Medical Terminolgy Flashcards
Ab-
Absent; Away from ; decrease
Ante-
Front; Before; towards
Anti-
Against; Opposite
Ecto-
Outside; Outer
Pro-
Before; Front
Re-
Behind; Back; again
Meta-
Beyond ; After ; Change
Extra-
Outside of ; Beyond
An-
Without; Absence of
Epi-
on; upon; over; in addition to
Contra-
opposite
Ad-
Toward; Near
hypo-
deficient; under; less than
Ex-
Outside; Outward
Endo-
within; Inside
A-
Absence of; Lacking
Intra-
Within
Meso-
Middle
Retro-
Back; Behind
-Ac/-Al/-Ary/-ial/-ic/-ous/-ar
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-crine
Secrete
-Cyte
Cell
-gen
substance or agent that produces or causes
-genic
producing; originating; causing
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-Morph
form or shape
-ologist
someone who studies or practices
-ology
Study of
-oma
Tumor
-pathy
Disease
-Plasm
growth; substance; formation
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
-sis
state of
-Stasis
Control or stop
-thorax
chest