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Appendix A 5433AC
Appendix A
Term | Definition |
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ante- | before; forward |
anti- | against |
brady- | slow |
ect- | outside |
endo- | within |
hyper- | above; excessive |
hypo- | below; deficient |
micro- | small |
multi- | many |
peri- | around; surrounding |
post- | after |
pre- | before; in front of |
semi- | half |
super- | above; over; excess |
supra- | above, on top of |
tachy- | fast |
-algia | pain |
-cytosis | condition of cells |
-ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
-emesis | vomit |
-emia | blood |
-itis | inflammation |
-oma | tumor |
-ostomy | creation of an opening |
-pathy | disease |
-phagia | eating; swallowing |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
angi/o | vessel |
arthr/o | joint |
audi/o | hearing; sound |
bronchiol/o | bronchus |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
coagul/o | clotting |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
cry/o | cold |
cyst/o | bladder, sac |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
lith/o | stone |
mening/o, meningi/o | menses; menstruation |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
nas/o | nose |
oste/o | bone |
phleb/o | vein |
pil/o | hair |
pneum/o | lungs; air |
myocardium | my/o = muscle cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue; Heart Muscle Tissue |