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