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Medical Terminology
Medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots
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12/19/2009
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a-
 Definition
away from, negative, not, withou
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ab-
 Definition
away
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ad-
 Definition
toward, to, in direction of
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ante-
 Definition
before, toward
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anti-
 Definition
against, counter
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bi-
 Definition
two
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, bad
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hyper-
 Definition
over, above, increased, excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, decreased
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inter-
 Definition
between, among
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intra-
 Definition
within, inside
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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peri-
 Definition
around, surrounding
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poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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primi-
 Definition
first
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sub-
 Definition
below
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super-
 Definition
above, excessive
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supra-
 Definition
above, excessive
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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aort/o
 Definition
Aorta
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derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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gravid/o
 Definition
pregnancy
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus, womb
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny, hard, cornea
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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olig/o
 Definition
scanty, few
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orch/o
 Definition
testis, testes
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orchid/o
 Definition
testis, testes
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presby/o
 Definition
old age
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quadr/i
 Definition
four
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quadr/o
 Definition
four
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thorac/o
 Definition
thorax, chest
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ur/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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vas/o
 Definition
relating to the blood or lymph vessels
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to, or relating to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to, or relating to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-desis
 Definition
to bind, tie together
Term
-graphy
 Definition
writing, process of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lysis
 Definition
setting free, separation, breaking down,
destruction
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-megaly
 Definition
large, great
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-ologist
 Definition
specialist
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-osis
 Definition
disease, abnormal condition
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-ostomy
 Definition
surgically creating a mouth or opening
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-otomy
 Definition
cutting, incision
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-pathy
 Definition
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation, to put in place
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-algia
 Definition
suffering, pain
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-cele
 Definition
cyst, hernia, or tumor
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasis
 Definition
enlargement or stretching
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of something
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood, blood condition
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-esthesia
 Definition
feeling, sensation
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-gram
 Definition
the resulting record or film
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-graph
 Definition
the resulting record or film
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-necrosis
 Definition
death of tissue
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-ology
 Definition
the study of something, the science
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-oma
 Definition
mass, tumor
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair of something
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, drooping
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth, abnormal or excessive flow
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
to stitch or suture
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-rrhea
 Definition
to flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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-scopy
 Definition
to see, visual examination
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-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing or tightening
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-tripsy
 Definition
to crush
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-uria
 Definition
urine, urination
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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angi/o
 Definition
relating to blood or lymph vessels
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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ather/o
 Definition
plaque, fatty substance
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix
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chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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col/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
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colon/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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end/o
 Definition
within, in, inside
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach, belly
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geront/o
 Definition
old age
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gynec/o
 Definition
female
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hem/o
 Definition
blood, relating to blood
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood, relating to blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx, voice box
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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lip/o
 Definition
fat, lipid
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
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lute/o
 Definition
yellow
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melan/o
 Definition
black, dark
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
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myc/e
 Definition
fungus
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve, pertaining to nerves
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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ot/o
 Definition
ear, hearing
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura, side of the body
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pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air
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pneumon/o
 Definition
lung, air
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proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
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pulm/o
 Definition
lung
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis, bowel of kidney
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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sacr/o
 Definition
flesh
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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