Basics of Medical Termonology

Chapter 2

Ambi-

both

amphi-

both

An-

lack of or without

Ana-

apart or up

Anti-

against

Arche/o-

first

-AR

refers to or pertains to

-ation

process of or procedure of

Bene-

good or normal

Benign-

kind

Bi-

two

Bin-

two

Capn/o-

carbon dioxide

Cav-

hollow

-cele

swelling or tumor

Cellul/o-

chambers

Centi-

one-hundredth part (100)

Chlor/o-

green

Chrom/o-

colored

-cid

to kill

cirrh/o

yellow-orange

Co-

two

Com-

together

Corp/o-

body

-cule

little

de-

away

Deci-

one tenth (1/10)

Deka-

ten

Demi-

half

Dia-

across, through, total, between

Diplo-

double or two

Dis-

away from or reverse

Dromo-

running

Dy/o-

two or a pair

Dys-

difficult, faulty, painful

-E (suffix)

instrument

E- (preffix)

out or remove

Edema-

swelling

Ef-

away or out

Em-

in

En

in

enamel-

hard

Endo-

within or inside

Epi-

upon

Eti/o-

cause

Ex-

out, outside, outward

-gnosis

knowledge

-grade

a step, stage, or degree in a process

Hemi-

half or one half

Hept/a-

seven

Heter/o-

other or opposite

-IA

refers to, condition, state of

-ician

one who

idio-

unique or unknown cause

-id

state of

im-

into or not

Inter-

between

-ior

one who is

-ious

state of

iso-

equal or same

Kil/o-

one thousand

Lat-

side

Lump-

small mass

Magni-

large or greater

Medi-

middle

Mega-

great or big

Meta-

beyond or change

micro-

small

morpho-

shape

Mort/o-

death

multi-

many

nano-

1 billlionth

Necr/o-

death, dead

Nigra-

black

nin/o-

nine

null/i-

none or no

occipit/o-

back of head

oct/o-

eight

oleo-

oil

-oleum

oil

olig/o-

few

-olog/y

study of

opisth/o-

bent backward

-osis

disease

ox/y-

oxygen

palm/a-

palm of hand

Pan-

all

path/o-

disease

pedi-

child

pent/a-

five

per-

through

-phile

love of

plan/o-

flat

plant/o-

sole of foot

poly-

many

post-

after

prax/ia-

movement

Pre-

before

Prim/i-

first

prot/o-

first