Prefixes and Their Meanings in Medical Terminology, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Download Prefixes and Their Meanings in Medical Terminology and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 a- DEFINITION 1 not, without, lacking, deficient TERM 2 anti- DEFINITION 2 against, opposed to, preventing, relieving TERM 3 di- DEFINITION 3 two, twice, double TERM 4 dys- DEFINITION 4 difficult, painful, defective, abnormal TERM 5 ec- (ex-) DEFINITION 5 out of , away from TERM 6 ecto- (ect-) DEFINITION 6 outside of TERM 7 en-(em-) DEFINITION 7 in, into, within TERM 8 endo-, ento-(end-,ent-) DEFINITION 8 within TERM 9 epi-(ep-) DEFINITION 9 upon, over, above TERM 10 exo- DEFINITION 10 outside, from the outside, toward the outside TERM 21 -iasis DEFINITION 21 disease, abnormal condition, used w/ parasitic organism TERM 22 -ic DEFINITION 22 pertaining to, located in TERM 23 -in, -ine DEFINITION 23 form names of substances TERM 24 -ist DEFINITION 24 a person interested in TERM 25 -itic DEFINITION 25 pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation TERM 26 -itis DEFINITION 26 inflammation TERM 27 -itides DEFINITION 27 plural form of -itis TERM 28 -ium (-eum) DEFINITION 28 membrane, connective tissue TERM 29 -ma DEFINITION 29 (often) abnormal or diseased condition TERM 30 -osis DEFINITION 30 abnormal or diseased condition TERM 31 -otic DEFINITION 31 pertaining to TERM 32 -sia DEFINITION 32 state, condition TERM 33 -sis DEFINITION 33 state, condition TERM 34 -tic DEFINITION 34 pertaining to, indicate drug or agent TERM 35 -y DEFINITION 35 condition TERM 46 CEPHAL- DEFINITION 46 HEAD TERM 47 CRANI- DEFINITION 47 SKULL TERM 48 CYT- DEFINITION 48 CELL TERM 49 ENCEPHAL- DEFINITION 49 BRAIN TERM 50 ERYTHR- DEFINITION 50 RED, RBC TERM 51 LEPT- DEFINITION 51 THIN, FINE, SLIGHT TERM 52 LEUK- DEFINITION 52 WHITE, WBC TERM 53 LITH- DEFINITION 53 STONE, CALCUS TERM 54 LOG- DEFINITION 54 WORD, STUDY TERM 55 MALAC- DEFINITION 55 SOFT TERM 56 MES- DEFINITION 56 MIDDLE, SECONDARY, PARTIAL, MESENTERY TERM 57 -METER, METR- DEFINITION 57 MEASURE, MEASURING DEVICE TERM 58 NEPHR- DEFINITION 58 KIDNEY TERM 59 NEUR- DEFINITION 59 NERVE, NERVOUS SYSTEM TERM 60 OSTE- DEFINITION 60 BONE TERM 71 -sclerosis DEFINITION 71 the hardening (of tissues) of TERM 72 -stenosis DEFINITION 72 the narrowing (of a part of the body) TERM 73 -toxic DEFINITION 73 poisonous (to an organ) TERM 74 -toxin DEFINITION 74 a substance poisonous to (a part of the body) TERM 75 amphi-, ampho- DEFINITION 75 on both sides, around, both TERM 76 ana- DEFINITION 76 up, back, against TERM 77 apo- DEFINITION 77 away from TERM 78 cata- (cat-) DEFINITION 78 downward, disordered TERM 79 dia- (di-) DEFINITION 79 through, across, apart TERM 80 eso- DEFINITION 80 within, inner, inward TERM 81 eu- DEFINITION 81 good, normal, healthy TERM 82 heter-, hetero- DEFINITION 82 different, other, relationship to another TERM 83 homo-, homeo- DEFINITION 83 same, likeness TERM 84 meta- (met-) DEFINITION 84 change, transformation, after, behind TERM 85 para- (par-) DEFINITION 85 alongside, around, abnormal, beyond TERM 96 -ismus DEFINITION 96 state, condition; muscular spasm TERM 97 -oid, -ode, -id DEFINITION 97 indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance TERM 98 oma DEFINITION 98 usually tumor TERM 99 -ose DEFINITION 99 chemical substances; full of, resembling TERM 100 -ous DEFINITION 100 pertaining to, characterized by, full of TERM 101 tics DEFINITION 101 indicating a particular science or study TERM 102 -us DEFINITION 102 condition, person TERM 103 -ize DEFINITION 103 to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in TERM 104 ACR- DEFINITION 104 EXTREMITIES TERM 105 AMBLY- DEFINITION 105 DULL, FAINT TERM 106 CARCIN- DEFINITION 106 CARCINOMA, CANCER (CRAB) TERM 107 -CEL- DEFINITION 107 HERNIA, TUMOR, SWELLING TERM 108 CHEIR-, CHIR- DEFINITION 108 HAND TERM 109 CHOL(E)- DEFINITION 109 BILE, GALL TERM 110 COL(I)-, COLON- DEFINITION 110 COLON TERM 121 MEGA-, MEGAL- DEFINITION 121 (ABNORMALLY) LARGE OR LONG TERM 122 MELAN- DEFINITION 122 DARK, BLACK TERM 123 MICR- DEFINITION 123 (ABNORMALLY) SMALL TERM 124 NYCT- DEFINITION 124 NIGHT TERM 125 ODYN- DEFINITION 125 PAIN TERM 126 ONC- DEFINITION 126 TUMOR TERM 127 PACHY- DEFINITION 127 THICK TERM 128 PSEUD- DEFINITION 128 FALSE TERM 129 PY- DEFINITION 129 PUS TERM 130 SARC- DEFINITION 130 FLESH, SOFT TISSUE TERM 131 SPASM- DEFINITION 131 SPASM, INVOLUNTARY MUSCULAR CONTRACTION TERM 132 SPLEN- DEFINITION 132 SPLEEN TERM 133 STOM- STOMAT- DEFINITION 133 MOUTH, OPENING TERM 134 ARACHN- DEFINITION 134 SPIDER, WEB; ARACHNOID MEMBRANE TERM 135 CHLOR- DEFINITION 135 GREEN TERM 146 IS- DEFINITION 146 EQUAL, SAME, SIMILAR, ALIKE TERM 147 MENING-, -MENINX DEFINITION 147 MENINGEAL MEMBRANE, MENINGES TERM 148 MY(S)- DEFINITION 148 (MOUSE) MUSCLE TERM 149 MYC(ET)- DEFINITION 149 (MUSHROOM) FUNGUS TERM 150 MYEL- DEFINITION 150 BONE MARROW, SPINAL CORD TERM 151 NARC- DEFINITION 151 STUPOR, NUMBNESS TERM 152 NECR- DEFINITION 152 CORPSE; DEAD TERM 153 OLIG- DEFINITION 153 FEW, DEFICIENT TERM 154 ONYCH- DEFINITION 154 FINGERNAIL, TOENAIL TERM 155 POD- DEFINITION 155 FOOT TERM 156 POR- DEFINITION 156 PASSAGE, OPENING, DUCT, PORE, CAVITY TERM 157 PSYCH- DEFINITION 157 (SOUL) MIND TERM 158 SOM(AT)-, -SOMA DEFINITION 158 BODY TERM 159 STHEN- DEFINITION 159 STRENGHT TERM 160 TRACHEL- DEFINITION 160 NECK, CERVIX TERM 171 KINES(I)- DEFINITION 171 MOVEMENT, MOTION TERM 172 LY(S)- DEFINITION 172 DESTROY, BREAK DOWN TERM 173 MYX- DEFINITION 173 MUCUS TERM 174 ORTH- DEFINITION 174 STRAIGHT, ERECT; NORMAL TERM 175 OT- DEFINITION 175 EAR TERM 176 PATH- DEFINITION 176 (SUFFERING) DISEASE TERM 177 PHIL- DEFINITION 177 LOVE; HAVE AN AFFINITY FOR TERM 178 PT- DEFINITION 178 FALL, SAG, DROP, PROLAPSE TERM 179 PYR- DEFINITION 179 (FIRE) FEVER, BURNING TERM 180 PYRET- DEFINITION 180 FEVER TERM 181 PYREX- DEFINITION 181 BE FEVERISH TERM 182 RHE- DEFINITION 182 (RUN) FLOW, SECRETE TERM 183 RHAG- DEFINITION 183 (BURST FORTH) FLOW PROFUSELY, HEMORRHAGE TERM 184 RHEX- DEFINITION 184 RUPTURE TERM 185 RHIN- DEFINITION 185 NOSE TERM 196 -gen DEFINITION 196 substance that produces (something) TERM 197 -genesis DEFINITION 197 formation, origin TERM 198 -genic DEFINITION 198 causing, producing, caused TERM 199 -genous DEFINITION 199 by, produced by or in TERM 200 -gram DEFINITION 200 a record of the activity of an organ TERM 201 -graph DEFINITION 201 an instrument of recording the activity of an organ TERM 202 -graphy DEFINITION 202 the recording of the activity of an organa descriptive treatise TERM 203 -lysis DEFINITION 203 dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration TERM 204 -lytic DEFINITION 204 pertaining to dissolution or decomposistion, disintegration TERM 205 -pathy DEFINITION 205 disease TERM 206 -ptosis DEFINITION 206 dropping, sagging, prolapse TERM 207 -rrhagia DEFINITION 207 profuse discharge, hemorrhage TERM 208 -rrhea DEFINITION 208 profuse discharge, excessive secretion TERM 209 -rrhexis DEFINITION 209 bursting (of tissues), rupture TERM 210 -scope DEFINITION 210 an instrument for examining