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Medical Terminology
Word Association
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adeno | gland |
| Calculi | stone |
| Cele | tumor, cyst; hernia |
| Cyto | cell |
| Glyco | sweet; sugar |
| Homeo; homo | similar, same, like |
| Lingua | tongue |
| Lip | fat |
| Lith | stone |
| Madaro | falling hair |
| Psych | mind |
| Pyo | pus |
| Radi | rays |
| Thermic | heat |
| Arthro | joint |
| Carpo | wrist |
| Chondro | cartilage |
| Costa | rib |
| Cranio | skull |
| Dactyl | finger |
| Ili | hip |
| Manus | hand |
| Myel | bone marrow |
| Myo | muscle |
| Ortho | straighten |
| Osteo | bone |
| Pedi | foot |
| Spondyl | vertebrae |
| Cutis | skin |
| Dent | teeth |
| Derma | skin |
| Hapsia | touch |
| Odont | teeth |
| Onco | tumor |
| Onychia | nail beds |
| Pedicular | lice |
| Prurigo | itching |
| Psora | itch |
| Sarco | flesh |
| Sclero | hard |
| Squama | scaly |
| Tricho | hair |
| Chole | bile; gallbladder |
| Colon | large intestine |
| Emesis | vomiting |
| Entero | intestine |
| Gastro | stomach |
| Glosso | tongue |
| Hepat | liver |
| Ile | ileum |
| Laparo | abdomen |
| Myxo | mucus |
| Procto | anus; rectum |
| Pyloro | pylorus; gatekeeper |
| Stoma | opening; mouth |
| Viscero | body organs |
| Broncho | bronchi, airway |
| Cili | hairlike processes |
| Ectasis | expansion |
| Laryngo | larynx, voice box |
| Naso | nose |
| Oro | mouth |
| Oxy | oxygen, keen |
| Pector | breast, chest |
| Pleura | rib side |
| Pneumo | lung |
| Ptysis | to spit |
| Pulmo | lungs |
| Rhin | nose |
| Tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
| Creatinine | a waste material in urine |
| cysto | bladder |
| Glomerulo | nephron part; little ball |
| Nephro | kidney |
| Peritoneo | lining of abdominal organs |
| Pyelo | pelvis |
| Reni | kidney |
| Uretero | Ureter |
| Urethro | Urethra |
| Uri | urine |
| Uric | pertaining to urine |
| Urina | urine |
| Uro | urine |
| Bulbo | bulblike |
| Cervi | neck; uterus |
| Galacto | milk |
| Genito | reproductive system |
| Hyster | uterus |
| Lactin | milk |
| Mast | breast |
| Metr | uterus |
| Natal | born |
| Oophoro | ovary |
| Orchido | testicle |
| Ova, ovi, ovo | egg |
| Salping | tube; fallopian |
| Sperma, spermato | seed |
| Vas | duct; vessel |
| Audio | sound |
| Cerebro | brain |
| Encephalo | brain |
| Esthesia | sensation |
| Medulla | brain middle |
| Meningo | membranes; spinal cord |
| Neuro | nerves |
| Occiput | back of skull |
| Oculo | eye |
| Ophthalmo | eye |
| Oto | ear |
| Parietes | parietel; wall part |
| Pons | bridges |
| Tempora | temporal |
| A, An | without |
| Ab | away from |
| Ad | toward |
| Algia | pain |
| Ante | before; wall part |
| Anti | against |
| Bi | two, double |
| Brady | slow |
| Circum | around |
| Co, con | together |
| De | down or away from |
| Desis | binding; fixation of |
| Dia | through |
| Dys | difficult; abnormal |
| Ecto | outside |
| Ectomy | excision |
| Endo | within |
| Epi | outer; on top of; over |
| Exo | away from |
| Extra | outside, beyond |
| Ferro | iron |
| Fore | before |
| Form | shape of |
| Graphy | writing, record |
| Hemi | half |
| Hydra, hydro | water |
| Hyper | above |
| Hypo | below |
| Iasis | condition of |
| Iatric | medicine |
| Ic | pertaining to |
| Inter | between |
| Intra | within |
| Isis, asis | condition of |
| Itis | inflammation of |
| Juxta | near |
| Kinesis | movement |
| Kypho | humped |
| Logia, logy | science of |
| Lysis | disintegration |
| Macro | large, long |
| Malacia | softening |
| Med, medi, medio | middle |
| Mega, magaly | enlargement |
| Micro | small |
| Mono | single, one |
| Multi | many |
| Neo | new |
| Ob | against |
| Oid | like, shape; resemble |
| Oligo | few |
| Ology | study of |
| Oma | tumor |
| Osis | condition |
| Otomy | incision |
| Pachy | thick |
| Para | near; departure from the norm |
| Path | disease |
| Penia | deficiency |
| Peri | around |
| Pexy | fixation; suspension |
| Phobia | fear of |
| Phoresis | transmission |
| Plasty | plastic surgical correction |
| Plegia | paralysis; stroke |
| Poly | many |
| Post | after |
| Pre | before |
| Pro | in front of; on behalf of |
| Pseudo | false |
| Ptosis | falling |
| Re | back, again |
| Retro | backward |
| Rrhaphy | suture |
| Rhexis | rupture |
| Scopy | exam |
| Semi | half |
| Sphygmo | pulse |
| Sub | below |
| Super, supra | above |
| Sym, syn | together |
| Tachy | swift, fast |
| Tele | distance |
| Toxo | toxic, poison |
| Trans | across |
| Tri | three |
| Ultra | above |
| Uni | one |
| Xeno | foreign |
| Xero | dry |
| Albus | white |
| Chloro | green |
| Chrom | color |
| Cirrhos | yellow |
| Cyono | blue |
| Erythr | red |
| Leuko | white |
| Melono | black |
| Polio | grey |
| Purpura | purple;porphyria |
| Rhodo | rose |
| Rubeo | red |
| Xontho | yellow |
| CMA (or RMA) | Certified Medical Assistant Registered Medical Assistant |
| CNA | Certified Nursing Aide |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| LVN, LPN | Licensed Vocational Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse |
| MD | Medical Doctor |
| ME | Medical Examiner |
| MLT | Medical Lab Technologist |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| OT | Occupational Therapist |
| PA | Physicians Assistant |
| PT | Physical Therapist |
| RHIT | Registered Health Information Technician |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RRT, RT | Registered Respiratory Therapist Respiratory Therapist |
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