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common prefixes
medical terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
A-, An- | without; lacking |
Andr/o- | male |
Anti- | against |
Auto- | self |
Contra- | against |
Cyt/o- | cell |
Dys- | difficult; abnormal |
Eu- | good; well |
Gyn/o-, Gynec- | female |
Hydr/o- | water |
Mal- | bad; abnormal |
Necr/o- | death |
Neo- | new |
Pan-, Pant/o- | all or everywhere |
Aden/o | gland |
Adip/o- | fat |
Adren/o- | gland |
Angio/o- | blood vessel |
Arteri/o- | artery |
Arthr/o- | joint |
Carcin/o- | cancer |
Cardi/o- | heart |
Cephal/o- | head |
Chol- | bile |
Coron- | heart |
Crani/o- | brain |
Cutane- | skin |
Cyst/o, Cysti- | bladder or sac |
Gastr- | stomach |
Gloss- | tongue |
Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o- | blood |
Hepat/o, Hepatico- | liver |
Hist/o-, Histio- | tissue |
Hyster/o- | uterus |
Lip/o- | fat |
Lymph/o- | lymph |
Mamm-, Mast/o- | breast |
Mening/o- | meninges |
My/o- | muscle |
Nephr/o- | kidney |
Neur/i-, Neur/o- | nerve |
Oculo- | eye |
Osseo-/ osteo- | bony, bone |
Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o- | rib, pluera |
Pneum/a-, Pneumat/o- | air; lung |
Psuedo- | false |
Rhin/o- | nose |
Sarco- | muscular; flesh-like |
Sclera-, Sclero- | hardness |
Sten/o- | narrowed, blocked |
Stom/a-, Stromat/o- | mouth |
Thorac/o-, Thoracico- | chest |
Thromb/o- | blood clot |
Ur/o- | urine |
Varic/o- | duct; blood vessel |
Vascuclo- | blood vessel |
Vertbr- | vertebra; spine |