1
Q
a-
A
without
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
ad-
A
toward
4
Q
ambi-
A
both
5
Q
anti-
A
against
6
Q
an-
A
without
7
Q
ante-
A
before
8
Q
auto-
A
self
9
Q
bi-
A
two
10
Q
brady-
A
slow
11
Q
circum-
A
around
12
Q
contra-
A
against
13
Q
de-
A
down or remove
14
Q
dia-
A
through or complete
15
Q
dys-
A
bad or difficult
16
Q
ecto-
A
outside
17
Q
endo-
A
within
18
Q
epi-
A
upon or above
19
Q
eu-
A
good or normal
20
Q
ex-
A
out of
21
Q
extra-
A
outside
22
Q
hemi-
A
half
23
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
24
Q
hypo-
A
below or deficient
25
in-
not or into
26
infra-
below
27
inter-
between
28
intra-
within
29
iso-
equal
30
macro-
large
31
micro-
small
32
mono-
one
33
multi-
many
34
neo-
new
35
pan-
all
36
para-
beside or abnormal
37
peri-
around
38
poly-
many
39
post-
after
40
pre-
before
41
pro-
forward
42
pseudo-
false
43
retro-
backward
44
sub-
under
45
super-
above
46
supra-
above
47
tachy-
fast
48
trans-
across
49
tri-
three
50
ultra-
beyond
51
aden/o
gland
52
angi/o
vessel
53
arthr/o
joint
54
bi/o
life
55
bronch/o
bronchus
56
cardi/o
heart
57
cephal/o
head
58
cerebr/o
cerebrum
59
chol/e
bile
60
chondr/o
cartilage
61
col/o
colon
62
cost/o
rib
63
crani/o
skull
64
cutane/o
skin
65
cyt/o
cell
66
derm/o
skin
67
encephal/o
brain
68
enter/o
intestine
69
gastr/o
stomach
70
glyc/o
sugar
71
gynec/o
female
72
hemat/o
blood
73
hepat/o
liver
74
hyster/o
uterus
75
iatr/o
physician or treatment
76
immun/o
immune
77
kinesi/o
movement
78
lip/o
fat
79
my/o
muscle
80
nephr/o
kidney
81
neur/o
nerve
82
oste/o
bone
83
ot/o
ear
84
path/o
disease
85
phleb/o
vein
86
pleur/o
pleura
87
pneum/o
lung or air
88
psych/o
mind
89
pulmon/o
lung
90
pyel/o
renal pelvis
91
ren/o
kidney
92
rhin/o
nose
93
scler/o
hard
94
splen/o
spleen
95
thorac/o
chest
96
trache/o
trachea
97
ur/o
urine
98
vas/o
vessel
99
-algia
pain
100
-cele
hernia
101
-desis
binding
102
-ectomy
removal
103
-emia
blood condition
104
-genesis
formation
105
-gram
record
106
-graphy
process of recording
107
-itis
inflammation
108
-lysis
breakdown
109
-malacia
softening
110
-megaly
enlargement
111
-oma
tumor
112
-osis
abnormal condition
113
-paresis
weakness
114
-pathy
disease
115
-penia
deficiency
116
-pexy
fixation
117
-phagia
swallowing
118
-phobia
fear
119
-plasia
development
120
-plasty
surgical repair
121
-poiesis
production
122
-ptosis
drooping
123
-rrhage
bursting forth
124
-rrhagia
excessive bleeding
125
-rrhea
flow or discharge
126
-sclerosis
hardening
127
-scope
instrument for viewing
128
-scopy
process of viewing
129
-spasm
involuntary contraction
130
-stasis
stopping or controlling
131
-stenosis
narrowing
132
-tomy
incision
133
-trophy
development
134
Term
Meaning
135
Appendectomy
Removal of appendix
136
Cholecystectomy
Removal of gallbladder
137
Mastectomy
Removal of breast
138
Hysterectomy
Removal of uterus
139
Angioplasty
Surgical repair / widening of blood vessel
140
Arthroscopy
Visual examination of joint
141
Laparoscopy
Visual examination of abdomen
142
Colonoscopy
Visual examination of colon
143
Gastroscopy
Visual examination of stomach
144
Bronchoscopy
Visual examination of bronchus
145
Thoracotomy
Incision into chest
146
Cystoscopy
Visual examination of bladder
147
Nephrectomy
Removal of kidney
148
Myocardial Infarction
Heart attack
149
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart fails to pump effectively
150
Stroke
CVA / Cerebrovascular accident
151
Pneumonia
Inflammation of lung tissue
152
Asthma
Chronic airway inflammation
153
Fracture
Bone break
154
Osteoarthritis
Degenerative joint disease
155
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Autoimmune joint disease
156
Diabetes Mellitus
High blood sugar disorder
157
Hypertension
High blood pressure
158
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
159
Urinary Tract Infection
Infection of urinary system
160
Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of stomach & intestines
161
Hepatitis
Inflammation of liver
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