Healthcare medical terms Flashcards
a/an
Without or absence of
Ab
From; away from
Add
toward
Anti
Against
Bi
Two
Bin
Two
Brady
Slow
Contra
Against
De
From, down from; lack
Dia
Through; complete
Dis
To undo; Free from
Dys
abnormal
Ecto
Outside; outer
Endo
Within
Epi
On; upon; ever
Eso
Inward
Eu
Normal/Good
Ex
Outside/toward
Extra
Outside of/beyond
Exo
outside
Chole
bile
Dent/dont
teeth
Hyper
above/excessive
Hemi
half
Hypo
below/incomplete
In
in
Infra
under/below
Inter
between
Intra
within
Mal
bad
Macro
large
Meso
middle
Micro
small
Multi
many
Para
Beside, around
Neo
new
Peri
surrounding
Poly
Many
Post
After
Pre/pro
Before
Re/Retro-
Back/Behind
Semi
Half
Sept
Bacteria
Sub
Under/Below
Super
Over/Above
Sym/syn
Together/Joined
Tetra/Quad-
Four
Trans
Through
Tri
Three
Ultra
Beyond
Uni
One
Eal/ial
Pertaining to
Ary/ous
Pertaining to
algia
Pain
cyte
Cell
crine
Separate/secrete
ectomy
Excision/Removal
ectopia
Displacement
emia
Blood condition
estesia
Sensation
gram
Record, x-ray
graph
Instrument used to record
ism
State of
graphy
Process of recording
ia
Condition of being in an abnormal state
plegia
Paralysis
itis
inflammation
plasm
Growth/substance
pnea
Breathing