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Medical Terms 3 and4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extremities |
| -rhexis | break/burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original/production |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o)- | backwards |
| trip- | rub/friction |
| strept- | twist |
| -desis | binding |
| mani- | maddness |
| glosso- | tongue |
| -trophy | development |
| supra- | above |
| -ptosis | falling |
| dyn- | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto | self |
| epi- | upon |
| hydro- | water |
| lobo- | section |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| contra- | against/counter |
| -iasis | condition/formation of |
| trans- | through/across |
| brady- | slow |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| cyt- | cell |
| odont- | tooth |
| leuk- | white |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno- | narrow/contracted |
| cheil- | lip |
| -cele | hernia |
| benign | mild/not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio- | abdomen |
| erythro- | red |
| vaso- | vessels |
| melan- | black |
| cauda | tail |
| lingua- | tongue |
| myring- | eardrum |
| spondyl- | spinal column |