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KSPT Med Term
KSPT Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| abdomino/o- | abdomen |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| acous/o- | hearing |
| adeno/o- | gland |
| adip/o- | fat |
| adren/o- | adrenal gland |
| aer/o- | air or gas |
| -al | pertaining to |
| albumin/o- | protein |
| -algia | pain |
| alveol/o- | alveolus (air sac) |
| ambi- | both |
| an- | without |
| angi/o- | vessel |
| ankyl/o- | crooked or stiff |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against/opposed to |
| appendic/o- | appendix |
| -ar/y | pertaining to |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| arthr/o- | joint,articulation |
| articul/o- | joint |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| ather/o- | fatty paste |
| audi/o- | hearing |
| auto- | self |
| bacteri/o- | bacteria |
| bi- | two or both |
| brachi/o- | arm |
| brady- | slow |
| carcin/o- | cancer |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| -cele | pouching/hernia |
| celi/o- | abdomen |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum (little brain) |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of brain) |
| cervic/o | neck or cervix |
| chol/e | bile |
| chrondr/o | cartilage (gristle) |
| circum- | around |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| con- | together or with |
| contra- | against or opposed to |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder or sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
| de- | from, down, or not |
| derm/o | skin |
| -derma | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dextr/o | right; on the right side |
| dia- | across or through |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweat |
| dis- | separate from or apart |
| dips/o | thirst |
| dorsi- | back |
| duct/o | to lead/ carry |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | painful, difficulty, or faulty |
| ec-/ecto- | outside |
| -ectomy | excision (removal) |
| emesis | vomiting |
| -ema | condition |
| -emia | blood condition |
| en- | within |
| encephal/o | brain |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| equi- | equality; equal |
| erythem/o | flushed; redness |
| erythr/o | red |
| esthesi/o | nervous sensation |
| -esthesia | nervous sensation |
| eti/o | cause |
| eu- | good or normal |
| -eurysm | widening |
| ex- | out or away |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| fasci/o | fascia (membrane) |
| febr/i | fever |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| flav/o | yellow |
| flex/o | to bend |
| fore- | before; in front |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -genesis | origin or production |
| -genic | produced by or in |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| ger/o | old age |
| geront/o | old age |
| -globin | protein |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | glucose; sugar |
| glyc/o | glucose; sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| goni/o | angle |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| gravid/o | pregnancy |
| gynec/o | woman/female |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatic/o | liver |
| hestero- | different |
| hist/o | tissue |
| holo- | entire; complete |
| home/o- | same |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyper- | above or excessive |
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| hyster/o | uterus; womb |
| -ia | condition of |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -iasis | formation of or presence of |
| -iatr/o | physician; treatment |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -ic/-ical | pertaining to |
| idi/o | unknown; individual; distinct |
| in- | in; into; not |
| -in | a substance |
| infra- | below or under |
| inguin/o | groin |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| ipsi- | same |
| is/o | equal, same |
| isch/o | to hold back; back |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation |
| juxta- | near |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -kinesis | movement |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| -lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
| later/o | side |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -leptic | to seize; take hold of |
| leuk/o | white |
| levo- | left |
| lex/o | word; phrase |
| -lexia | word; phrase |
| lien/o | spleen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone; calculus |
| -logist | specialist |
| -logy | study of |
| lord/o | curve; bend |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| lumin/o | light |
| lux/o | to slide |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| -lysis | breaking down; separation; loosening |
| -lytic | reduce, destroy, separate, break down |
| macro- | large or long |
| mal- | bad |
| -malacia | softening |
| mamm/o | breast |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| medi/o | middle |
| mega- | large |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| mening/o | meninges (membrane) |
| meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| micro- | small |
| mon/o | single; one |
| morph/o | shape; form |
| -motor | movement |
| multi- | many |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| narc/o | numbness; stupor; sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| necr/o | death |
| neo- | new |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neutr/o | neither; neutral |
| noci- | to cause harm, injury, pain |
| noct/o | night |
| norm/o | rule; order |
| ocul/o | eye |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole | small |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| onc/o | tumor |
| -one | hormone |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -opsy | view of |
| opt/o | eye; vision |
| orth/o | straight, normal or correct |
| -osis | condition (usually abnormal) |
| oste/o | bone |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| palp/o | to touch gently |
| palpit/o | flutter; throbbing |
| pan- | all |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| par- | other than; abnormal |
| para- | alongside of OR abnormal |
| -paresis | weakness |
| patell/o | knee cap |
| path/o | disease |
| -pathy | disease; emotion |
| pector/o | chest |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| pelv/i pelv/o | hip; pelvis |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding; around |
| phag/o | eat; swallow |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| -phasia | speech |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -philia | attraction for |
| -phobia | fear |
| phon/o | voice; sound |
| phot/o | light |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| physi/o | physical, nature |
| -physis | to grow |
| -plasia | development; formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o | air or lung |
| pod/o | foot |
| poly- | many |
| -porosis | condition of pores (spaces) |
| post- | after; behind |
| poster/o | back; behind |
| -praxia | action |
| pre- | before; forward |
| pro- | before; forward |
| proxim/o | near |
| pseudo- | false |
| psych/o | mind |
| -ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse; protrude |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| quadr/i | four |
| radi/o | radius (forearm); radiation (ie x-ray) |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| re- | again or back |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| respir/o | breath |
| retro- | backward; back; behind |
| rhin/o | nose |
| roentgen/o | x-rays |
| -rrhage/ia | bursting forth (blood) |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| rubr/o rubr/l | red |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| scapul/o | scapula; shoulder blade |
| schiz/o | split, division |
| scler/o | hard or sclera |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent, twisted |
| -scope | instrument for examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| sect/o | to cut |
| semi- | half |
| seps/o | infection |
| sept/o | partition |
| sinus/o | hollow (cavity) |
| -sis | state of; condition |
| somat/o | body |
| somn/o | sleep |
| somnia | sleep |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| splanchno | viscera (internal organs) |
| splen/o | spleen |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spin/o | spine |
| spir/o | breathing |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -stasis | stop; control; place |
| -static | stopping; controlling |
| -stenosis | tightening; structure |
| stern/o | sternum |
| steth/o | chest |
| -sthenia | strength |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| sub- | below or under |
| super- | above; excessive |
| supra- | above; upper |
| sym- | together; with |
| symptom/o | occurrence |
| syn- | together |
| tachy- | fast/rapid |
| tax/o | coordination |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| -tension | pressure |
| tens/o | stretched, strained |
| thalam/o | thalamus (a room) |
| therm/o | heat |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -tropia | to turn |
| -thymic/-ia | mind (condition of) |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| tom/o | to cut |
| -tomy | cutting; incision |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| trans- | across; through |
| tri- | three |
| trich/o | hair |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -trophy | nourishment; development |
| -ule | little; small |
| uln/o | ulna (forearm) |
| ultra- | beyond or excessive |
| uni- | one |
| ur/o | urine |
| -uresis | urination |
| -uria | condition of urine |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vag/o | vagus (nerve_ |
| vagin/o | vagina (sheath) |
| varic/o | swollen or twisted vein |
| vas/o | vessel; duct |
| vascul/o | vessel (blood) |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventr/o | front of body |
| -version | to turn |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| vestibul/o | vestibule of inner ear |
| vir/o | virus |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| -volemia | blood volume |
| xen/o | strange |
| xer/o | dry |
| -y | condition; process |
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