphy
autobiography
bibliography
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-iac
amnesiac
cardiac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-iasis
psoriasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-ical
-ic
practical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-itis
peritonitis
 Definition
immflammation
Term
-lepsy
epilepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
-lysis
analysis
paralysis
 Definition
breakdown, loosen, destruct,separate
Term
A,An
afebrile
anesthesia
 Definition
Without
Term
Kinect,kinetic
 Definition
motion
Term
ab
abduction
abstract
 Definition
away from
Term
ad
adduction
addition
 Definition
to, towards
Term
adeno
adenocarcinoma
 Definition
gland
Term
adipo
adipose
adipocyte
 Definition
fat
Term
al
hormonal
menopausal
 Definition
characterized to
Term
albin/o
albinism
albino
 Definition
white
Term
algia
neuralgia
 Definition
pain
Term
ambi,amphi,amph
ambidextrous
amphibian
 Definition
around, both, both sides,
Term
andr/o
androgynous
 Definition
male
Term
angio
angioplasty
angiogram
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
ano
 Definition
anus
Term
ante
anterior
anteroom
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
anter/o
 Definition
in front of
Term

anti

antigen

 Definition
against, opposing
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
arter/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
auscult/o
 Definition
to listen
Term
aut/o
 Definition
self, own
Term
axill/o
 Definition
armpit
Term
bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
Term
bi
 Definition
two,twice
Term
bio
 Definition
life
Term
bracheo
 Definition
arm
Term
brachy
 Definition
short
Term
brady
 Definition
slow
Term
broncho
 Definition
windpipe
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist bone
Term
cata
 Definition
down,lower,under
Term
cauter/o
 Definition
heat,burn
Term
centesis
 Definition
puncture
Term
centi
 Definition
hundred
Term
cephalic,cephalo
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
brain,cerebrum
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck,cervix
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chrom/o
 Definition
color
Term
cidal
 Definition
pertaining to killing
Term
cine/o
 Definition
movement
Term
circum
 Definition
around
Term
cirrh/o
 Definition
orange/yellow
Term
cis-cisco
 Definition
on the side
Term
cise
 Definition
cutting
Term
cocle
 Definition
cavity
Term
colo
 Definition
colon
Term
con,com,co
 Definition
with,together
Term
constrict/o
 Definition
narrow,binding
Term
contra
 Definition
against
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crani,cranio
 Definition
skull
Term
cry/o
 Definition
cold
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder,bag
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
cytosis
 Definition
condition of cells
Term
dacry,dacro,
 Definition
tears
Term
dactyl,dactylo
 Definition
fingers,toes
Term
de
 Definition
down,from
Term
deca
 Definition
ten
Term
deci
 Definition
tenth
Term
demi, hemi, semi
 Definition
half
Term
dent,denti,dento
 Definition
teeth
Term
derm/o
derma
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dextr/o
 Definition
opposite of left
Term
dia-
 Definition
complete,through
Term
diaphor/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
dipl/o.dipla
 Definition
double,twin
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart, away from
Term
dors/o-
dorsi-
 Definition
back of body
Term
duct/o-
 Definition
to lead, to carry
Term
dys
 Definition
painful,difficult
Term
e-
ec-
ecto-
 Definition
away, from, without. outside
Term
ectomy
 Definition
cutting out, surgical removal
Term
edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
em-
en-
 Definition
in,into
Term
ema
 Definition
condition
Term
embry/o
 Definition
embryo
Term
emia
 Definition
blood
Term
end-
endo-
 Definition
within,inside
Term
ento
 Definition
within,inner
Term
epi
 Definition
above
Term
epitheli/o
 Definition
skin
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red color
Term
eschar/o
 Definition
scab
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause
Term
eu-
 Definition
good,normal
Term
exo-
ex-
 Definition
outside of,without
Term
extra-
 Definition
beyond,addition
Term
febr/i
 Definition
fever
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
flav/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
folli/o
 Definition
follicle
Term
fore-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
fuge
 Definition
driving away
Term
furc/o
 Definition
forking,branching
Term
fusc/o
 Definition
dark brown
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gene,genic, genetic,geneous
 Definition
origin, arising from, formation
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
gyn,gyno,gynec
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hem/o
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepato
 Definition
liver
Term
herni/o
 Definition
hernia
Term
hetero
 Definition
different, unlike
Term
hidro
 Definition
sweat
Term
histo
 Definition
tissue
Term
homo,homeo
 Definition
same
Term
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
hyper
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
hypno
 Definition
sleep
Term
hypo
 Definition
below,low
Term
hystero
 Definition
uterus
Term
ia
 Definition
condition
Term
iasis
 Definition
condition of
Term
ic,ical
 Definition
pertaining too
Term
ichthyo
 Definition
dry, scaly
Term
idio
 Definition
self,personal
Term
ileo
 Definition
ileum
Term
immuno
 Definition
protection, immune
Term
in
 Definition
in,into, not
Term
infra
 Definition
beneath
Term
inguinal
 Definition
groin
Term
inter
 Definition
between,among
Term
intra,intro
 Definition
within, into,during
Term
ir
 Definition
in
Term
ism
 Definition
process, condition.theory
Term
ium
 Definition
membrane
Term
ize
 Definition
to treat by special method
Term
jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
juxta-
 Definition
near,nearby
Term
kerato
 Definition
horny,hard tissue
Term
kypho
 Definition
humpback
Term
labio
 Definition
lip
Term
lacto,lact
 Definition
milk
Term
laparo
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
laryngo/i
 Definition
larynx
Term
latero
 Definition
side
Term
lepsis.lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
leuko
 Definition
white
Term
levo
 Definition
to the left
Term
linguo
 Definition
tongue
Term
lithe,lith
 Definition
stone
Term
lysis
 Definition
decompostion
Term
macro
 Definition
long
Term
mal
 Definition
bad
Term
malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
mania
 Definition
insanity
Term
mega,megalo
 Definition
large,great
Term
melen,meleno
 Definition
black
Term
meso,mes
 Definition
middle
Term
meta
 Definition
beyond
Term
meter
 Definition
measure
Term
metry
 Definition
the process of measuring
Term
micro
 Definition
small
Term
mio
 Definition
smaller,less
Term
mono
 Definition
single,one
Term
multi
 Definition
many
Term
neo
 Definition
new
Term
non,not
 Definition
no
Term
olig,oligo
 Definition
few,less than normal
Term
ology
 Definition
study of
Term
opsy
 Definition
to view
Term
ortho
 Definition
straight
Term
osis
 Definition
condition of
Term
ostomy
 Definition
to make a mouth opening
Term
oxy
 Definition
sharp
Term
pachy
 Definition
thick
Term
pan
 Definition
all,every
Term
para,par
 Definition
alongside of,woman giving birth
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
penia
 Definition
to few, lack,decreased
Term
peri
 Definition
around
Term
pes
 Definition
foot
Term
phagia,phagi
 Definition
eating, consuming,swallowing
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
phylaxis
 Definition
protection
Term
plasia
 Definition
formation.development
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pluri
 Definition
beyond
Term
pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
pneo
 Definition
breathing
Term
poly
 Definition
many,much
Term
post
 Definition
after,behind
Term
pre,pro
 Definition
before,in front of
Term
presby/o
 Definition
old age
Term
primi
 Definition
first
Term
pseudo
 Definition
false
Term
quadri
 Definition
four
Term
re
 Definition
back
Term
retro
 Definition
backward,behind
Term
rrhage,rrhagia
 Definition
abnormal flow
Term
rrhea
 Definition
flow,discharge
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
scope
 Definition
instrument to examine
Term
scopy
 Definition
examining
Term
sepsis
 Definition
poison,infection
Term
spasm
 Definition
cramp,twitching
Term
stasis
 Definition
stoppage
Term
steno
 Definition
narrow
Term
stereo
 Definition
3-d
Term
stomy
 Definition
opening
Term
sub
 Definition
under
Term
supra,super
 Definition
above, upon,excess
Term
syn,sym
 Definition
with,together
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast
Term
tele
 Definition
distant
Term
tetra
 Definition
four
Term
therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
thermy
 Definition
heat
Term
tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
toma
 Definition
incision
Term
trans
 Definition
across
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
Term
tropho
 Definition
nutrition
Term
urea
 Definition
urine
Term
veni
 Definition
vein
Term
otomy
 Definition
incision, surgical setting
Term
plastic
 Definition
molded
Term
kata
 Definition
down,lower, under
Term
nulli
 Definition
none
Term
endo
 Definition
within,inside
Term
cib-cibo
 Definition
meals
Term
cele
 Definition
swelling,tumor
Term
asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
asepsis
 Definition
against bacteria
Term
ultra
 Definition
beyond,excess
Term
uni
 Definition
one
Term
cele
 Definition
swelling
Term
opia
 Definition
vision
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
ole
 Definition
small
Term
mono
 Definition
single,one
Term
bili
 Definition
bile
Term
colo
 Definition
colo
Term
gingiv
 Definition
gums
Term
gluco,glyco
 Definition
sugar
Term
gravid,gravida
 Definition
pregnant woman
Term
mast,masto
 Definition
breast
Term
my,myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
narco
 Definition
sleep
Term
nas,naso
 Definition
nose
Term
necro
 Definition
dead
Term
nephr,nephro
 Definition
kidney
Term
neu, neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
nitr,nitro
 Definition
nitrogen
Term
oculo
 Definition
eyes
Term
onco
 Definition
tumor
Term
oo
 Definition
ovum, egg
Term
oophor,
 Definition
ovary
Term
opthalmo
 Definition
eyes
Term
oste,osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
oto
 Definition
ear
Term
paedo,pedo
 Definition
child
Term
pharyng,pharyngo
 Definition
throat, pharynx
Term
phleb,phlebo
 Definition
vein
Term
pleuro
 Definition
side,rib
Term
pneumo,pneum
 Definition
air, lungs
Term
pulmono,pulmon
 Definition
lungs
Term
physic,physi
 Definition
mind
Term
pyo
 Definition
pus
Term
reni,reno
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhino
 Definition
nose
Term
salpingo
 Definition
tube,fallopian tube
Term
sarco
 Definition
flesh
Term
sclera,sclero
 Definition
hard,
Term
thermo
 Definition
heat
Term
thoraco
 Definition
chest
Term
thrombo
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thyro
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
tricho
 Definition
hair
Term
urin,urino
 Definition
urine
Term
utero
 Definition
uterus, uterine
Term
uvulo
 Definition
uvula
Term
vagin
 Definition
vagina
Term
vas,vaso
 Definition
vessel
Term
ventri, ventro
 Definition
abdomen
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