MNT I Terminology Test 2

a-, an-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

-algia

pain

ante-

before

-atrophy

wasting

brady-

slow

-centisis

puncturing of a cavity

chem/o-

chemical

circus-

around

cis/o

to cut

-dynia

pain, painful

dys-

pain

echo-, eco

outer-side

-ectomy

excision of

-emia

blood

en-, endo-

inside, within

epi-

over, surrounding

eu-

normal, good

ex, ex/o

outside, out

-genesis

produce, originate

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

under

infra-

below, beneath

inter-

between

-ism

medical condition, disease

-itis

inflammation of

macro-

large

-mania

madness

meso-

middle

micro-

small

multi-

many

nulli-

none

-oid

resembling

oligo-

little, small

-ologist

one who studies

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-orrhagia

hemorrhage

-orrhea

flow, discharge

-osis, -a, -y

condition of, usually abnormal

-ostomy

forming a new opening

-otomy

incision into

pan-

all

-pathy

disease

peri-

around about

-phobia

excessive fear

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

primi-

first

pseudo-

false

-scope, -scopy

look, examine

secundi-

second

-stenosis

narrowing

sub-, hypo

below, under

supra-, super-

above, over

sym-, syn-

together

-tome

instrument that cuts

-toxin

poision

-tripsy

rubbing, crushing