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Medical Terminology
Chapter One
Question | Answer |
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arthr/o | joint |
gastr/o | stomach |
opthalm/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
rhin/o | nose |
hepat/o | liver |
algia | pain |
-tomy | cutting |
-scope | instrument to view |
-logy | study of |
-plasty | surgically forming, repair |
-itis | inflammation |
-icle, -ole, -ule | small, tiny |
-is | structure, thing |
-um | structure, thing, membrane |
-y | condition, process of |
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous | pertaining to |
-cele | herniation |
-dynia | pain |
-emia | blood condition |
-ia | condition |
-malacia | softening |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease process |
-ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | condition of hardening |
-stenosis | condition of narrowing |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-desis | binding |
-ectomy | cutting out |
-graphy | recording |
-metry | measuring |
-opsy | viewing |
-pexy | suspension, fixation |
-rrhaphy | suturing |
-scopy | viewing |
-stomy | making a new opening |
-tomy | cutting |
-tripsy | crushing |
-graph | record |
-meter | measure |
-scope | view |
-tome | cut |
-tripter, -trite | crush |
a-, an- | no, not, without |
ante- | forward, in front of |
anti- | against |
dys- | abnormal, difficult |
endo-, end- | within |
epi- | above, upon |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | below, defficient |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
neo- | new |
par-, para- | near, beside |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding, around |
poly- | many, much, excessive |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
sub- | under, below |
trans- | through, across |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
bi/o | living, life |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
col/o | large intestine, colon |
coron/o | crown, heart |
cut/o, cutane/o | skin |
cyst/o | bladder, sac |
dent/i | tooth |
derm/o | skin |
duoden/o | duodenum |
electr/o | electricity |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gloss/o | tongue |
glyc/o | glucose, sugar |
hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hyster/o | uterus |
lingu/o | tongue |
lipid/o | fat, lipid |
lith/o | stone |
mamm/o | breast |
muscul/o, my/o | muscle |
nat/o | birth, born |
neur/o | nerve |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child |
phil/o | attraction |
pne/o | breathing |
psych/o | mind |
rhin/o | nose |
somn/o | sleep |
spir/o | spleen |
therm/o | heat, temperature |
tonsil/o | tonsil |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
troph/o | nourishment, development |
urethr/o | urethra |
valvul/o | valve |
ven/o | vein |
vers/o | turning |
vertebr/o | backbone, vertebra |