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Medical Terminology: A Comprehensive List of Prefixes and Suffixes, Quizzes of Classical Philology

A comprehensive list of medical terminology prefixes and suffixes, along with their definitions. Understanding these root words and their modifications can help students and professionals better grasp complex medical terms.

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2009/2010

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Download Medical Terminology: A Comprehensive List of Prefixes and Suffixes and more Quizzes Classical Philology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 -anti DEFINITION 1 against TERM 2 -brady DEFINITION 2 slow TERM 3 -endo DEFINITION 3 within TERM 4 -epi DEFINITION 4 above TERM 5 -neo DEFINITION 5 new TERM 6 -pre DEFINITION 6 before TERM 7 -appendo DEFINITION 7 appendix TERM 8 -bio DEFINITION 8 life TERM 9 -cardio DEFINITION 9 heart TERM 10 -cerebr DEFINITION 10 cerebrum TERM 21 -ment DEFINITION 21 mind TERM 22 -nat DEFINITION 22 birth TERM 23 -neur DEFINITION 23 nerve TERM 24 -path DEFINITION 24 disease TERM 25 -mast DEFINITION 25 breat TERM 26 -proct DEFINITION 26 rectum or anus TERM 27 -psych DEFINITION 27 mind TERM 28 -rhin DEFINITION 28 nose TERM 29 -tonsill DEFINITION 29 tonsil TERM 30 -vas DEFINITION 30 vessel TERM 31 -lapro DEFINITION 31 abdomen TERM 32 -al DEFINITION 32 pertaining to TERM 33 -ectomy DEFINITION 33 surgical removal TERM 34 -emia DEFINITION 34 condition of blood TERM 35 -gram DEFINITION 35 a record or image TERM 46 -lith DEFINITION 46 stone TERM 47 -maxim DEFINITION 47 biggest, highest TERM 48 -derm DEFINITION 48 skin TERM 49 -meter DEFINITION 49 measure TERM 50 -scopy DEFINITION 50 process of viewing TERM 51 -drome DEFINITION 51 run or running TERM 52 -emesis DEFINITION 52 vommiting TERM 53 -malacia DEFINITION 53 softening TERM 54 -biopsy DEFINITION 54 view TERM 55 -oxia DEFINITION 55 oxygen TERM 56 -phagia DEFINITION 56 eating or swallowing TERM 57 -physis DEFINITION 57 growth TERM 58 -hypo DEFINITION 58 below TERM 59 -plegia DEFINITION 59 paralysis TERM 60 -oma DEFINITION 60 tumor TERM 71 -phobia DEFINITION 71 fear TERM 72 -plasia DEFINITION 72 growth TERM 73 -rrhagia DEFINITION 73 bleed TERM 74 -rrhea DEFINITION 74 discharge TERM 75 -sebo DEFINITION 75 sebacious glands TERM 76 -rrhexis DEFINITION 76 rupture TERM 77 -sclerosis DEFINITION 77 hardnening TERM 78 -spasm DEFINITION 78 sudden, involuntary TERM 79 -ad DEFINITION 79 toward TERM 80 -cephal DEFINITION 80 head TERM 81 -iatry DEFINITION 81 treatment or specialty TERM 82 -practic DEFINITION 82 practice TERM 83 -centesis DEFINITION 83 surgical puncture TERM 84 -clasia -clasis -clast DEFINITION 84 break apart TERM 85 -clesis DEFINITION 85 surgical fixation, fusion TERM 96 a- DEFINITION 96 without TERM 97 con- DEFINITION 97 w/ together or jointly TERM 98 contra- DEFINITION 98 counter or against TERM 99 meta- DEFINITION 99 after or change TERM 100 mono- DEFINITION 100 one TERM 101 multi- DEFINITION 101 more then one TERM 102 multipara DEFINITION 102 more then one birth TERM 103 nulli DEFINITION 103 never TERM 104 oli- or oligo- DEFINITION 104 little TERM 105 pan- DEFINITION 105 all TERM 106 poly- DEFINITION 106 excessive TERM 107 polyclispia DEFINITION 107 excessive thirst TERM 108 polyuria DEFINITION 108 excessive urination TERM 109 primi- DEFINITION 109 first TERM 110 monogravida DEFINITION 110 one pregnancy TERM 121 dis- DEFINITION 121 apart of away TERM 122 ecto DEFINITION 122 out TERM 123 epi DEFINITION 123 over TERM 124 eso DEFINITION 124 inwards TERM 125 exo DEFINITION 125 away from TERM 126 extra DEFINITION 126 outside TERM 127 infer DEFINITION 127 below TERM 128 inter DEFINITION 128 between TERM 129 intra DEFINITION 129 within TERM 130 para DEFINITION 130 alongside or abnormal TERM 131 peri DEFINITION 131 around TERM 132 post DEFINITION 132 to follow after TERM 133 sub- and hypo- DEFINITION 133 beneath TERM 134 super- and supra- DEFINITION 134 above TERM 135 aseptic DEFINITION 135 sterile
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