Word List for Practical 3

Word List for Practical 3

Prefixes and Their Meanings

• brachi-: arm

• dips-: thirst

• gingiv-: gums

• hydro-: water

• mal-: bad

• mnatri-: sodium

Suffixes and Their Meanings

• -ic, -ac: pertaining to

• -itis: inflammation

• -ism: condition of

• -ose: signifies carbohydrate

• -al, -ac: pertaining to

• -mania: compulsion

• -gram: something written

Anatomical and Biological Terms

• lunar: moon; moonlike

• nephr-: nephron; kidney

• orchi-: testis

• pharm-: drug

• hyster-: uterus

• endo-: within

• hemi-: half

• af-: toward

• contra-: against; resisting

• neuro-: nerve

• cyst-: bladder; sac

• men-, mens: month (monthly)

• elecri-: electrical

• glosso-: tongue

• latr-: treatment

Other Terms

• malacia: softening