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Medical Terminology - Chapter 2
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Undergraduate 2
09/06/2011

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Term

Prefixes



pan-

Definition

 

all, complete

Term

Prefixes



para-


Definition

 

beside, abnormal

Term

Prefixes



pro-

Definition

 

forward

Term

Base form derived from nouns



adenoid-

Definition

 

adenoid

Term

Base form derived from nouns



bar-


Definition

 

weight, pressure

Term

Base form derived from nouns



chromat-, chrom-

Definition

 

color

Term

Base form derived from nouns



drom-


Definition

 

running, course

Term

Base form derived from nouns



dynam-

Definition

 

power

Term

Base form derived from nouns



electr-

Definition

 

electricity

Term

Base form derived from nouns

 
my-
Definition

 

muscle

Term

Base form derived from nouns

 
phot-
Definition

 

light

Term

Base form derived from nouns

 
radi-
Definition
ray, x ray
Term

Base form derived from nouns

 
radic-, radicul-
Definition

 

root

Term

Base form derived from nouns

 
rhiz-
Definition

 

root

Term

Base form derived from nouns

 
somat-, som-
Definition

 

body

Term

Base form derived from nouns

 
tonsil-
Definition

 

tonsil

Term

Base form derived from nouns

 

tox-, tox(i)- 

 

Definition

 

posion

Term

Base form derived from nouns


heli-

Definition

 

sun

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

 brad(y)-

Definition

 

slow

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

dextr-

Definition

 

right

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

dist-

Definition

 

farthest

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

heter-

Definition

 

other, different

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

hom-

Definition

 

same

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

home-

Definition

 

similar

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

is-

Definition

 

equal

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

lei-

Definition
smooth
Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

lept-

Definition

 

thin, delicate

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

medi-

Definition

 

middle

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

mes-, mesi-

Definition

 

middle

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

ne-

Definition

 

new

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

pach(y)-

Definition

 

thick

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

proxim-

Definition

 

nearest

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

sinistr-

Definition

 

left

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

tach(y)-

Definition

 

rapid, fast

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives 

 

trach(y)-

Definition
rough
Term

Base forms derived from verbs


pha-, phem

Definition

 

to speak

Term

Base forms derived from verbs


phag-

Definition

 

to eat, to consume

Term

Suffixes used to form nouns



a-

Definition

 

state

Term

Suffixes used to form nouns

-e

Definition

 

instrument

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives



-ary

Definition

 

pertaining to

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives 

 

-oid

Definition

 

resembling, -like

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives 

 

-ous, -eous

Definition

 

containing, pertaining to

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives 

 

-tic

Definition

 

relating to

Term

Terminations used to form nouns



-ectasis, -ectasia

(ec/ta/sis, ec/ta/sia)

Definition

 

dilation, stretching

Term

Terminations used to form nouns


 

-ectopy, -ectopia

(ec/top/y, ec/top/ia)

Definition

 

displacement

Term

Terminations used to form nouns


 

-ectomy

(ec/tom/y)

Definition

 

excision

Term

Terminations used to form nouns


 

-esthesia

(esthe/sia)

Definition

 

sensitivity, perception

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-geusia

(geu/sia)

Definition

 

taste

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-ician

(ic/ian)

Definition

 

specialist

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-lysis

(ly/sis)

Definition

 

dissolution, destruction

Term

 Terminations used to form nouns


-malacia

(malac/ia)

Definition

 

softening

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-meter

(met/er)

Definition

 

instrument to measure

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-metry

(metr/y)

Definition

 

measurement

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-odynia

(odyn/ia)

Definition

 

pain, painful condition

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-tome

(tom/e)

Definition

 

instrument to cut

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-tomy

(tom/y)

Definition

 

incision

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