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Medical Terms
Question | Answer |
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lobo- | section |
-emesis | vomitting |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
blephar- | eyelid |
angi- | vessel |
aden- | gland |
-osis | any condition |
enter- | intestines |
cerebre- | brain |
path- | disease |
rhin- | nose |
arthr- | joint |
plast- | surgical repair |
-ology | the study of |
-otomy | cut into/incision |
nephr- | kidney |
dermat- | skin |
-itis | inflamation |
gingiv- | gum |
hepat- | liver |
-ologist | specialist |
megal- | enlarged |
cardi- | heart |
gastr- | stomach |
-oma | tumor |
-malacia | softening/soft |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
burso- | sac |
-lysis | loosen/destruction |
hemi- | half |
oid- | like |
hyper- | above/more than normal |
cyst- | sac containing fluid |
chloe- | bile |
hypo- | under |
hyster- | uterus |
-ostomy | create an opening |
para- | beside/beyond |
cervic- | neck |
chondr- | cartilege |
cyan- | blue |
hem- | blood |
ost- | bone |
psycho- | mind |
lip- | fat |
my- | muscle |
lith- | stone |
proct- | anus |
cost- | rib |
-gram | record |
acro- | extermities |
-rhexis | break/burst |
carcin- | cancer |
-penia | decrease |
gen- | original/production |
retro- | backwards |
trip- | rub/fricton |
strept- | twist |
desis- | binding |
mani- | madness |
glosso- | tongue |
-trophy | development |
supra- | above |
-algia | pain |
-scop | observe |
crani- | skull |
end- | inside/within |
-ptosis | falling/drooping |
dyn- | pain |
mast- | breast |
dent- | teeth |
cephal- | head |
auto- | self |
epi- | upon |
hydro- | water |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-ophthalm | eye |
contra- | against/counter |
-iasis | condition |
trans- | across/through |
brady- | slow |
-ectasis | exspansion |
cyt- | cell |
odont- | tooth |
leuk- | white |
-esthesia | sensantion |
cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
sten- | narrow/contracted |
cheil- | lips |
benign- | mild, not cancerous |
semen | seed |
celio- | abdomen |
erythro- | red |
melan- | black |
cauda- | tail |
myring- | eardrum |
spondyl- | spinal column |
ovar- | egg |
centesis- | puncture |
oto- | ear |
squam- | scale |
mening- | membrane |
cec- | blind passage |
macul- | spot |
-pexy | suspension |
or- | mouth |
lacrim- | tear |
visero- | organ |
lact- | milk |
onych- | nail/claw |
thorac- | chest |
pyle- | gate |
vesic- | bladder |
sphenic- | wedge |
myel- | marrow/spinal cord |
myco- | fungus |
hallux- | great toe |
anti- | against |
algia- | pain |
lingua- | tongue |
sub- | under |
bili- | bile |
onco- | tumor |
vaso- | vessel |
physio- | nature |
bucco- | check |
palpebr- | eyelid |
plasia- | development |
rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
aur- | ear |
acousti- | hearing |
colpo- | vagina, hollow space |
phon- | voice,sound |
leio- | smooth |
cor- | heart |
ren- | kidney |
orchi- | testis |
encephal- | brain |
thalam- | inner chamber |
plexus- | braid |
cilia- | 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, cancerous |
adnexa- | tied |
ocul- | eye |
lapar- | abdominal wall |
dacry- | tear |
-ment | mind |
part- | bring forth, labor |
sclera- | hard |
somato- | body |
tracheal- | neck |
sinus | hollow space |
hypno- | sleep |
sept- | wall, fence |
scirr- | 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 |
oophar- | ovary |
oment- | covering |
sedat- | quiet, calm |
furca- | fork shaped |
radic- | root |
radi- | ray |
fistul- | pipe, narrow passage |
edema- | swelling |
dactyl- | finger, toe |
metabol- | change |
pariet- | wall |
ependym- | wrapping |
gravid- | pregnant |
aer- | air |
glyco- | sweet |
tarso- | framework of the upper eyelid |
cheir- | hand |
calc- | heel, stone |
sine- | move |
digit | finger, toe |
dors- | back |
gangli- | swelling |
gemin- | twin |
grad- | walk, take steps |
gran- | grain, partical |
labi- | lib |
micr- | small |
peps- | digest |
pleur- | pleura, 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- | before |
cele- | seed |
iro- | coil |
mechano- | machine |
dynamo- | power |
osmo- | odor |
traumat- | wound |
trich- | hair |
maxill- | upper jaw bone |
an-,a- | without, not |
phak- | lens |
pre- | in front of, before |
strict- | drawn tight |
turbin- | shaped like top |
ameb- | change |
semi- | half |
neo- | new |
hormone | excite |
therm- | heat |
syn-, sym- | together |
vuls- | twitch, pull |
post- | after |
metr- | uterus |
tegument | skin |
pan-p | all |
poly- | many |
ramus- | branch |
neuro- | nerve |
thromb- | lump, clot |
ab- | away from, not |
plegia- | paralysis |
ante- | before |
thel- | nipple |
ex- | out, away from |
lien- | spleen |
tumor | swelling |
vestibule | entrance |
puer- | child |
sarc- | flesh |
proli- | offspring |
macro- | large |
lal- | speech |
intra- | within |
inter- | (in)beneath |
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- | slpeen |
ovario- | ovary |
adreno- | adrenal gland |
basi- | base |
pelvic- | pelvis |
vena- | veins |
urethr- | urethra |
utero- | uterus |
sacro- | sacrum |
pharyng | pharynx |
duodeno- | duodenum |
ureter | ureter |
laryng | larynx or throat |
bronch- | bronchus |
col- | colon |
esophage- | esophagus |
bi- | two |
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 |
clas- | break |
duct- | tube |
fiss- | split |
ger- | old |
heter- | uterus |
infer- | under |
hom- | same |
olfact- | smell |
orth- | straight |
gyn- | female |
pachy- | thick |
phrag- | fence |
poster- | back part |
cata- | dowm |
platy- | flat |
pseud- | false |
schiz- | split |
proxim- | nearest |
scol- | curve |
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 forth |
sta- | stand |
ton- | strecth |
volv- | to roll |
splanchn- | internal organs |
rrhe | flow |
med- | middle |
xer- | dry |
per- | throughout |
blast- | bud |