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Medical Terminiology
Medical Terminology root words prefixes and suffixes
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09/20/2009
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
lacking, without, not
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
ante-
 Definition
front
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-,di-
 Definition
two
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
contra-
 Definition
opposite,against
Term
cryo-
 Definition
cold
Term
cyto-
 Definition
cell
Term
de-
 Definition
away from
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart, away
Term
dors-
 Definition
back
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad
Term
ecto-,exo-,ex-
 Definition
outerside
Term
endo-,em-,en-
 Definition
within
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon
Term
eryth-
 Definition
red
Term
eu-
 Definition
good
Term
extend-
 Definition
straighten
Term
flex-
 Definition
bend
Term
glu-,gly-,gluco-,glyco-
 Definition
sugar
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
homeo-,homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, under
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
macro-
 Definition
big
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
mega-
 Definition
large
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
non-
 Definition
not
Term
narco-
 Definition
sleep
Term
necro-
 Definition
death
Term
para-
 Definition
beside
Term
patho-
 Definition
disease
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
ped-
 Definition
foot
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
pre-,pro-
 Definition
before
Term
quad-
 Definition
four
Term
re-
 Definition
again
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
sub-
 Definition
under
Term
super-,supra-
 Definition
above
Term
syn-,sym-
 Definition
joined
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat
Term
thixis-
 Definition
to touch
Term
trans-
 Definition
through
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ate
 Definition
use
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cut out, remove
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-gen,-genesis
 Definition
produce, new
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-graph
 Definition
record
Term
-ia,-osis,-ism,-iasis
 Definition
state, or condition of
Term
-iatry
 Definition
healing
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lysis
 Definition
seperation
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargment
Term
-oid
 Definition
shaped like
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cut into
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
surgical opening
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-rrhage,-rrhagia
 Definition
profuse flow
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
run through, flow
Term
-scope,-scopy
 Definition
examine with a scope
Term
-stasis
 Definition
control
Term
-trophy
 Definition
growth
Term
-tropy
 Definition
turn, change
Term
abdomin (o)
 Definition
abdomin
Term
aden (o)
 Definition
gland
Term
adren (o)
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
angi (o)
 Definition
vessel
Term
arteri (o)
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr (o)
 Definition
joint
Term
bronch (o)
 Definition
bronchus
Term
cardi (o)
 Definition
heart
Term
cephal (o)
 Definition
head
Term
chondr (o)
 Definition
cartlidge
Term
col (o)
 Definition
colon
Term
cost (o)
 Definition
ribs
Term
crani (o)
 Definition
skull
Term
cyan (o)
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst (o)
 Definition
bladder
Term
cyt (o)
 Definition
cell
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
duoden (o)
 Definition
duodenum
Term
encephal (o)
 Definition
brain
Term
enter (o)
 Definition
small intestines
Term
fibr (o)
 Definition
fiber
Term
gastr (o)
 Definition
stomach
Term
gyn,gyne,gyneco
 Definition
woman
Term
hem,hema,hemo,hemat (o)
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat (o)
 Definition
liver
Term
hydr (o)
 Definition
water
Term
hyster (o)
 Definition
uterus
Term
ile (o), ili (o)
 Definition
ileum
Term
laryng (o)
 Definition
larynx
Term
mamm (o), mast (o)
 Definition
breast
Term
my (o)
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel (o)
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
nephr (o)
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur (o)
 Definition
nerve
Term
ocul (o)
 Definition
eye
Term
orth (o)
 Definition
straight
Term
oste (o)
 Definition
bone
Term
ot (o)
 Definition
ear
Term
ped (o)
 Definition
foot, child
Term
pharyng (o)
 Definition
pharynx
Term
phleb (o)
 Definition
vein
Term
pnea
 Definition
breath
Term
pneum (o)
 Definition
air, lungs, gas
Term
proct (o)
 Definition
anus
Term
psych (o)
 Definition
mind
Term
pulm (o)
 Definition
lung
Term
py (o)
 Definition
pus
Term
rect (o)
 Definition
rectum
Term
rhin (o)
 Definition
nose
Term
sten (o)
 Definition
narrow
Term
stern (o)
 Definition
chest
Term
stomat (o)
 Definition
mouth
Term
therm (o)
 Definition
heat
Term
thorac (o)
 Definition
chest, thorax
Term
thromb (o)
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thyr (o)
 Definition
thyroid
Term
toxic (o)
 Definition
toxic
Term
trache (o)
 Definition
trachea
Term
ur (o)
 Definition
urine
Term
urethr (o)
 Definition
urethra
Term
urin (o)
 Definition
urine
Term
uter (o)
 Definition
uterus
Term
vas (o)
 Definition
vessel
Term
ven (o)
 Definition
vein
Term
verter (o)
 Definition
vertebrae
Term
ren (o), renal
 Definition
kidneys
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