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Med Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ante | before |
| intra | within |
| mani | madness |
| end | inside; within |
| carcin | cancer |
| gram | record |
| gravid | pregnant |
| plegia | paralysis |
| aer | air |
| glyco | sweet |
| trans | through; across |
| mal | bad |
| infra | beneath |
| inter | between |
| macro | large |
| puer | child |
| vestibule | entrance |
| nephr | kidney |
| oma | tumor |
| angi | vessel |
| aden | gland |
| otomy | cut into |
| osis | any condition |
| enter | intestines |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| path | disease |
| cerebr | brain |
| plast | surgical repair |
| pre | in front of; before |
| dermat | skin |
| itis | inflammation |
| cost | rib |
| traumat | wound |
| en | in |
| cut | skin |
| med | middle |
| megal | enlarged |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem(at) | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| ophthalm | eye |
| opt | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cardi | heart |
| lysis | loosening; destructive |
| gastr | stomach |
| para | beside; beyond |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| hyster | uterus |
| scop | observe |
| hypo | under |
| chole | bile |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| hyper | above; more than normal |
| oid | like |
| necr | dead |
| pect | chest |
| di | twice |
| scol | curved |
| proxim | nearest |
| hemi | half |
| crani | skull |
| algia | pain |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| ology | the study of |
| malacia | soft |
| gingiv | gum |
| rhin | nose |
| ologist | specialist |
| blephar | eyelid |
| arthr | joints |
| hepat | liver |
| schiz | split |
| phot | light |
| phob | fear |
| colla | glue |
| mamm | breast |
| micr | small |
| labi | lip |
| grad | walk; take steps |
| gemin | twin |
| digit | finger; toe |
| histo | tissue |
| aur | ear |
| acoust(i) | hearing |
| colp(o) | hollow; vagina |
| phon | voice; sound |
| cor | heart |
| ren | kidney |
| cilia | eyelash |
| thyro | thyroid |
| appendic | appendix |
| arter | artery |
| pharmac | drug |
| somni | sleep |
| splen | spleen |
| ovario | ovary |
| adreno | andrenal |
| basi | base |
| pelvi | pelvis |
| vena | vein |
| urethr | urethra |
| utero | uterus |
| duodeno | duodenum |
| ureter | ureter |
| laryng | larynx |
| bronch | bronchus |
| col | colon |
| esophag | esophagus |
| bi | two; double; both |
| tri | three |
| ile | ileum (intestine) |
| ili | ilium (hip) |
| lig | ligament |
| therap | therapy |
| ventr | front |
| eu | good |
| brachy | short |
| ger | old |
| heter | other |
| hom | same |
| gyn | female |
| semi | half |
| hormone | excite |
| therm | heat |
| post | after |
| ovar | egg |
| bili | bile |
| umbilic | naval |
| helio | sun |
| astr | star shaped |
| malign | bad |
| ocul | eye |
| ment | mind |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno | sleep |
| lact | milk |
| poly | many |
| neuro | nerve (nervous system) |
| lingua | tongue |
| semen | seed |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| esthesia | sensation |
| leuk | white |
| pneum | lung |
| corne | horny |
| iris | rainbow |
| kerat | horny |
| oophor | ovary |
| anti | against |
| odont | tooth |
| brady | slow |
| iasis | condition |
| contra | against; counter |
| hydro | water |
| auto | self |
| dent | teeth |
| mast | breast |
| ependym | wrapping |
| pariet | wall |
| metabol(e) | change |
| dactyl | finger; toe |
| edema | swelling |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break; burst |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original; production |
| burso | sac |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| trip | rub, friction |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| ptosis | falling |
| dyn | pain |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| cephal | head |
| epi | upon |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| myco | fungus |
| myel | marrow; spinal cord |
| sphenic | wedge |
| vesic | bladder |
| pyle | gate |
| fistul | pipe |
| radi | ray |
| radic | root |
| furca | fork-shaped |
| oment | covering |
| alveol | cavity |
| ptyal | saliva |
| pulmo | lung |
| phren | mind |
| tegument | covering; skin |
| plak | plate |
| phage | to eat |
| dura | hard |
| crine | to secrete |
| antr | cavity |
| thorac | chest |
| cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno | narrow; contracted |
| cheil | lip |
| cele | hernia |
| celio | abdomen |
| erythro | red |
| vaso | vessel |
| melan | black |
| cauda | tail |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondyl | spinal column |
| ramus | branch |
| onych | nail; claw |
| lacrim | tear |
| spiro | coil |
| sub | under |
| or | mouth |
| scirr(h) | hard |
| sept | wall; fence |
| trachel | neck |
| somato | body |
| scler(a) | hard |
| part | labor; bring forth |
| dacry | tear |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| adnexa | ties; connection |
| pod | foot |
| tope | place |
| tarso | ankle |
| iso | equal |
| fascia | sheet; band |
| asthenia | weakness |
| salpingo | tube |
| onco | tumor |
| pexy | suspension |
| macul | spot |
| cec | blind passage |
| mening | membrane |
| squam | scale |
| oto | ear |
| centesis | puncture |
| pan | all |
| metr | uterus |
| vuls | twitch or pull |
| syn | together |
| sym | together |
| neo | new |
| ameb | change |
| turbin | shaped like a top |
| strict | draw tight |
| cata | down |
| poster | back part |
| phrag | fence |
| pachy | thick |
| orth | straight |
| olfact | smell |
| infer | under |
| fiss | split |
| duct | tube |
| clas | break |
| cau | burn |
| capit | head |
| amphi | around; on both sides |
| ambi | both |
| vert | turn |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| sacro | sacrum |
| lumbo | loins |
| spas | pull; draw |
| tens | stretch |
| glom | ball |
| cryo | cold |
| lal | speech |
| proli | offspring |
| sarc | flesh |
| tumor | swelling |
| lien | spleen |
| ex | out; away from |
| thel | nipple |
| ab | away from; not |
| thromb | lump; clot |
| phak | lenk |
| an | without; not |
| a | without; not |
| maxill | upper jawbone |
| tympan | eardrum |
| trich | hair |
| osmo | odor |
| dynam | power |
| mechano | machine |
| pro | in front of; before |
| peri | about; around |
| blast | bud |
| per | throughout |
| xer | dry |
| rrhe | flow |
| splanchn | internal organs |
| volv | to roll |
| sta | stand |
| supra | above |
| rrhag | burst; burst forth |
| meta | beyond |
| lymph | watery fluid |
| lept | slender |
| fac | make; do |
| dis | apart |
| morph | form |
| mi | less |
| eury | broad |
| dia | through |
| apo | away from |
| platy | flat |
| dys | bad |
| rachi | spinal column |
| later | side |
| pleur | pleura; rib; side |
| peps | digest |
| gran | grain; particle |
| gangli | swelling |
| dors | back |
| cine | move |
| calc | heel; stone |
| cheir | hand |
| tarso | framework of the eyelid |
| stoma | mouth |
| dendr | tree; branching |
| pilo | hair |
| physio | nature |
| bucc(o) | cheeks |
| hallux | great toe (big toe) |
| palpebr | eyelid |
| plasia | development |
| rug | wrinkle; fold; crease |
| leio | smooth |
| orchi | testis |
| encephal | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid |
| phleb | vein |