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CMA STUDY

  1. a/n-
    absence of
  2. ab-
    away from
  3. ad-
    toward
  4. ante-
    before
  5. anti-
    against
  6. auto-
    self
  7. bi-
    both, two
  8. bio-
    life
  9. circum-
    around
  10. con-
    with, together
  11. contra-
    against, opposite
  12. dis-
    apart, seperate
  13. dys-
    painful, difficult
  14. ec-
    out
  15. ecto-
    outside of
  16. en-
    in
  17. endo-
    within
  18. epi-
    on, attached to, over
  19. ex-
    out
  20. hemi-
    half
  21. hemo-
    pertaining to blood
  22. hyper-
    high, excessive
  23. hypo-
    below
  24. inter-
    between
  25. intra-
    within
  26. iso-
    equal
  27. mal-
    bad
  28. mega-
    large
  29. meso-
    middle
  30. meta-
    beyond
  31. micro-
    very small
  32. milli-
    one thousandth
  33. mono-
    one
  34. multi-
    many
  35. neo-
    new
  36. para-
    beside
  37. per-
    through
  38. peri-
    around, enclosing
  39. poly-
    many
  40. post-
    after
  41. pre-
    before
  42. primi-
    first
  43. retro-
    back, behind
  44. semi-
    half
  45. sub-
    under
  46. super-
    excessive
  47. supra-
    above
  48. syn-
    together, with
  49. -al
    relating to
  50. -ectomy
    removal of
  51. -emesis
    vomiting
  52. -genic
    producing
  53. -genetic
    origin- related
  54. -graph
    recording instrument
  55. -graphy
    recording process
  56. -iatric
    treatment of
  57. -iatry
    field of medicine
  58. -ic
    pertaining to
  59. -ism
    condition of
  60. -itis
    inflammation
  61. -logist
    specialist in
  62. -logy
    study of
  63. -lysis
    destruction of
  64. -megaly
    enlargement
  65. -meter
    measurement instruement
  66. -oma
    tumor
  67. -osis
    condition of
  68. -pathy
    disease
  69. -penia
    abnormal decrease
  70. -philia
    abnormal attraction
  71. -phobia
    abnormal fear
  72. -plasia
    formation
  73. -plasty
    surgical repair
  74. -ptosis
    drooping
  75. -rrhage
    bursting forth
  76. -rrhea
    discharge
  77. -scope
    viewing instrument
  78. -scopy
    procedure using a scope
  79. -stomy
    creating a surgical opening
  80. -tomy
    incision into
  81. aden/o
    gland
  82. arteri/o
    artery
  83. arthro/o
    joint
  84. audi/o
    hearing
  85. blephar/o
    eyelid
  86. bucc/o
    cheek
  87. burs/o
    bursa
  88. calc/i
    stone
  89. cardi/o
    heart
  90. cervic/o
    neck, neck of an organ
  91. cholecyst/o
    gallbladder
  92. conjuctiv/o
    conjunctiva
  93. cost/o
    rib
  94. crani/o
    skull
  95. cutane/o
    skin
  96. cyan/o
    blue
  97. cyst/o
    bladder
  98. cyt/o
    cell
  99. derm/o
    skin
  100. dors/o
    back
  101. encephal/o
    brain
  102. fasci/o
    fibrous tissue
  103. fibr/o
    connective tissue
  104. gastr/o
    stomach
  105. gingiv/o
    gum
  106. glyc/o
    sugar, glucose
  107. hepat/o
    liver
  108. hist/o
    tissue
  109. ir/o
    iris
  110. kal/i
    potassium
  111. lacrim/o
    tear
  112. lamin/o
    lamina
  113. lapar/o
    abdomen
  114. leuk/o
    white
  115. lip/o
    fat
  116. myelo/o
    spinal cord
  117. my/o
    muscle
  118. nephr/o
    kidney
  119. neur/o
    nerve
  120. onc/o
    tumor
  121. opt/o
    vision
  122. oste/o
    bone
  123. pector/o
    chest
  124. pneumon/o
    lung
  125. psych/o
    mind
Author
jmejamison
ID
98731
Card Set
CMA STUDY
Description
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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