word list 1 - hphy 211

a-/an-

without, not

bi-

two

circum-

around

dia-

through, across

dipl-/diplo-

double

dys-

painful, difficult

endo-

within, in

epi-

above, upon

exo/extra-

outside, outward

homeo/homo-

same

hyper-

above normal, excessive

hypo-

under, below, deficient

infra-

below, under

inter-

between

intra-

in, within

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

para-

near, beside, beyond

peri-

around

poly-

much, many

post-

after, behind

pre/pro-

before, in front of

primi-

first

retro-

backward, behind

sub-

below

super-/supra-

above, superior

trans-

through, across

uni-

one

-algia

pain

-cele

swelling (hernia)

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasis

surgical break

-desis

binding/fixing bones

-dyna

pain

-ectasis

dilate, expand

-ectomy

removal

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-gram

writing

-graph

tool to record

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

abnormal condition

-itis

inflammed

-lith

stone

-lysis

separation, loosening

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

tool to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor

-osis

more blood cells

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-pexy

organ fixation

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhage/rrhagia

burst

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

looking tool

-scopy

process of looking

-stenosis

narrowing

-stomy

opening/forming (mouth)

-tome

tool to cut with

-tomy

incision

-toxic

poison

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development