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Medical Terminology
Intro--Word Building Ch 1
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Undergraduate 3
08/30/2010
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Term
a- or an-
 Definition
without
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dys-
 Definition
painful, difficult
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endo-
 Definition
within, inner
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epi-
 Definition
upon, over
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eu-
 Definition
normal
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hetero-
 Definition
different
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homo-
 Definition
same
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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hyper-
 Definition
over, above
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below
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infra-
 Definition
under, below, beneath
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inter-
 Definition
among, between
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intra-
 Definition
within, inside
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macro-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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neo-
 Definition
new
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pan-
 Definition
all
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para-
 Definition
beside, beyond near
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per-
 Definition
through
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peri-
 Definition
around
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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sub-
 Definition
below, under
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super-
 Definition
above, excess
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supra-
 Definition
above
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tachy-
 Definition
fast, rapid
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trans-
 Definition
through, across
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
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bi-
 Definition
2
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di-
 Definition
2
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
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mono-
 Definition
1
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none, 0
Term
poly-
 Definition
several
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quad-
 Definition
4
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
tri-
 Definition
3
Term
uni-
 Definition
1
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-cise
 Definition
cut
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-ectopia
 Definition
displacement
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-gen
 Definition
that which produces
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-genic
 Definition
producing
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-ia
 Definition
state of
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-ism
 Definition
state, condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement, large
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasia
 Definition
development, growth
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-plasm
 Definition
formation, development
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping
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-rrhage
 Definition
excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
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-uria
 Definition
condition of the urine
Term
-ac    -al    -an    -ar    -ary    -eal    -iac    -ic    -ical   -ile    -ior    -ory     -ose    -ous    -it
 Definition
pertaining to, makes word root into an adjective
Term
-otomy
 Definition
to cut into, incision
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
 to excise or remove
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-ostomy
 Definition
 to create a surgical opening
Term
-gram
 Definition
recording
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-graph
 Definition
machine
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examining
Term

singular=spermatozoon

plural?

 Definition
spermatozoa
Term

plural=larynges

singular?

 Definition
larynx
Term

singular=carcinoma

plural?

 Definition
carcinomata
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