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Medical Terminology
Root words for MT
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 in the study of |
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 / less than normal |
-scope- | 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- | eye |
proct- | anus |
cholecyst | gallbladder |
cost | ribs |
gram | record |
acro | extremities |
rhexis | burst, break |
carcin | cancer |
penia | decrease, deficiency |
gen | original, production |
burso | sac |
retro | backwards, behind |
trip | rub, friction |
tripsy | crushing |
strept | twist |
desis | binding |
mani | madness |
glosso | tongue |
trophy | development |
supra | above |
ptosis | falling |
dyn | pain |
mast | breast |
rrhaphy | suture , stitches |
dent | teeth |
cephal | head |
auto | self |
epi | upon |
hydro- | water |
megalomania | obsession with greatness |
mania | obsession |
lobo- | section |
emesis- | vomiting |
contra- | against, counter |
-iasis | condition |
trans- | through, across |
brady- | slow |
-ectasis | expansion, stretching |
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, vertebra |
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- | great toe |
emet- | vomit |
physio- | nature, body |
bucco- | cheek |
palpebr- | eyelid |
plasia- | development |
rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
aur- | ear |
acousti- | hearing |
colpo- | hollow, vagina |
phon- | voice, sound |
leio- | smooth |
cor- | heart |
ren- | kidney |
orchi- | testis |
thalam- | inner chamber |
plexus | braid |
celia- | eyelash |
dendr- | tree, branching |
phleb- | vein |
pilo- | hair |
histo- | tissue |
stoma- | mouth |
tympan- | eardrum |
umbilic- | navel |
salpingo- | tube |
helio- | sun |
astr- | star shaped |
-asthenia | weakness |
facia- | sheet, band |
iso- | equal |
tarso- | ankle |
-tope | place |
pod- | foot |
malign- | bad |
adnexa- | ties |
ocul- | eye |
lapar- | abdominal wall |
dacry- | tear |
ment- | mind |
part- | labor, bring forth |
sclera- | hard |
somato- | body |
trachel- | neck |
sinus | hollow space |
hypno- | sleep |
sept- | wall, fence |
scirrh- | hard |
antr- | cavity |
-crine | to secrete |
dura- | hard |
pneum- | lung |
phage- | to eat |
phren- | mind |
corne- | horny |
plak- | plate |
iris- | rainbow |
kerat- | horny |
pulmo- | lung |
ptyal- | saliva |
alveol- | cavity |
oophor- | ovary |
oment- | covering |
sedat- | quiet, calm |
furca- | fork-shaped |
radic- | root |
radi- | ray |
fistul- | pipe |
edema | swelling |
dactyl- | finger, toe |
metabol- | change |
pariet- | wall |
ependym- | wrapping |
gravid | pregnant |
aer- | air |
glyco- | sweet |
tarso- 2 | framework of the eyelid |
cheir- | hand |
calc- | heel, stone |
cine- | move |
digit | finger, toe |
dors- | back |
gangli- | swelling |
gemin- | twin |
grad- | walk, take steps |
gran- | grain, particle |
labi- | lip |
micr- | small |
peps- | digest |
pleur- | rib, side |
mamm- | breast |
colla- | glue |
later- | side |
rachi- | spinal column |
phob- | fear |
phot- | light |
dys- | bad |
cut- | skin |
en- | in |
peri- | about, around |
pro- | in front of, before |
mechano- | machine |
dynam- | power |
osmo- | odor |
traumat- | wound |
trich- | hair |
maxill- | upper jawbone |
an-, a- | without, not |
phak- | lens |
pre- | in front of, before |
strict- | draw tight |
turbin- | shaped like a top |
ameb- | change |
semi- | half |
neo- | new |
hormone | excite |
therm- | heat |
syn-, sym- | together |
vuls- | twitch, pull |
post- | after |
metr- | uterus |
tegument- | covering, skin |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
ramus- | branch |
neuro- | nerve |
thromb- | lump, clot |
ab- | away from, not |
-plegia | paralysis |
ante- | 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- | pull, draw |
somni- | sleep |
pharmac- | drug |
lumbo- | loins |
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- | ureter |
laryng- | larynx |
bronch- | bronchus |
col- | colon |
esophage- | esophagus |
bi- | two, double, both |
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 |
class- | break |
duct- | tube |
fiss- | split |
ger- | old |
heter- | other |
infer- | under |
hom- | same |
olfact- | smell |
orth- | straight |
gyn- | female |
pachy- | thick |
phrag- | fence |
poster- | back part |
cata- | down |
platy- | flat |
pseud- | fake |
schiz- | split |
proxim- | nearest |
scol- | curved |
apo- | away from |
di- | twice |
dia- | through |
eury- | broad |
pect- | chest |
necr- | dead |
mi- | less |
morph- | form |
dis- | apart |
fac- | make, do |
lept- | slender |
lymph- | watery fluid |
meta- | beyond |
rrhag- | burst, burst forth |
sta- | stand |
ton- | stretch |
volv- | to roll |
splanchn- | internal organs |
rrhe | flow |
med- | middle |
xer- | dry |
per- | throughout |
blast- | bud |