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KHS-Med Term Exam
Term | Definition |
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ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
-algia | pain |
ambul | walk |
an | not, without |
anti | against |
appendic/o | appendix |
arthr/o | joint |
-blast | developing cell |
blephar/o | eyelid |
brachi/o | arm |
brady- | slow |
bucc/o | cheek |
burs/o | bursa |
cardi/o | heart |
carp/o | wrist |
caud/o | tail |
cyt/o | cell |
-cyte | cell |
dys- | difficult, painful, bad |
electr/o | electricity |
-emia | blood condition |
end/o | in, within |
enter/o | small intestine |
epi | on, upon |
erythr/o | red |
esophag/o | esophagus |
fasci/o | fascia |
fibr/o | fiber |
gastr/o | stomach |
-gen | producing |
gingiv/o | gums |
-gram | recorded picture |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hemi | half |
hepat/o | liver |
hyper | over, excessive |
-ic | pertaining to |
infer/o | below, under |
-itis | inflammation |
-ium | pertaining to |
kinesi/o | movement |
labi/o, cheil/o | lips |
later/o | lateral (side) |
lei/o | smooth |
leuk/o | white |
lys/o | destruction |
-lysis | destruction |
macr/o | large |
-malacia | softening |
mandibul/o | mandible |
medi/o | medial (middle) |
mega | large |
-megaly | enlargement |
metr/i | uterus |
mon/o | one |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow |
nephr | kidney |
-ologist | one who studies, specialist |
-ology | study of |
-oma | tumor |
para | beyond or both limps |
peri | around |
-phagia | swallowing |
-phasia | speaking |
-philia | love |
phren | diaphragm |
plasm/o | plasma |
-plasty | repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
poly | many |
pro | before |
quad | four |
rect/o | rectum |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhexis | rupture |
scoli/o | curved |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
stomat/o | mouth |
sub- | under |
tachy | fast |
tendin/o | tendon |
-trophy | development |