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a-/an-

Lack of e.g. asystole, anaemia

ab-

Away from e.g. abduct

ad-

Towards e.g. adduct

-aemia

Of the blood e.g. anaemia, hypovolaemia

angio-

Vessel e.g. angiotensin

ante-

Before, in front of e.g. anterior

baro-

Presssure e.g. baroreceptor

-blast

Germ, bud e.g. reticuloblast, osteoblast

brady-

Slow e.g. bradycardia

card-

Heart e.g. myocardium

chole-

Bile e.g. cholecystokinin

cyto-/-cyte

Cell e.g. erythrocyte, cytosol

dys-

Difficult e.g. dysuria, dyspnoea

-ema

Swelling e.g. oedema, emphysema

endo-

Inner e.g. endocardium

enter-

Intenstine e.g. enterokinase, gastroenteritis

epi-

Upon e.g. epicardium, epimysium

erythro-

Red e.g. ethyrthocyte, erythropoietin

exo-

Outside i.e. exocytosis, exophthalmos

extra-

Outside e.g. extracellular, extrapyramidal

-fferent

Carry e.g. afferent, efferent

-gen-

Origin/production e.g. gene, genome, genetic, antigen, allergen

-globin

Protein e.g. myoglobin, haemoglobin

haem-

Blood e.g. haemoglobin, haemostasis

hetero-

Different e.g. heterozygous

homo-

The same, steady e.g. homozygous, homologous

-hydr-

Water e.g. dehydration, hydrostatic

hepat-

Liver e.g. hepatic, hepatomegaly

hyper-

Excess/above e.g. hypertension, hypertrophy, hypercapnia

hypo-

Below/under e.g. hypoglycaemia, hypotension

intra-

Within e.g. intracellular, intracranial

-ism

Condition e.g. hyperthyroidism, dwarfism

-itis

Inflammation e.g. appendicitis, hepatitis, cystitis, gastritis

lact-

Milk e.g. lactation, lactic

lymph-

Lymph tissue e.g. lymphocyte, lymphatic

lyso-/-lysis

Breaking down e.g. lysosome, glycolysis, lysozyme

mega-

Large e.g. megaloblast, acromegaly

micro-

Small e.g. microbe, microtubules

myo-

Muscle e.g. myocardium, myopathy

neo-

new e.g. neoplasm, gluconeogenesis

nephro-

kidney e.g. nephroon, nephrotic, nephroblastoma

neuro-

nerve e.g.neurone, neuralgia, neuropathy

-oid

resembling e.g. myeloid, sesamoid

olig-

small e.g. oliguria

-ology

study of e.g. cardiology, neurology, physiology

-oma

tumour e.g. carcinoma, melanoma, fibroma

-ophth

eye e.g. xerophthalmia, ophthalmic

-ory

referring to e.g. secretory, sensory, auditory

os-, osteo-

bone e.g. osteocyte, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis

-path-

disease e.g. pathogenesis, pathogen, neuropathy, nephropathy

-penia

deficiency of e.g. leukopenia, theombocytopenia

phago(o)-

eating e.g. phagocyte, phagocytic

-plasm

substance e.g. cytoplasm, neoplasm

pneumo-

lung/air e.g. pneomothorax, pneumonia, penumotoxic

poly-

many e.g. polypeptide, polyuria, polycythaemia

-rrhagia

excessive flow e.g. menorrhagia

-rrhoea

discharge e.g. dysmennorrhoea, rhinorrhoea, diarrhoea

sarco-

muscle e.g. sarcomere, sarcoplasm

-scler

hard e.g. arteriosclerosis, scleroderma

sub-

under e.g. subphrenic, subarachnoid, sublingual

tachy-

excessively fast e.g. tachypnoea, tachycardia

thrombo-

clot e.g. thrombocyte, thrombosis, thombin, thrombus

-tox-

poison e.g. toxin, cytotoxic, heptotoxic

tri-

three e.g. tripeptide, trisaccharide, trigeminal

-uria

urine e.g. anuria,