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Medical Terminology
lesson 1
Term | Definition |
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gastr | stomach |
cardi | heart |
megal | enlarged |
itis | inflammation |
dermat | skin |
plast | surgical repair |
cerebr | brain |
path | disease |
ectomy | surgical removal |
enter | intestines |
osis | any condition |
otomy | cut into |
aden | gland |
angi | vessel |
oma | tumor |
nephr | kidney |
hepat | liver |
arthr | joint |
blephar | eyelid |
ologist | specialist |
rhin | nose |
gingiv | gum |
malacia | soft |
ology | the study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
algie | pain |
crani | skull |
end | inside,within |
hemi | half |
oid | like |
hyper | above |
cyst | sac containing fluid |
chole | bile |
hypo | under |
scop | observe |
hyster | uterus |
ostomy | create an opening |
para | beside,beyond |
lysis | loosening,destruction |
cervic | neck |
chondr | cartilage |
cyan | blue |
hem | blood |
ost | bone |
psycho | mind |
lip | fat |
my | myscle |
lith | stone |
ophthalm | eye |
proct | anus |
cost | rib |
gram | record |
acro | extremities |
rhexis | break,burst |
carcin | cancer |
penia | decrease |
gen | original,production |
burso | sac |
retro | backwards |
trip | rub,friction |
strept | twist |
desis | binding |
mani | madness |
glosso | tongue |
trophy | development |
supra | above |
ptosis | falling |
dyn | pain |
mast | breast |
rrhaphy | suture |
dent | teeth |
cephal | head |
auto | self |
epi | upon |
hydro | water |
lobo | section |
emesis | vomiting |
contra | against |
iasis | condition |
trans | through,across |
brady | slow |
ectasis | expansion |
cyt | cell |
odont | tooth |
leuk | white |
esthesia | sensation |
cantho | angle at the end of the eye |
steno | norrow |
cheil | lip |
cele | hernia |
benign | not cancerous |
semen | seed |
celio | abdomen |
erythro | red |
vaso | vessel |
melan | black |
cauda | tail |
lingua | tongue |
myring | eardrum |
spondyl | spinal column |
ovar | egg |
centesis | puncture |
oto | ear |
bili | bile |
squam | scale |
mening | membrane |
cec | blind passage |
mancul | spot |
pexy | suspension |
onco | tumor |
or | mouth |
sub | under |
spiro | coil |
lacrim | tear |
viscero | organ |
lact | milk |
onych | nail |
thorac | chest |
pyle | gate |
vesic | bladder |
sphenic | wedge |
myel | marrow,spinal cord |
anti | against |
myco | fungus |
hallux | big toe |
physio | nature |
bucc | cheek |
palpebr | eyelid |
plasia | development |
rug | wrinkle,fold,crease |
aur | ear |
acoust | hearing |
colp | hollow,vagina |
phon | voice,sound |
leio | smooth |
cor | heart |
ren | kidney |
orchi | testis |
encephal | brain |
thalam | inner chamber |
plexus | braid |
cilia | eyelash |
dendr | tree,branching |
phleb | vein |
pilo | hair |
histo | tissue |
stoma | mouth |
tympan | eardrum |
umbilic | navel |
salpingo | tube |