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Med Terms 3
Patient Care
Term | Definition |
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abort | to miscarry |
acanth | thorn |
acoust | hearing |
acro | extremity,point |
adeno | gland |
adhes | stuck to |
adip | fat |
adreno | adrenal gland |
albin | white |
ambul | to walk |
amputat | to cut through |
andro | man |
angio | vessel |
ankyl | stiffening, crooked |
arachn | spider |
arche | beginning |
arterio | artery |
arth | joint |
aspirat | to draw in |
atelo | imperfect |
arthero | fatty substance |
axill | arm pit |
bio | life |
blepharo | eyelid |
brachi | arm |
bucco | cheek |
calci | calcium |
carcin | cancer |
cardi | heart |
caud | tail |
celi | abdomen |
cheil | lip |
cephal | head |
cerebro | brain |
cerv | neck |
chemo | chemical |
chiro | hand |
chole | bile |
chondr | cartilage |
chyme | juice |
cirrho | orange-yellow |
claudicat | limp |
coagul | to clot |
colo | colon |
colpo | vagina |
comat | deep sleep |
concuss | shaken violently |
coni | dust |
constipat | to press together |
cor | pupil |
corpor | body |
cost | rib |
cox | hip |
crani | skull |
creatin | flesh,creatine |
crine | to secrete |
cyro | cold |
crypt | hidden |
cyto | cell |
cysto | bladder, sac |
dacry | tear |
dactyl | finger or toe |
denti | tooth |
derm | skin |
duro | dura, hard |
echo | echo |
ectop | displaced |
ego | self |
embol | to cast, to throw |
eme | to vomit |
encephal | brain |
enter | intestine |
gastr | stomach |
hem | blood |
hepat | liver |
hyster | uterus |
leuk | white |
lith | stone |
nephr | kidney |
osteo | bone |
phren | diaphragm |
pneum | air |
pyel | pelvis (renal) |
radi | ray |
strict | to tighten |
superfic | near the surface |
surrog | substitute |
systol | contraction |
therm | heat |
tox | poison |
trich | hair |
troph | turning |
tuss | cough |
umbilic | naval |
ungo | nail |
varico | twisted vein |
vas, vaso | vessel |
vector | carrier |
vermi | worm |
vesic | bladder |
vesicul | seminal vesicle |
viscer | organ |
xantho | yellow |
xero | dry |