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Med Term Less/Part 2
Medical Terminology Lesson/Parts Terms 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| derma | the skin |
| hepar | the liver |
| meninx | one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord |
| soma | the body |
| amphi-, ampho-, | on both sides, around, both |
| ana- | up, back, against |
| apo- | away from |
| dia- (di- before a vowel) | through, across, apart |
| eso- | within, inner, inward |
| eu- | good, normal, healthy |
| heter-, hetero- | different, other, relationship to another |
| cata-, (cat- before a vowel or "h") | downward, disordered |
| homo-, homeo- | same, likeness |
| meta- (met- before a vowel or "h") | change, transformation, after, behind |
| para- (often par- before a vowel) | alongside, around, abnormal, beyond |
| pro- | before |
| pros-, prosth- | in place of |
| -al | pertaining to, located in |
| -ase | forms names of enzymes |
| -asia, -asis (rare) | condition |
| -ema. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat- | Condition |
| -esis | state, condition, procedure |
| -etic often forms nouns ending in -esis | pertaining to |
| -ics, -tics | science or study of |
| -ism | condition, quality |
| -ismus | state, condition, muscular spasm |
| -oid, (rarely) -ode, -id | indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance |
| -oma. The combining forms of nouns ending in -oma is -omat-; the plural often is -omata | usually tumor; occasionally disease |
| -ose | full of, resembling, also used to form names of chemical substances |
| -ous | pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
| -us | condition, person (sometimes as malformed fetus) |
| -ize | Greek derived suffix meaning "to make, become, cause to be, subject to engage in." |
| Acr- | [highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet) |
| Ambly- | dull, faint |
| Carcin- | carcinoma, cancer |
| -cel- | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| cheir-, chir- | hand |
| chol(e)- | bile, gall |
| col(i)-, colon- | colon |
| cyan- | blue |
| cyst(i)-, -cystis | bladder, cyst |
| diplo- | double, twin |
| enter- | (small) intestine |
| erg- | action, work |
| gastr- | stomach |
| hem-, hemat-, -em- | blood |
| hepar-, hepat- | liver |
| lip- | fat |
| macr-, mega-, megal- | abnormally large or long |
| melan- | dark, black |
| micr- | abnormally small |
| nyct- | night |
| odyn- | pain |
| onc- | tumor |
| pachy- | thick |
| pseud- | false |
| py- | pus |
| sarc- | flesh, soft tissue |
| spasm- | spasm, involuntary muscular contraction |
| splen- | spleen |
| stom-, stomat- | mouth, opening |
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