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a- an-
without
anti- contra-
against or opposed to
de-
from, down or not
e- ec- ex-
out or away
ecto- exo- extra-
outside
en- endo- intra-
within
inter-
between
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond, after or change
para-
alongside or abnormal
sub- infra-
below or under
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
below or deficient
super- supra-
above or excessive
ultra-
beyond or excessive
con- syn- sym-
together or with
abdomin/o lapar/o
abdomin
acr/o
extremity
gen/o
origin or production
hepat/o
liver
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
morph/o
form
or/o
mouth
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
phon/o
voice or sound
plas/o
form
ren/o nephr/o
kidney
scelr/o
hard
son/o
sound
troph/o
nourishment or development
-algia -dynia
pain
-genisis
origin or production
-lysis
breaking down or dissolution
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-penia
abnormal reduction
ex
: erythrocytopenia
-rrhea
discharge
-spasm
involuntary contraction
-cele
pouching or hernia
-ectasis
expansion or dilation
-emia
blood condition
-iasis
formation or presence of
-itis
inflamation
-malacia
softening
cardiomalacia - softening of the heart tissue
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition or increase
-phil -philia
attraction for
-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
-rrhage -rrhagia
to burst forth (usually blood)
-rrhexis
rupture
-centesis
puncture to remove gas or fluids
-desis
binding together
-ectomy
excision or removal
-pexy
suspension or fixation
-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
-rrhaphy
suture
-tomy
incision
-stomy
creation of an opening
-tripsy
Randi -tripsy and CRUSHED poor Nate
-e
noun marker
-ia -ism
condition of
-ium
structure or tissue
-ation -y
condition or process of
-ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -ous -tic
pertaining to
-icle -ole -ula -ule
small
-gram
the record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-iatrics -iatry
the treatment of
-logy
study of
-logist
one who specialises in the study or treatment
-ist
one who specializes in
-meter
the instrument for measuring
-metry
the process of measuring
-poiesis
formation as in hemopoiesis = formation of blood
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
the examination
-stasis
stop or stand
chir/o
hand
crin/o
to secrete
enter/o
small instestine
esthesi/o
sensation
ger/o
old age
gynec/o
woman
immun/o
safe
laryng/o
voicebox
obstetr/o
midwife
onc/o
tumor or cancer
radi/o
x-ray
Author
rswartout
ID
159580
Card Set
MedTerm.partsofwords
Description
prefixes, roots, combining forms and suffixes
Updated
6/21/2012, 9:40:52 PM
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