Mt Chapter 3 Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes

Front 1

alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o

Back 1

Pain

Front 2

carcin/o

Back 2

Cancer, carcinoma

Front 3

Cyst/o

Back 3

Filled sac/pouch. Cyst/bladder

Front 4

Lith

Back 4

Calculus, stone

Front 5

Onc/o

Back 5

Tumor

Front 6

Path/o

Back 6

Disease

Front 7

Py/o

Back 7

Pus

Front 8

Pyr/o, pyret/o

Back 8

Fever, fire

Front 9

Scler/o

Back 9

Hard

Front 10

Tox/o, toxic/o

Back 10

Poison

Front 11

Brady-

Back 11

Slow

Front 12

Dsy-

Back 12

Abnormal, painful, difficult

Front 13

Mal-

Back 13

Bad, poor

Front 14

Pachy-

Back 14

Thick

Front 15

Tachy-

Back 15

Rapid

Front 16

Xero-

Back 16

Dry

Front 17

-algia, -algesia

Back 17

Pain

Front 18

-cele

Back 18

Hernia, localized dilation

Front 19

-clasis, -clasia

Back 19

Breaking

Front 20

-itis

Back 20

Inflammation

Front 21

-megaly

Back 21

Enlargement

Front 22

-odynia

Back 22

Pain

Front 23

-oma

Back 23

Tumor

Front 24

-pathy

Back 24

Any disease of

Front 25

-rhage, -rhagia

Back 25

Bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrage,

Front 26

-rhea

Back 26

Flow, discharge

Front 27

-rhexis

Back 27

Rupture

Hint 27

Amniorrhexis. Rupture or amniotic sac

Front 28

-schisis

Back 28

Fissure, splitting

Hint 28

Rhetinoscisis.

Front 29

-diation

Back 29

Expansion widening

Front 30

-ectasia, -ecstasis

Back 30

Dilation, distension

Front 31

-lysis

Back 31

Separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction

Front 32

-malacia

Back 32

Softening

Hint 32

Craniomalacia.

Front 33

-ptosis

Back 33

Dropping, downward displacement, prolapse

Hint 33

Blepharoptosis

Front 34

-sclerosis

Back 34

Hardening

Front 35

-spasm

Back 35

Sudden contraction, cramp

Front 36

-stasis

Back 36

Suppression, stoppage

Front 37

-stenosis

Back 37

Narrowing, constriction

Hint 37

Bronchostenosis.

Front 38

Staphylo-

Back 38

Grape-like clusters

Front 39

Strepto-

Back 39

Chain

Front 40

Bacill/i, bacill/o

Back 40

Bacillus

Front 41

Bacteri/o

Back 41

Bacterium

Front 42

Myc/o

Back 42

Fungus, mold

Front 43

Vir/o

Back 43

Virus

Front 44

Aer/o

Back 44

Air,gas

Front 45

Bar/o

Back 45

Pressure

Front 46

Chrom/o, chromat/o

Back 46

Color, stain

Front 47

Chron/o

Back 47

Time

Front 48

Cry/o

Back 48

Cold

Front 49

Electr/o

Back 49

Electricity

Front 50

Erg/o

Back 50

Work

Front 51

Phone/o

Back 51

Sound, voice

Front 52

Phot/o

Back 52

Light

Front 53

Radi/o

Back 53

Radiation, x-ray

Front 54

Son/o

Back 54

Sound

Front 55

Therm/o

Back 55

Heat, temperature

Front 56

-graph

Back 56

Instrument for recording data

Front 57

-graphy

Back 57

Act of recording data

Front 58

-gram

Back 58

Record of data

Front 59

-meter

Back 59

Instrument for measuring

Front 60

-metry

Back 60

Measurement of

Front 61

-scope

Back 61

Instrument for viewing or examining

Front 62

-scopy

Back 62

Examination of

Front 63

-centesis

Back 63

Puncture, tap

Hint 63

Thoracentesis.

Front 64

-desis

Back 64

Binding, Fusion

Hint 64

Pleurodesis

Front 65

-ectomy

Back 65

Surgical removal

Front 66

-pexy

Back 66

Surgical fixation

Front 67

-plasty

Back 67

Plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

Front 68

-rhaphy

Back 68

Surgical repair, suture

Front 69

-stomy

Back 69

Surgical creation of an opening

Front 70

-tome

Back 70

Instrument for incisions

Front 71

-tomy

Back 71

Incision, cutting

Front 72

-tripsy

Back 72

Crushing

Hint 72

Neurotripsy

Front 73

-lytic

Back 73

Dissolving, reducing, loosening

Hint 73

Thrombolytic

Front 74

-mimetric

Back 74

Mimicking, simulating

Front 75

-tropic

Back 75

Acting on

Hint 75

Psychotropic

Front 76

Anti-

Back 76

Against

Front 77

Contra-

Back 77

Against, opposite, opposed

Front 78

Counter-

Back 78

Against, opposed

Front 79

Chem/o

Back 79

Chemical

Front 80

Hypn/o

Back 80

Sleep

Front 81

Narc/o

Back 81

Stupor

Front 82

Pharm/o, pharmac/o

Back 82

Drug, medicine

Front 83

Vas/o

Back 83

Vessel