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Med Term 1 PCT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomin | Abdomen — word root |
| Hepat | Liver — word root |
| Aden | Gland — word root |
| Hyster | Uterus — word root |
| Angi | Vessel — word root |
| Laparo | Abdomen, Loin — word root |
| Arterio | Artery — word root |
| My | Muscle — word root |
| Broncho | Bronchus, bronchi — word root |
| Myel | Spinal cord — word root |
| Card/Cardi | Heart — word root |
| Necro | Death — word root |
| Cephal | Head — word root |
| Mast | Breast — word root |
| Chondr | Cartilage — word root |
| Nephr | Kidney — word root |
| Colo | Colon, Large instestine — word root |
| Neur | Nerve — word root |
| Cost | Rib — word root |
| Ocul/Opthamalm | Eye — word root |
| Crani | Skull — word root |
| Algia | Pain — suffix |
| Plegia | Paralysis — suffix |
| Centesis | Puncture and aspiration of — suffix |
| rrhage/rrhagia | Excessive flow — suffix |
| Ectasis | Dilation, Stretching — suffix |
| Rrhaphy | Suturing — suffix |
| Ectomy | Excision, Removal of — suffix |
| Rrhea | Flow, Discharge — suffix |
| Emia | Blood condition — suffix |
| Scope | Examination instrument — suffix |
| Genesis | Development, Production — suffix |
| Genic | Producing, Causing — suffix |
| Scopy | Examination using a scope — suffix |
| Gram | Record — suffix |
| Graph | Diagram, Recording Instrument — suffix |
| Stasis | Maintaining a constant level — suffix |
| Graphy | Making a recording — suffix |
| iasis | Condition of — suffix |
| Stomy/Ostomy | Creation of an opening — suffix |
| ism | Condition — suffix |
| A/An | Without, Not, Lack of — prefix |
| Macro | Large — prefix |
| Ab | Away from — prefix |
| Mal | Bad, Illness — prefix |
| Ad | To, Toward, In front of — prefix |
| Micro | Small — prefix |
| Ante | Before, Forward, In front of — prefix |
| Mono | One, Single — prefix |
| Anti | Against — prefix |
| Neo | New — prefix |
| Auto | Self — prefix |
| Non | Not — prefix |
| Bi | Double, Two, Twice — prefix |
| Olig | Small, Scant — prefix |
| Brady | Slow — prefix |
| Para | Beside, Beyond — prefix |
| Contra | Against, Opposite — prefix |
| Per | By, Through — prefix |
| Dia | Across, Through, Apart — prefix |
| Peri | Around — prefix |
| Dys | Bad, Difficult, Abnormal — prefix |
| Poly | Many — prefix |
| Ecto | Outer, Outside — prefix |