Common Medical Word Parts Flashcards by Shazia Hasan

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A-

A

away from, negative, without

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Ab-

A

away from

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Ad-

A

toward, in the direction of

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Dys-

A

difficult, painful, bad

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Eu-

A

good, normal, well, or easy

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Hyper-

A

over, above, increased

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Hypo-

A

below, under, decreased

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Inter-

A

between, among

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Intra-

A

within, inside

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Peri-

A

surrounding, around

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Poly-

A

many

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Sub-

A

under, less, below

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Super-

A

above, excessive, beyond

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Supra-

A

above, excessive beyond

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Arteri/o

A

artery

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Cardi/o

A

heart

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Col/o

A

colon

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Cost/o

A

ribs

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Enter/o

A

small intestine

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Gastr/o

A

stomach

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Hem/o

A

blood

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Laryng/o

A

larynx

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My/o

A

muscle

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Nat/i

A

birth

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Neur/o

nerve

Oste/o

bone

Ot/o

ear

Rhin/o

nose

-itis

inflammation

-algia

pain

-dynia

pain

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement, large

-necrosis

death of tissue

-ology

the study of

-ostomy

surgically create a mouth or opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-rrhage/rrhagia

bursting forth, excessive flow

-rrhaphy

suture, stitch

-rrhexis

rupture

Cyan/o

blue

Erythr/o

red

Leuk/o

white

Melan/o

black

Poli/o

grey

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-graphy

process of producing a picture or record

-gram

a picture or a record

-plasty

surgical repair

-scopy

visual examination

-ago

abnormal condition, disease

-esis

abnormal condition, disease

-ia

abnormal condition, disease

-iasis

abnormal condition, disease

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-ion

condition

-ism

condition, state of

-al

pertaining to

-ac

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ical

pertaining to

-ial

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-ory

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-a

noun ending (no meaning)

-e

noun ending (no meaning)

-um

noun ending (no meaning)

-us

noun ending (no meaning)

-y

noun ending (no meaning)