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Medical Terms 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| physio- | nature i.e. physiology |
| bucc(o)- | cheek i.e. buccodistal |
| palpebr- | eyelid i.e. palpebral |
| plasia- | development; growth i.e. hypoplasia |
| aur- | ear i.e. aural atresia |
| acoust(l)- | hearing; sound i.e. acoustic neuroma |
| colp(o)- | hollow; vagina i.e. colpectasia |
| phon- | voice; sound i.e. aphonia |
| leio- | smooth i.e. leiodermia |
| cor- | heart i.e. accretio cordis |
| ren- | kidney i.e. renicardiac |
| orchi- | testis i.e. orchialgia |
| glyco- | sweet; sugar i.e. glycogen |
| encephal- | brain i.e. encephalopathy |
| thalam- | inner chamber i.e. thalamocortical |
| plexus- | braid; interweaving; network i.e. cardiac plexus |
| cilia | eyelash i.e. mucociliary escalator |
| dendr- | tree; branching (as in nervous system) i.e. dendriceptor |
| phleb- | vein i.e. phlebangioma |
| pilo- | hair i.e. pilomotor |
| histo- | tissue i.e. histogenesis |
| stoma- | mouth; opening i.e. stomatitis |
| tympan- | eardrum or its enclosure i.e. tympanohyal |
| umbilic- | navel i.e. umbilical cord |