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Intro to med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -meter | measure, measuring instrument |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -drome | running |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -malacia | softening |
| -opsy | view |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -phil, philia | love or affinity |
| -phagia | swallow |
| -phasia | speak |
| -physis | growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -atresia | closure, absence of normal body opening |
| -cele | hernia |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ia, -osis | condition of |
| -ism | condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -rrhagia | abnormal discharge |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -emia, -hemia | blood |
| -ae | plural for words ending in a |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -iatry | treatment or specialty (ex. Psychiatry) |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -practic | practice (ex. Chiropractic) |
| A-, An- | without, absence of |
| Anti- | against, opposite of |
| Con- | with, together, jointly |
| Contra- | against, counter |
| Hyper- | above, excess, abnormally high |
| Hypo- | below, abnormally low, deficient |
| Meta- | after, change |
| Ambi- | both |
| Bi- | two, pertaining to two sides |
| Di-, Dipl- | double |
| Hemi- | half |
| Mono- | one |
| Multi- | many |
| Nulli- | never, none |
| Pan- | all |
| Poly- | excessive, over, or many |
| Primi- | first |
| Quadri-, Tetra- | four |
| Semi- | half, partial |
| Tri- | three |
| Uni- | one |
| Ab- | away |
| Ad- | toward |
| Ana- | up, toward |
| Pre-, Ante- | to come before |
| Dia- | through |
| Dis- | apart or away |
| Ec-, Ecto- | outside or out |
| Endo- | inside, within |
| Ep-, epi- | upon, over, above, on top |
| Eso- | inward |
| Ex-, exo | away from |
| Extra- | outside |
| Infer- | below |
| Inter- | between |
| Intra- | within |
| Para- | alongside or abnormal |
| Peri- | around |
| Post- | after |
| Sub- | below |
| Super-, Supra- | above |
| Sym-, syn- | together |
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