Biomedical Terminology - Chapter 4

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, near

ana-

up, apart

ante-

before, forward

anti-

against

bi-

two, both

brady-

slow

con-

with, together

mal-

bad

meta-

change, beyond

peri-

surrounding

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

syn-

with, together

tachy-

fast

hemi-

half

inter-

between

intra-

within

neo-

new

para-

beside, near

quadri-

four

tri-

three

uni-

one

an/o-

anus

carp/o-

carpals

cis/o-

to cut

cost/o-

ribs

cutane/o-

skin

dur/o-

dura matter

gen/o-

to produce, begin

nat/i-

birth

norm/o-

rule, order

ox/o-

oxygen

plas/o-

formation, growth

scapul/o-

scapula

son/o-

sounds

top/o-

to put, place, position

troph/o-

development, nourishment

ren/o-

vein

-dipsia

thirst

-lapse

to fall

-lysis

loosening, breakdown

-mission

to send

-phagia

eating

-plasia/ -plasm

formation

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-ptom

a happening

-thesis

to put, place

internist

adult comprehensive care

otolaryngist

ear, nose and throat doctor

psytriast

restore function