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HSC CH3

  1. mono-
    one
  2. uni-
    one
  3. bi-
    two
  4. di-
    two
  5. tri-
    three
  6. quad-
    four
  7. quadri-
    four
  8. tetra-
    four
  9. centi-
    one hundred, one hundredth
  10. milli-
    one-thousandth
  11. diplo-
    double
  12. hemi-
    half, partly
  13. semi-
    half, partly
  14. hyper-
    excessive, more than normal
  15. hypo-
    under, less than normal
  16. multi-
    many
  17. poly-
    many
  18. nulli-
    none
  19. pan-
    all
  20. primi-
    first
  21. super-
    excessive
  22. ultra-
    excessive
  23. ab-
    away from
  24. ad-
    toward
  25. ante-
    before in time or in place
  26. pre-
    before in time or in place
  27. circum-
    around
  28. peri-
    around
  29. dia-
    through
  30. ecto-
    out, without, away from
  31. ex-
    out, without, away from
  32. exo-
    out, without, away from
  33. extra-
    out, without, away from
  34. en-
    inside
  35. endo-
    inside
  36. end-
    inside
  37. epi-
    above, on
  38. hypo-
    beneath, under
  39. infra-
    beneath, under
  40. sub-
    beneath, under
  41. inter-
    between
  42. intra-
    within
  43. meso-
    middle
  44. mid-
    middle
  45. para-
    near, beside, or abnormal
  46. per-
    through or by
  47. post-
    after, behind
  48. retro-
    behind, backward
  49. super-
    above, beyond
  50. supra-
    above, beyond
  51. sym-
    joined, together
  52. syn-
    joined, together
  53. trans-
    across
  54. pro-
    before
  55. macro-
    large, great
  56. mega-
    large, great
  57. megalo-
    large, great
  58. micro-
    small
  59. a-
    no, not, without
  60. an-
    no, not, without
  61. in-
    not or inside
  62. anti-
    against
  63. contra-
    against
  64. brady-
    slow
  65. dys-
    bad, difficult
  66. eu-
    good, normal
  67. mal-
    bad
  68. pro-
    favoring, supporting
  69. tachy-
    fast
  70. alb/o
    white
  71. albin/o
    white
  72. leuk/o (leuc/o)
    white
  73. chlor/o
    green
  74. cyan/o
    blue
  75. erythr/o
    red
  76. melan/o
    black
  77. xanth/o
    yellow
  78. cyt/o
    cell
  79. -cyte
    cell
  80. gen/o
    beginning, origin
  81. -genic
    produced by or in
  82. -genesis
    producing or forming
  83. gram/o
    to record
  84. -gram
    a record
  85. -graph
    instrument for recording
  86. -graphy
    process of recording
  87. kinesi/o
    movement
  88. -kinesia
    movement, motion
  89. -kinesis
    movement, motion
  90. leps/o
    seizure
  91. -lepsy
    seizure
  92. lys/o
    destruction, dissolving
  93. -lysin
    that which destroys
  94. -lysis
    process of destroying
  95. -lytic
    capable of or producing destruction
  96. malac/o
    soft, softening
  97. -malacia
    abnormal softening
  98. -megaly
    enlargement
  99. metr/o
    measure, uterine tissue
  100. -meter
    instrument used to measure
  101. -metry
    process of measuring
  102. path/o
    disease
  103. -pathy
    disease
  104. phag/o
    eat, ingest
  105. -phagia
    eating, swallowing
  106. -phagic
    eating, swallowing
  107. -phagy
    eating, swallowing
  108. phas/o
    speech
  109. -phasia
    speech
  110. pleg/o
    paralysis
  111. -plegia
    paralysis
  112. schis/o (schiz/o, schist/o)
    split, cleft
  113. -schisis
    split, cleft
  114. scler/o
    hard
  115. -sclerosis
    hardening
  116. scop/o
    to examine, to view
  117. -scope
    instrument used for viewing
  118. -scopy
    process of examining visually
  119. troph/o
    nutrition
  120. -trophic
    nutrition
  121. -trophy
    nutrition
  122. aer/o
    air
  123. blast/o
    embryonic form
  124. cancer/o
    cancer
  125. carcin/o
    cancer
  126. cephal/o
    head
  127. cry/o
    cold
  128. crypt/o
    hidden
  129. dips/o
    thirst
  130. electr/o
    electricity
  131. fibr/o
    fiber
  132. hist/o
    tissue
  133. myc/o
    fungus
  134. narc/o
    stupor
  135. necr/o
    dead
  136. optic/o (opt/o)
    vision
  137. pharmac/o
    drugs, medicine
  138. phon/o
    voice
  139. phot/o
    light
  140. py/o
    pus
  141. therm/o
    heat
  142. top/o
    position, place
  143. trache/o
    windpipe(trachea)
Author
twynkys
ID
130703
Card Set
HSC CH3
Description
medical terminology
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