unit of measurement of liquid(=one tenth of a little)1/10公升
di-
two
diglossia: a double tongue使用两种语言
dia-
through; between; apart; across
diathermy: process of (treating) through heat
透热疗法
dis-
reversal or separate
disintegrate: to come to pieces分解，破裂
dys-
bad; difficult; disordered
dysarthrosis: deformity or malformation of a joint关节变形
echo-
sound
echocardiography: ultrasonography of the heart心回波描记，超声心动描记术
ect-/
ecto-
outside or outer
ecchondroma: benign tumor on the surface of cartilage or bone外生软骨瘤
en-
in; within
enostosis: benign growth inside a bone内生骨疣
endo-
inside
endocardium: membrane which lines the heart心内膜
epi-
on; over
epidermis: outer layer of skin表皮
ery-
red
erythrocyte: mature non-nucleated red blood cell红细胞
eso-
inward; within(向内)
esotropia: turning inward of the eye内斜视
eu-
good
eugenics: study of how to improve the human race by genetic selection优生学
ex-/ exo-
out of
exhale: to breath out 呼出
extra-
outside
extracapsular: outside a capsule囊外的
hemi-
half
hemiplegia: severe paralysis affecting one side of the body 偏瘫,半身麻痹,半身不遂
hydro-
water
hydrocele: collection of watery liquid found in a cavity such as the scrotum阴囊积水
hyper-
higher or too much
hyperglycaemia: excess of glucose in the blood高血糖症
hypo-
less or too little
hypokalaemia: deficiency of potassium in the blood 低血钾
in-
in or into
inbreeding: breeding between a closely related male and female 近亲交配
in-
not
incoherent: not able to speak in a way which makes sense语无伦次
infra-
below or beneath
infrapatellar: below or beneath the patella髌
inter-
between
interlobular: between lobules小叶间的
intra-
inside
intramedullary: inside the bone marrow or spinal cord 髓内
itro-
into
introvert: person who thinks only about himself and his own mental state性格内向的人
mal-
bad or abnormal
malfunction: abnormal working of an argan机器等运转失常；失灵；出现故障
meta-
changes
metaplasia: change of one tissue to another
化生，转化，组织变形
micro-
very small
microcyte: abnormally small red blood cell小红细胞
mid-
middle
midcarpal: between the two rows of carpal bones腕骨间的
milli-
one thousandth
milligram: unit of measurement of weight 毫克
mis-
error or wrong
miscarriage: spontaneous abortion流产
multi-
many
multigravida: a woman who is pregnant and has been pregnant at least twice before 经产孕妇
noct-
at night
nocturia: passing abnormally large quantity of urine when asleep in bed at night夜尿症
nona-
nine or the nineth
nonagon: flat shape which has n
ine sides九边形
octa-
eight
octan: every eight days八日热；每隔八日发一次的
odont-
teeth
odontology: study of teeth and associated structures, and their disorders
onco-
tumours
oncology: scientific study of new gowths肿瘤学
oro-
mouth
orolingual: pertaining to the mouth and tongue口与舌的
pachy-
thickening
pachysomia: condition where soft tissues of the body become abnormally thick躯体肥厚
pali-/
palin-
against; pathologic repetition病态的重复
palindromic: (disease) which recurs
复发的，再发的
pan-/pant-/
panto-
all
pancytopenia: abnormal depression of all the cellular elements of the blodd全血细胞减少症
para-
similar to or near; changed or beyond
paralyse or paralyze: to weaken (muscles) so that they cannot function使麻痹，使瘫痪
pen-/
penta-
five
pentosuria: excretion of pentoses in the urine
戊糖尿
per-
through
percutaneous: done or administered through the skin经皮的，由皮的
peri-
around
pericystitis: inflammation of tissue around the bladder膀胱周炎
pero-
deformed or defective畸形有缺陷的
peromelia: congenital deformity of the limbs
四肢不全
pharmaco-
drugs
pharmacology: study of drugs or medicines, and their action, properties and characteristics药理学，药物学
pleo-/
pleio-
too many
pleokaryocyte: condition where a greater than normal number of cells in cerebrospinal fluid多核细胞
pluri-
more
pluriglandular: pertaining to or affecting several glands多线性的
pneum-/
pneunmo-
air or the lungs; breathing
pneumonia: inflammation of a lung
肺炎
poly-
touching many organs
polyphagia: condition where a patient eats too much; morbid desire for every king of food 多食症，杂食症
post-
after or later
postprandial: after a meal 餐后的
pre-
before of in front of
premature: early or before the normal time 过早的，早产
presby-
old age
presbyopia: an old person’s sight fails gradually老花眼
pro-/
supin-/
pron-
before or in front of
lying on the back
bend forward
prognosis: prediction of the outcome of a disease预测；预后
quadri-/
quint-
four
five/fifth
quadruplet or quad: one of four babies born to a mother at the same time四胞胎
radio-
ray or radiation
radiotherapy: treating a disease by exposing the affected part to radioactive 放射疗法
semi-
half
semiptosis: the downward sagging of half or part of an organ 轻度睑下垂
sub-
under
submucous: under the mucous membrane粘膜下层的；粘膜下的
super-
above; extremely
superalbuminosis: abnormal increase of albumin白蛋白过多
syn-
with; joint
syndesmosis: joint where the ones are tightly linked by ligaments 韧带联合
supra-
above; over
suprarenal: (situated) above a kidney 肾
上腺
tachy-
fast
tachycardia: rapid beating of the heart 心动过速
tetra-
four
tetracycline: antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial diseases 四环素
trans-
across; through; beyond
transmission: the transfer, as of a disease, from one person to another 传染
tri-
three
tricephalus: a fetus with three heads 三头畸胎
ultra-
beyond; excess
ultrasonics: the science dealing with ultrasonic sound waves 超声波学
uni-
one
uniglandular: affecting only one gland 单腺的
xen(o)-
strange; foreign
xenograft: a graft of tissue transplant between animals of different species 异种移植物