Medical Terminology: Roots, Suffixes & Prefixes PDF

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Okay, here's the transcription of the images into a structured Markdown format: ### ROOTS | Root | Definition | Ex | | ---------- | --------------- | --------------- | | arthr/o | Joint | arthritis | | cardi/o | heart | cardiology | | enter/o | small intestine | dysentery | | gastr/o | stomach | gastritis | | hepat/o | liver | hepatitis | | neur/o | nerve | neurology | | hem/o | blood | hemorrhage | | hemat/o | blood | hematoma | | my/o | muscle | myalgia | | muscul/o | muscle | muscular | | angi/o | vessel | angioplasty | | vas/o | vessel | vasectomy | | vascul/o | vessel | vasculitis | | derm/o | Skin | dermis | | dermat/o | Skin | dermatology | | cutane/o | Skin | subcutaneous | | pneum/o | lung | Pneumotomy | | pneumon/o | lung | Pneumonia | | pulmon/o | lung | Pulmonology | | atgeno | creation/cause | pathogenic | | hydr/o | Water | dehydration | | morph/o | Change | morphology | | myc/o | fungus | dermatomycosis | | necr/o | death | necrosis | | orth/o | Straight | orthodontist | | path/o | suffering/disease | pathology | | phag/o | eat | aphagia | | plast/o | Formation | hyperplasia | | scler/o | hard | Scleroderma | | sten/o | narrowing | Stenosis | | pyo | pus | pyemia | | troph/o | nourishment/development | hypertrophy | | xen/o | Foreign | xenograft | ### SUFFIXES | Suffix | Definition | Ex | | ------- | ---------------- | ------------ | | -ac (ak) | Pertaining to | cardiac | | -al (al) | Pertaining to | skeletal | | -ar (ar) | Pertaining to | muscular | | -ary (ar-ee) | Pertaining to | pulmonary | | -eal (ee-all) | Pertaining to | esophageal | | -ic (ik) | Pertaining to | medic | | -tic (tik) | Pertaining to | neurotic | | -ous (us) | Pertaining to | subcutaneous | |-ia (ee-an) | Condition | preumonia | |-ism (ih-zum) | Condition | autism | | -ium (ee-um) | tissue/Structure | pericardium | | -y (ee) | condition/procedure | hypertrophy | | -icle (ik-el) | Small | ventricle | | -ole (onl) | Small | arteriole | | -ule (yool) | Small | Pustule | | -ula (yool-a) | Small | uvula | | -iatrics (ee-AH-triks) | Medical Science | Pediatrics | | -iatry (Al-an-tree) | Medical Science | Psychiatry | | -iatrist (EE-an-trist) | Specialist in Medical Science | Psychiatrist | | -ist (ist) | Specialist | dentist | | -logist (lon-jist) | Specialist in the Study of | psychologist | | -logy (lon-jee) | study of | psychology | | -algia (al-jah) | pain | myalgia | | -dynia (Dineeah) | pain | gastrodynia | | -cele (Seel) | hernia | hydrocepcele | | -emia leem-ee-ah) | blood condition | leukemia | | -iasis (Ai-ah-sis) | presence of | lithiasis | | -itis (Ai-tis) | inflammation | arthritis | | -lysis (Lin-sis) | loosen, break down | hemolysis | | -malacia | abnormal softening | Osteomalacia | | -megaly (meg-ah-lee) | enlargement | hepatomegaly | | -oid (OYB) | resembling | Keloid| | -oma (OH-mah) | tumor | melanoma| | -Oois (DH-SIS) | Condition | thrombosis | | -pathy(pah-thee) | disease | myopathy | | -penia (PEE-nee-ah) | deficiency | leukopenid | | -Ptosis (pun-TOH-sis) | drooping | nephrotasis | | -rrhage (rij) | excessive flow | hemorrhage | | - maagia (RAY-jee-ah) | excessive flow | menorrhagia | | -rrhea (REE-ah) | flow | diabamhea | - rrhexis (REK-ois) | rupture | metrorrhexis | | -spasm (spazm) | involuntary contract. | myospasm | | -centesis (SIN-TEE-sis) | puncture | amniocentesis | | -gram (gram) | Written record | cardiogram | | -graph | instrument used to produce a record | cardiograph | | -graphy | wrinting procedure | cardiography | | -meter | instrument to measure | cephalometer | | -metry | process of measuring | cephalometry | | -scope | instrument to look | arthroscope | | -scopy | process of looking | colonoscopy | | -desis | binding, fixation | arthrodesis | | -ectomy | removal | vasectomy | | -proxmo pexy | ourgical fixation | retiropexy | | -plasty | reconstruction | thiroplasty | | -mhaphy | Suture | hemiorrhaphy | | -stomy | creation of an opening | Colastomy | | -tomy | incision | cdermotomy | ### PREFIXES | Prefix | Definition | Ex | | ----------- | ----------------- | -------------- | | a- (ay) | not | aphasia | | an- (an) | not | anemia | | anti- (ANF-in) | against | antibiotics | | contra- | against | contraceptive | | de- (dee) | down, away from | dehydration | | ant-(AN-tee) | before | antepartum | | pro- | before, on behalf | probiotic | | brady- (BRAH-dih or BRAY) | Slow | brady chada| | tachy- | Faust | tachycardic | | post- | After | Postpartum | | re-(ree) | Again | Rehab| | ab- | alay| abduct | | ad- | toward| adrenaline| | circum- | around| circumcise| | peri- | around | pericardium | | dia-| through | diagnose | | trans-| through | translate | e-(en)|Out| evoke | ес-(ek)|Out | ectopic | | ex-|Out | exhale | | ecto-| outside | ectoderm | | exo-| outside | exoskeleton | | extra- | in, inside | | en- | in, inside| enema| | endo-| in, inside |endocrine | | intra- | in, inside | intravenous| | epi- | upon | epididymus| | sub- | beneath | Subcutaneous | | inter-|between | intercostal| | bi- |two| bilateral| | hemi-(hem-ee)| half | hemisphere| | Semi- (SEH-mee)| half | semilunar| | hyper- (HAl-per) |over| hypertherma | | hypo-| under| hypotensive| | macro-| large| macrotia| | micro-|small |Microdontia | | mono-| one | monocyte| | uni- (Yoo-nih) |on| unisex | |Oligo- (AW-lin-gon)| few |Oligomenorrhea| |Pan-||Pan-| pancytopenia| |Poly- | | Poly- Polygraph| |multi- (MUL-tee)| many |multicellular| |con- (kon) |with, together|Congestion|Sny | | syn-|| Syndromet |Sym- | | symmetry -| |bad| Dysentery | | |euphoria| ### Integumentary System Roots | Root | Definition | | | ---------- | --------------- | - | | cutane/o | skin | -Pillo & hair | | dermio | skin | -hiclib & Sweat | | dermat/o| skin | -seblo oil | | adip/o | fat | sebace/o | | lip/o | fat | cryplo hidden.| | steat/o | fat |Ba kerat/ohard / homy | | squam /o | scale | xanth/o yellow| | ungul/o | nail |erythr/ored| | xer/o | dry | melan/oblack | leuk /o |white|Photos| |alb/o | white | monnych ### Musculoskeletal System | Root | Definition | | | ---------- | --------------- | - | | dactyl/o -finger | | scler/o -hardening| | osteo-bone | | carp/o -Wrist | cranio-head / skull | | cost/o-rib | brachilo-arm | | Spondyl/o -vertebrae| | dactyl/o-finger | | lumb/o -back| | cervic/o-neck | | femor/o -femur| | tibilo-tibia (Shin) | | tars/o - ankle| | Chondr/o-cartilage | | arthro-joint| | burs/o-bursa (fluid sac) | | Kyph/o-bent or hump| | lord/o-bent backward | | scolijo-crooked | ten/o| | muscul/o muscle| | tend/o| | my | | tendino| | myo | | fascil/o-fascia (fibrous tissue binding muscles) | | ton/o-tone, tension | | Kinesil/0 | | tax/o - arrangement, order| | Kinet/motion | | anky/o-Stiff| | lysis|-phusis growth| |gram Precord| | -trophy: nourishment | |-centesi: puncture | | -graphy: Writing procedure | |-dynias Pain | | -dois: condition | Procedure | -scopy: procedure to look | -spasm: involuntary contraction | -scopy: instrument to look. | | -asthenia: Weakness | | ing? causing | -al: pertaining to cut | | penia. defficiency| | -malacia: softening|-sic Z agent | | clasia: breaking| | -lith: stone|-+ICS | | ### Prefixes | Root | Definition | |Ex| | ---------- | --------------- | - |:-: | meta- | after | - | | brady-: | slow | - | | electro-:|electricity | - | | hem-| blood |- | py-| ?|-