Medical Terminology Flashcards
A-, an-
Without
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Toward
Ambi-
Both
Ante-
Before
Anti-
Against
Auto-
Self
Bi-
Two, twice, double
Brady-
Slow
Circum-
Around
Contra-
Against
De-
Down
Dys-
Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad
Endo-
Within, inside
Epi-
Above, on
Eu-
Normal, good
Ex-, extra-, exo-
Outside of
hemi-
Half
Hyper-
Above, excessive, increased
Hypo-
Below, decreased, insufficient
Infra-
Beneath
Inter-
Between, among
Intra-
Within, during
Levo-
To the left
Macro-
Large
Mal-
Bad
Mega-
Exceptionally large
Meso-
Middle
Meta-
Over, beyond
Micro-
Small
Mono-
One
Multi-
Many
Neo-
New
Nulli-
None
Peri-
Around
Poly-
Many
Post-
After, behind
Pre-, pro-
Before, in front of
Presby-
Older age
Primi-
First
Pseudo
False
Quadri-
Four
Retro-
Behind, in back of
Sten-
Narrowed
Super-, supra-
Above, excess
Sym-, syn-
Together, with
Tacky-
Fast
Tri-
Three
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
Uni-
One
Scoli
Bent, crooked
-osis
Condition
-plasty
Surgical repair, reformation
-age
Related to
-cidal, - cide
Pertaining to killing
-form
Shape
-fuge
Driving away
-ical
Pertaining to
-ion
Process
-logy, -logist
Study of, one who studies
-ole
Little, small
-opia
Vision
-phylaxis
Protection, prevention
-pnea
Breathing
-therapy
Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder
-uria
Urine
-centesis
Surgical procedure
-cise
Cut, remove
-clasis
Break down
-desis
Stabilization, binding
-ectomy
Removal, excision
-gram
record
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-ion
Process
-lepsy
Seizure, convulsion
-lysis
Destruction, separation
-meter
Device for measuring
-metry
Process of measuring
-pexy
Fixation, to put in place
-scopy
Visual examination
-spasm
Involuntary twitch, contraction
-stasis
Stopping or controlling
-tomy
Surgical incision
-stomy
Surgical opening
-tripsy
Crushing
-algia
Pain
-asthenia
Weakness
-cele
Swelling, herniation
-dynia
Pain
-ectasis
Dilation, expansion
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-gen
Producing
-ia, -ism
Condition
-iasis
Presence of, formation of
-itis
Inflammation
-malacia
Weakening of, softening of
-mania
Obsessive preoccupation
-megaly
Enlargement