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Condition of
- -sis
- -y
- -is
- -mis
Medical Specialities
- -ian
- -iatrics
- -iatry
- -ics
- -ist
- -logy
Pertaining to, Like or Resembling
- -ac
- -al
- -ar
- -ary
- -form
- -ic
- -ical(ic+al)
- -ile
- -oid
- -ory
- -ous
a

ae
en

ina
ex, ix, yx

ices
is

es
ma

mata
nx (anx,inx,ynx)

nges
on

a
um

a
us

i
prim/i-

first
mon/o-

one
uni-

one
hemi-

half; one side
semi-

half; partial
bi-

two, twice
di-

two, twice
dipl/o-

double
tri-

three
quadr/o-

four
tetra-

four
multi-

many
poly-

many, much
cyan/o

blue
erythr/o-

red
leuk/o-

white, colourless
melan/o-

black, dark
xanth/o-

yellow
a-, an-

not, without, lack of, absence
anti-

against
contra-

against, opposite
de-

down, without, removal, loss
dis-

absence, removal, separation
in-, im-(used before b,m,p), non-, un-

not
ab-

away from
ad

toward, near
dia-, per-, trans-

through
hyper-

over, excess, abnormally high, increased
hypo-

under, below, abnormally low, decreased
olig/o-

few, scanty
pan-

all
super-

above, excess
equi-

equal, same
eu-

good, tre, easy, normal
hetero-

other, different, unequal
homo, homeo-

same, unchanging
iso-

equal, same
macro-, mega-, megalo-

large, abnormally large
micro-

small
neo-

new
normo-

normal
ortho-

straight, correct, upright
poikilo-

varied irregular
pseudo-

false
re-

again, back
ante-

before
pre-, pro-

before, in front of
post-

after, behind
dextr/o

right
sinistr/o

left
ec-, ecto-

out; outside
ex/o-

away from, outside
endo/o-

in, within
mes/o-

middle
syn, sym- (used before b, m,p)

together
tel/e-, tel/o-

end
morph/o

form
cyt/o, -ctye

cell
nucleo/o, kary/o

nucleus
hist/o, histi/o

tissue
fibr/o

fibre
reticulo/o

network
aden/o

gland
papill.o

nipple
myx/o

mucus
muc.o

mucus, mucous membrane
somat/o, -some

body, small body
blast/o, -blast

immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
gen

origin, formation
phag/o

eat, ingest
phil

attract, absorb
plas

formation, moulding, development
trop

act on, affect
troph/o

feeding, growth, nourishment
-ase

enzyme
-ose

sugar
hydr/o

water, fluid
gluc/o

glucose
glyc/o

sugar, glucose
sacchar/o

sugar
amyl/o

starch
lip/o

lipid, fat
adip/o

fat
steat/o

fatty
prote/o

protein
cephal/o

head
cervic/o

neck
thorac/o

chest, thorax
abdomin/o, celi/o

abdomen
lapar/o

abdominal wall
lumb/o

lumbar region, lower back
periton, peritone/o

peritoneum
acro

extremity, end
brachi/o

arm
dactyl/o

finger, toe
ped/o, pod/o

foot
circum-, peri-

around
intra-

in, within
epi-

on, over
extra-

outside
infra-

below
sub-

below, under
inter-

between
juxta-, para

near, beside
retro-

behind, backwards
supra-

above
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o

pain
carcin/o

cancer, carcinoma
cyst/o, cyst/i

filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder
lith

calculus, stone
onc/o

tumor
path/o

disease
py/o

pus
pyr/o, pyret/o

fever, fire
scler/o

hard
tox/o, toxic/o

poision
brady-

slow
dys-

abnormal, painful, difficult
mal-

bad, poor
pachy-

thick
tachy-

rapid
xero-

dry
-algia, -algesia, -odynia

pain
-cele

hernia, localised dilation
-clasis, -clasia

breaking
-itis

inflammation
-megaly

enlargement
-oma

tumor
-pathy

any disease of
-rhage, -rhagia

bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
-rhea

flow, discharge
-rhexis

rupture
-schisis

fissure, splitting
dilation, dilatation

expansion, widening
estasia, estasis

dilation, dilatation, distension
edema

accumulation of fluid, swelling
lysis

separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
malacia

softening
necrosis

death of a tissue
ptosis

dropping, downward, displacement, prolapse
sclerosis

hardening
spasm

sudden contraction, cramp
stasis

suppression, stoppage
stenosis

narrowing, constriction
toxin

poison
staphy/o

grapeline cluster
strept/o

twisted chain
bacill/i, bacill/o

bacillus
bacteri/o

bacterium
myc/o

fugus/mold
vir/o

virus
aer/o

air, gas
bar/o

pressure
chrom/o, chromat/o

colour, stain
chron/o

time
cry/o

cold
electro/o

electricity
erg/o

work
phon/o

sound, voice
phot/o

light
radi/o

radiation, x-ray
son/o

sound
therm/o

heat, temperature
-graph

instrument for recording data
-graphy

act of recording data
-gram

a record of data
-meter

-instrument for measuring
-metery

measurement of
-scope

instrument for viewing or examining
-scopy

examination of
-centesis

puncture, tap
-desis

binding, fusion
-ectomy

excision, surgical removal
-pexy

surgical fixation
-plasty

plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
-rhaphy

surgical repair, suture
-stomy

surgical creation of an opening
-tome

instrument for incising ( cutting)
-tomy

incision, cutting
-tripsy

crushing
-lytic

dissolving, reducing, loosening
-mimetic

mimicking, simulating
-tropic

acting on
anti-

against
contra-

against, oppose
counter-

opposite, against
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o

pain
chem/o

chemical
hypn/o

sleep
narc/o

stupor
pharm, pharmac/o

drug, medicine
pyr/o, pyret/o

fever
tox/o, toxic/o

posion, toxin
vas/o

vessel
cardi/o

heart
atri/o

artium
ventricul/o

cavity, ventricle
valv/o, valvul/o

valve
angi/o

vessel
vas/o, vascul/o

vessel, duct
arter/o, arteri/o

artery
arteriol/o

arteriole
aort/o

aorta
ven/o, ven/i, phleb/o

vein
lymph/o

lymph, lymphatic system
lymphaden/o

lymph node
lymphangi/o

lymphatic vessel
splen/o

spleen
thym/o

thymus gland
tonsill/o

tonsil
-emia, -hemia

condition of blood
-penia

decrease in, deficiency of
-poiesis

formation, production
myel/o

bone marrow
hem/o, hemat/o

blood
erythr/o, erythrocyt/o

red blood cell
leuk/o, leukocyt/o

white blood cell
lymph/o, lymphocyt/o

lymphocyte
thromb/o

blood clot
thrombocyt/o

platelet, thrombocyte
immun/o

immunity, immune system
azot/o

nitrogenous compounds
calc/i

calcium ( symbol Ca)
ferr/o, ferr/i, sider/o

iron(Fe)
kali

potassium ( symbol K)
natri

sodium (symbol Na)
ox/y

oxygen (symbol O)
-pnea

breathing
-oxia*
- level of oxygen
- * when referring to levels of oxygen and carbon dioxidein the blood, the suffix -emia is used, as in hypoxemia, hypercapnemia.
-capnia*
- -level of carbon dioxide
- *when referring to levels of oxygen and carbon dioxidein the blood, the suffix -emia is used, as in hypoxemia, hypercapnemia.
-phonia

voice
nas/o, rhin/o

nose
pharyng/o

pharynx
larying/o*
- larynx
- *addiction of e before adjective ending al. Ex. laryngeal
trache/o

trachea
bronch/o, bronch/i

bronchus
bronchiol

bronchiole
phren/o

diaphragm
phrenic/o

phrenic nerve
pleur/o

pleura
pulm/o, pulmon/o

lungs
pneumon/o

lung
pneum/o, pneumat/o

air, gas; also respiration, lung
spir/o

breathing
bucc/o

cheek
dent/o, dent/i, odont/o

tooth, teeth
gingiv/o

gum (gingival)
gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue
gnath/o

jaw
labi/o

lip
or/o, stoma,stomat/o

mouth
palat/o

palate
sial/o

saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
uvul/o

uvula
esophag/o

esophagus
gastr/o

stomach
pylor/o

pylorus
enter/o

intestine
duoden/o

duodenum
jejun/o

jejunum
ile/o

ileum
cec/o

cecum
col/o,colon/o

colon
sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon
rect/o, proct/o

rectum
an/o

anus
hepat/o

liver
bili

bile
chol/e, chol/o

bile, gall
cholecyst/o

gallbladder
cholangi/o

bile duct
choledoch/o

common bile duct
pancreat/o

pancreas

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MT1-12tables

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2011-01-05T02:56:47Z

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