Medical Terminology Exam One CC306M, Dr. Curtis

a-, an-

without

anti-, contra-

against or opposed to

de-

from, down, or not

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward, near

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

across or through

e-, ec-, ex-

out or away

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside

en-, endo-, intra-

within

epi-,

upon

inter-

between

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond, after, or change

para-

alongside of or abnormal

retro-

backward, behind

sub-, infra-

below or under

bi-

two or both

hemi-, semi-

half

hyper-

above or excessive

hypo-

below or deficient

macro-

large or long

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

oligo-

few or deficient

pan-

all

poly-, multi-

many

quadri-

four

super-, supra-

above or excessive

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond, excess

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

post-

after, behind

re-

again, back

con-, syn-, sym-

together or with

dys-

painful, difficult, or faulty

eu-

good, normal

neo-

new

-algia, -dynia

pain

-genesis

origin or production

-lysis

breaking down or dissolution

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

resembling

-penia

abnormal reduction

-rrhea

discharge

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-cele

pouching or hernia

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-emia

blood condition

-iasis

formation or presence of

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor

-phil, -philia

attraction for

-ptosis

falling, downward displacement

-rrhage, -rrhagia

to burst forth (usually blood)

-rrhexis

rupture

-centesis

puncture for aspiration

-desis

binding

-ectomy

excision, removal

-pexy

suspension

-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction

-rrhaphy

suture

-tomy

incision

-stomy

creation of an opening

-ation

process

-e

general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing

-ia, -ism

condition of

-y

condition or process of

-ium

structure, tissue

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule

small

-gram

to record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-iatrics, -iatry

treatment

-logy

study

-logist

one who specializes in the study or treatment of

-ist

one who specializes in

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-poiesis

formation

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

process of visually examining

-stasis

stop or stand

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

aer/o

air, gas

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hydr/o

water

lip/o

fat

py/o

pus

ur/o, urin

urine

abdomin/o, lapar/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremity or topmost

aden/o

gland