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a- an-
not, without, lacking, deficient
anti- ant-
against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
di- dis-
two, twice, double
dys-
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
ec- ex-
out of, away from
ecto- ect-
outside of
en- em-
in, into, within
endo- ento-
within
epi- ep-
upon, over, above
exo-
outside, from the outside, toward the outside
hemi-
half, partial, often one side of the body
hyper-
over, above, excessive, beyond normal
hypo-
under, deficient, below norm
momo-
one, single
peri-
around, surrounding
syn- sym-
together, with, joined
-a
state, condition
-ac
pertaining to, located in
-ia
state, condition
-iac
person affliced with
-iasis
disease, abnormal cond., abnormal presence of
-ic
pertaining to, located in
can refer to a person afflicted with something (anorexic)
-in -ine
form names of substances
-ist
person interested in
-itic
pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation
-itis
forms nouns indicating inflamed cond. (conjunctivitis, arthritis, etc)
-itides
plural form of -itis
-ium -eum
membranes, connective tissue
-ma
abnormal or diseased condition
-osis
abnormal or diseased condition
-otic
nouns ending in -osis
-sia
state, condition (nouns)
-sis
state, condition (nouns)
-tic
adj's from nouns ending in -sis: often indicate drug/agent
acanth-
thorn/spine
alg-
pain
alges-
sensitivity to pain
all-
other, divergence, difference from
angi-
blood vessel, duct
arteri-
air passage, artery
arthr
joint
bi
life
brady
slow
cardi
heart
cephal
head
crani
skull
cyt
cell
encephal
brain
erythr
red, RBC
lept
thin, fine, slight
leuk
white, wbc
lith
stone, calculus
log
word, study
malac
soft
mes
middle, secondary, partial mesentery
meter, metr
measure, measuring device
nephr
kidney
neur
nerve, nervous system
oste
bone
prosop
face
prot
first, primitive, early
scler
hard
sten
narrow
stere
solid, 3d
tachy
rapid
tox(i)
poison
amphi- ampho-
on both sides, around, both
ana-
up, back, against
apo-
away from
cata- cat-
downward, disordered
dia- di-
through, across, apart
eso-
within, inner, inward
eu-
good, normal, healthy
heter- hetero-
different, other, relationship to another
homo- homeo-
same, likeness
meta- met-
change, transformation, after, behind
para- par-
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-
before
pros- prosth-
in place of
-al
pertaining to, located in
-ase
enzymes
-asia
state, condition
-ema
state, condition
-esis
stae, condition, procedure
-etic
pertaining to
-ics -tics
indicating a particular science or study, science or study of
-ism
state, condition, quality
-ismus
state, cond, muscular spasm
-oid -ode -id
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance. like, resembling
-oma
usually tumor, occaisionally disease
-ose
used to form names of chem subs, full of, resembling
-ous
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-us
condition, person
acr
extremities (hands and feet mostly)
ambly
dull, faint
carcin
carcinoma, cancer
cel
hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir, chir
hand
chol(e)
bile, gall
col(i) colon
colon
cyan
blue
cyst(i) cystis
bladder, cyst
diplo
double, twin
enter
(small) intestine
erg
action, work
gastr
stomach
hem0 hemat- -em-
blood
hepar- hepat-
liver
lip-
fat
macr-
abnormally large or long
mega- megal-
abnormally large or long
melan
dark, black
micr
abnormally small
nyct
night
odyn
pain
onc
tumor
pachy
thick
pseud
falso
py
pus
sarc
flesh, soft tissue
spasm
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
splen
spleen
stom- stomat-
mouth, opening
arachn
spider, web, arachnoid membrane
cholor
green
chondr
carliage
dactyl
finger, toe
derm(at) derma
skin
(h)elc hidr(ot) idr
sweat
hist(i)
tissue
hydr
water, fluid
icter
jaundice
in- inos-
fiber, muscle
is-
equal, same, similar, alike
mening meninx
meningeal membrane, meninges
my(s)
muscle
myc(et)
fungus (mushroom)
myel
bone marrow, spinal cord
narc
stupor, numbness
necr
corpse, dead
olig
few, deficient
onych
fingernail, toenail
pod
foot
poli
gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
poly
many, excessive
por
passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity
psych
(soul) mind
som(at) soma
body
sthen
strength
trachel
neck, cervix
xanth
yellow
aut
self
crin
secrete, secretion
esthe(s)
sensation, sensitivity, sense
gen(e) gen
come into being, produce
gram
a record, something written
graph
write, record
iatr
healer, physician, treatment
idi
of one's self
kine
move
kines(i)
movement, motion
ly(s)
destroy, break down
myx
mucus
orth
straight, erect, normal
ot
ear
path
(suffering) disease
phil
love, have an affinity for
pt
fall, sag, drop, prolapse
pyr
(fire) fever, burning
pyret
fever
pyrex
be feverish
rhe
flow, secrete (run)
rhag
(burst forth) flow profusely, hemorrhage
rhex
rupture
rhin
nose
scop
look at, examine
sep
(be putrid) be infected
ta
stretching
tel
end, completion
ten tenon(i)
tendon
therap(eu)
treat medically, heal
tom
a cutting, slice, incision
ton
(a stretching) (muscular) tone, tension
ectasia, ectasis
dilation, enlargement
ectomy
surgical excision, removal of all (total excesion) or part (partial excision) of an organ
gen
substance that produces something
genesis
formation, origin
genic
causing, producing, caused
genous
by, procued by, or in
gram
a record of the activity of an organ
graph
instrument for recording the activity of an organ
graphy
recording of the activity of an organ OR descriptive treatise
lysis
dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
lytic
pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration
pathy
disease
ptosis
dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)
rrhagia
profuse discharge, hemorrhage
rrhea
profuse discharge, excessive secretion
rrhexis
bursting (of stissues), rupture
scope
an instrument for examining
scopy
examination
tome
surgical instrument for cutting
tomy
surgical incision
acou(s0, acu(s)
hear
amni
fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion
asc, ascit
bladder, sac, bag
bary
heavy, dull, hard
cente
pierce
chrom, chroma, chromat
color, pigment
dips
thirst
echo
reverberating sound, echo
edema, edemat
swelling
eme
vomit
gno(s)
know
lal
talk
lapar
abdomen, abdominal wall
lex
read
mne
remember
ne
new
no
mind
orec, orex
have an appetite
oxy
acute, pointed, rapid, acid, oxygen
pha
speak, communicate
phag
swallow, eat
pharmac(eu)
medicine, drug
phem
speech
phob
(abnormal) fear
phon
voice, sound
phrac, phrag
enclose, obstruct
phras
speak
phren
mind, diaphragm
phylac
protection (against disease)
phys(i)
nature, appearance
phyt
plant (organism), growth
poie
produce, make
sapr
rotten, putrid, decaying
stear, steat
fat, sebum, sebaceous glands