DMS 229 Medical Terminology Lesson 3

anti-

before

pro-

before; proceeding; precursor; inducing; promoting

centri-

center

fibro-

fiber

thrombo-

clot

blasto-

germ cell

blast-

progenitor cell/ stem cell; formative cell

-clast

absorbing (degradative) cell

-phagia

to eat; to consume or ingest

-dipsia

to drink

-pepsia

digestion

-emesis

vomitting

-uria

urination

-ptosis

lowered position of an organ

pyo-

pus

pyro-

relating to fever (heat)

noso-

denoting disease

chrono-

denoting time

nocti-

night or dark

iatro-

medicine or doctors

steno-

narrowing

themo-

heat/temperature

cryo-/ psychro-

denoting cold

noci-/ nbsp-

denoting pain or injury

hernio-

hernia

necro-

death

-taxia

relating to motor activity

-lexia

condition involving reading

lipid-

lipids/ fats

-genic

producing

-genesis

origin or developing

hydro-

water

steato-

fat; fatty tissue

glyco-

glucose; sugar

natre-

sodium

kal-

potassium

calci-

calcium

chloro-

chlorine

histo-

tissue

hidro-

sweating

hema-

blood

gero-

old age

lith-

stone

-cide

killer or killing

-ceptor

receptor/ sensor

-algia

denoting pain