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Medical Terminlogy
Diploma in Medical Administration C&G
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | absence of |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| an- | absence of |
| ante- | before |
| anti | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| bio- | life |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| co-/con- | together/ joined |
| contra- | against |
| cryo- | cold |
| cyano- | blue |
| de- | away from/ removing |
| dia- | through |
| diplo- | double |
| dys- | difficult/ abnormal/ painful |
| ecto- | external/ outside/ without |
| en-/ endo- | within/ in/ into |
| epi- | upon/ above/ on |
| ery-/ erythro- | red |
| hemi- | half |
| hetro- | unlike/ dissimilar |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | above/ high/ in excess of normal |
| hypo- | low/ below/ less than normal |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within/ inside |
| iso- | equal |
| kypho- | crooked/ hump/ curvature |
| latero- | side |
| leuco/ leuko- | white |
| lordo- | curvature forward |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | poor/ abnormal/ impaired |
| mega/ megalo- | big/ enlarged |
| melano- | black/ dark/ pigment |
| meta- | after/ beyond |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one/ single |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| oligo- | scanty/ deficiency |
| ortho- | straight |
| pachy- | thick |
| pan- | all |
| para- | alongside |
| peri- | around |
| polio- | grey |
| poly- | many |
| pre/pro- | before |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | backward |
| sclero- | hard |
| scolio- | sideways/twisted |
| semi- | half |
| steno- | narrow |
| sub- | below |
| super/ supra- | above |
| syn- | with/ together/ union |
| tachy- | rapid/fast |
| uni- | one |
| abdomino- | abdomen |
| adeno- | gland |
| albumen/ albumin- | albumin/ a protein |
| alveolo- | air sac |
| andro- | man |
| angio- | vessel |
| aorto- | aorta |
| appendico- | appendix |
| arterio- | artery |
| arthro- | joint |
| atrio | atrium |
| bile- | bile |
| blepharo- | eyelid |
| bronchiolo- | bronchiole |
| broncho- | bronchus |
| cardio- | heart |
| carpo- | wrist/ hand |
| cephalo- | head |
| cerebello | cerebellum/ lower lobe of brain |
| cervico- | cervix/ neck |
| cholangio | bile/ biliary vessels |
| chole- | bile |
| cholecysto- | gallbladder |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| colo-/ colono | colon |
| colpo | vagina |
| corono- | heart/ crown |
| costo- | rib |
| cranio- | skull containing brain |
| cysto- | bladder |
| cyto- | cell |
| dento- | tooth |
| derm-/ dermato- | skin |
| duodeno- | duodenum |
| encephalo- | brain |
| endocardio- | lining of the heart |
| endometrio- | endometrium, lining of the uterus |
| entero- | intestine |
| epididymo- | tubules above testes/ testicles |
| febro- | fever |
| feto- | fetus |
| gastro- | stomach |
| gingiva- | gums |
| glosso- | tongue |
| glycol- | sugar |
| gyno-/ gynaeco- | woman |
| haemo/ haemato- | blood |
| hep/ hepato- | liver |
| hernio- | hernia, rupture |
| histo- | tissue |
| hydro- | water |
| hystero- | womb |
| iatro- | doctor/ physican |
| ileo- | ileum |
| ilio- | ilium |
| immuno- | immunity |
| jejuno- | jejunum |
| laparo- | abdomen/ abdominal wall |
| laryngo- | larynx |
| leuco- | white |
| lipo- | fat |
| litho- | stone |
| lymphadeno- | lymph gland |
| lymphangio- | lymph vessel |
| lympho- | lymph / tissue fluid |
| mammo-/ masto- | breast |
| mandibulo- | lower jaw bone |
| maxilla- | upper jaw bone |
| meningo- | meninges/ membrane covering brain and spinal cord |
| menisco- | meniscus (knee cartilage) |
| meno- | menstruation |
| metro- | womb |
| myelo- | marrow/ spinal cord |
| myo-/ myos- | muscle |
| myocardio- | myocardium |
| myringo- | ear drum |
| naso- | nose |
| nato- | birth |
| necro- | death |
| nephro- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| oculo- | eye |
| oesphago- | oesophagus |
| onco- | tumour |
| onycho- | nail |
| oophoro- | ovary |
| ophthalmo- | eye |
| opto- | sight/ eye |
| orchio/ orchid- | testis/ male gonad/ male gland |
| osteo- | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| paedo- | child |
| pancreato- | pancreas/ a gland |
| patho- | disease |
| pericardio- | outer layer of heart |
| phago- | swallow, eat |
| phaso- | speech |
| pharmaco- | drug |
| pharyngo- | pharynx/ throat |
| phlebo- | vein |
| pleuro- | lung membrane |
| pneumo/ pneumono- | air/ gas/ lung |
| pnoe- | breathing |
| procto- | anus/ rectum |
| prostato- | prostate/ a male |
| phallo- | penis |
| pulmono- | lung |
| pyo- | pus |
| pyro- | fever |
| recto- | rectum |
| reno- | kidney |
| rhino- | nose |
| salpingo- | fallopian tube |
| sigmoido- | sigmoid colon |
| spleno- | spleen |
| steato- | fat |
| stoma-/ stomato- | mouth |
| tarso- | foot/ eyelid |
| thermo- | heat |
| thoraco- | chest/ thorax |
| thrombo- | blood clot |
| thyro- | thyroid |
| tonsillo- | tonsils/ lymph gland |
| tox-/ toxico- | windpipe/ trachea |
| tympano- | ear drum |
| uretero- | ureter/ tube from kidney |
| urethra- | urethra/ tube from kidney |
| uro- | urine/ urinary organs |
| utero- | womb |
| vaso- | vessel |
| veno- | vein |
| ventrico-/ ventriculo- | ventricle |
| -a | condition of |
| -aemia | blood |
| -ac/ -al | concerning/ pertaining |
| -algia | pain |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -cele | swelling/ protrusion |
| -centesis | to puncture/ tapping |
| -cide | kill/ destroy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -demic | people/ population |
| -desis | binding together |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -form | shape/ form |
| -gen/ -genesis/ -genic | producing/ forming/ origin |
| -gram | picture/ tracing |
| -graph | machine that records / tracing |
| -graphy | procedure of recording/ tracing |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -ia/ -iasis/ iosis/ -ism | condition of/ state of |
| -iac/ -iatric/ ic | pertaining to (medicine/ physician) |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -lith | stone |
| -lithiasis | condition/ presence of stones |
| -lysis | destruction/ splitting/ breaking down |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measure |
| -natal | birth |
| -oedema | swelling caused by excess fluid |
| -oid | likeness |
| -ology | study of/ science of |
| -oma | tumour |
| -opia | condition of the eye |
| -orrhage | burst forth/ bleeding |
| -orrhagia | condition of heavy bleeding |
| -orrhaphy | sew/ repair |
| -orrhoea | flow/ discharge |
| -ostomy | artificial opening into |
| -otomy | cutting into/ dividng/ incison |
| -para | given birth |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | lack of/ decreased |
| -pexy | fixation of |
| -phagia | swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -philla | liking/ loving/ affinity for |
| -phobia | irrational fear |
| -phylaxis | protection/ prevention |
| -plasty | form/ mould/ reconstruction |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnoea | breathing |
| -porosis | thinning/ passage |
| -ptosis | dropping/ falling |
| -rrhythmia | rhythm |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | lighted instrument used to examine |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -stasis | cessation of movement/ flow |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -staxis | dripping |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment/ food |
| -uria | condition of urine |
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