Week 1 MedTerms

a-, an-

not, without, lacking, deficient

anti-, ant-

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

di-, dis-

two, twice, double

dys-

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

ec-, ex-

out of, away from

ecto-, ect-

outside of

en-, em-

in, into, within

endo-, ento-, end-, ent-

within

epi-, ep-

upon, over, above

exo-

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

hemi-

half, partial, one side of the body

hyper-

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

hypo-, hyp-

under, deficient, below normal

mono-

one, single

peri-

around, surrounding

syn-, sym-

together, with, joined

-a

state, condition

-ac

pertaining to, located in

-ia

state, condition

-iac

person afflicted with

-iasis

disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; often used w/ name of parasitic organism to indicate infestation; when with lith-, formation/presence of calculi

-ic

pertaining to, located in; if noun, indicates drug or agent; person suffering disability or condition

-in, -ine

form names of substances

-ist

person interested in

-itic

pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation; if noun, indicates drug of agent

-itis

indicating an inflamed condition; inflammation; -itides, plural

-ium, -eum

connective tissue, membrane

-ma

abnormal or diseased condition; -mat/-m

-osis

abnormal or diseased condition

-otic

adj of -osis; disease

-sia

state, condition

-sis

state, condition, quality, process, procedure

-tic

adj of -sis; pertaining to; if noun, indicate drug or agent

-itic

a person suffering from a certain condition

-y

state, condition, quality, process, procedure

acanth-

thorn, spine

alg-

pain

alges-

sensitivity to pain

all-

difference from, divergence, other

angi-

(blood) vessel, duct

arteri-

artery [air passage]

arthr-

joint

bi-

life

brady-

slow

cardi-

heart

crani-

skull

cyt-

[hollow container] cell

encephal-

brain

erythr-

red, red blood cell

lept-

thin, fine, slight

leuk-

white, white blood cell

lith-

stone, calculus

log-

word, study

malac-

soft

mes-

middle, secondary, partial

-meter, -metr-

measure, measuring device ends in metr-

nephr-

kidney

neur-

[tendon] nerve, nervous system

oste-

bone

prax-

act, action

prot-

primary, first, early

scler-

hard

sten-

narrow

stere-

solid, having 3D

tachy-

rapid

tox(i)-

poison