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Med Terms
Med terms sur 100
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an-, in | without, negative |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad-, ac-, as-, at- | to, toward |
| ante- | before, in front |
| anti-, ant- | against |
| bi- | two |
| bio- | life |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cent- | hundred |
| circum- | around |
| co-, com-, con- | with, together |
| contra- | against |
| de- | down from |
| dextr- | right |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | apart |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| e-, ex- | out, out from |
| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside |
| en- | in, on |
| end-, endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | good |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| hyper- | over, above |
| hypo- | under, below |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| kil-, kilo- | thousand |
| macr-, macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| mes- | middle |
| meta- | after, beyond |
| micr-, micro- | small |
| milli- | one one-thousandth |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| olig- | scanty, few |
| onc- | tumor |
| para- | beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | much, many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| presby- | old |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before |
| re- | back, again |
| retr-, retro- | behind |
| sub- | under, below |
| super-, supra- | above |
| syn-, sym- | with, together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, beyond |
| uni- | one |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -atresia | without an opening |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | puncturing to aspirate fluid |
| -cide, -cidal | kill |
| -cis | cut |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | fusion |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia | expansion, dilation |
| -ectomy | cut out, excise |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -gram | record, x-ray |
| -graphy | making a record |
| -iasis | condition |
| -ist | one who |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizures |
| -logist | one who specializes |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis, -lytic | break down, dissolve |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measure |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otia | ear |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency, poor |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phasia | speak, say |
| -philia | love, attraction |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasm | substance |
| -plasty | make, shape |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathe |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhagia | burst forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture, sew |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | visualization |
| -some, soma | body |
| -spasm | twitching |
| -stasis | stop, control |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophy | development |
| -uria | urine |
| acr- | extremity, peak |
| aden- | gland |
| aer- | air |
| angi- | vessel |
| anter- | front |
| arthr- | joint |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| brachi- | arm |
| carcin- | cancer |
| cardi- | heart |
| carp- | wrist |
| caud- | tail |
| cephal- | head |
| cerebr- | brain |
| cervic- | neck |
| cheil- | lip |
| cheir, chir- | hand |
| chol- | bile, gall |
| cholecyst- | gallbladder |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| chrom- | color |
| chron- | time |
| col- | large intestine, colon |
| colp- | vagina |
| cost- | rib |
| crani- | skull |
| cry- | cold |
| crypt- | hidden |
| cutan-, cut- | skin |
| cyan- | blue |
| cyst- | bladder |
| cyt- | cell |
| dacry- | tear |
| dactyl- | finger, toes |
| dent-, odont- | tooth |
| derm-, dermat- | skin |
| dextr- | right |
| dips- | thirst |
| dors- | back |
| duct- | carry |
| encephal- | brain |
| enter- | intestine |
| erg- | work |
| erythr- | red |
| esthe- | sensation |
| febr- | fever |
| flex- | bend |
| gastr- | stomach |
| gen- | produce |
| gingiv- | gums |
| gloss- | tongue |
| glyc-, gluc- | sugar |
| gnath- | jaw |
| grav- | heavy, pregnant |
| gynec- | female |
| hem-, hemat- | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| heter- | different |
| hidr- | perspiration |
| hist- | tissue |
| home-, hom- | same |
| hydr-, hydra- | water |
| hyster- | uterus |
| iatr- | physician |
| irid- | iris |
| is- | equal |
| kerat- | cornea |
| kin-, kinesi- | move, movement |
| lacrim- | tear |
| lact-, galact- | milk |
| lapar- | abdomen |
| laryng- | larynx |
| later- | side |
| leuk-, leuc- | white |
| lingu- | tongue |
| lip- | fat |
| lith- | stone |
| mamm-, mast- | breast |
| melan- | black |
| men- | monthly, menses |
| metr- | uterus |
| morph- | shape, form |
| my- | muscle |
| myc- | fungus |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| myring- | eardrum |
| nas- | nose |
| necr- | dead |
| nephr-, ren- | kidney |
| neur- | nerve |
| noct-, nyct- | night |
| null- | none |
| ocul- | eye |
| omphal- | unbilicus |
| onych- | nail |
| oo- | egg, ova |
| oophor- | ovary |
| ophthalm- | eye |
| or- | mouth |
| orchid- | testes |
| orexia- | appetite |
| orth- | straight |
| oste-, oss- | bone |
| ot-, aur- | ear |
| para- | to bear |
| path- | disease |
| pect- | chest |
| ped- | child |
| phag- | swallow, eat |
| pharmac- | drug |
| pharyng- | throat |
| phas- | speak, say |
| phleb- | vein |
| phon- | voice |
| phren- | diaphragm |
| pil-, trich- | hair |
| pneum- | air, breath |
| pneumon- | lung |
| pod- | foot |
| proct- | rectum |
| pseud- | false |
| psych- | mind |
| pulmo(n)- | lung |
| py- | pus |
| pyel- | kidney pelvis |
| pyr- | fire, fever |
| quadri- | four |
| rhin- | nose |
| salping- | fallopian tube |
| sanguin- | blood |
| scler- | hard |
| sect- | cut |
| sept- | contamination |
| sial- | saliva |
| sten- | narrow, constricted |
| stomat- | mouth |
| strict- | draw tight |
| tax- | order, arrange |
| ten- | tendon |
| therm- | heat |
| thorac- | chest |
| thromb- | clot |
| tox- | poison |
| trache- | windpipe |
| trachel | neck |
| traumat- | wound |
| tri- | three |
| trop- | turn |
| troph- | nurture, nutrition |
| ur- | urine |
| vas- | vessel |
| vert- | turn |
| vesic- | bladder |
| viscer- | internal organs |
| vita- | life |
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