Medical Terminology, Week 1

1. a, an

lack of, without, not

2. ante

before, in front of, or forward

3. anti

opposing or against

4. co, con, com

together or with

5. de

down, or from

6. myo

muscle

7. neuro

nerve

8. oculo

eye

9. di

twice or two

10. extra, extro

beyond, outside of, or outward

11. hemi, semi

half, half of

12. hyper

above, excessive, beyond

13. encephalo

brain

14. gastro

stomach

15. hemato

blood

16. histo (histio)

tissue

17. intestino

intestine

18. bi

two

19. uni

one

20. ab

away from

21. ad

toward

22. macro

large

23. micro, micr

tiny, small

24. post

after, or following, behind

25. pre, pro

in front of, before, preceding

26. retro

behind, backward

27. semi

half

28. trans

through or across

29. tri

three

30. brachio

arm

31. cardio

heart

32. cyto

cell

33. derma, dermo, dermato

skin

34. laparo

abdomen, loin, or flank

35. ophthalmo

eyes

36. oro

mouth

37. oto

ear

38. pulmono

lungs

39. mono

one

40. ecto

outside

41. exo

outside

42. endo

inside

43. epi

upon

44. ultra

excessive, beyond

45. hypo

deficient

46. infra

below or beneath

47. inter

between

48. intra

within, inside

49. intro

into, or within