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Medical Elements 350
Dean Vaugh 350 Medical Elements
Question | Answer |
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gastr- | Stomach |
cardi- | Heart |
megal- | Enlarged |
-itis | Inflammation |
demat- | Skin |
plast- | Surgical Repair |
cerebr- | Brain |
path- | Disease |
-ectomy | Surgical Removal |
enter- | Intestines |
-osis | Any Condition |
-otomy | Cut Into |
aden- | Gland |
angi- | Vessel |
-oma | Tumor |
nephr- | Kidney |
hepat- | Liver |
arthr- | Joint |
blephar- | Eyelid |
-ologist | Specialist |
rhin- | Nose |
gingiv- | Gum |
-malacia | Soft |
-ology | Study of |
spasm | Involuntary Contraction |
-algia | Pain |
crani- | Skull |
end- | Inside; Within |
hemi- | Half |
-oid | Like |
hyper- | Above; More than normal |
cyst- | Sac containing fluid |
chole- | Bile |
hypo- | Under |
-scop- | Observe |
hyster- | Uterus |
-ostomy | Create an opening |
para- | Beside; Beyond |
-lysis | Loosening; Destruction |
cervic- | Neck |
chondr- | Cartilage |
cyan- | Blue |
hem(at)- | Blood |
ost- | Bone |
psycho- | Mind |
lip- | Fat |
my- | Muscle |
lith- | Stone |
ophthalm- opt- | Eye |
proct- | Anus |
cost- | Rib |
-gram | Record |
acro- | Extremities |
rhexis | Break; Burst |
carcin- | Cancer |
-penia | Decrease |
gen- | Original; Production |
burso- | Sac |
retr(o)- | Backwards |
trip- | Rub; Friction |
strept- | Twist |
-desis | Binding |
mani- | Madness |
glosso- | Tongue |
-trophy | Development |
supra- | Above |
-ptosis | Falling |
-dyn- | Pain |
mast- | Breast |
-rrhaphy | Suture |
dent- | Teeth |
cephal- | Head |
auto- | Self |
epi- | Upon |
hydro- | Water |
lobo- | Section |
-emesis | Vomiting |
contra- | Against; Counter |
-iasis | Condition |
trans- | Through; Across |
brady- | Slow |
-ectasis | Expansion |
cyt- | Cell |
odont- | Tooth |
leuk- | White |
-esthesia | Sensation |
cantho- | Angle at the end of the eyelid |
steno- | Narrow |
cheil- | Lip |
-cele | Hernia |
benign | Mild; Not cancerous |
semen | Seed |
celio- | Abdomen |
erythro- | Red |
vaso- | Vessel |
melan- | Black |
cauda- | Tail |
lingua- | Tongue |
myring- | Eardrum |
spondyl- | Spinal column |
ovar- | Egg |
-centesis | Puncture |
oto- | Ear |
bili- | Bile |
squam- | Scale |
mening- | Membrane |
cec- | Blind passage |
macul- | Spot |
-pexy | Suspension |
onco- | Tumor |
or- | Mouth |
sub- | Under |
spiro- | Coil |
lacrim- | Tear |
viscero- | Organ |
lact- | Milk |
onych- | Nail; Claw |
thorac- | Chest |
pyle- | Gate |
vesic- | Bladder |
sphenic- | Wedge |
myel- | Marrow; Spinal cord |
anti- | Against |
myco- | Fungus |
hallux | Great Toe (Big Toe) |
physio- | Nature |
bucc(O)- | Cheek |
palpebr- | Eyelid |
-plasia | Development |
rug- | Winkle; Fold; Crease |
aur- | Ear |
acoust(i)- | Hearing |
colp(o)- | Hollow; Vagina |
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 |
fascia | Sheet; Band |
iso- | Equal |
tarso- | Ankle |
-tope | Place |
pod- | Foot |
malign- | Bad |
adnexa | Ties; Connection |
ocul- | Eye |
lapar- | Abdominal wall |
dacry- | Tear |
ment- | Mind |
part- | Labor; Bring forth |
scler(a)- | Hard |
somato- | Body |
trachel- | Neck |
sinus | Hollow Space |
hypno- | Sleep |
sept- | Wall |
scirr(h)- | Hard |
antr- | Cavity |
-crine | To secrete |
dura | Hard |
pneum- | Lung |
phage | To eat |
phren- | Mind |
corne- | Horny |
plak- | Plate |
iris | Rainbow |
kerat- | Horny |
pulmon- | Lung |
ptyal- | Saliva |
alveol- | Cavity |
oophor- | Ovary |
oment- | Covering |
sedat- | Quiet; Calm |
furca- | Fork shaped |
radic- | Root |
radi- | Ray |
fistul- | Pipe |
edema | Swelling |
dactyl- | Finger; Toe |
metabol(e)- | Change |
pariet- | Wall |
ependym- | Wrapping |
gravid | Pregnant |
aer- | Air |
glyco- | Sweet |
tarso- | Frame work of the eyelid |
cheir- chir- | Hand |
calc- | Heel; Stone |
cine- | Move |
digit | Finger; Toe |
dors- | Back |
gangli- | Swelling |
gemin- | Twin |
grad- | Walk; Take steps |
gran- | Grain; Particle |
labi- | Lip |
micr- | Small |
peps- | Digest |
pleur- | Pleura; Side; Rib |
mamm- | Breast |
colla- | Glue |
later- | Side |
rachi- | Spinal Column |
phob- | Fear |
phot- | Light |
dys- | Bad |
cut- | Skin |
en- | In |
peri- | Around; About |
pro- | In front of; Before |
mechano- | Machine |
dynam- | Power |
osmo- | Odor |
traumant- | Wound |
trich- | Hair |
maxill- | Upper Jawbone |
an- a- | Without; Not |
phak- | Lens |
pre- | In front of; Before |
strict- | Draw tight |
turbin- | Shaped like a top |
ameb- | Change |
semi- | Half |
neo- | New |
hormone- | Excite |
therm- | Heat |
syn- sym- | Together |
vuls- | Twitch; Pull |
post | After |
metr- | Uterus |
tegument- | Covering; Skin |
pan- | 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- | Between |
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- | Spleen |
ovario- | Ovary |
adreno- | Adrenal (Gland) |
basi- | Base |
pelvi- | Pelvis |
urethr- | Urethra |
utero- | Uterus |
sacro- | Sacrum |
pharyng- | Pharynx |
duodeno- | duodenum |
ureter- | Ureter |
laryng- | Larynx |
bronch- | Bronchus |
col- | Colon |
esophag- | Esophagus |
bi- | Two; Double; Both |
tri- | Three |
ile- | Ileum |
ili- | Ileum |
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- | Other |
infer- | Under |
hom- | Same |
olfact- | Smell |
orth- | Straight |
gyn- | Female |
pachy- | Thick |
phrag- | Fence |
poster- | Back part |
cata- | Down |
platy- | Flat |
pseud- | False |
schiz- | Split |
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 |
meta- | Beyond |
-rrhag | Burst; Burst forth |
sta- | Stand |
ton- | Stretch |
volv- | To roll |
splanchn- | Internal Organs |
-rrhe | Flow |
med- | Middle |
xer- | Dry |
per- | Throughout |
blast- | Bud |