Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology - Elements Flashcards
ab-
away from, negative, absent
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
dia-
through, between, apart, complete
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
eu-
good, normal, well, easy
ex-
out of, outside, away from
hyper-
excessive, increased
hypo-
deficient, decreased
in-
in, into, not, without
inter-
between, among
intra-
within, inside
macro-
large, abnormal size or length, long
mega-
large, great
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
sub-
under, less, below
super-
above, excessive, higher than
supra-
above, upper, excessive
abdomin/o
abdomen
angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
cardi/o, card/o
heart
col/o
colon, large intestine
cyan/o
blue
dermat/o, derm/o
skin
enter/o
small intestine
erythr/o
red
gastr/o
stomach, belly
hem/o, hemat/o
blood, relating to the blood
laryng/o
larynx, throat
leuk/o
white
lith/o
stone, calculus
megal/o
large, great
melan/o
black, dark
my/o
muscle
