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Medical Terminology
350 Med-Terms
Term | Definition |
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ptosis | falling |
gen | original, production |
glosso | tongue |
gram | record |
hem(at) | blood |
hemi | half |
hydro | water |
ostomy | create an opening |
ost | bone |
para | beside, beyond |
ophtalm | eye |
oid | like |
odont | tooth |
melan | black |
my | muscle |
mani | madness |
lysis | loosening, destruction |
lith | stone |
lobo | section |
leuk | white |
lingua | tongue |
iasis | condition |
hyster | uterus |
hypo | under |
hyper | above, more than normal |
epi | upon |
end | inside, within |
emesis | vomiting |
erythro | red |
dyn | pain |
esthesia | sensation |
dent | teeth |
cyst | sac containing fluid |
cyan | blue |
crani | skull |
cost | rib |
chondr | cartilage |
chole | bile |
cervic | neck |
cauda | tail |
cephal | head |
carcin | cancer |
cyt | cell |
cheil | lip |
cele | hernia |
benign | mild, not cancerous |
burso | sac |
brady | slow |
auto | self |
algia | pain |
acro | extremities |
vaso | vessels |
trip | friction, rubbing |
trans | through, across |
supra | above |
strept | twist |
scop | observe |
steno | narrow, contracted |
semen | seed |
rhexis | burst, break |
retr(o) | backwards |
psycho | mind |
proct | anus |
penia | decrease |
otomy | cut into |
osis | any condition |
ologist | specialist |
ology | the study of |
nephr | kidney |
megal | enlarged |
malacia | soft |
itis | inflammation |
oma | tumor |
arthr | joint |
hepat | liver |
enter | intestines |
ectomy | surgical removal |
dermat | skin |
cerebr | brain |
cardi | heart |
blephar | eyelid |
angi | vessels |
aden | gland |
gastr | stomach |
gingiv | gum |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
myring | eardrum |
mast | breast |
lip | fat |
ectasis | expansion |
desis | binding |
contra | against, counter |
celio | abdomen |
cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
trophy | development |
spondyl | spinal column, vertebrae |
rrhaphy | suture |
rhin | nose |
plast | surgical repair |
path | disease |
pneum | lung |
crine | to secrete |
phren | mind |
corne | horny |
iris | rainbow |
kerat | horny |
pulmo | lung |
alveol | cavity |
radi | ray |
edema | swelling |
dactyl | finger, toe |
metabol(e) | change |
aer | air |
glyco | sweet |
spiro | coil |
sub | under |
or | mouth |
oto | ear |
centesis | puncture |
scirr(h) | hard |
lacrim | tear |
squam | scale |
bili | bile |
pyle | gate |
onych | nail, claw |
lact | milk |
mening | membrane |
myel | marrow |
sphenic | wedge |
pexy | suspension |
hallux | big toe |
physio | nature |
bucc(o) | cheek |
palpebr | eyelid |
plasia | development |
rug | wrinkle, fold, crease |
aur | ear |
acoust(i) | hearing |
colpo | hollow, vagina |
phon | sound |
leio | smooth |
cor | heart |
encephal | brain |
thalam | inner chamber |
dendr | tree, branching |
phleb | vein |
tympan | eardrum |
umbilic | navel |
salpingo | tube |
asthenia | weakness |
iso | equal |
tarso | ankle |
pod | foot |
ocul | eye |
lapar | abdominal wall |
ment | mind |
dacry | tear |
scler(a) | hard |
trachel | neck |
sinus | hollow space |
hypno | sleep |
antr | cavity |
dura | hard |
anti | against |
fascia | sheet |
plexus | braid |
cec | blind passage |
macul | spot |
vesic | bladder |
viscero | organ |
ren | kidney |
sept | wall, fence |
phage | to eat |
plak | plate |
oment | covering |
sedat | quiet, calm |
furca | fork-shaped |
radic | root |
fistul | pipe |
pariet | wall |
gravid | pregnant |
onco | tumor |
ovar | egg |
orchi | testis |
pilo | hair |
histo | tissue |
stoma | mouth |
helio | sun |
astr | star shaped |
tope | place |
somato | body |
adnexa | ties |
malign | bad |
cilia | eyelash |
myco | fungus |
thorac | chest |
ependym | wrapping |
part | labor, bring forth |
oophor | ovary |
ptyal | saliva |
tarso | framework of the upper eyelid |
cheir | hand |
digit | finger, toe |
dors | back |
gangli | swelling |
grad | walk, take steps |
micr | small |
later | side |
phob | fear |
phot | light |
peri | about, around |
trich | hair |
maxill | upper jaw bone |
pre | in front of, before |
post | after |
tegument | skin, covering |
pharmac | drug |
somni | sleep |
plegia | paralysis |
thel | nipple |
tumor | swelling |
macro | large |
tens | stretch |
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 |
rrhag | burst forth |
sta | stand |
ton | stretch |
volv | to roll |
splanchn | internal organs |
rrhe | flow |
med | middle |
xer | dry |
per | throughout |
blast | bud |
cine | move |
calc | heel, stone |
gemin | twin |
gran | grain, particle |
labi | lip |
pept | digest |
pleur | rib, side |
mamm | breast |
colla | glue |
rachi | spinal column |
dys | bad |
cut | skin |
en | in |
mechano | machine |
pro | in front of, before |
dynam | power |
osmo | odors |
traumat | wound |
an, a | without, not |
phak | lens |
strict | draw tight |
turbin | shaped like a top |
ameb | change |
semi | half |
neo | new |
hormone | excite |
therm | heat |
syn | together |
vuls(e) | twitch, pull |
metr | uterus |
pan | all |
poly | many |
ramus | branching |
neuro | nerve |
lumbo | loins |
thromb | lump, clot |
ab | away from, not |
ante | before |
ex | out, away from |
lien | spleen |
vestibule | entrance |
puer | child |
sarc | flesh |
proli | offspring |
lal | speech |
intra | within |
inter | between |
infra | beneath |
cryo | cold |
mal | bad |
glom | ball |
spas | draw, pull |
meta | beyond |