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MEDICAL
Term | Definition |
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ab- | away from |
ad- | toward or in the direction of |
dys- | difficulty, bad, painful |
endo- | within |
eu- | good, normal |
hyper- | excessive or increased |
hypo- | deficient or decreased |
inter- | between or among |
intra- | within or inside |
neo- | new |
peri- | surrounding |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
sub- | under, less or below |
super- | above |
supra- | excessive |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
angi/o | blood vessel |
append/o , appendic/o | appendix |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
arther/o | fatty substance or plaque |
cardi/o | heart |
col/o | colon |
chondr/o | cartilage |
crani/o | skull |
cyan/o | blue |
enter/o | small intestine |
erythr/o | red |
gastr/o | stomach |
geront/o | old age |
hepat/o | liver |
hem/o | blood |
laryng/o | throat, larynx |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
nat/o | birth |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ot/o | ear |
poli/o | grey |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
pyr/o | fever |
rhin/o | nose |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
-ac , -al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-cyte | cell |
-derma | skin |
-dia | through |
-dynia | pain |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-graphy | producing a picture or record |
-gram | a picture or record |
-ic | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-osis | conditions |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-ologist | specialist |
-ology | study of |
-oma | tumor |
-ostomy | surgically creating an artificial opening |
-otomy | cutting into or surgical incision |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhage , -rrhagia | bleeding or excessive flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
-scopy | visual examination |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
end- | with |
ex- | out |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cyt/o | cell |
gen/o or gene | producing |
hist/o | tissue |
-crine | secrete |
-plasm | material of cells |
-tics | pertaining to |
arthr/o | joint |
burs/o | bursa |
cervic/o | neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
crani/o | head |
ili/o | ilium or hip |
hem/o , hemat/o | blood |
ligament/o | ligament |
lumb/o | lower back |
mandibul/o | lower jaw |
myel/o | bone marrow |
oste/o | bone |
pelv/o | pelvis |
pod/o | feet |
sacr/o | sacrum |
scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
stern/o | chest |
synov/o , synovi/o | synovial fluid |
tars/o | tarsal bones in the feet |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
-poietic | pertaining to formation |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ex- | away from |
hemi- | half |
para- | along side of |
cardi/o | heart |
dorsi/o , dors/o | back of body |
duct/o | to lead |
fasci/o | fascia |
flex/o | to bend |
kinesi/o | movement |
my/o , myos/o , muscul/o | muscle |
quadr/i | four |
ten/o , tend/o , tendin/o | tendon |
tens/o | to stretch out |
-al | pertaining to |
-ion | action |
-paresis | partial or incomplete paralysis |
-plegia | total paralysis |
brady- | slow |
hyper- | excessive, increased |
hypo- | deficient, decreased |
tachy- | fast |
angi/o | blood vessels |
arteri/o | arteries |
capill/o | capillaries |
card/o , cardi/o | heart |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
phleb/o | veins |
thromb/o | clot |
vas/o , vascul/o | blood vessels |
ven/o | veins |
-cytes | cells |
meta- | beyond |
neo- | new |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
axill/o | armpit |
cervic/o | neck |
immun/o | protected |
inguin/o | groin |
lymph/o | lymph |
lymphaden/o | lymph nodes |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessels |
lymphocyt/o | lymphocyte |
onc/o | tumor |
phag/o | to eat or destroy |
splen/o | spleen |
thym/o | thymus |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
-ary | pertaining to |
-lytic | to destroy |
-plasm | formation |
-stasis | stopping |
alveo/o | alveoli |
bronch/o , bronchi/o | bronchi |
capn/o | carbon dioxide |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx |
lob/o | lobe |
nas/o | nose |
ox/o , oxy/o | oxygen |
phon/o | voice or sound |
pleur/o | pleura |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
rhin/o | nose |
sinus/o | sinuses |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | trachea |
-oxia | oxygen |
-pnea | breathing |
-thorax | chest |
-ventilation | breathing |
an/o | anus |
append/o , appendic/o | appendix |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
col/o , colon/o | large intestine (colon) |
dent/o | teeth |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum |
intestin/o | intestine |
jejun/o | jejunum |
gastr/o | stomach |
odont/o | teeth |
or/o | mouth |
palat/o | palate |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
proct/o | rectum and anus |
rect/o | rectum |
stomat/o | mouth |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | swallowing |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
home/o | sameness |
nephr/o | kidneys |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidneys |
ur/o | urine |
ureter/o | ureters |
urethr/o | urethra |
urin/o | urine |
-lith | stones |
-lithiasis | presence of stones |
-stasis | control |
-uria | urine |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
encephal/o | brain |
esthesi/o , esthet/o | sensation, feeling |
lob/o | lobe |
mening/o | meninges |
myel/o | spinal cord |
neur/o | nerves |
psych/o | mind |
somn/o | sleep |
spin/o | spinal cord |
therm/o | temperature |
-algia | pain |
-phasia | speech |
-sthesia | sensation, feeling |
-taxia | muscle coordination |
acous/o , acoust/o | hearing, sound |
audi/o , audit/o | hearing, sound |
dacryocyst/o | lacrimal apparatus |
blephar/o | eyelid |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
ir/i , ir/o , irid/o , irit/o | iris |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
lacrim/o | lacrimal apparatus |
myring/o | tympanic membrane |
ocul/o , ophthalm/o , opt/i , opt/o , optic/o | eye |
ot/o | hearing, sound |
phac/o , phak/o | lens |
pinn/i | pinna |
retin/o | retina |
sclera/o | sclera |
tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
cutane/o , derm/o , dermat/o | skin |
diaphor/o | sweat profusely |
hidr/o | sweat |
onych/o | nails |
pil/o , pil/i | hair |
rhytid/o | wrinkles |
seb/o | sebaceous glands |
trich/o | hair |
ungu/o | nails |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
calc/i , calc/o | calcium |
crin/o | secrete |
gluc/o , glyc/o , glycos/o | sugar, glucose |
gonad/o | sex gland |
kal/i | potassium |
natr/o | sodium |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pineal/o | pineal gland |
pituit/o , pituitary/o | pituitary gland |
thym/o | thymus |
thry/o , thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
balan/o | glans penis |
cervic/o | cervix |
colp/o | vagina |
epididym/o | epididymis |
episi/o | vulva |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
mamm/o , mast/o | breast |