PHMD 200A Week 1 Terms (WIP)

a-, an-

• not, without, less

• ex: analgesic, apathy

anti-

• against

• ex: antihypertensive

di-

• two

• ex: diplopia

drom-, -drome

• running, conduction, course

• ex: dromotropic, syndrome

dys-

• bad, difficult, abnormal, painful

• ex: dysentery, pysphagia, dysmenorrhea

end(o)-

• within, inner

• ex: endocrinology, endospore, endoskeleton

ent(o)

• within, inner

epi-

• on, upon, following

• ex: epicardium, epidermis, episclera, epistasis, epidemic

etio-

• cause

• ex: etiology

eu-

• true, good, well

• ex: eukaryote, eutomer

exo-

• exterior, external, outward

• ex: exophthalmos, exoskeleton

gen-, -gen, -genesis, -genic

• producing, coming to be, precursor

• zymogen, cardiogenic

-graph

• instrument used to record data/picture

• ex: electrocardiograph

-graphy

• process of recording

• ex: angiography

hemi-

• one-half

• ex: hemisphere

home(o)-

• similar

• ex: homeopathy

hyp(o)-

• beneath, diminution, deficiency, the lowest

• ex: hypovolemia, hypoxia, hypodermic

hyper-

• extreme or beyond normal

• ex: hypertension, hypertrichosis

-ia

• condition/state

• ex: myopia

-iasis

• condition/state

• ex: mydriasis

-ic

• pertaining to

• ex: hepatic

-ism

• condition, disease or practice, doctorine

• ex: dwarfism, sadism

morph(o)-, -morph

• form, shape, structure

• ex: morphology, polymorph

-oid

• resemblance to

• ex: sarcoidosis

-osis, -oses (plural)

• condition, disease, or increase

• ex: osteoporosis

para-

• involvement of two like parts; abnormal; alongside

• ex: paracysis

-phobia

• exaggerated fear, sensitivity, aversion

• ex: agoraphobia

phys(o)-

• physical, natural

• ex: physiology

pro-

• before or forward, precursor

• ex: procephalic

-stasis

• stopping, standing

• ex: cytostasis, homeostasis

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

• similarity/being together

• ex: symptom, synesthesia

-tome

• cutting instrument; section/segment

• ex: microtome, dermatotome

ton(o)-

• tone, tension, pressure

• ex: hypotonic

ante-

• before

• ex: antepartum

-ary

• pertaining to

• ex: biliary, coronary

contra-

• against

• ex: contraindication

dextr(o)-

• right, on the right side

• ex: dextrocardia

di-, dis-

• apart, separation, reversal

• ex: dilution, dilute, dissection

dif-

• apart, separation

• ex: diffuse

-eal

• pertaining to

• ex: adenohypophyseal, corneal, esophageal, perineal

ex-

• out of, away from

• ex: excision

extra-

• outside, without

• ex: extradural

-ine

• related to or resembling; alkane (chemical suffix)

• ex: crystalline, morphine

inter-

• between, among

• ex: interstitial

intra-

• within, inside

• ex: intracellular

-ous

• pertaining to

• ex: porous

post-

• after behind, posterior

• ex: postmortem

pre-

• anterior, before in time

• ex: premature, prefrontal

proxim(o)-

• near point of origin

• ex: proximal

quadr(i)-

• four

• ex: quadriceps

semi-

• one-half, partly

• ex: semidominant

sub-

• beneath, less than normal, inferior

• ex: subcutaneous, sublingual

super-

• in excess, above, superior

• ex: superior

supra-

• above, excessive

• ex: supraorbital, supranormal

trans-

• across, through, beyond

• ex: transfusion, transcellular

peri-

• around, surrounding

• ex: periodontal