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Erythr/o-

Red
Xanth/o-

Yellow
Chlor/o-

Green
Purpur/a-

Purple
Prim/i-

First
Tri-

Three
Quad-

Four
Semi-

Partial
Multi-

Many, much
Nulli-

None
Mega(lo)-

Large
Normo-

Normal
Aniso-

Unequal, dissimilar
Homo-

Man
Homeo-

Similar
Hetero-

Different, unequal
Poikilo-

Irregular, variable
Ambi-

Both (sides)
Sym(n)-

Together
Mid-

Middle
Super-

Above
Im(n)-

Not
-ile

Pertaining to
-ine

Pertaining to
-ory

Pertaining to
-form

Resembling
-age

Related to
-(o)logy

Study of
-(iatr)ist

One who specializes in
-(ic)ian

One who specializes in
-iatr(y/ics)

Medical specialty
-ole

Small, minute
-icle

Small, minute
-ula

Small, minute
-emesis

Vomiting
-asthenia

Weakness
-cide

To kill
-clysis

Injection
-crit

To seperate
-ectasis(y)

Dilation, distention
-gnosis

To know
-genesis

Formation
-glia

Glue
-globin

Protein
-kinesis

Motion
-mnesia

Memory
-phasia

To speak
-tone

Tension
Brachi/o

Arm
Vas/o

Vessel
Sphygm/o

Pulse
Varic/o

Twisted, swollen vein
Laryng/o

Larynx
Andr/o

Male
Osche/o

Scrotum
Gyn/o

Woman
Clitor(id)/o

Clitoris
Scirrh/o

Hard
Tox(ic)/o

Toxic
Icter/o

Jaundice (yellow)
Infarct/o

Choke
Strept/o

Twisted chain (bacteria)
Staphyl/o

Grapelike cluster (bacteria)
Cocc(I)/o

Round bacteria
a-

no, not, without
ab-

away from
acu-

sharp
ad-

towards
amphi

both
an-

without; not
ana-

up; apart
ante-

before; in front of
anti-

against
apo-

separate; away
auto-

self; own
bi-

two
brady-

slow
cata-

down
circum-

around
contra-

opposite; against
de-

lack of; removal
di-

through; complete; two
dia-

through; complete
dis-

apart from
dys-

bad; painful; abnormal; difficult
e-

out
ec-

out; outside; out of
echo-

sound
ecto-

outer
en-

in
end-

within
endo-

inner; within
epi-

above; on top of
eso-

inward
eu-

good; well
ex-

outside; out
exo-

outside; outward
extra-

outside; beyond, in addition to
hemi-

half; partial
homo-

same
hyper-

excessive; above
hypo-

deficient; below; under
in-

in; not
infra-

below
inter-

between
intra-

within
ipsi-

same
levo-

left; left side
macro-

large
mal-

bad; poor
meso-

middle
meta-

change; beyond
micro-

small; tiny
mono-

single; one
neo-

new
non-

not
oxy-

rapid
pan-

all
par-

near; beside
para-

abnormal; near; beside
per-

through
peri-

around; surrounding
poly-

excessive; profuse; many
post-

after; behind
pre-

before
pro-

before; in front of; forward
quadri-

four
re-

back; again
retro-

backward
sub-

under; below
supra-

above
syn-

together; with
tachy-

rapid
tetra-

four
trans-

across; through
ultra-

beyond; excessive
uni-

one
-abrasion

scraping
-ac

pertaining to
-al

pertaining to
-algia

pain
-amnios

amnion
-an

pertaining to
-ar

pertaining to
-ary

pertaining to
-ase

enzyme
-ation

condition; process
-blast

embryonic
-cardia

heart condition
-cele

herniation; protrusion
-centesis

removal of fluid
-chalasia

relaxation; slackening
-chezia

elimination of waste; defecation
-clasis

intentional fracture; to break up
-clast

breaking down; to break
-cordial

pertaining to the heart
-crine

to secrete
-cusis

hearing
-cyesis

pregnancy
-cyte

cell
-cytosis

abnormal increase of cells
-desis

binding
-dipsia

thirst
-drome

to run
-dynia

pain
-eal

pertaining to
-ectasia

dilation
-ectasis

dilation
-ectomy

removal; excision; resection
-edema

swelling
-emia

blood condition
-esis

state of
-fida

split
-flux

flow
-fusion

pouring; to pour
-gen

producing; produced by
-geusia

taste
-grade

to go
-gram

record; recording
-graph

instrument used to record
-graphy

process of recording
-gravida

pregnancy
-ia

condition
-iac

pertaining to
-iasis

abnormal condition
-ic

pertaining to
-ion

process
-ism

condition
-ist

one who specializes
-itic

pertaining to
-itis

inflammation
-ium

structure
-ization

process
-kine

movement
-lalia

condition of babbling
-lapse

to fall; to slide; to sag
-lepsy

seizure
-listhesis

slipping
-lithotomy

incision for removal of a stone
-ology

study of
-lysis

separation; breakdown; destruction
-lytic

pertaining to destruction; to destroy; to reduce
-malacia

softening
-mania

state of mental disorder
-megaly

enlargement
-meter

instrument to measure
-metry

process of measurement
-mission

sending
-oid

full of; resembling
-oma

tumor; mass; swelling
-opia

vision
-opsia

vision
-opsy

viewing
-orexia

appetite
-ose

carbohydrate
-osis

abnormal condition
-ous

pertaining to
-para

labor; delivery
-paresis

slight paralysis
-pathy

disease process
-penia

deficiency
-pepsia

digestion
-pexy

fixation; suspension
-phagia

condition of swallowing; eating
-philia

tendency; attraction
-phobia

fear
-phylaxis

protection
-physis

growth
-plakia

condition of plaque
-plasia

development; formation
-plasm

formation
-plasty

surgical repair
-plegia

paralysis
-pnea

breathing
-poiesis

formation
-ptosis

drooping; prolapse
-ptysis

spitting
-rrhage

bursting forth of blood
-rrhagia

bursting forth
-rrhaphy

suture
-rrhea

discharge; flow
-rrheic

pertaining to discharge
-rrhexis

rupture
-salpinx

fallopian tubes
-sclerosis

abnormal hardening
-scope

instrument used for visual examination
-scopic

pertaining to visual examination
-scopy

visual examination
-sis

state of
-spadias

to cut;; to tear
-stalsis

contraction
-stasis

stopping; controlling
-stenosis

narrowing; stricture
-sthenia

condition of strength
-stomy

new opening
-tension

pressure
-therapy

treatment
-thorax

pleural cavity; chest
-thymia

mind
-tic

pertaining to
-tion

process of
-tocia

labor; delivery
-tome

instrument used to cut
-tomy

incision; process of cutting
-tresia

opening
-tripsy

to crush
-tripter

instrument used to crush
-trite

instrument used to crush
-trophy

development
-ule

diminutive; small
-um

structure; thing; tissue
-uria

urination; urinary condition
-us

structure; thing
-y

condition; process
abdomin/o

abdomen
acous/o

hearing
acr/o

extremities; top; extreme point
aden/o

gland
adenoid/o

adenoid
adip/o

fat
adren/o

adrenal gland
adrenal/o

adrenal gland
agglutin/o

clumping
alb/o

white
albin/o

white
albumin/o

protien
aliment/o

nutrition
all/o

other
alveol/o

alveolus; small sac
ambly/o

dull; dim
ambul/o

walking
amni/o

amnion
amyl/o

starch
an/o

anus
angi/o

vessel
ankylo

rooked; stiff
anter/o

front
anthrop/o

man
antr/o

antrum
aort/o

aorta
aphth/o

ulceration

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Medical term.txt

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root, suffix, prefix

Updated

2010-12-14T02:00:22Z

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