MED TERM UNIT 1

A-

An-

not, without

Amphi-

Ampho-

around, about, both, both sides, in 2 ways

Ana-

Ano-

Upward, back, against, again

Anti-

Against, opposed to

Apo-

Away/apart from, derived from

Di-

Two, double, twice

Dia-

Through, across

Dicho-

In two, twofold

Dys-

Difficult, painful, faulty

Ec-

Ek-

Ex-

Out of, outside

Ecto-

On the outside

En-

Em-

In, within

Endo-

Ento-

Within

Epi-

Eph-

Upon, on

Eso-

Inward, within

Eu-

Well, normal, good

Exo-

Outside of, outward

Hemi-

Half, partly

Hyper-

Above, beyond, excessive

Hypo-

Under, below, deficient

Kata-

Cata-

Cat-

Down, downward, against, complete, intensive

Meta-

Met-

After, beyond, change

Opistho-

Behind, backward

Pali-

Palin-

Again, once more, backwards

Para-

alongside, beyond, opposite

Peri-

Around

Pro-

Before, in front of, forward

Pros-

Toward, in addition to, near

Proso-

Forward, before

Syn-

Sym-

Together, with

A-

Ab-

Away/apart from

Ad-

Af-

Toward, to, near

Ambi-

Around, on both sides, both, twofold

Ante-

Before

Bi-

Bin-

Twice, two, double, twofold

Circum-

Around

Con-

Col-

Com-

Co-

Cor-

With, together, complete

Contra-

Against, opposite

De-

Down from, from, not

Demi-

Half, part

Dis-

Dif-

Apart from, seperate

E-

Ex-

Ef-

Out of, off

Extra-

Extro-

Outside, beyond

In-

Im-

Il-

Ir-

Into, in, against, not

Infra-

Below, lower

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within, during

Intro-

Within, inward

Intus-

Within

Juxta-

Besides, near to

Non-

Not, without

Ob-

Oc-

Op-

Against, in the way, facing

Per-

Through, throughout

Post-

After, behind

Prae-

Pre-

Before, in front of

Pro-

Before, in front of, forth

Re-

Again, back

Retro-

Backward, behind

Se-

Aside, apart from

Semi-

Half

Sub-

Suc-

Suf-

Sug-

Sup-

Sur-

Under, below, less than normal

Super-

Over, across, excessive

Supra-

Above, upon

Trans-

Across, through

Ultra-

Beyond, excessive

-Ac

-Ic

-Tic

Pertaining to

-Ize

To do, to become, to use, to engage in

-A

-Esis

-Ia

-Iasis

-Ism

-Osis

-Sia

State or condition of

-Iac

One who is afflicted with

-Id

-Oid

-Ode

like, resembling, in the form of

-Ides

-Idae

-Ida

Descended from; -ides zoologic 'genus' -idae zoologic 'family' -ida zoologic 'order' and 'class'

-In

-ine

substance, typically a chemical or hormone

-ist

person interested in, practitioner

-ite

belonging to, in the nature of

-itis

Inflammaton

-ium

tissue or part of the body

-oma

tumor

-y

state or condition of, act of

-aceous

-aneous

-eous

made of, having the quality of, full of

-al

-ar

-eal

-ile

pertaining to

-ans

-ant

-ens

-ent

-iens

-ient

-ing added to the word

-ble

-ile

ability to

-id

in a state or condition of

-lent

-ose

full of

-ary

-ory

pertaining to

-ad

indicating direction toward a part of the body

-ate

to make, to cause, to act upon

-tia

-ce

-ity

-tude

state or condition of

-cle

-il

-ole

-ule

-uncle

diminutive (little)

-ian

thing or person performing an action

-ion

-ment

-ure

action, a condition resulting from an action

-or

something performing an action

corpor

body

part

part

cavit

cavity

encephal

brain

cord

heart

pulm

lung

hepat

liver

gastr

stomach