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TermDefinition
a- ,an-without, lack of
ab-away from
-ablecapable
acou-hearing
acr-extremity
ad-to, toward, near to
adeno-gland
-alexpressing relationship
-algiapain
angio-vessel
ante-before, forward
anti-against, reversed
arthr-joint
-aryassociated with
-asiscondition, state of
auto-self
bi-twice, double
bio-live
-blastbud, germ
brady-slow
-cexpressing relationship
carcin-cancer
cardio-heart
cata-down, according to
cephal-head
-celehollow
cerebro-brain
chol-bile
cholecyst-gallbladder
chondr-cartilage
-cidekill
circum-around, about
-clastsmash, break
co- , com- , con-with, together
contra-against, opposite
crypto-hidden
cysto-bladder, sac
-cyte- ,cyto-cell
de-away from
derm-skin
di-two
dia-through, apart, across
dis-reversal, apart from
-duct-leading, drawing
-dyniapain
dys-difficult, bad
e-out, away from
ec-out from
ecto-on outer side
-ectomycut out
-edem-swell
em- ,en-in
-emiablood
endo-within
entero-intestine
epi-upon, on
erythro-red
eu-well, good
ex-out, away from
exo-outside, on outer side
extra-outside
-ferentcarry
-formexpressing, resemblance
gastro-stomach
-genesisproduce, origin
gloss-tongue
glyco-sugar, sweet
-grama drawing
-graphinstrument that records
hem-blood
hemi-half
hepato-liver
hetero-different, other
hist-tissue
homeo- ,homo-same
hydro-wet, water
hyper-over, above, excessive
hypo-under, below, deficient
-ia, -idexpressing condition
-iatrtreat, cure
-imnot
in-in, into
infra-below, beneath
inter-between
intra-within
-ismcondition, state of
iso-equal, the same
-itisinflammation
-ityexpressing condition
kerato-cornea or horny tissue
-kin-move
leuko-white
-liga-bind
lip-fat
-logystudy
-lysisbreaking up, dissolving
macro-large
mal-bad
malaco-soft
mast-breast
mega-great
melano-black
meso-middle, mid
meta-beyond, after, change
micro-small
mito-thread, filament
mono-one, single
-morph-form
multi-many, much
myelo-marrow, spinal cord
myo-muscle
narco-numbness
neo-new
nephro-kidney
neuro-nerve
oculo-eye
odonto-tooth or teeth
-oidexpressing resemblance
oligo-few, scanty, little
-omatumor
-op-see, sight
ophthalm-eye
ortho-straight, normal
-oryreferring to
-osefull of
-osisa condition of
osteo-bone
oto-ear
-ousexpressing material
para-beside, beyond, near to
-pathydisease
-peniadeficiency
per-through, excessive
peri-around
-phageat
-phasspeak, utter
-phil-like, love
phleb-vein
-phobiafear
-plasform, grow
-plegiaparalyze
-pne-breathe
pneumo-air, gas, or lungs
pod-foot
-poie-making, production
poly-many, much
post-after, behind
pre- ,pro-before, in front of
procto-anus, rectum
pseudo-false
psycho-mind, soul
pyo-pus
re-back, again, contrary
retro-backward, located behind
-rrhagiaburst forth, pour
-rrheaflow, discharge
sarco-flesh or fleshy
-sclero-hard
-scopeexamine
semi-half
somato-body
-stasisstop, stand still
steno-narrow
-stomyto make an artificial opening
sub-under
super-above, upper, excessive
supra-above, upon
sym- ,syn-together, with
tachy-fast, swift
therm-heat
-tomycut, incise
tox-poison
trans-across, through, beyond
tri-three
-troph-nourish
-tropicchanging, influencing
-uriaurine
vas-vessel
vene-vein
viscer-internal organ
zyg-yoked, paired
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Created August 31, 2009
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