medical terms

Bi – two,

Dipl / Diplo – double, two

Hyper – excessive, above normal

Retro – backward, behind

Poly – many, much

Peri – around

Circum – around

A / An – without, not

Pre – before, in front of

Dys – bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Epi – upon, over

Contra – against, opposite

Endo – within, inn

-ectomy – surgical removal, excision

-scope – instrument for viewing/examining

-rrhea – flow, discharge

-algia – pain

-itis – inflammation

-megaly – enlargement

-oma – tumor, mass

-pathy – disease

-phobia – fear of

-plegia – paralysis

-toxic – poison

-stenosis – narrowing, stricture

Nephro – kidney

Hepato – liver

Osteo – bone

Stomat – mouth

Muscul – muscle

Spleno – spleen

Hystero – uterus

Edema – swelling, fluid accumulation

Neuro – nerve

Oto – ear

Arthr – joint

Natal – birth