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Medical Terminology
350 Med-Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ptosis | falling |
| gen | original, production |
| glosso | tongue |
| gram | record |
| hem(at) | blood |
| hemi | half |
| hydro | water |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| ost | bone |
| para | beside, beyond |
| ophtalm | eye |
| oid | like |
| odont | tooth |
| melan | black |
| my | muscle |
| mani | madness |
| lysis | loosening, destruction |
| lith | stone |
| lobo | section |
| leuk | white |
| lingua | tongue |
| iasis | condition |
| hyster | uterus |
| hypo | under |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| epi | upon |
| end | inside, within |
| emesis | vomiting |
| erythro | red |
| dyn | pain |
| esthesia | sensation |
| dent | teeth |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| cyan | blue |
| crani | skull |
| cost | rib |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chole | bile |
| cervic | neck |
| cauda | tail |
| cephal | head |
| carcin | cancer |
| cyt | cell |
| cheil | lip |
| cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| burso | sac |
| brady | slow |
| auto | self |
| algia | pain |
| acro | extremities |
| vaso | vessels |
| trip | friction, rubbing |
| trans | through, across |
| supra | above |
| strept | twist |
| scop | observe |
| steno | narrow, contracted |
| semen | seed |
| rhexis | burst, break |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| psycho | mind |
| proct | anus |
| penia | decrease |
| otomy | cut into |
| osis | any condition |
| ologist | specialist |
| ology | the study of |
| nephr | kidney |
| megal | enlarged |
| malacia | soft |
| itis | inflammation |
| oma | tumor |
| arthr | joint |
| hepat | liver |
| enter | intestines |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| dermat | skin |
| cerebr | brain |
| cardi | heart |
| blephar | eyelid |
| angi | vessels |
| aden | gland |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv | gum |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| myring | eardrum |
| mast | breast |
| lip | fat |
| ectasis | expansion |
| desis | binding |
| contra | against, counter |
| celio | abdomen |
| cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| trophy | development |
| spondyl | spinal column, vertebrae |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rhin | nose |
| plast | surgical repair |
| path | disease |
| pneum | lung |
| crine | to secrete |
| phren | mind |
| corne | horny |
| iris | rainbow |
| kerat | horny |
| pulmo | lung |
| alveol | cavity |
| radi | ray |
| edema | swelling |
| dactyl | finger, toe |
| metabol(e) | change |
| aer | air |
| glyco | sweet |
| spiro | coil |
| sub | under |
| or | mouth |
| oto | ear |
| centesis | puncture |
| scirr(h) | hard |
| lacrim | tear |
| squam | scale |
| bili | bile |
| pyle | gate |
| onych | nail, claw |
| lact | milk |
| mening | membrane |
| myel | marrow |
| sphenic | wedge |
| pexy | suspension |
| hallux | big toe |
| physio | nature |
| bucc(o) | cheek |
| palpebr | eyelid |
| plasia | development |
| rug | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur | ear |
| acoust(i) | hearing |
| colpo | hollow, vagina |
| phon | sound |
| leio | smooth |
| cor | heart |
| encephal | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| dendr | tree, branching |
| phleb | vein |
| tympan | eardrum |
| umbilic | navel |
| salpingo | tube |
| asthenia | weakness |
| iso | equal |
| tarso | ankle |
| pod | foot |
| ocul | eye |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| ment | mind |
| dacry | tear |
| scler(a) | hard |
| trachel | neck |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno | sleep |
| antr | cavity |
| dura | hard |
| anti | against |
| fascia | sheet |
| plexus | braid |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| vesic | bladder |
| viscero | organ |
| ren | kidney |
| sept | wall, fence |
| phage | to eat |
| plak | plate |
| oment | covering |
| sedat | quiet, calm |
| furca | fork-shaped |
| radic | root |
| fistul | pipe |
| pariet | wall |
| gravid | pregnant |
| onco | tumor |
| ovar | egg |
| orchi | testis |
| pilo | hair |
| histo | tissue |
| stoma | mouth |
| helio | sun |
| astr | star shaped |
| tope | place |
| somato | body |
| adnexa | ties |
| malign | bad |
| cilia | eyelash |
| myco | fungus |
| thorac | chest |
| ependym | wrapping |
| part | labor, bring forth |
| oophor | ovary |
| ptyal | saliva |
| tarso | framework of the upper eyelid |
| cheir | hand |
| digit | finger, toe |
| dors | back |
| gangli | swelling |
| grad | walk, take steps |
| micr | small |
| later | side |
| phob | fear |
| phot | light |
| peri | about, around |
| trich | hair |
| maxill | upper jaw bone |
| pre | in front of, before |
| post | after |
| tegument | skin, covering |
| pharmac | drug |
| somni | sleep |
| plegia | paralysis |
| thel | nipple |
| tumor | swelling |
| macro | large |
| tens | stretch |
| proxim | nearest |
| scol | curved |
| apo | away from |
| di | twice |
| dia | through |
| eury | broad |
| pect | chest |
| necr | dead |
| mi | less |
| morph | form |
| dis | apart |
| fac | make, do |
| lept | slender |
| lymph | watery fluid |
| rrhag | burst forth |
| sta | stand |
| ton | stretch |
| volv | to roll |
| splanchn | internal organs |
| rrhe | flow |
| med | middle |
| xer | dry |
| per | throughout |
| blast | bud |
| cine | move |
| calc | heel, stone |
| gemin | twin |
| gran | grain, particle |
| labi | lip |
| pept | digest |
| pleur | rib, side |
| mamm | breast |
| colla | glue |
| rachi | spinal column |
| dys | bad |
| cut | skin |
| en | in |
| mechano | machine |
| pro | in front of, before |
| dynam | power |
| osmo | odors |
| traumat | wound |
| an, a | without, not |
| phak | lens |
| strict | draw tight |
| turbin | shaped like a top |
| ameb | change |
| semi | half |
| neo | new |
| hormone | excite |
| therm | heat |
| syn | together |
| vuls(e) | twitch, pull |
| metr | uterus |
| pan | all |
| poly | many |
| ramus | branching |
| neuro | nerve |
| lumbo | loins |
| thromb | lump, clot |
| ab | away from, not |
| ante | before |
| ex | out, away from |
| lien | spleen |
| vestibule | entrance |
| puer | child |
| sarc | flesh |
| proli | offspring |
| lal | speech |
| intra | within |
| inter | between |
| infra | beneath |
| cryo | cold |
| mal | bad |
| glom | ball |
| spas | draw, pull |
| meta | beyond |
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