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Word Elements (Advanced)
Prefixes, suffixes, and root words for the medical assistant
148
Medical
Undergraduate 1
04/09/2010
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Term
ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
dia-
trans-
 Definition
through, across
Term
diplo-
 Definition
double, twin
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, or difficult
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
ex-
extra-
 Definition
away from, external
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
Term
multi-
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
oligo
 Definition
deficient
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
syn-
 Definition
union, together, or joined
Term
tox-
 Definition
poison
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, debility
Term
-algia
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-arche
 Definition
beginning
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic cell
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-cephaly
 Definition
head
Term
-cide
 Definition
kill, destroy
Term
-clast
 Definition
to break, surgical fracture
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation
Term
-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, surgical removal
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
sensation
Term
-genesis
 Definition
creating, producing
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-gravida
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
-ia
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-kinesis
-kinesia
 Definition
movement
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction of
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-ole
-ule
 Definition
small
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
-orexia
 Definition
appetite
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-oxia
 Definition
oxygen
Term
-para
 Definition
to bear offspring
Term
-paresis
 Definition
slight or partial paralysis
Term
-pause
 Definition
cessation, stopping
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-phoria
 Definition
feeling
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-prandial
 Definition
meal
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping, prolapse
Term
-rrhage
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture, suturing
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-salpinx
 Definition
tube (fallopian or eustachian)
Term
-spasm
 Definition
contraction, tension, spasm
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
Term
-stomy
 Definition
mouthlike opening
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-tocia
 Definition
childbirth, labor
Term
-tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting into, incision
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment or growth
Term
-tropia
 Definition
turning
Term
-uria
 Definition
urine
Term
adip/o
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
albin/o
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
cutane/o
dermat/o
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
erythem/o
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
necr/o
 Definition
dead
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
pil/o
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hardening
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
angi/o
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
atri/o
 Definition
atria
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electric
Term
hem/o
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
phleb/o
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
append/o
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
cheli/o
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choleduch/o
 Definition
bile duck
Term
col/o
colon/o
 Definition
colon
Term
dent/o
odont/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
dueden/o
 Definition
duodenum
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gum(s)
Term
gloss/o
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva, salivary gland
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
bronch/o
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
nas/o
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
or/o
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o
pneumon/o
 Definition
lung, air
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
thorax
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
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