PCT: Med. Term, Part 1 Quizlet

Ab

Ab

from, not here, off the norm

Ad

to, in the direction of

Ante

prior to, in front of, previously, before

Anti

hostile to, against, contradictory

Be

make, aligned with, greatly

Bi

two, occurring twice

De

away, versus, reduce

Dia

transverse, across

Dis

contradictory, disparate, away

En

create, put in or on, surround

Syn

by means of, together, same

Trans

across, far away, go through

Ultra

extreme, beyond in space

Un

opposing, antithetical, not

A

without

An

without

Bin

two

Brady

abnormally slow

Dys

bad, painful, difficult

endo

within

epi

over, above

eu

good, normal

ex

outward

exo

outside, outward

hemi

half

hyper

excessive

hypo

deficient, below, under, less than normal

inter

between

intra

within

meta

change

micro

minute, tiny

multi

numerous

neo

new, strange

nulli

none

pan

total

para

beyond, beside

per

through

peri

surrounding

poly

many

post

after

pre

before

pro

before

sub

under, below

supra

superior

sym

joined together

syn

join

tachy

fast, rapid

tetra

four

trans

through

uni

one

-fication/-ation

manner or process

-gram

written down/illustrated

-graph

a machine or instrument that records data

-graphy

the process of recording data

-ics

science or skill of

-itis

red, inflamed, swollen

-meter

means of measure

-metry

action of measuring

-ology/-ogy

the study of

-phore

bearer or maker

-phobia

intense, irrational fear

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

visualize or examine

-ac

pertaining to

-ad

toward

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-apheresis

removal

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness

-atresia

occlusion, closure

-capnia

carbon dioxide (CO2)

-cele

hernia

-centesis

aspirate fluid off of lung

-clasia

to break

-clasis

to break

-coccus

a round, berry-like bacteria

-crit

to separate

-cyte

cell

-desis

fusion

-drome

run

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasis

expansion

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition (dysfunction)

-esis

condition

-gen

Agent that causes

-genesis

cause

-genic

pertaining to

-gram

to record

-ia

disease condition

-ial

pertaining to

-iasis

condition of

-iatrist

specialist, physician

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-ic

pertaining to

-ician

one who

-ictal

seizure, attack

-ior

pertaining to