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Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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a- | without |
ab- | away from |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremity or topmost |
ad- | to, toward, near |
aden/o | gland |
adip/o | fat |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
allo- | other |
alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
an- | without |
an/o | anus |
ana- | up, apart |
angi/o | vessel |
ante- | before |
anti- | againist or opposed to |
anxi/o | anxiety |
aort/o | aorta |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
-ar | pertaining to |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
-ary | pertaining to |
ather/o | fatty, or lipid, paste |
atri/o | atrium |
audi/o | hearing |
aur/i | ear |
auto- | self |
bi- | two or both |
bi/o | life |
bil/i | bile |
blephar/o | eyelid |
brady- | slow |
bronch/o | bronchus (airway) |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
-cele | pouching or hernia |
-centesis | puncture for aspiration |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | largest part of the brain |
cervic/o | neck |
chol/e | bile |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cis/o | to cut |
coagul/o | clotting |
col/o | colon (large intestine) |
colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
contra- | againist or opposed to |
corne/o | cornea |
coron/o | circle or crown |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
crin/o | to secrete |
cry/o | cold |
cutane/o | skin |
cyst/o | bladder or sac |
cyt/o | cell |
dacry/o | tear |
de- | from, down, or not |
dent/i | teeth |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
-desis | binding |
dia- | across or through |
dips/o | thirst |
duoden/o | duodenum |
dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
-e | noun marker |
e- | out or away |
-eal | pertaining to |
ec- | out or away |
-ectomy | excision or removal |
electr/o | electricity |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
-emia | blood condition |
encephal/o | entire brain |
endo- | within |
enter/o | small intestine |
epi- | upon |
episi/o | vulva |
erythr/o | red |
esophag/o | esophagus |
esthesi/o | sensation |
eu- | normal |
ex- | out or away |
extra- | outside |
fibr/o | fiber |
gastr/o | stomach |
-genesis | origin or production |
-genic | pertaining to origin |
gloss/o | tongue |
glyc/o | sugar (glucose) |
-graft | transfer |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
gynec/o | female |
hem/o | blood |
hemi- | half |
hepat/o | liver |
herni/o | hernia |
hetero- | different |
hist/o | tissue |
homo- | same |
hormon/o | hormone |
hydr/o | water |
hyper- | above or excessive |
hypn/o | sleep |
hypo- | below or deficient |
hyster/o | uterus |
-ia | condition of |
-iasis | formation or presence of |
iatr/o | treatment |
-ic | pertaining to |
-icle | small |
ile/o | ileum (third portion of small intestines) |
immun/o | sage |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
ir/o | iris (colored circle) |
irdi/o | iris (colored circle) |
isch/o | to hold back |
-ism | condition of |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-itis | inflammation |
-ium | structure or tissue |
kerat/o | cornea |
kyph/o | humpbacked |
lacrim/o | tear |
lapar/o | abdomen |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
-lepsy | seizure |
leuk/o | white |
lingu/o | tongue |
lip/o | fat |
lith/o | stone |
-logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of |
-logy | study of |
lord/o | bent |
lumb/o | loin (lower back) |
lymph/o | clear fluid |
-lysis | breakdown or dissolution |
-lytic | pertaining to breakdown or dissolution |
macro- | large |
-malacia | softening |
mamm/o | breast |
megal/o | large |
-megaly | enlargement |
-mania | condition of abnormal impulse toward or frenzy |
melan/o | black |
men/o | month (menstruation) |
mening/o | membrane (meninges) |
meta- | after, beyond, or change |
-meter | intrument for measuring |
metr/o | uterus |
metri/o | uterus |
-metry | process of measuring |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
myring/o | eardrum or tympanic membrane |
narc/o | stupor or sleep |
nas/o | nose |
necr/o | death |
neo- | new |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ocul/o | eye |
odont/o | teeth |
-odynia | pain |
-ole | small |
-oma | tumor |
onc/o | tumor |
oophor/o | ovary |
ophthalm/o | eye |
-opsy | process of viewing |
opt/o | eye |
or/o | mouth |
orch/o | testis or testicle |
orchi/o | testis or testicle |
orchid/o | testis or testicle |
ortho- | straight, normal, or correct |
-osis | condition or increase |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
-ous | pertaining to |
ov/i | egg |
ov/o | egg |
ovari/o | ovary |
ox/o | oxygen |
pan- | all |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
para- | alongside of or abnormal |
path/o | disease |
pector/o | chest |
-penia | abnormal reduction |
per- | by |
peri- | around |
-pexy | suspension or fixation |
phas/o | speech |
-phil | attraction for |
phleb/o | vein |
-phobia | condition of abnormal fear or sensitivity |
phot/o | light |
phren/o | diaphram, mind |
plas/o | formation |
-plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o | air or lung |
pneumon/o | air or lung |
-poiesis | formation |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pro- | before |
proct/o | rectum and anus |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
psych/o | mind |
-ptosis | falling or downward displacement |
pulmon/o | lung |
pyret/o | fever |
quadri- | four |
radi/o | ray or radiation |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
retin/o | retina |
rhin/o | nose |
-rrhage | to burst forth (usually blood) |
-rrhagia | to burst forth (usually blood) |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge |
salping/o | uterine or fallopian tube |
sarc/o | flesh |
schiz/o | split |
scler/o | hard or sclera |
scoli/o | twisted |
-scope | instrument for examination |
-scopy | process of examination |
semi- | half |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
somn/o | sleep |
son/o | sound |
-spasm | involuntary action |
sperm/o | sperm |
spermat/o | sperm |
spin/o | thorn |
spir/o | breathing |
splen/o | spleen |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
squam/o | scale |
-stasis | stop or stand |
sten/o | narrow |
steth/o | chest |
stomat/o | mouth |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
sub- | below or under |
super- | above or excessive |
syn- | together or with |
tachy- | fast |
test/o | testis or testicle |
therm/o | heat |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
thym/o | thymus gland or mind |
thyr/o | thyroid gland (shield) |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland (shield) |
-tic | pertaining to |
tom/o | to cut |
-tomy | incision |
ton/o | tone or tension |
tympan/o | eardrum |
-ule | small |
ultra- | beyond or excessive |
uni- | one |
ur/o | urine |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
urin/o | urine |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
varic/o | swollen, twisted vein |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch) |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
vesic/o | bladder or sac |
vulv/o | vulva |
xeno- | strange or foreign |
-y | condiion or process of |