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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adeno | Gland |
| Calculi | Stone |
| Cele | Tumor, Cyst; hernia |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Glyco | Sweet, Sugar |
| Homeo, Homo | Similar, same; like |
| Lingua | Tongue |
| Lip | Fat |
| Lith | Stone |
| Madaro | Hair loss |
| Pedia | Child |
| Psych | Mind |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Radi | Rays |
| Thermic | Heat |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Carpo | Wrist |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Costa | Rib |
| Crano | Skull |
| Dactyl | Finger |
| Ili | Hip |
| Manus | Hand |
| Myel | Bone Marrow |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Ortho | Straighten |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Pedi | Foot |
| Spondyl | Vertebra |
| Cutis | Skin |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Derma | Skin |
| Hapsia | Touch |
| Odont | Teeth |
| Onco | Tumor |
| Onychia | Nailbeds |
| Pedicular | Lice |
| Psora | Itch |
| Prurigo | Itching |
| Sarco | Flesh |
| Sclero | Hard |
| Squama | Scaly |
| Tricho | Hair |
| Chole | Bile |
| Colon | Large Intestine |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Entero | Intestine |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Glosso | Tounge |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Ile | Ileum |
| Laparo | Abdomen |
| Myxo | Mucus |
| Procto | Anus; Rectum |
| Pyloro | Pylorus; Gatekeeper |
| Stoma | Opening mouth |
| Viscero | Body Organs |
| Angio | Vessels |
| Aortal | Aorta; Main Artery |
| Arterio | Artery |
| Atria | Atrium; Auricle; heart chamber |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Emboli | Vessel Obstruction |
| Emia | Blood |
| Hema, Hemo | Blood |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Thrombo | Blood Clot |
| Varico | Varicose Vein |
| Vaso | Blood Vessel |
| Vena | Vein |
| Ventricu | Heart Cavity |
| Broncho | Bronchi Airway |
| Cili | Hairlike Processes |
| Estasis | Expansion |
| Latyngo | Larynx; Voice Box |
| Naso | Nose |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Oxy | Oxygen, Keen |
| Pector | Breast, Chest |
| Pleura | Rib Side |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Ptysis | To spit |
| Pulmo | Lungs |
| Rhin | Nose |
| tracheo | Trachea; Windpipe |
| Creatinine | A waste material in urine |
| Cysto | Bladder |
| Glomerulo | Nephron part; little ball |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Pyelo | Pelvis |
| Reni | Kidney |
| Uretero | Ureter |
| Urethro | Urethra |
| Uri | Urine |
| Uric | Pertaining to urine |
| Urina | Urine |
| Uro | Urine |
| Bulbo | Bulblike; Bulbourethral Gland |
| Cervi | Neck; Uterus |
| Galacto | Milk |
| Genito | Reproductive System |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Lactin | Milk |
| MAst | Breast |
| Metr | Uterus |
| Natal | Born |
| Oophoro | Ovary |
| Orchido | Testicle |
| Ova | Female sex cell ( Ovi, Ovo, Eggs) |
| Salping | Tube; Fallopian |
| Sperma | Spermato (Seed) |
| Vas | Duct; Vessel |
| Audio | Sound |
| Cerebro | Brain |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| Esthesia | Sensation |
| Medulla | Brain Middle |
| Meningo | Membranes; Spinal Cord |
| Neuro | Nerves |
| Occiput | Back of Skull |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Ophthalmo | Eye |
| Oto | Ear |
| Parietes | Paritel; wall part |
| Pons | Bridges |
| Tempora | Temporal |