Med Term (Intro Vocab)

Neur/o

neuron, nerve

Anti-

against, opposed to

Ante-

before, forward

-Cele

tumor, swelling, hernia

a- or an- (before a vowel)

not, without

amphi- or ampho-

around about, both, both sides, in two ways

ana- or ano-

upward, back against, again

anti-

against, opposed to

apo-

away/apart from, derived from

di-

twice, double, two

dia-

through, across

dicho-

in two, twofold

dys-

difficult, painful, faulty

ec-, ek-, ex-

out of, outside

ecto-

on the outside

en-, em-

in, within

endo-, ento-

within

epi-, eph-

upon, on

eso-

inward, within

eu-

well, normal, good

exo-

outside of, outward

hemi-

half, partly

hyper-

above, beyond, excessive

hypo-

under, below, deficient

kata-, cata-, cat-

down, downward, against, complete, (intensive)

meta-, met-

after, beyond, change

opistho-

behind, backward

pali-, palin-

again, once more, backward

para-

alongside, beyond, opposite; abnormal

peri-

around

pro-

before, in front of, forward or forth

pros-

toward, in addition, near

proso-

forward, before

syn-, sym-

together, with

a-, ab-

away/apart from

ad-, af

toward, to, near

ambi-

around, on both sides, both twofold

ante-

before

bi-, bin-

twice, two, double, twofold

circum-

around

con-, col-, com-, co-, cor-

within, together, complete

contra-

against, opposite

de-

down from, from, not

demi-

half, part

dis-, dif-

apart from, separate

e-, ex-, ef-

out of, off

extra-, extro-

outside, beyond

in-, im-, il-, ir-

into, in, against, not

infra-

below, lower

inter-

between

intra-

within, during

intro-

within, inward

intus-

within

juxta-

beside, near to

non-

not, without

ob-, oc-, op-

against, in the way, facing

per-

through, throughout

post-

after, behind

prae- or pre-

before, in front of

re-

again, back, (intensive)

retro-

backward, behind

se-

aside, apart from

semi-

half

sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-

under, below, less than normal

super-

over, above excessive

supra-

above, upon

trans-

across, through

ultra-

beyond, excessive

-ac, -ic, -tic

pertaining to

-ize

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

-a, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -osis, -sia

state or condition of

-iac

one who is afflicted with

-id, -oid, -ode

like, resembling, on the form of

-ides, -idae, -ida

(zoology) | -ides > genus | -idae > family | -ida > order and class

-in, -ine

substance, typically a chemical or hormone

-ist

person interested in; a practitioner who specializes in

-ite

belonging to, the nature of

-itis

inflammation

-ium

tissue or part of the body

-oma

tumor

-y

state or condition of, the act of

-aceous, -aneous, -eous

made of, having the quality of, full of

-al, -ar, -eal, -ile

pertaining to

-ans/-ant

adding “ing“ to words

-ens/-ent

like adding “ing“ to a word

-iens/-ient

translated -ing added to the verb

-ble, -ile

ability to

-id

in a state or condition of

-lent, -ose

full of

-ary, -ory

pertaining to; (also forms a noun) place of

-ate

to make, to cause, to act upon; (also forms an adjective) having the form of, possessing

-tia, -ce, -ity, -tude

state or condition of

-cle, -il, -ole, -ule, -uncle

diminutive (little)

-ian

thing or person performing an action; practitioner of

-ion, -ment, -ure

action; condition resulting from an action

-or

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