CLT 3040 Scientific/medical terminology; Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
apo-
away from
Prot-
first, primitive, early
pros-, prosth-
in place of
en- (em- before b, m, and p)
in, into, within
-itis (-itides plural)
inflammation
mono- (mon- before vowel or h)
one, single
All-
other, divergence, difference from
ec- (ex- before vowel)
out of, away from
exo-
outside
ecto- (ect- often before vowel)
outside of
hyper-
over, above, excessive, beyond normal
Alg-
pain
-oid (rarely -ode, -id)
particular shape, form, or resemblance
homo-, homeo-
same, likeness
ana-
up, back, against
epi- (ep- before vowel or h)
upon, over, above
Oste-
bone
-ma
abnormal or diseased condition
-osis
abnormal or diseased condition
-iac
afflicted with
anti- (ant- before vowel or h, hyphenated before i)
against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
para- (par- before vowel)
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
peri-
around, surrounding
Arteri-
artery
pro-
before
Chol(e)-
bile, gall
Angi-
blood, vessel, duct
Encephal-
brain
Carcin-
carcinoma, cancer
Cyt-
cell
meta- (met- before vowel or h)
change, transformation, after, behind
Col(i)-, Colon-
colon
-us
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
heter-, hetero-
different, other, relationship to another
dys-
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
-iasis
disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence
cata- (cat- before vowel or h)
downward, disordered
Ambly-
dull, faint
Acr-
extremities
Prosop-
face
-in, -ine
form names of substance
-ase
forms names of enzymes
-ose
full of, resembling
eu-
good, normal, healthy
hemi-
half, partial
Cheir-, Chir-
hand
Scler-
hard
Cephal-
head
Cardi-
heart
-Cel-
hernia, tumor, swelling
Arthr-
joint
Nephr-
kidney
Bi-
life
-Meter, Metr-
measure, measuring device
-ium
membrane, connective tissue
Mes-
middle, secondary, partial, mesentry
Sten-
narrow
Neur-
nerve, nervous system
a-
not, without, lacking, deficient
amphi-, ampho
on both sides, around, both
-ist
person interested in
-etic
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-otic
pertaining to a condition
-ous
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-ac
pertaining to, located in
-al
pertaining to, located in
-ic
pertaining to, located in; drug, agent; person suffering from condition
-itic
pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation
Tox(i)-
poison
Tachy-
rapid
Erythr-
red, red blood cell
Alges-
sensitivity to pain
Crani-
skull
Brady-
slow
Malac-
soft
Stere-
solid, having three dimensions
-a
state, condition
-asia, -asis
state, condition
-ema (-emat combining form)
state, condition
-ia, -y
state, condition
-sia
state, condition
-sis
state, condition
-ismus
state, condition, muscular spasm
-esis
state, condition, procedure
-ism
state, condition, quality
Lith-
stone, calculus
-ics, -tics
the science or study of
Lept-
thin, fine, slight
Acanth-
thorn, spine
dia- (di- before vowel)
through, across, apart
-ize
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
syn- (sym- before b,p,m; sy- before s)
together, with, joined
di- (rarely dis-)
two, twice, double
hypo- (hyp- before vowel or h)
under, deficient, below normal
oma (-oma, -omat combining form)(-omata plural)
usually tumor, occasionally disease
Leuk-
white, white blood cell
endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowel)
within
eso-
within, inner, inward
Log-
word, study