Foundations Flashcards
Eu-
Good, easy, or normal
Dys-
Difficult, painful, or bad
Anti-
Against
Ad-
Towards
Ab-
Away from
An-
Without or no, absence
A-
Without or no, absence
Post-
After
Peri-
Pertaining to the period around
Pre-
before or proceeding
Endo-
Within or inside
Ex- or Exo-
Without, out of, outside, or away from
Ecto-
Outside
Hyper-
Elevated higher, or more than normal
Hypo-
Depressed, lower, or less than normal
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within
Poly-
Many or excessive
Oligo-
Scant or little
Sub-
Below, under or less
Super- or Supra-
Above, beyond, or excessive
Epi-
Upper
Extra-
Outside
Infra-
Below, beneath
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within
Meta-
Beyond
Per-
Throughout
Sub-
Below, under, or decreased
Trans-
Across
Ultra-
Above, increased, or more than normal
-penia
Deficiency or reduction in number
-itis
Inflammation
-ion
Action, process, state, or condition
-is
State or condition
-algia and -dynia
Pain
-rrhexis
Rupture
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-rrhaphy
To structure
-rrhagia or -rrhage
Bursting forth
-therapy
Treatment
-scope
Procedure to visually examine
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
-lysis
Separation or breakdown
-ectomy
Surgical removal or excision
-stomy
Surgically created opening
-graphy
Procedure that records
-graph
Instrument that records
-gram
Record of
-tomy
Cutting into
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
-plasty
Surgical repair
-pexy
Suture to stabilize
-ive
Performs or tends toward
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-megaly
Enlargement
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
-um
Structure
-us
Thing
-ac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-an
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-ray
Pertaining to
-eat
Pertaining to
-ic
Pertaining to
-ine
Pertaining to
-out
Pertaining to
-tic
Pertaining to
Traumatic
Pertaining to injury
Uria
Urination
Gastr/o
Stomach
Enter /o
Small intestine
Leuk /o
White