Medical Terminology: Chapter 2 Vocab

Greek: neuro/o

neuron, nerve

Greek Prefix: anti-

against, opposed to

Latin Prefix: ante-

before

Greek Prefix: -cele

tumor, swelling, hernia

Greek Prefix: a-, an-

not, without

Greek Prefix: amphi-, ampho-

around about, both, both sides, in two ways

Greek Prefix: ana-, ano-

upward, back, against, again

Greek Prefix: anti-

greek - against, opposed to

Greek Prefix: apo-

away/ apart from, derived from

Greek Prefix: di-

twice, double, two

Greek Prefix: dia-

through, across

Greek Prefix: dicho-

in two, twofold

Greek Prefix: dys-

difficult, painful, faulty

Greek Prefix: ec-, ek-, ex-

out of, outside

Greek Prefix: ecto-

on the outside

Greek Prefix: en-, em-

in, within

Greek Prefix: endo-, ento-

within

Greek Prefix: epi-, eph-

upon, on

Greek Prefix: eso-

inward, within

Greek Prefix: eu-

well, normal, good

Greek Prefix: exo-

outside of, outward

Greek Prefix: hemi-

half, partly

Greek Prefix: hyper-

above, beyond, excessive

Greek Prefix: hypo-

under, below, deficient

Greek Prefix: kata-, cata-, cat-

down, downward, against, complete, (intensive)

Greek Prefix: meta-, met-

after, beyond, change

Greek Prefix: opistho-

behind, backward

Greek Prefix: pali-, palin-

again, once more, backward

Greek Prefix: para-

alongside, beyond, opposite; abnormal

Greek Prefix: peri-

around

Greek Prefix: pro-

before, in front of, forward

Greek Prefix: pros-

toward, in addition, near

Greek Prefix: proso-

forward, before

Greek Prefix: syn-, sym-

together, with

Latin Prefixes: a-, ab-

away/ apart from

Latin Prefixes: ad-, af-

toward, near

Latin Prefixes: ambi-

around, on both sides, both, twofold

Latin Prefixes: ante-

before

Latin Prefixes: bi-, bin-

twice, two, double, twofold

Latin Prefixes: circum-

around

Latin Prefixes: con-, col-, com-, co-, cor-

with, together, complete

Latin Prefixes: contra-

against, opposite

Latin Prefixes: de-

down from, from, not

Latin Prefixes: demi-

half, part

Latin Prefixes: dis-, dif-

apart from, separate

Latin Prefixes: e-, ex-, ef-

out of, off

Latin Prefixes: extra-, extro-

outside, beyond

Latin Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-

into, in, against, not

Latin Prefixes: infra-

below, lower

Latin Prefixes: inter-

between

Latin Prefixes: intra-

within, during

Latin Prefixes: intro-

within, inward

Latin Prefixes: intus-

within

Latin Prefixes: juxta-

beside, near to

Latin Prefixes: non-

not, without

Latin Prefixes: ob-, oc-, op-

against, in the way, facing

Latin Prefixes: per-

through, throughout, (intensive)

Latin Prefixes: post-

after, behind

Latin Prefixes: prae-, pre-

before, in front of

Latin Prefixes: pro-

before, in front of, forth

Latin Prefixes: re-

again, back, (intensive)

Latin Prefixes: retro-

backward, behind

Latin Prefixes: se-

aside, apart from

Latin Prefixes: semi-

half

Latin Prefixes: sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-

under, below, less than normal

Latin Prefixes: super-

over, above, excessive

Latin Prefixes: trans-

across, through

Latin Prefixes: ultra-

beyond, excessive

Greek Suffixes: -ac, -ic, -tic

pertaining to

Greek Suffixes: -ize

to do; to become; to use; to engage in

Greek Suffixes: -a, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -osis, -sia

state or condition of

Greek Suffixes: -iac

one who is afflicted with

Greek Suffixes: -id, -oid, -ode

like, resembling, in the form of

Greek Suffixes: -ideas, idae, -ida

Greek Suffixes: -in, -ine

substance, typically chemical or hormone

Greek Suffixes: -ist

person interested in, a practitioner who specializes in

Greek Suffixes: -ite

belonging to, the nature of

Greek Suffixes: -itis

inflammation

Greek Suffixes: -ium

tissue or part of the body

Greek Suffixes: -oma

tumor

Greek Suffixes: -y

state or condition of, the act of

Latin Suffixes: -aceous, -aneous, -eous

made of, having the quality of, full of

Latin Suffixes: -al, -ar, -eal, -ile

pertaining to

Latin Suffixes: -ans, -ant, -end, -ent, -iens, -ient

Latin Suffixes: -ble, -ile

ability to

Latin Suffixes: -id

in a state or condition of

Latin Suffixes: -lent, -ose

full of

Latin Suffixes: -ary, -ory

pertaining to; place of

Latin Suffixes: -ad

indicates direction toward a part of the body

Latin Suffixes: -ate

to make, to cause, to act upon, having the form of, possessing

Latin Suffixes: -tia, -ce, -ity, -tude

state or condition of

Latin Suffixes: -cle, -il, -ole, -ule, -uncle

diminutive (little)

Latin Suffixes: -ian

thing or person performing an action; practitioner of

Latin Suffixes: -ion, -ment, -ure

action; condition resulting from an action

Latin Suffixes: -or

something (usually a muscle) that performs an action; quality of condition