rad tech 2-3 Flashcards
a-
without, not, no
ab-
from, away from
ad-
towards, increase
an-
without
ante-
before, in front
anti-
against
bi-
two, double
circum-
around
contra-
against
dia-
through
dis-
free of
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
ecto-
outside
endo-
within, inner
epi-
upon, over
ex-
out, away from
hemi-
half
hetero-
different
homeo-
likeness, same
homo-
same
hydro-
water
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
under, below
idio-
individual
im-
not
in-
in, inside
infra-
beneath, below
intra-
within
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond, after
mono-
one
multi-
many
non-
not
para-
near, beside, beyond
peri-
around
poly-
many
post-
after
pre-
before
quadri-
four
retro-
backward, behind
semi-
half
sub-
under, below
supra-
above, over
tachy-
rapid
trans-
across, through
tri-
three
uni-
one
-ac
pertaining to
-ad
towards
-al
pertaining to
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
-ary
pertaining to
-blast
embryonic stage of development
-cele
swelling or herniation
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cide
to kill, to destroy
-cyte
cell
-desis
binding
-dynia
pain
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasia
stretching or dilation
-ectasis
stretching or dilation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-esis
condition of
-genesis
generating
-genic
pertaining to formation
-gram
record or picture
-graph
an instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition
-iatry
medical treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ile
capable
-ism
condition
-ist
practitioner
-itis
inflammation
-ize
to make
-lepsy
seizure, attack
-lith
stone
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
-mania
a mental disorder, “madness”
-megaly
enlargement
-metry
the process of measuring
-oid
resembling
-ole
small or little
-oma
tumor
-ory
characterized by
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease in, deficiency
-pexy
surgical fixation
-phobia
abnormal fear
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-ptosis
dropping or prolaspe
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
-rrhaphy
suturing
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-scope
an instrument used to view
-scopy
the process of viewing with a scope
-stasis
stopping or controlling
-stomy
surgical creation of a new opening
-tic
pertaining to
-tion
process of
-tomy
incision into
-tripsy
intentional crushing
-ula
small, little
-ule
small one
-uria
characteristic of urine