HSC3537 Medical Terminology UF MidTerm

A-

without or lack of

AB-

away (away from)

Abrupt/io-

to tear away from

Abscess

a going away

Acr/o

extremities, height, and pointed

Actin/o

sun, ray, radium

Acu-

sharp

-ac

refers to, pertains to, or state of

Ad-

near or beside

aden/o-

gland

aer/o-

air or gas

af-

toward

alb/o-

white

alges/i-

pain

alveol/i-

cavity

ambul/o-

to walk

amphi-

both

amylo-

starch

an-

lack of or without

an/o-

ring

ana-

apart or up

angi/o-

vessel

angin/o-

vessel

ante-

before

anter/o-

before or foremost

anthrax

coal or carbuncle

aneurysm-

dilation or ballooning

-apherisis

to remove or separate (blood into parts)

apo-

above or upon

arachino-

spider

arche/o-

first

-aria

air

arteri/o-

artery

-ar

refers to or pertains to

ascar/i-

worm

-ase

enzyme

asthma-

panting

atelo-

incomplete, without end, or imperfect ending

athero-

porridge, yellow fat

-ation

process of or procedure of

-atresia

closure

atri/o-

chamber

attrit/i-

wearing out

aur/i-

ear

auscult/o-

to listen

avuls/i-

to tear

balan/o-

penis

baro-

weight

bas/o-

basic or at base

bene-

good or normal

beri-

weakness

bil/i-

bile or gall

bin-

two

-blast

beginning or young

bleb/o-

blister

blenno-

mucus

bol/o-

lump or ball

brach/i-

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

brevi-

short

bronch/i-

windpipe or trachea-like

brux-

grinding

bulba

blister or vessicle

bulimo-

hunger

burs/o-

sac, wine sac, pouch

cal/o-

heat, heated, or hot

calco-

pebbles or granules of calcium mineral

calx-

heel or lime

candid/i-

glowing white

canth/o-

corner of eye

capill/o-

hair-like

capit/o-

head

capn/o-

carbon dioxide

caput

head

carbun/o-

glowing ember

carp/o-

wrist

cata-

breakdown or down

catarrh-

to flow down

catheter/o-

to let down into

caud/o-

tail or toward tail

caust/o-

burn or heat

cauter/o-

to burn or to heat

cav-

hollow

cebo-

meal or food

cec/o-

blind pouch

-cele

swelling or tumor

celi/o-

abdomen or belly

cellul/o-

chambers

cement/o-

hard

-centesis

surgical puncture to drain fluid

centr/i-

center

-cept-

receiver

cerebr/o-

brain

ceru-

wax

cerv/i-

neck

chalaz/io-

hailstone

chancr/o-

ulcer (sore)

cheil/o-

lip

chiro-

hand