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Medical Terminology: Exam 1 (Ch. 1-3)

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Suffix

Added at the end of a root to modify its meaning.

Prefix

Added before the root to modify its meaning.

Acronym

An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase.

Compound Words

Contain more than one root.

super-

Prefix; meaning, "above, excess"

dis-

Prefix; meaning, "absence, removal, separation"

post-

Prefix; meaning, "after"

re-

Prefix; meaning, "again, back"

anti-

Prefix; meaning, "against"

contra-

Prefix; meaning, "against, opposite, opposed"

pan-

Prefix; meaning, "all"

ab-

Prefix; meaning, "away from"

ex/o-

Prefix; meaning, "away from, outside"

ante-

Prefix; meaning, "before"

pre-

Prefix; meaning, "before"

pro-

Prefix; meaning, "before"

melan/o-

Prefix; meaning, "black, dark"

cyan/o-

Prefix; meaning, "blue"

dipl/o-

Prefix; meaning, "double"

de-

Prefix; meaning, "down, without, removal, loss"

tel/e-, tel/o-

Prefix; meaning, "end"

equi-

Prefix; meaning, "equal, same"

iso-

Prefix; meaning, "equal, same"

pseudo-

Prefix; meaning, "false"

olig/o-

Prefix; meaning, "few, scanty"

prim/i-

Prefix; meaning, "first"

quadr/i-

Prefix; meaning, "four"

tetra-

Prefix; meaning, "four"

hemi-

Prefix; meaning, "half, one side"

semi-

Prefix; meaning, "half, partial"

end/o-

Prefix; meaning, "in, within"

macro-

Prefix; meaning, "large, abnormally large"

mega-, megalo-

Prefix; meaning, "large, abnormally large"

sinistr/0-

Prefix; meaning, "left"

multi-

Prefix; meaning, "many"

poly-

Prefix; meaning, "many, much"

mes/o-

Prefix; meaning, "middle"

neo-

Prefix; meaning, "new"

normo-

Prefix; meaning, "normal"

in-, im-

Prefix; meaning, "not"

non-

Prefix; meaning, "not"

a-, an-

Prefix; meaning, "not, without, lack of, absence"

mon/o-

Prefix; meaning, "one"

uni-

Prefix; meaning, "one"

hetero-

Prefix; meaning, "other, different, unequal"

ec-, ecto-

Prefix; meaning, "out, outside"

hyper-

Prefix; meaning, "over, excess, abnormally high, increased"

erythro-

Prefix; meaning, "red"

dextr/o-

Prefix; meaning, "right"

homo-, homeo-

Prefix; meaning, "same, unchanging"

micro-

Prefix; meaning, "small"

ortho-

Prefix; meaning, "straight, correct, upright"

tri-

Prefix; meaning, "three"

dia-

Prefix; meaning, "through"

per-

Prefix; meaning, "through"

trans-

Prefix; meaning, "through"

syn-, sym-

Prefix; meaning, "together"

ad-

Prefix; meaning, "toward, near"

eu-

Prefix; meaning, "true, good, easy, normal"

bi-

Prefix; meaning, "two, twice"

di-

Prefix; meaning, "two, twice"

un-

Prefix; meaning, "uncoordinated"

hypo-

Prefix; meaning, "under, below, abnormally low, decreased"

poikilo-

Prefix; meaning, "varied, irregular"

leuk/o-

Prefix; meaning, "white"

xanth/o-

Prefix; meaning, "yellow"

Combining Form

Roots shown with a combining vowel.

Root

The fundamental unit of each medical word and it establishes its meaning.

Pleural ending for "on"

Pleural ending for "um"

Pleural ending for "a"

Pleural ending for "is"

Pleural ending for "us"

Pleural ending for "ex, ix, yx"

ices

Pleural ending for "en"

ina

Pleural ending for "ma"

mata

Pleural ending for "nx, anx, inx, ynx"

nges

-ia

suffix; meaning "condition of"

-ile

suffix; meaning "pertaining to"

-ism

suffix; meaning, "condition of"

-sis

suffix; meaning, "condition of"

-y

suffix; meaning, "condition of"

-form

suffix; meaning, "like or resembling"

-iatrics

suffix; meaning, "medical specialty"

-iatry

suffix; meaning, "medical specialty"

-ics

suffix; meaning, "medical specialty"

-ac