Medical Terminology Exam 3

Α, α

a, alpha

Β, β

b, beta

Γ, γ

g, gamma

Δ, δ

d, delta 

Ε, ε

e, epsilon

Ζ, ζ

z, zeta

Η, η

e, eta

Θ, θ

th, theta

Ι, ι

i, iota

Κ, κ

c/k, kappa

Λ, λ

l, lambda 

Μ, μ

m, mu

Ν, ν

n, nu

Ξ, ξ

x, xi

Ο, ο

o, omicron 

Π, π

p, pi

Ρ, ρ

r/rh, rho

Σ, σ

s, sigma

Τ, τ

t, tau

Υ, υ

u/y, upsilon

Φ, φ

ph, phi

Χ, χ

ch, chi

Ψ, ψ

ps, psi

Ω, ω

o, omega

amphi-

both, around

anti-, ant-

against, opposite

apo-

from, off, away

dys-

bad, disordered, difficult

ec-, ex-

out, out of

ecto-, exo-

outside, external

eso-

inside, internal 

eu-

well, good, normal

hyper-

over, excessive, more than normal

peri-

around, near

pro-

before, in front of, forward 

pros-

toward, in addition to, fronting

acou-, acu-

to hear

bal-, ball-, bol-, ble-

to throw, to put

bar-

weight, pressure

bary-

heavy

bi-

life

card-, cardi-

heart

chondr-

cartilage, granule

crani-

cranium

cri-

to separate 

crin-

to secrete 

cyt-

cell

eme-, emet-

to vomit

gam-

marriage

gen-, gene-, gon-

to be produced

gon-

seed

hidro-

sweat

morph-

form, shape

neur-

nerve, tendon

pep-, peps-, pept-

to digest

pha-

to say

plex-

stroke, blow

pleg-

paralysis 

pseud-

false

rhythm-

rhythm

sep-

rotten

than-, thana-, thanat-

death

therm-

heat

the-

to put, to place

top-

place

trop-, trep-

to turn (toward)

a-, an-

not, without

ana-, an-

up, back, again

cata-, cat-

down, against, according to

dia-, di-

through, across, between

en-, el-, em-

in, into, toward

endo-, ento-

within, inner

epi-, ep-

upon, on, to, in addition to

hypo-, hyp-

below, deficient, less than normal

meta-, met-

after, change, transfer

para-, par-

beside, resembling, disordered

syn-, syl-, sym-, sy-, sys-

with, together

hemi-

1/2

mon-

1

di-

2

tri-

3

tetr-

4

pent-

5

hex-

6

hept-

7

oct-

8

enne-

9

dec-

10

hect-

100

kil-

1000

alg-

pain

blast-

embryonic cell

cephal-

head

encephal-

brain

chrom-, chromat-

color

derm-, dermat-

skin

erg-

work

gaster-, gastr-

stomach

gno-

to know

hap-, hapt-

to grasp, to fasten