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MEDICAL ANATOMICAL TERMS
Prefixes, suffixes, roots of medical terms
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Anatomy
11th Grade
08/11/2009
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Term
A, AN
(ANESTHESIA)
 Definition
against or without
Term
A, AB, ABS
(ABDUCTION)
 Definition
away from
Term
AD
(ADDUCTION)
 Definition
toward, in direction of
Term
AEMIA
 Definition
blood
Term
AER
(AEROBIC)
 Definition
air
Term
AESTHESIA, ESTHESIA
(PARESTHESIA)
 Definition
sensation
Term
ALGESIA, ALGIA, ALGI
(ANALGESIA)
 Definition
pain, suffering
Term
ANGIO
(ANGIOGRAPHY)
 Definition
relating to blood or lymph vessels
Term
ANTE
(ANTECUBITAL)
 Definition
before
Term
ANTI
(ANTICONVULSANT)
 Definition
against
Term
-ASE
 Definition
enzyme
Term
ANT, AUTO-
 Definition
self
Term
BI, BIS
 Definition
twice, double
Term
BRACHY-
 Definition
short
Term
BRADY-
 Definition
slow
Term
CAC,CACO-
 Definition
bad, evil
Term
-CELE
 Definition
tumor, cyst, hernia
Term
CEPHAL-
 Definition
relating to the head
Term
-CIDE
 Definition
causing death
Term
CIRCUM-
 Definition
around
Term
CONTRA-
 Definition
against
Term
CYST-
 Definition
bag, bladder
Term
-CYTE
 Definition
a cell
Term
DACTYL-
 Definition
fingers
Term
DACRY
 Definition
tears
Term
DE-
 Definition
from, not
Term
DENT-
 Definition
relating to the teeth
Term
DERMA-
 Definition
the skin
Term
DI-
 Definition
double, apart from
Term
DIA-
 Definition
through, between, asunder
Term
DIPLA, DIPLO
 Definition
double
Term
DYS
 Definition
difficult, bad
Term
EC-ECTO-
 Definition
out, on the outside
Term
-ECTOMY
 Definition
cutting out
Term
EMESIS
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-EMIA
 Definition
blood
Term
EN-
 Definition
in, into
Term
ENDO-
 Definition
within
Term
ENTERO-
 Definition
relating to the intestine
Term
ENTO-
 Definition
within
Term
EPI-
 Definition
upon
Term
EU-
 Definition
well
Term
EX-EXO-
 Definition
out
Term
EXTRA-
 Definition
on the outside
Term
FORE-
 Definition
before, infront of
Term
-FORM
 Definition
form
Term
GALACT,-GALACTO
 Definition
milk
Term
GASTER, GASTRO-
 Definition
the stomach
Term
-GENE,-GENESIS,GENETIC
 Definition
production, origin, formation
Term
GLOSSO-
 Definition
relating to the tongue
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