Basics Of Med Term Flashcards
-able
capable of or ability to
Alb/o-
white
Ambi-
both
Amphi-
both
An-
lack of or without
Ana-
apart or up
anti-
against
-ar
refers to or pertains to
-ation
process of or procedure of
bene-
good or normal
bengin-
kind
bi-
two
bin-
two
capn/o-
carbon dioxide
cav-
hollow
-cele
swelling or tumor
cellul/o-
chambers
centi-
one-hundredth part (100)
chlor/o-
green
chrom/o-
colored
-cid
to kill
cirum-
around
cirrh/o-
yellow-orange
co-
two
com-
together
corp/o-
body
-cule
little
de-
away
deci-
one tenth (1/10)
deka-
ten
demi-
half
dia-
across, through, total, between
diplo-
double or two
dis-
away from or reverse
dromo-
running
dy/o-
two or a pair
dys-
difficult, faulty, painful
-e (suffix)
instrument
e- (prefix)
out or remove
edema-
swelling
ef-
away or out
em-
in
en-
in
enamel
hard
endo
within or inside
epi-
upon
eti/o-
cause
ex-
out, outside, outward
-gnosis
knowledge
-grade
a step, stage, or degree in a process
hemi-
half or one half
hept/a-
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