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MS - 9242 - A (1)
Appendix A - part 1
Term | Definition |
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a-; an-; ana- | no; not; without |
ante- | before; forward |
anti- | against |
bi- | two; double; both |
brady- | slow |
contra- | against; opposite |
dys- | diificult; painful |
endo- | within |
epi- | above; upon |
gyne/co | woman |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | above; excessive |
hypo- | below; deficient |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
mal- | bad; poor; abnormal |
neo- | new |
non- | not |
para- | near; beside |
per- | through |
peri- | arround; surrounding |
poly- | many; excessive |
post- | after |
pre- | before; in front of |
retro- | behind; backgward; upward |
semi- | half |
sub- | below; under |
syn- | together; with |
tachy- | fast |
tri- | three |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
-emesis | vomit |
-emia | blood |
-ism | condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-lepsy | seizure |
-oid | resembling; like |
-(o)logist | specialist in the study or treatment of |
-(o)logy | study of |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ostomy | creation of an opening |
-otomy | incision into |
-pathy | disease |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhea | flow; discharge |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stasis | control; stop |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
arteri/o | artery |
athr/o | joint |
ather/o | fat; fatty plaque |
audi/o | hearing; sound |
aur/o | ear |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bucc/o | cheek |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cerebr/o | cerebum |
coagul/o | clotting |
cyst/o | bladder; sac |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
electr/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
erythr/o | red |
gastr/o | stomach |
gyn/o, gyn/e, gynec/o | woman |
hemat/o, hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hydr/o | water; fluid |
hyster/o | uterus |
immune/o | protection |
lip/o | fat |
lymph/o | lymph |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | fungus |
narc/o | sleep |
nas/o | nose |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ocul/o, opthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | nail |
or/o | mouth |
oste/o | bone |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
phleb/o | vein |
phot/o | light |
pnuem/o | lungs; air |
psych/o, psych/i | mind or soul |
pulmon/o | lunga |
quadr/i | four |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
septi | bacteria |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
trache/o | trachea |
urethr/o | urethra |
ven/o | vein |