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Med. Terminology 1
Common prefixes and roots
Prefix/root | Meaning |
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a, an | without; lacking |
andr/o | male |
anti | against |
auto | self |
bio | life |
chem/o | chemistry |
contra | against |
anti, contra | against |
cyt/o | cell |
dis | separation; taking apart |
dys | difficult; abnormal |
eu | good; well |
fibr/o | fiber |
gluco, glyco | glucose; sugar |
gyn/o, gynec/o | female |
hydr/o | water |
idio | self; one's own |
lyso, lys | break down; destruction; dissolving |
mal | bad; abnormal |
myc/o | fungus |
necr/o | death |
neo | new |
oxy | sharp; acute; oxygen |
pan, pant/o | all or everywhere |
pharmaco | drug; medicine |
re | again; backward |
somat/o, somatico | body; bodily |