Medical Terminology NTK

a-, an-, in-

without, negative

ab-

from, away from

ad-, ac-, as-, at-

to, toward

aniso-

unequal

ante-, pre-

before

anti-, ant-, ob-

against

bi-

two

bio-

Life

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

cent-

hundred

circum-

around

co-, com-, con-

with/together

contra-

against

de-

away from

dextr-

right

dia-

through

dis-

apart

dys-

bad, difficult

e-, ex-

out, out from

ect-, exo-, extra-

outside

en-

in, on

end-

within

epi-

upon

eu-

good

hemi-, semi-

half

hyper-

over, above

hypo-

under, below

immun-

free, exempt

infra-

beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

kil-

thousand

lyso-

dissolution

macr-

large

mal-

bad

mes-

middle

meta-

after, beyond

micr-

small

milli-

one-thousandth

multi-

many

neo-

new

olig-

scanty, few

onc-

tumor

per-

through

peri-

around

pleur-

rib, side

poly-

much, many

post-

after

pre-

before

presby-

old

primi-

first

pro-

before

re-

back, again

retr-

behind

sub-

under

super-, supra-

above

syn-, sym-

with, together

tachy-

fast

acr-

extremity, peak

aden-

gland

aer-

air

angi-

vessel

arthr-

joint

blast-

bud

blephar-

eyelid

brachi-

arm

bronch-

windpipe

carcin-

cancer

cardi heart

carp-

wrist

caud-

tail

celio-

abdomen

cephal-

head

cervic-

neck

cheil-

lip

cheir-, chir-

hand

chol-

bile, gall

chondr-

cartilage

chrom-

color

chron-

time

col-

colon

colp-

vagina

cost-

rib

crani-

skull

cry-, cryo-

cold

crypt-

hidden

cutan-, cut-

skin

cyan-

blue

cyst-

bladder

cyt-

cell

dacry-

tear

dactyl-

fingers, toes

dent-, odont-

tooth

derm-, dermat-

skin

dextr-

right

dips-

thirst

dors-

back

duct-

carry