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medical terminololgy med104
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | (suffix) pertaining to |
| -itis | (suffix) inflammation |
| -osis | (suffix) abnormal condition |
| -um | (suffix) structure |
| -algia | (suffix) pain |
| a- | (prefix) no, not without |
| neo- | (prefix) new |
| inter- | (prefix) through |
| sub- | (prefix) under, below |
| arthr- | (word root) joint |
| gastr | (word root) stomach |
| -tomy | (suffix) process of cutting |
| opthalmo | (word root) eye |
| -scope | (instrument for visual examination) |
| oto | (word root) ear |
| -logy | (suffix) process of study |
| rhino | (word root)nose |
| -plasy | (suffix) surgical repair |
| esophago | (word root) esophaqus |
| duodeno | (word root) duodenum |
| hypo- | (prefix) below; under; less than normal |
| derm | (word root) skin |
| cervic | (word root) neck |
| neo- | (prefix) new |
| nati | (word root) birth |
| intra- | (prefix) within; into |
| musculo | (word root) muscle |
| -ar | (suffix) pertaining to |
| colo | (word root) colon |
| patho | (word root) disease |
| osteo | (word root) bone |
| peri- | (prefix)surrounding; around |
| -um | (suffix) structure; tissue; thing |
| hyper- | (prefix) above; excessive |
| anti- | (prefix) against |
| -ectomy | (suffix) removal; excision; resection |
| -rrhage | (suffix) bursting fourth |
| -rrhea | (prefix) flow discharge |
| per- | (prefix) through |
| -ai | (suffix) condition |
| -ist | (specialist) |
| inter- | (prefix) between |
| ante- | (prefix)before; forward |
| -stomy | (suffix) new opening |
| -rrahaphy | (suffix) suture |
| -rrhexis | (suffix) rupture |
| anter/o, antero | (combining form) front |
| poster/o, postero | (combining form) back |
| thorac/o, thoraco | (combining form) chest |
| ot/o, oto | (combining form) ear |
| later/o, latero | (combining form) side |
| lapar/o, laparo | (combining form) abdomen |
| lumb/o, lumbo | (combining form) lower back |
| cervic/o, cervico | (combining form) neck |
| cyto/o, ctyo | (combining form) cell |
| hist/o, histo | (combining form) tissue |
| end/o, endo | (combining form) in; within |
| bi- | (prefix) two |
| -opsy | (suffix) view of |
| ipsi- | (prefix) same |
| later | (word root) side |
| abdomi | (word root) abdomen |
| pelv | (word root) pelvis; hip region |
| mamm | (word root) breast |
| -ary | (suffix) pertaining to |
| -or | (suffix) one who |
| super | (word root) above; beyond |
| uni- | (prefix) one |
| vertebro | (word root) vertebra(backbone) |
| contra- | (prefix) against; opposite |
| intra- | (prefix) into; within |
| crani/o, cranio | (combining form) skull |
| epi- | (prefix) above; upon; on |
| phren/o, phereno | (combining form) diaphragm; mind |
| lumen/o, lumeno | (combining form) light |
| faci/o, facio | (combining form) face |
| bucc/o, bucco | (combining form) cheek |
| ment/o, mento | (combining form) chin |
| cox/o, coxo | (combining form) hip |
| crur/o, cruro | (combining form) leg |
| brachi/o | (combining form) arm |
| dors/o, dorso | (combining form) back |
| glute/o, gluteo | (combining form) buttocks |
| sur/o, suro | (combining form) calf |
| olecran/o, olecrano | (combining form) elbow |
| tars/o, tarso | (combining form) ankle |
| myel/o, myelo | (combining form) spinal cord; bone marrow |
| bio | (word root) life; living |
| antro | (word root) antrum |
| ileo | (word root) part of the small intestines |
| ilio | (word root) hip |
| cysto | (word root) cyst; bladder |
| arthr/o, arthro | (combining form) joint |
| dactyl/o, dactylo | (combining form) finger; toe |
| chondr/o, chondro | (combining form) cartilage |
| plant/o, planto | (combining form) sole of the foot |
| oste/o, osteo | (combining form) bone |
| myl/o, myo | (combining form) muscle |
| humer/o, humero | (combining form) upper arm bone |
| syndesm/o, syndesmo | (combining form) ligament |
| oclecran/o, olecrano | (combining form) elbow |
| fibr/o, fibro | (combining form) fiber |
| por/o, poro | (combining form) opening, passageway |
| spin/o spino | (combining form) spine |
| tympan/o, tympano | (combining form) tympanic membrane(ear drum); inner ear |
| -clasis | (suffix) to break |
| -desis | (suffix) to bind, tie together |
| -dynia | (suffix) pain |
| -malacia | (suffix) softening |
| -megaly | (suffix) enlargement |
| -y | (suffix) condition; process |
| syn- | (prefix) together; with |
| poly- | (prefix) many; much |
| electr | (word root) electricity |
| spondyl | (word root) vertebra(backbone) |
| -listhesis | (suffix) condition of stones |
| -centsis | (suffix) surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| stern | (word root) sternum(breast bone) |
| lord | (word root) curve, sway back |
| an- | (prefix) pertaining to |
| par- | (prefix) other than; abnormal |
| dermat/o, dermato | (combining form) skin |
| escha/o, escharo | (combining form) scab |
| hidr/o, hidro | (combining form) sweat |
| lip/o, lipo | (combining form) fat; lipid |
| myc/o, myco | (combining form) fungus |
| onych/o, oncho | (combining form) nail(of finger or toes) |
| pedicul/o, pediculo | (combining form) louse |
| rhytid/o, rhytido | (combining form) wrinkle |
| seb/o, sebo | (combining form) sebum |
| trich/o, tricho | (combining form) hair |
| ungu/o, unguo | (combining form) nail |
| squam/o, squamo | (combining form) scaly |
| follicul/o, folliculo | (combining form) follicle |
| pil/o,pilo | (combining form) hail |
| sudor/i, sudori | (combining form) sweat |
| kerat/o, kerato | (combining form) hard; horny |
| melan/o, melano | (combining form) black |
| derm/o, dermo | (combining form) skin |
| adip/o, adipo | (combining form) fat |
| sebac/o, sebaco | (combining form) sebum; oil |
| otalgia | (word of the day) ear pain |
| en- | (prefix) in; within |
| hamat/o, hemato | (combining form) blood |
| nephr/o, nephro | (combining form) kidney |
| pyel/o, pyelo | (combining form) renal pelvis |
| tom/o, tomo | (combining form) to cut |
| ur/o, uro | (combining form) urine; urinary tract |
| ureter/o, uretero | (combining form) ureter |
| vesic/o, vesico | (combining form) urinary bladder |
| -cele | (suffix) hernia |
| -uria | (suffix) urination; condition of urine |
| -esis | (suffix) action; condition state of |
| or/o, oro | (combining form) mouth |
| proct/o, procto | (combining form) anus & rectum |
| sial/o, sialo | (combining form) saliva |
| lip/o, lipo | (combining form) fat |
| pharyng/o, pharyngo | (combining form) throat |
| hepat/o, hepato | (combining form) liver |
| odont/o, odonto | (combining form) teeth |
| gloss/o, glosso | (combining form) tongue |
| chol/e, chole | (combining form) bile |
| enter/o, entero | (combining form) small intestine |
| cholangi/o, cholangio | (combining form) bile |
| gingiv/o, gingivo | (combining form) gum |
| py/o, pyo | (combining form) pus |
| -chalasia | (suffix) relaxation |
| dysuria (pathology) | painful urination |
| CKD (pathology) | long-term kidney failure |
| diuresis (pathology) | condition of increased urine formation |
| nephritis (pathology) | inflammation of the kidney |
| edema (pathology) | accumulation of fluid in the tissues |
| renal colic (pathology) | severe pain associated with stones lodged in the ureter |
| vesicoureteral reflux (pathology) | backflow of urine in the bladder to the ureter |
| incontinence (pathology) | inability to hold urine |
| nocturia (pathology) | excessive urination at night |
| urolithiasis (pathology) | stones in the urinary tract |
| nephroptosis (pathology) | prolapse of the kidney |
| urgency (pathology) | sensation of needing to urinate immediately |
| diabetes insipidus (pathology) | deficiency of ADH |
| cyctocele (pathology) | herniation of the urinary bladder |
| retention (pathology) | inability to release urine |
| orchid/o, orchido | (combining forms) testicle |
| -genesis | (suffix) producing forming |
| crypt- | (prefix) hidden |
| semin/I, semini | (combining)semen; seed |
| scrot/o, scroto | (combining)scrotum |
| phall/o, phallo | (combining) penis |
| balan/o, balano | (combining forms) glans penis |
| andr/o, andro | (combining form) male |
| vesicle/o, vesiculo | (combining form) seminal |
| vas/o, vaso | (combining form) ductus deferens |
| circum- | (prefix) around |
| trans- | (prefix) across, through |
| epididyn/o epididyno | (combining form) epididymis |
| gynec/o, gyneco | (combining form) woman; female |
| mast/o, masto | (combining form) breast |
| olig/o, oligo | (combining form) scanty |
| orch/o, orcho | (combining form) testis |
| orchid/o, orchido | (combining form) testis |
| prostat/o, prostato | (combining form) prostate gland |
| son/o, sono | (combining form) sound |
| sperm/o, spermo | (combining form) spermatozoa, sperm cells |
| urethr/o, urethro | (combining form) urethra |
| vas/o, vadso | (combining form) vessel, duct, vas deferens |
| vesicul/o, vesiculo | (combining form) seminal vesicle |
| salping/o, salpingo | (combining form) fallopian tube |
| menl/o, meno | (combining form) menses, menstruation |
| thel/e, thele | (combining form) nipple |
| ov/o, ovo | (combining form) egg |
| colp/o, colpo | (combining corm) vagina |
| gravid/o, gravido | (combining form) pregnancy |
| -partum | (suffix) birth, labor |
| acro- | (prefix) extremities, top, extreme point |
| ec- | (prefix) out, outside |
| culd/o, culdo | (combining form) cul-de-sac |
| top/p, topo | (combining form) place, position, location |
| axill/o, axillo | (combining form) airpit |
| hemat/o, hemato | (combining form) blood |
| myel/o, myelo | (combining form) bone marrow |
| lymphaden/o, lymphadeno | (combining form) lymph gland(node) |
| leuk/o, leuko | (combining form) white |
| -poiesis | (suffix) formation |
| -thrombin | (suffix) clotting substance |
| erythr/o, erythro | (combining form) red |
| -siderin | (suffix) iron substance |
| auto- | (prefix) self, own |
| pan- | (prefix) all |
| trans- | (prefix) across, through |
| adenoid/o, adenoido | (combining form) adenoids |
| inguin/o, inquino | (combining form) groin |
| log/o, logo | (combining form) study |
| lymph/o, lympho | (combining form) lymph |
| lymphaden/o, lypmhadeno | (combining form) limph gland (node) |
| lymphangi/o, lympphangio | (combining form) lymph vessel |
| plas/o, plaso | (combining form) development, formation |
| splen/o, spleno | (combining form) spleen |
| thromb/o, thrombo | (combining form) clot |
| -emia | (suffix) blood condition |
| -fusion | (suffix) to pour, to come together |
| -gram | (suffix) record |
| -ism | (suffix) process, condition |
| -ous | (suffix) pertaining to |
| -penia | (suffix) deficiency |
| -plasia | (suffix) development, formation |
| -tic | (suffix) pertaining to |
| cordi/o, cardio | (combining form) heart |
| phleb/o, phlebo | (combining form) vein |
| angi/o, angio | (combining form) vessel |
| capn/o, capno | (combining form) carbon dioxide |
| -cardia | (suffix) heart condition |
| pneum/o, pneumo | (combining form) lung |
| apic/o, apico | (combining form) apex |
| brady- | (prefix) slow |
| hemangi/o, hemangio | (combining form) blood vessel |
| tachy- | (prefix) fast, rapid |
| extra- | (prefix) outside |
| corpo/0, corporo | (combining form) body |
| cutane/o, cutaneo | (combining form) skin |
| endiocardi/o, endocardio | (combining form) in the heart |
| myocadi/o, myocardio | (combining form) muscle of the heart |
| pericardi/o, pericardio | (combining form) around the heart |
| scler/o, sclero | (combining form) sclera (white of the eye) |
| valvul/o, valvulo | (combining form) valve |
| -therapy | (suffix) treatment |
| or/o, oro | (combining form) mouth |
| spir/o, spiro | (combining form) to breathe |
| phren/o, phreno | (combining form) diaphragm, mind |
| laryng/o, laryngo | (combining form) larynx (windpipe, voice box) |
| rhin/o, rhino | (combining form) nose |
| pector/o, pectoro | (combining form) chest |
| ex- | (prefix) out |
| in- | (prefix) in, into, not |
| aer/o, aero | (combining form) air |
| salping/o, salpingo | (combining form) fallopian tube, eustachian |
| bronchiol/o, bronchiolo | (combining form) bronchiole |
| cost/o, costo | (combining form) rib |
| myc/o, myco | (combining form) fungus |
| sinus/o, sinuso | (combining form) sinus |
| somat/o, somato | (combining form) body |
| myel/o, myelo | (combining form) spinal cord, bone marrow |
| encephala/o, encephalo | (combining form) brain |
| -cyte | (suffix) cell |
| neur/o, neuro | (combining form) nerve |
| radicul/o, radiculo | (combining form) nerve root |
| cerebell/o, cerebello | (combining form) cerebellum |
| cerebr/o, cerebro | (combining form) cerebrum |
| cortic/o, cortico | (combining form) cortex |
| -glia | (suffix) glue |
| hemi- | (prefix) half |
| mono- | (prefix) one, single |
| poly- | (suffix) many, much |
| crani/o, cranio | (suffix) skull |
| kines/o, kineso | (combining form) movement |
| somn/o, somno | (combining form) sleep |
| troph/o, tropho | (combining form) nourishment, development |
| -lysis | (combining form) breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening |
| -paresis | (weakness) |
| -plegia | (suffix) paralysis, palsy |
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