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Med Term Terms 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastr- | stomach |
| cardi- | heart |
| megal- | enlarged |
| -itis | inflammation |
| dermat- | skin |
| 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 |
| -algia | pain |
| crani- | skull |
| end- | inside, within |
| hemi- | half |
| -oid | like |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| 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(at)- | blood |
| ost- | bone |
| psycho- | mind |
| lip- | fat |
| my- | muscle |
| lith- | stone |
| ophthalm- opt- | eye |
| proct- | anus |
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extremities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original, production |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o)- | 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, counter |
| -iasis | condition |
| trans- | through, across |
| brady- | slow |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| cyt- | cell |
| odont- | tooth |
| leuk- | white |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| cheil- | lip |
| -cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, 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 |
| macul- | spot |
| -pexy | suspension |
| onco- | tumor |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle- | gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux | big toe |
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