EAC terms of reference - medical terms Flashcards
a…
lacking
ab…
from
ad…
to, towards
aemia…
blood
ante…
against/before
bi…
two
…cele
swelling
cerebro….
brain
chole….
bile
derma…
skin
di…
two (half)
dia…
across
…dure…
hard
dys…
badly function
ecto…
outer
…ectomy
cut out
endo…
inner
entero…
bowels
epi…
upon
eryhtro…
red
eu…
good, easily functioning
gastro…
stomach
haemo…
blood
hydro…
water
hyper…
above/high
hypo…
below/low
inter…
between
intra…
within
…itis
inflammation
lact…
milk
leuco…
white
loco…
place
…lysis
breakdown
macro…
large
mega…
large
mel, melan…
black
meso…
middle
micro…
small
mono…
one
…morph
form
myo…
muscle
myco…
fungus
necro…
death
nephron…
kidney
neuro…
nerve
…ology
study of
…oma
tumour
…opia
sight
ortho…
upright, straight
…osis
disease, abnormal state
osteo…
bone
pan…
whole
para…
beside
…path…
suffering, sick
per…
through
peri…
around
…phobia
fear
pneum…
air
poly…
many
post…
after
pseudo…
false
pyo…
pus
retro…
behind
…scope
view, viewer
spondyl…
spine
…stasis
stillness
…stormy
making an opening
syn…
together
…therm
heat
…tomy
cutting
…tox…
poison
tri…
three
ultra…
beyond
