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ana-
up, toward, apart
TERM 2
dys-
DEFINITION 2
bad, abnormal, painful, dificult
TERM 3
epi-
DEFINITION 3
upon, over, above, on top
TERM 4
hyper-
DEFINITION 4
excessive, abnormally high, above
TERM 5
meta-
DEFINITION 5
after, change
neo-
new
TERM 7
aden/o
DEFINITION 7
gland
TERM 8
carcin/o
DEFINITION 8
cancer
TERM 9
chem/o
DEFINITION 9
chemistry
TERM 10
cyt/o
DEFINITION 10
cell
lymph/o
clear water or fluid
TERM 17
mal/o
DEFINITION 17
bad
TERM 18
melan/o
DEFINITION 18
dark, black
TERM 19
my/o
DEFINITION 19
muscle
TERM 20
neur/o
DEFINITION 20
sinew or cord, nerve, fascia
nucl/o, nucle/o
kernel, nucleus
TERM 22
onc/o
DEFINITION 22
tumor
TERM 23
organ/o
DEFINITION 23
tool
TERM 24
oste/o
DEFINITION 24
bone
TERM 25
radi/o
DEFINITION 25
light energy, radiation; spoke of a wheel, radius
-gen
producing, formation, causing
TERM 32
-genesis
DEFINITION 32
origin, cause
TERM 33
-genic
DEFINITION 33
pertaining to formation, causing, producing
TERM 34
-ic
DEFINITION 34
pertaining to
TERM 35
-logist
DEFINITION 35
one who studies
-logy
study of
TERM 37
-oid
DEFINITION 37
resembling
TERM 38
-oma
DEFINITION 38
abnormal swelling, tumor
TERM 39
-osis
DEFINITION 39
condition of
TERM 40
-plasia
DEFINITION 40
shape, formation
-therapy
treatment
TERM 47
-um
DEFINITION 47
pertaining to
TERM 48
a-
DEFINITION 48
without, absence of
TERM 49
an-
DEFINITION 49
without, absence of
TERM 50
ep-
DEFINITION 50
upon, over, above, on top
epi-
upon, above, over, on top
TERM 52
hyper-
DEFINITION 52
excessive, abnormally high, above
TERM 53
intra-
DEFINITION 53
within
TERM 54
par-
DEFINITION 54
near, along side, departure from normal
TERM 55
per-
DEFINITION 55
through
carcin/o
cancer
TERM 62
cellul/o
DEFINITION 62
small chamber
TERM 63
crypt/o
DEFINITION 63
hidden
TERM 64
cutane/o
DEFINITION 64
skin
TERM 65
derm/o, dermat/o
DEFINITION 65
skin
elast/o
change shape
TERM 67
eryth/o, erythr/o
DEFINITION 67
red
TERM 68
fibr/o
DEFINITION 68
fiber
TERM 69
heter/o
DEFINITION 69
other
TERM 70
hidr/o
DEFINITION 70
sweat
necr/o
death
TERM 77
onych/o
DEFINITION 77
nail
TERM 78
pachy/o
DEFINITION 78
thick
TERM 79
pedicul/o
DEFINITION 79
body louse
TERM 80
rhytid/o
DEFINITION 80
wrinkle
sarc/o
flesh, meat
TERM 82
scler/o
DEFINITION 82
thick, hard; sclera
TERM 83
seb/o
DEFINITION 83
sebum, or oil
TERM 84
trich/o
DEFINITION 84
hair
TERM 85
xer/o
DEFINITION 85
dry
-genic
pertaining to producing, formation, causing
TERM 92
-ia
DEFINITION 92
condition of
TERM 93
-is
DEFINITION 93
pertaining to
TERM 94
-ite
DEFINITION 94
condition
TERM 95
-itis
DEFINITION 95
inflammation
-malacia
softening
TERM 97
-oma
DEFINITION 97
abnormal swelling, tumor
TERM 98
-opsy
DEFINITION 98
view of
TERM 99
-osis
DEFINITION 99
condition of
TERM 100
-ous
DEFINITION 100
pertaining to
