Medical Terminology IU

a-

not, without, lacking, deficient

anti-

against, opposed, preventing, relieving

di-

two, twice, double

dys-

painful, defective, abnormal

ec-

out of, away from

ecto-

outside of

en-

in, into, within

endo-

within

epi-

upon, over, above

exo-

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

hemi-

half, one side of body

hyper-

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

hypo-

under, deficient, below normal

mono-

one, single

peri-

around, surrounding

syn-

together, with, joined

-a

noun: state or condition

-ac

adjective: pertaining to, located in

-ia

noun: state or condition

-iac

noun: person afflicted with

-iasis

noun: disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of

-ic

adjective: pertaining to, located in

noun: drug or agent

-in, -ine

noun: name of substance

-ist

noun: person interested in

-itic

adjective: pertaining to, located in

noun: drug or agent

-itis

noun: inflamed condition

-itides

noun: inflamed conditions

-ium

noun: membrane, connective tissue

-ma

noun: abnormal, diseased condition

-osis

noun: abnormal, diseased condition

-otic

adjective: pertaining to

-sia

noun: state or condition

-sis

noun: state or condition

-tic

adjective: pertaining to

noun: drug or agent

-y

noun: state or condition

acanth-

thorn, spine

alg-

pain

alges-

sensitivity to pain

all-

other, divergence, difference from

angi-

(blood) vessel, duct

arteri-

artery

arthr-

joint

bi-

life

brady-

slow

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

crani-

skull

cyt-

cell

encephal-

brain

erythr-

red, red blood cell

lept-

thin, fine, slight

leuk-

white, white blood cells

lith-

stone, calculus

log-

word, study

malac-

soft

mes-

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

-meter, metr-

measure

nephr-

kidney

neur-

nerve, nervous system

oste-

bone

prosop-

face

prot-

first, primitive, early

scler-

hard

sten-

narrow

stere-

solid, having three dimensions

tachy-

rapid

tox(i)-

poison

amphi-

on both sides, around, both

ana-

up, back, against

apo-

away from

cata-

downward, disordered

dia-

through, across, apart

eso-

within, inner, inward

eu-

good, normal, healthy

heter-, hetero-

different, other, relationship to another

homo-, homeo-

same, likeness

meta-

change, transformation, after, behind

para-

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

pro-

before

pros-, prosth-

in place of

-al

adjective: pertaining to, located in

-ase

noun: name enzymes

-asia, -asis

noun: state or condition

-ema

noun: state or condition

-esis

noun: state or condition

-etic

adjective: pertaining to

-ics, -tics

noun: particular science

-ism

noun: state or condition

-ismus

noun: state or condition, muscular spasm

-oid

noun and adjective: indicating particular shape, form, or resemblance

-oma

noun: tumor or disease

-ose

noun: chemical substance

-ous

adjective: pertaining to, characterized by, full of

-us

noun: condition, person

-ize

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

acr-

extremities

ambly-

dull, faint

carcin-

cancer

-cel-

hernia, tumor, swelling

cheir-, chi-

hand