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Medical Term pretest
learning Medical Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastr | Stomach |
| cadi | Heart |
| megal | Enlaged |
| itis | inflammation |
| dermat | skin |
| plast | surgical repair, plastic repair |
| cerebr | brain |
| path | disease |
| ectomy | surgical removal of all or part of |
| enter | intestines (usually small) |
| osis | condition, any condition |
| otomy | cut into, incision into |
| aden | gland |
| angi | vessel (usually blood) |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ologist | a specialist in the study of |
| rhin | nose |
| gingiv | gum |
| malacia | soft, soft condition |
| ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary cotraction |
| algia | pain |
| crani | skull |
| end | inside, within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | under, beneath, deficient |
| scop | look, observe |
| hyster | uterus (womb) |
| ostomy | to create an opening |
| para | beside, beyond |
| lysis | loosening, |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem(at) | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| ophthalm | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record, write |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original, production |
| burso | sac |
| retro | backwards |
| trip | rub, friction |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding, fixation |
| mani | madness, mental disturbance |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development, growth |
| supra | above, over |
| ptosis | falling, drooping |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rrhaphy | suture, suturing |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon, in addition |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra | against, counter |
| iasis | condition |
| trans | through, across |
| brady | slow |
| ectasis | expanison |
| 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 | vessel |
| melan | black |
| cauda | tail |
| lingua | tongue |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondyl | spinal column |
| ovar | egg(the female reproductive part) |
| centesis | punture |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scale |
| mening | membrane |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot(or stain) |
| pexy | suspension, fixation |
| onco | tumor, swelling or mass |
| or | mouth |
| sub | under, beneath, below |
| spiro | coil |
| lacrim | tear |
| viscero | organ |
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