Terminology Flashcards
A/Ab
A lack of, away from
A/An
Without
Ad
After
Aden/o
Permitting to a gland
Aniso
Unequal
Ante
Before
Anti
Against
Bi
Two
Bleph
Pertaining to the eyelids
Carcin
Cancerous
Cephal
Pertaining to the head or brain
Chrom
with color
Cil/o
Pertaining to the eyelashes
Circum
around
Contra
opposed to, against
Core
Pertaining to the pupil
Crani
skull
Cut
skin
Cyclo
Pertaining to the ciliary body
Cyst
bladder or sac
Cyto
cell
Dacry
Pertaining to the lacrimal system
Derm
skin
Di
two
Dys
bad, painful
Ecto
out
En/Em
inward, inside
Endo
Inside
Epi
Outer
Exo
Out
Extra
Outside
Hemi
half
Hem/o
Blood
Heter/o
Different
Hist/o
Tissue
Hydr/a/o
Water
Hyper
Above, an excess of, upward
Hypo
under, a deficiency of, downward
Im/In
in or not
Phaco
toward
Philo
A love of
Photo
light
Poly
Many
Post
after
Pre
Before
Pseudo
false
Retro
behind
Sclero
pertaining to the sclera
Semi
One half, or partially
Sub
below or under
Super
In the upper part
Supra
above
Sym/Syn
With, together
Trans
Through
Tri
three
Trich
hair
Uni
One