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Med Term 2009
medical terminology
Question | Answer | |
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gastr | stomach | |
cardi | heart | |
megal | enlarge | |
itis | inflammation | |
dermat | skin | |
plast | surgical repair | |
cerebr | brain | |
path | disease | |
ectomy | surgical removal | |
enter | intestines | |
osis | any condition | |
otomy | to cut into | |
aden | gland | |
angi | vessel | |
oma | tumor | |
nephr | kidney | |
hepat | liver | |
arthr | joint | |
blephar | eyelid | |
ologist | spacialist, one who does | |
rhin | nose | |
gingiv | gum | |
malacia | softening | |
ology | study of | |
spasm | involuntary contraction | |
algia | pain | |
crani | skull | |
end | within | |
hemi | half | |
oid | like | |
hyper | above | |
cyst | sac containing fluid | |
chole | bile | |
hypo | under | |
scope | observe | |
hyster | uterus | |
ostomy | create an opneing | |
para | beyond, beside | |
lysis | loosening, destruction | |
cervic | neck | |
chondr | cartilage | |
cyan | blue | |
hem(at) | blood | |
ost | bone | |
psycho | mind | |
lip | fat | |
my | muscle | |
lith | stone | |
ophthlm opt | eye | |
proct | anus | |
cost | rib | |
gram | record | |
acro | extremities | |
rhexis | break, burst | |
carcin | cancer | |
penia | decrease | |
gen | orignal, production | |
burso | sac | |
retro | backwards | |
trip | rub, crush | |
strept | twist | |
desis | binding | |
mani | madness | |
glosso | tongue | |
trophy | development | |
supra | above | |
ptosis | falling | |
dyn (odyn) | pain | |
mast | breast | |
rrhaphy | suture | |
dent | teeth | |
cephal | head | |
auto | self | |
epi | upon | |
hydro | water, fliud | |
lobo | section | |
emesis | vomiting | |
contra | counter, against | |
iasis | cindition | |
trans | through, across | |
brady | slow | |
ectasis | expansion | |
cyt | cell | |
odont | tooth | |
leuk | white | |
esthesia | sensation, feeling | |
cantho | angle of the eyelid | |
steno | narrowing | |
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 | punture | |
oto | ear | |
bili | bile | |
squam | scaly | |
mening | membrane | |
cec | blind passage | |
macul | spot | |
pexy | suspension | |
onco | tumor | |
or | mouth | |
cub | under | |
spiro | coil | |
lacrim | tear | |
viscero | organ | |
lact | milk | |
onych | nail | |
thorac | chest | |
pyle | gate | |
vesic | bladder | |
sphenic | wedge-shaped | |
myel | marrow, spinal cord | |
anti | against, prevent | |
myco | fungus | |
hallux | great toe | |
physio | nature | |
bucco | cheek | |
palpebr | eyelid | |
plasia | development | |
rug | wrinkle, foldm crease | |
aur | ear | |
acousti | hearing | |
colpo | vagina | |
phon | voice | |
leio | smooth | |
cor | heart | |
ren | kidney | |
orchi | testes | |
encephal | brain | |
thalam | inner chamber | |
plexus | braid | |
cilia | eyelash | |
dendr | branching | |
phleb | vein | |
pilo | hair | |
histo | tissue | |
stoma | mouth | |
tympan | eardrum | |
umbilic | navel | |
salpingo | tube | |
helio | sun | |
astr | star-shaped | |
asthenia | weakness | |
fascia | sheet, band | |
iso | equal | |
tope | location, place | |
pod | foot | |
malign | bad | |
adnexa | connection, tie | |
ocul | eye | |
lapar | abdominal wall | |
dacry | tear | |
ment | mind | |
part | labor | |
sclera | hard, white of the eye | |
somato | body | |
trachel | neck | |
sinus | hollow space | |
hypno | sleep | |
sept | wall, fence | |
scirrh | hard tumor | |
antr | cavity | |
crine | to secrete | |
dura | hard membrane | |
pneum | lung | |
phage | to eat | |
phren | mind | |
corne | horny | |
plak | plate | |
iris | rainbow | |
kerat | horny | |
pulmon | lung | |
ptyal | saliva | |
alveol | cavity | |
oophor | ovary | |
oment | covering | |
sedat | quiet, calm | |
furca | fork-shapd | |
radic | root, orgin | |
radi | beam, ray | |
fistul | pipe | |
edema | swelling | |
dactyl | finger, toe | |
metabole | change | |
pariet | wall | |
ependym | wrapping | |
gravid | pregnant | |
aer | air | |
glyco | sweet, sugar | |
tarso | ankle | |
tarso | framework of the eyelid | |
cheir chir | hand | |
calc | heel, stone | |
cine kine | movement | |
digit | finger, toe | |
dors | back | |
gangli | swelling | |
gemin | twin | |
grad | walk, take steps | |
gran | grain, particles | |
labi | lip | |
micr | small | |
peps | digest | |
pleur | pleura, side, rib | |
mamm | breast | |
colla | glue | |
later | side | |
rachi | spinal column | |
phob | fear | |
phot | light | |
dys | bad | |
cut | skin | |
en | in | |
peri | around, about | |
pro | in front of, before | |
mechano | machine | |
dynam | power | |
osmo | odor | |
traumat | wound, injury | |
trich | hair | |
maxill | upper jawbone | |
an a | with out, not | |
phak | lens | |
pre | in front of, before | |
strict | draw tight | |
turbin | top-shaped | |
ameb | change | |
semi | half | |
neo | new | |
hormone | to excite | |
therm | heat | |
syn sym | together | |
vuls | twith, pull | |
post | after | |
metr | uterus | |
tegument | skin | |
pan | all | |
poly | many | |
ramus | branch | |
neuro | nerve | |
thromb | lump, clot | |
ab | away from, not | |
plegia | pralysis | |
ant | before | |
thel | nipple | |
ex | out, away from | |
lein | spleen | |
tumor | swelling | |
vestibule | entrance | |
puer | child | |
sarc | flesh | |
proli | offspring | |
macro | large | |
lal | speech | |
intra | within | |
inter | between | |
infra | beneath | |
cryo | cold | |
mal | bad | |
glom | ball | |
tens | stretch | |
spas | draw, pull | |
somni | slep | |
pharmac | drug | |
lombo | loin | |
arter | artery | |
appendic | appendix | |
thyro | thyroid | |
splen | spleen | |
ovario | ovary | |
adreno | adrenal gland | |
basi | base | |
pelvi | pelvis | |
vena | vein | |
urethr | urethra | |
utero | uterus | |
sacro | sacrum | |
pharyng | pharynx | |
duodeno | duodenum | |
ureter | ereter | |
laryng | larynx | |
bronch | bronchus | |
col | colon | |
esophag | esophagus | |
bi | two | |
tri | three | |
ile | ileum | |
ili | ilium | |
lig | ligament | |
therap | therapy | |
ventr | front | |
vert | turn | |
eu | good | |
ambi | both | |
amphi | around, on both sides | |
brachy | short | |
capit | head | |
cau | burn | |
clas | break | |
duct | tube | |
fiss | split | |
ger | old | |
heter | other | |
infer | under | |
hom | same | |
olfact | smell | |
orth | straighten | |
gyn | female | |
pachy | thick | |
phrage | fence | |
poster | back part | |
cata | down | |
platy | flat | |
pseud | false | |
schiz | split | |
proxim | nearest | |
scol | curved | |
apo | away from, lacking | |
di | twice | |
dia | through | |
eury | braod, wide | |
pect | chest | |
necr | dead | |
mi | less, smaller | |
morph | form, shape | |
dis | apart | |
fac | make, do | |
lept | slender | |
lymph | watery fluid | |
meta | beyond, change | |
rrhag | burst forth | |
sta | stand | |
ton | stretch | |
volv | to roll | |
splanchn | internal organ | |
rrhe | flow | |
med | middle | |
xer | dry | |
per | through, out | |
blast | bud, sprout |