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Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a,an- | without, lack of |
| ad- | toward |
| anti,contra- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| brachy- | short |
| brandy- | slow |
| cac,mal- | bad |
| cardio- | heart |
| circum- | around |
| dia- | through |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| epi- | on, up, against, high |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hemi- | half |
| hetero- | different |
| homeo- | similar, same |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| infra- | below, underneath |
| intra- | within, inside, during |
| macro- | large, great |
| meta- | between |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| myo- | muscle |
| oligo- | scanty, little, few |
| osteo- | bone |
| pan= | all |
| pre- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | together |
| tachy- | rapid |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | beyond |
| -algia | pain |
| -blast | immature or germ cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasis | formation, to produce |
| -philia | attraction |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -polesis | formation |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -uria | urine condition |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aggluntin/o | clumping |
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
| anter/o | front |
| anteri/o | artery |
| articul/o | joint |
| blast/o | primitive cell |
| bronchi/o | bronchiole |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| carp/o | wrist |
| caud/o | tail |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coron/o | heart |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dermat/o | skin |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pod/o | foot |
| poster/o | back |
| prosth/o | addition |
| proxim/o | near to |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| ren/o | kidney |
| seb/o | oil |
| somat/o | body |
| stern/o | sternum |
| super/o | above |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tend/o | tendon |
| therm/o | heat |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tox/o | poison |
| varic/o | varicose veins |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body |
| active range of motion (AROM) | patient performs own joint movement |
| acute | sudden, sharp, severe; referring to a disease that has a sudden onset, severe symptoms and a short course. |
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