Terminology Chapter 2 Flashcards
without, lack of, not
a-, an-
away from
ab-
toward, to, near
ad-
both
ambi-, amphi-, ampho
up, toward, apart
ana-
before, in front of, forward
ante-
against, opposite
anti-
separation from, derived from
apo-
self
auto-
two, double, twice
bi-
down, under, lower, against
cata-
around
circum-
with, together
co-, com-, con-
opposed, against
contra-
reverse, remove
de-
two, twice
di-
between, through, apart, across completely
dia-
apart from, free from
dis-
difficult, painful, abnormal
dys-
out of, from, away from
e-, ec-, ex-
outer, outside, situated on
ecto-, exo-
in
em-, en-
within, inner
endo-
upon, on, over, above
ep-, epi-
normal, good, well, healthy
eu-
outside of, beyond
extra-
half
hemi-
excessive, above, beyond
hyper-
under, deficient, beneath
hyp-, hypo-
in, into, within, not
im-, in-
below, beneath
infra-
between
inter-
within
intra-
into, within
intro-
middle
mes-,meso-
change, beyond, after
meta-
small
micr-, micro-
many
mult-, multi-
new, recent
neo-
all, entire
pan-
beside, beyond
para-
through, excessive
per-
around
peri-
many, much, excessive
poly-
after, behind
post-
before, in front of
pre-, pro-
false
pseudo-
again, backward
re-
backward, behind
retro-
half, partial
semi-
under, beneath
sub-
above, superior, excess
super-, supra-
together, with
sym-, syn-
across, through
trans-
beyond, excess
ultra-
pertaining to, relating to
-ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic
pain
-algia
having, resembling, acting upon
-ate
protrusion (hernia)
-cele
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
small (diminutive)
-cle, -cule, -ole, -ola, -ule, -ulum, -ulus
cell
-cyte
cutting out
-ectomy
vomit
-emesis
blood condition
-emia
person or agent
-ent, -er, -ist, -or
state or condition
-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y
resembling, shaped like
-form, -oid
development, origin
-genesis
recording, written record
-gram, -graphy
instrument that records
-graph
capable, able
-ible, -ile
inflammation
-itis
use, subject to
-ize
science, study of
-logy
tumor
-oma
deficiency of, lack of
-penia
fixation
-pexy, -pexis
eating
-phage, -phagy
abnormal fear or intolerance
-phobia
forming, growing, changing
-plasia, plastic, -plasty
breathing
-pnea
suturing in place
-rrhaphy
flow or discharge
-rrhea
rupture
-rrhexis
instrument for examining
-scope
act of examining
-scopy
surgical opening
-stomy
instrument for cutting
-tome
cutting, incision
-tomy