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Med Term Less/Part 2
Medical Terminology Lesson/Parts Terms 2
Term | Definition |
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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 |