Unit 8 Medical Terminology Flashcards
a-/an-
without
anti-
against
bi-
two
brady-
slow
circum-
aroud
contra-
against, opposite
dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult
epi-
over, on, upon
ex-
external
hemi-
half
hyper-
excessive, over
hypo-
under, insufficient
infra-
below
inter-
between
intra-
beside
iso-
equal
latero-
side
medi-
middle
per-
through
poly-
many
pseudo-
false
semi-
half, partial
sub-
under, below
trans-
across
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-asthenia
weakness
-cele
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
-centesis
procedure to withdraw fluid
-clasia
surgical break
-desis
fuse
-dynia
pain
-eal
pertaining to
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-genic
producing, causing
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recording
-iatry
medical treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-kinesia
movement
-listhesis
slipping
-logy
study of
-malacia
softening
-metry
process of measuring
-oma
tumor
-opsy
view of
-ory
pertaining to
-osis
abnormal condition, disease process
-otomy
cutting into
-ous
pertaining to