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Medical Term 1/6
Medical terminology 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the meaning of the element gastr-? | stomach |
| What is the meaning of the element cardi-? | heart |
| What is the meaning of the element megal-? | enlarged |
| What is the meaning of the element -itis? | inflammation |
| What is the meaning of the element dermat? | skin |
| What is the meaning of the element plasti-? | surgical repair |
| What is the meaning of the element cerebr-? | brain |
| What is the meaning of the element path-? | disease |
| What is the meaning of the element -ectomy? | surgical removal |
| What is the meaning of the element enter-? | intestines |
| What is the meaning of the element -osis? | any condition |
| What is the meaning of the element -otomy? | cut into |
| What is the meaning of the element aden-? | gland |
| What is the meaning of the element angi-? | vessel |
| What is the meaning of the element oma-? | tumor |
| What is the meaning of the element nephr-? | kidney |
| What is the meaning of the element hepat-? | liver |
| What is the meaning of the element arthr-? | joint |
| What is the meaning of the element blephar-? | eyelid |
| What is the meaning of the element -ologist? | specialist |
| What is the meaning of the element rhin-? | nose |
| What is the meaning of the element gingiv-? | gum |
| What is the meaning of the element -malacia? | soft |
| What is the meaning of the element -ology? | the study of |
| What is the meaning of the element spasm? | involuntary contraction |
| What is the meaning of the element -algia? | pain |
| What is the meaning of the element crani-? | skull |
| What is the meaning of the element end-? | inside,within |
| What is the meaning of the element hemi-? | half |
| What is the meaning of the element oid-? | like |
| What is the meaning of the element hyper-? | above, more than normal |
| What is the meaning of the element cyst-? | sac containing fluid |
| What is the meaning of the element chole-? | bile |
| What is the meaning of the element hypo-? | under,beneath |
| What is the meaning of the element -scop-? | look,observe |
| What is the meaning of the element hyster-? | uterus,womb |
| What is the meaning of the element -ostomy-? | to create an opening |
| What is the meaning of the element para-? | beside,beyond |
| What is the meaning of the element -lysis? | loosening,destruction |
| What is the meaning of the element cervic-? | neck |
| What is the meaning of the element chondr-? | cartilage |
| What is the meaning of the element cyan-? | blue |
| What is the meaning of the element hem(at)-? | blood |
| What is the meaning of the element ost-? | bone |
| What is the meaning of the element psycho-? | mind |
| What is the meaning of the element lip-? | fat |
| What is the meaning of the element my-? | muscle |
| What is the meaning of the element lith-? | stone |
| What is the meaning of the element opthalm-? opt-? | eye |
| What is the meaning of the element proct-? | anus |
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record,write |
| acro- | extremities |
| -rhexis | breaks,burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original, production |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o)- | backwards |
| trip- | rub,friction |
| strept- | twist |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| mani- | madness, mental disturbance |
| glosso- | tongue |
| -trophy | development, growth |
| supra- | above, over |
| -ptosis | falling, drooping |
| dyn- | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhapy | suture, suturing |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | upon, in addition to |
| hydro- | water |
| lobo- | section |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| contra- | against, counter |
| -iasis | condition, formation of, presence of |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| brady- | slow |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| cyt- | cell |
| odont- | tooth |
| leuk- | white |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| cheil- | lips |
| -cele | hernia, tumor or swelling |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio- | abdomen |
| erythro- | red |
| vaso- | vessel |
| melan- | black |
| cauda- | tail |
| lingua- | tongue |
| myring- | eardrum |
| spondyl- | spinal column or vertebra |
| ovar- | egg (female reproductive gland) |
| -centesis | puncture |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam- | scale |
| mening- | membrane |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spot (or stain) |
| -pexy | suspension, fixation |
| onco- | tumor, mass or swelling |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under, beneath, below |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle- pyloro- | gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wegde, wedged shaped |
| myel- | marrow (spinal cord) |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux- | great toe |
| physio- | nature |
| bucc(o)- | cheek |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| plasia- | development or growth |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur- | ear |
| acoust(i)- | hearing, sound |
| colp(o)- | hollow, vagina |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| leio- | smooth |
| cor- | heart |
| ren- | kidney |
| orchi- | testis |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| plexus- | braid, an interweaving or network |
| cilia- | eyelash |
| dendr- | tree, branching (as in nervous system) |
| phleb- | vein |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| stoma- | mouth or opening |
| tympan- | eardrum or its enclosure |
| umbilic- | navel |
| salpingo- | tube |
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