C1 Med Term Flashcards
Inter
Between, among
Ab-
Away, from
Infra-
Beneath
Meso-
Middle
Meta
Over,beyond
Hemi-
Half
Ex, extra-,exo-
Outside of
Eu-
Normal, good
Endo-
Within, inside
De-
Down
Intra-
Within, during
Levo-
To the left
Ad-
Toward
Epi-
Above, on
Dys-
Painful, abnormal, bad
Brady-
Slow
Circum-
Around
Contra-
Against
Mal-
Bad
A-,an
Without
Ambi-
Both
Ante-
Before
Anti-
Against
Auto-
Self
Bi-
Two
Hyper-
Increased, above
Hypo-
Decreased, insufficient
Macro-
Large
Mega-
Exceptionally large
Micro-
Small
Mono-
One
Multi-
Many
Neo-
New
Nulli-
None
Peri-
Around
Poly-
Many
Post-
After, behind
Pre-, pro-
Before, in front of
Presby-
Older age
Primi-
First
pseudo-
false
quadri-
four
retro-
behind, in back of
Sten
Narrowed
Sub-
Under
Super-, supra-
Above, excess
sym-, syn-
together, with
tachy-
Fast
trans-
Across
Tri-
Three
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
Uni-
One
-age
Related to
-cidal, -cide
Pertaining to killing
-from
Shape
-fuge
Driving away
-iatry, -iatrist
healing by a provider, healer
-ical
Pertaining to
-ion
Process
-logy, -logist
study of, one who studies
-ole
little, small
-opia
vision
-phylaxis
protection, prevention
-pnea
breathing
-therapy
treatment
-uria
Urine
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cise
cut, remove
-clasis
break down
-Desis
stabilization, binding
-ectomy
removal, excision
-gram
Record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-lepsy
seizure, convulsion
-lysis
destruction, separation
-meter
device for measuring
-metry
process of measuring
-plasty
surgical repair, reformation
-scopy
visual examination
-spasm
involuntary twitch, contraction
-stasis
Stopping or controlling
-stomy
A new opening
-tomy
Incision
-tripsy
Crushing
-algia
Pain
-asthenia
Weakness
-cele
Swelling, herniation
-dynia
Pain
-ectasis
Dilation expansion
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-gen
Producing
-ia, -ism
Condition
-iasis
Presence of, formation of
-itis
Inflammation
-malacia
Weakening of, softening of
-mania
Obsessive preoccupation
-megaly
Enlargement
-oid
Seeming like
-oma
Tumor
-oasis
Condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
Disorder, disease
-penia
Deficiency, decrease
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-phasia
Speech
-phobia
Fear
-plasia
Formation of
-plegia
Paralysis
-ptosis
Drooping, falling
-rrhage
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sclerosis
Hardening condition
-trophy
Development