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MedTerm
350 CNA Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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gastr- | stomach (gas truck) |
cardi- | heart (cards) |
megal- | enlarged (my gal) |
-itis | inflammation (I test) |
dermat- | skin (door mat) |
plast- | surgical repair (plastic cement) |
cerebr- | brain (zebra) |
path- | disease (path) |
-ectomy | surgical removal (exit tommy) |
enter- | intestines (enter sign) |
-osis | any condition (oh sis) |
-otomy | cut into (oh tommy) |
aden- | gland (a den) |
angi- | vessel (angel) |
-oma | tumor (oh ma) |
nephr- | kidney (nephew) |
hepat- | liver (he pats) |
arthr- | joint (art) |
blephar- | eyelid (blue fur) |
-ologist | specialist (hollow chest) |
rhin- | nose (rhinoceros) |
gingiv- | gum (gingerbread) |
-malacia | soft (my late show) |
-ology | the study of (hollow cheese) |
spasm | involuntary contraction (spaceman) |
-algia | pain (algae) |
crani- | skull (crane) |
end- | inside, within (the end) |
hemi- | half (hemisphere) |
-oid | like (void/alike) |
hyper- | above, more than normal (high purr) |
cyst- | sac containing fluid (sister) |
chole- | bile (coal pile) |
hypo- | under (hippo) |
-scop- | observe (scope) |
hyster- | uterus (his stir) |
-ostomy | create an opening (one stop tommy) |
para- | beside, beyond (parachute) |
-lysis | loosening, destruction (license) |
cervic- | neck (serve hic) |
chondr- | cartilage (cone door) |
cyan- | blue (sign) |
hem(at)- | blood (hem) |
ost- | bone (ostrich) |
psycho- | mind (cycle) |
lip- | fat (lip) |
my- | muscle (my eye) |
lith- | stone (lather) |
ophthalm- (opt-) | eye (up thumb) |
proct- | anus (proctor & gamble) |
cost- | rib (coaster) |
-gram | record (graham cracker) |
acro- | extremities (acrobat) |
rhexis | break, burst (wrecks) |
carcin- | cancer (car sign) |
-penia | decrease (pen) |
gen- | original, production (genesis) |
burso- | sac (purse sew) |
retr(o)- | backwards (retreat) |
trip- | rub, friction (trip) |
strept- | twist (strap) |
-desis | binding (thesis) |
mani- | madness (maniac) |
glosso- | tongue (glossy) |
-trophy | development (trophy) |
supra- | above (soup) |
-ptosis | falling (toe sis) |
-dyn- | pain (dinner) |
mast- | breast (mast) |
-rrhaphy | suture (raffle) |
dent- | teeth (dentist) |
cephal- | head (sieve fall) |
auto- | self (auto) |
epi- | upon (a pea) |
hydro- | water (hydrant) |
lobo- | section (low bow) |
-emesis | vomiting (hey mrs) |
contra- | against, counter (contractor) |
-iasis | condition (oasis) |
trans- | through, across (trains) |
brady- | slow (braid) |
-ectasis | expansion (egged a sis/x pan) |
cyt- | cell (sight) |
odont- | tooth (oh don't) |
leuk- | white (leukocyte) |
-esthesis | sensation (has the show) |
cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid (can throw) |
steno- | narrow, contracted (stenographer) |
cheil- | lip (cow) |
-cele | hernia (seal) |
benign | mild, not cancerous (bee 9) |
semen | seed (seaman) |
celio- | abdomen (ceiling dome) |
erythro- | red (wreath throw) |
vaso- | vessel (vase) |
melan- | black (melon) |
cauda- | tail (cod fish) |
lingua- | tongue (language) |
myring- | eardrum (my ring) |
spondyl- | spinal column (spun doll) |
ovar- | egg (over) |
-centesis | puncture (cent) |
oto- | ear (o toe) |
bili- | bile (bill) |
squam- | scale (squash) |
mening- | membrane (manage/mens brains) |
cec- | blind passage (seek) |
macul- | spot (mack truck) |
-pexy | suspension (pecks egg) |
onco- | tumor (uncle) |
or- | mouth (oar) |
sub- | under (submarine) |
spiro- | coil (sparrow/spiral) |
lacrim- | tear (lake rim) |
viscero- | organ (vice row) |
lact- | milk (lactose) |
onych- | nail, claw (onyx) |
thorac- | chest (throw rack) |
pyle- | gate (pie) |
vesic- | bladder (vest sick) |
sphenic- | wedge (sphinx) |
myel- | marrow, spinal cord (mile sign) |
anti- | against (ant eye) |
myco- | fungus (my comb) |
hallux | great toe (hall x) |
physio- | nature (physics book) |
bucc(o)- | cheek (bucket) |
palpebr- | eyelid (pile of people) |
-plasia | development (play show) |
rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease (rug) |
aur- | ear (r) |
acoust(i)- | hearing (acoustic/a cue stick) |
colp(o)- | hollow, vagina (cold bow) |
phon- | voice, sound (phone) |
leio- | smooth (lei) |
cor | heart (core) |
ren- | kidney (rain) |
orchi- | testis (orchid) |
encephal- | brain (hen sieve fall) |
thalam- | inner chamber (the lamb) |
plexus | braid (plexiglass) |
cilia | eyelash (ceiling) |
dendr- | tree, branching (den door) |
phleb- | vein (flip chart) |
pilo- | hair (pile on) |
histo- | tissue (his toe) |
stoma- | mouth (stone) |
tympan- | eardrum (tin pan) |
umbilic- | naval (a bill lick) |
salpingo- | tube (sally bingo) |