Medical Terminology Lesson 01
Terms
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- a/an
- prefix; not, without, lacking, deficient
- anti/ant
- prefix; against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
- di/dis
- prefix; two, twice, double
- dys
- prefix; difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
- ec/ex
- prefix; out of, away from
- ecto/ect
- prefix; outside of
- en/em
- prefix; in, into, within
- endo/ento/end/ent
- prefix; within
- epi/ep
- prefix; upon, over, above
- exo
- prefix; outside, from or toward the outside
- hemi
- prefix; half, partial, one side of body
- hyper
- prefix; over, above, excessive, beyond normal
- hypo/hyp
- prefix; under, deficient, below normal
- mono/mon
- prefix; one, single
- peri
- prefix; around, surrounding
- syn/sym
- prefix; together, with, joined
- a
- NF sufffix; state, condition
- ac
- AF suffix; pertaining to, located in
- ia
- NF suffix; state, condition
- y
- NF suffix; state, condition
- iac
- NF suffix; person affiliated with
- iasis
- NF suffix; disease, abnormal condition or presence of
- ic
-
AF suffix; pertaining to, located in
NF suffix; drug, agent, or person suffering from a certain condition - ignore
- ignore
- in/ine
- NF suffix; forms names of substances
- ist
- NF suffix; person interested in
- itic
-
AF suffix; pertaining to, inflammation
NF suffix; drug or agent - itis
- NF suffix; an inflamed condition or inflammation
- itides
- NF suffix; plural - inflamed condition or inflammation
- ium/eum
- NF suffix; membrane, connective tissue; names a region of the body
- ma/m/mat
- NF suffix; abnormal or diseased condition
- osis
- NF suffix; abnormal or diseased condition
- otic
- AF suffix; pertaining to
- sia
- NF suffix; state, condition
- sis
- NF suffix; state, condition
- tic
-
AF suffix; pertaining to
NF suffix; drug or agent, person suffering from a certain condition - acanth
- combining form; thorn, spine
- alg
- combining form; pain
- alges
- combining form; sensitivity to pain
- all
- combining form; other, divergence, difference from
- angi
- combining form; (blood)vessel, duct
- arteri
- combining form; (air passage) artery
- arthr
- combining form; joint
- bi
- combining form; life
- brady
- combining form; slow
- cardi
- combining form; heart
- cephal
- combining form; head
- crani
- combining form; skull
- cyt
- combining form; (hollow container) cell
- encephal
- combining form; brain
- erythr
- combining form; red, red blood cell
- lept
- combining form; thin, fine, slight
- leuk
- combining form; white, white blood cell
- lith
- combining form; stone, calculus
- log
- combining form; word, study
- malac
- combining form; soft
- mes
- combining form; middle, secondary, partial, mesentary
- meter/metr
- combining form; measure, measuring device
- nephr
- combining form; kidney
- neur
- combining form; (tendon) nerve, nervous system
- oste
- combining form; bone
- prosop
- combining form; face
- prot
- combining form; first, primitive, early
- scler
- combining form; hard
- sten
- combining form; narrow
- stere
- combining form; solid, having three dimensions
- tachy
- combining form; rapid
- tox/toxi
- combining form; poison
- logy/logist
- suffix form; study, science, or specialist in a certain study or science
- malacia
- suffix form; the softening of (tissues)
- sclerosis
- suffix form; the hardening of (tissues)
- stenosis
- suffix form; the narrowing (of a part of the body)
- toxic
- suffix form; poisonous (to an organ)
- toxin
- suffix form; a substance poisonous (to a part of the body)