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What does the term 'a-, an' mean?

Without (correct)

Before

Toward

Against

What does 'ab' refer to?

Away from

What does 'ad' mean?

Toward

What does 'ante' mean?

Before Signup and view all the answers

What does 'anti' signify?

Against Signup and view all the answers

What does 'algia' mean?

Pain Signup and view all the answers

What does 'brady' refer to?

Slow Signup and view all the answers

What does 'bio' signify?

Life Signup and view all the answers

What does 'carcinoma' mean?

Malignant tumor Signup and view all the answers

What does 'contra' indicate?

Against Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cyst' refer to?

Fluid filled sac Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cyte' mean?

Cell Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dys' signify?

Painful Signup and view all the answers

What does 'electra' mean?

Pertaining to electricity Signup and view all the answers

What does 'emia' signify?

Condition of blood Signup and view all the answers

What does 'esthesia' mean?

Sensation Signup and view all the answers

What does 'erythro' signify?

Red Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gluco, glyco' mean?

Sugar Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gram' refer to?

Record Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hydro' signify?

Water Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hyper' mean?

Above, excessive Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hypo' indicate?

Less than, below Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hemi' mean?

Half Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ic' indicate?

Pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does 'inter' refer to?

Between Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ist' mean?

One who specializes in Signup and view all the answers

What does 'itis' signify?

Inflammation of Signup and view all the answers

What does 'leuko' mean?

White Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lipe' refer to?

Fat Signup and view all the answers

What does 'mal' indicate?

Faulty, poor Signup and view all the answers

What does 'men/o' mean?

Menstruation Signup and view all the answers

What does 'mortem' signify?

Death Signup and view all the answers

What does 'neo' mean?

New Signup and view all the answers

What does 'oligi' indicate?

Less than normal Signup and view all the answers

What does 'oma' refer to?

Tumor Signup and view all the answers

What does 'orexis' signify?

Appetite Signup and view all the answers

What does 'osis' mean?

Condition of Signup and view all the answers

What does 'oxia' mean?

Oxygen Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pan' indicate?

All Signup and view all the answers

What does 'para' refer to?

Near, beside Signup and view all the answers

What does 'penia' mean?

Lack of Signup and view all the answers

What does 'peri' refer to?

Around Signup and view all the answers

What does 'parotid' mean?

Near the ear Signup and view all the answers

What does 'phagia' signify?

Eat, swallow Signup and view all the answers

What does 'phobia' mean?

Fear, dread Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pnea' indicate?

Breathing Signup and view all the answers

What does 'post' mean?

After Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pyo' refer to?

Pus Signup and view all the answers

What does 'retro' mean?

Behind Signup and view all the answers

What does 'rrhea' signify?

Flow or discharge Signup and view all the answers

What does 'rrhythmia' mean?

Rhythm Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sarcoma' mean?

A flesh tumor Signup and view all the answers

What does 'scler' signify?

Hard Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sub' refer to?

Below Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tachy' mean?

Fast Signup and view all the answers

What does 'thrombo' signify?

Clot Signup and view all the answers

What does 'uria' mean?

Urine Signup and view all the answers

What does 'aden' refer to?

Gland Signup and view all the answers

What does 'angio' mean?

Vessel Signup and view all the answers

What does 'arterio' signify?

Artery Signup and view all the answers

What does 'arthro' mean?

Joint Signup and view all the answers

What does 'broncho' refer to?

Bronchus Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cardi' mean?

Heart Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cranio' signify?

Skull Signup and view all the answers

What does 'colo' refer to?

Colon Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cholecyst' mean?

Gallbladder Signup and view all the answers

What does 'chondr' indicate?

Cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What does 'costa' mean?

Rib Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cysto' signify?

Bladder Signup and view all the answers

What does 'denti' mean?

Teeth Signup and view all the answers

What does 'derma' indicate?

Skin Signup and view all the answers

What does 'encephal' mean?

Brain Signup and view all the answers

What does 'entero' refer to?

Intestine Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gastro' signify?

Stomach Signup and view all the answers

What does 'glosso' mean?

Tongue Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hemo' indicate?

Blood Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hepato' mean?

Liver Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hystero' signify?

Uterus Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lapara' mean?

Abdomen Signup and view all the answers

What does 'masto' refer to?

Breast Signup and view all the answers

What does 'myelo' mean?

Spinal cord Signup and view all the answers

What does 'myo' signify?

Muscle Signup and view all the answers

What does 'nephro' mean?

Kidney Signup and view all the answers

What does 'neuro' refer to?

Nerve Signup and view all the answers

What does 'os' mean?

Mouth Signup and view all the answers

What does 'opthalmo' signify?

Eye Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Prefixes and Suffixes in Medical Terminology

a-, an: Denotes absence or "without"
ab: Indicates movement away from
ad: Refers to movement toward
ante: Means "before" in time or position
anti: Suggests opposition or "against"
algia: Pertains to pain
brady: Signifies slow
bio: Relates to life

Tumors and Conditions

carcinoma: A malignant tumor
contra: Indicates opposition or "against"
cyst: A fluid-filled sac
cyte: Refers to a cell
dys: Indicates something painful or difficult
emia: Pertaining to a condition involving blood
esthesia: Relates to sensation
erythro: Means red

Elements of Health and Disease

gluco, glyco: Refers to sugar
gram: Represents a record or written document
hydro: Indicates water
hyper: Signifies above or excessive
hypo: Means less than or below normal
hemi: Indicates half
ic: Pertains to or is related to
inter: Signifies between

Specialized Terms and Inflammation

ist: Refers to one who specializes in a certain field
itis: Indicates inflammation
leuko: Means white
lipe: Relates to fat
mal: Indicates something faulty or poor

Reproductive and Death Terms

men/o: Pertains to menstruation
mortem: Relates to death
neo: Indicates something new
oligi: Means less than normal
oma: Refers to a tumor
orexis: Refers to appetite

Respiratory and Digestive Terms

osis: Indicates a condition
oxia: Refers to oxygen
pan: Means all
para: Indicates near or beside
penia: Refers to a lack of something
peri: Means around

Anatomical Terms

parotid: Refers to the area near the ear
phagia: Relates to eating or swallowing
phobia: Indicates fear or dread
pnea: Signifies breathing
post: Refers to after
pyo: Pertains to pus

Other Relevant Terms

retro: Means behind
rrhea: Indicates flow or discharge
rrhythmia: Refers to rhythm
sarcoma: A type of flesh tumor
scler: Relates to hardness
sub: Means below
tachy: Indicates fast
thrombo: Refers to clotting
uria: Pertains to urine

Organs and Body Systems

aden: Refers to a gland
angio: Relates to a vessel
arterio: Means artery
arthro: Refers to a joint
broncho: Pertains to the bronchus
cardi: Relates to the heart
cranio: Refers to the skull
colo: Relates to the colon
cholecyst: Indicates gallbladder
chondr: Refers to cartilage
costa: Means rib
cysto: Pertains to bladder
denti: Relates to teeth
derma: Refers to skin
encephal: Indicates brain
entero: Relates to the intestine
gastro: Refers to the stomach
glosso: Relates to the tongue
hemo: Means blood
hepato: Refers to the liver
hystero: Relates to the uterus
lapara: Pertains to the abdomen
masto: Refers to the breast
myelo: Relates to the spinal cord
myo: Means muscle
nephro: Refers to the kidney
neuro: Relates to the nerve
os: Means mouth
opthalmo: Refers to the eye

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