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Terminology
Medical
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | protein |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| calcli | calcium |
| corpore/o | body |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| excret/o | sift out |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus, little ball |
| glycos/o | glucose, sugar |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| keton/o | ketone |
| lith/o | stone |
| meat/o | passage |
| micturit/o | to urinate |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| perine/o | perineum |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| scler/o | hardening |
| son/o | sound |
| ur/o | urine, urinate |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| ureter/o | urethra |
| urin/o | urine |
| anterior | front surface of body |
| posterior | back |
| deep | away from surface |
| superficial | close to surface |
| proximal | near |
| distal | far |
| inferior | below |
| superior | above |
| medial | middle/ inside |
| lateral | side/ outside |
| supine | lying on back |
| prone | lying on belly |
| albin/o | white |
| acr/o | extremity |
| adin/o | gland |
| lip/o | liposuction |
| ang/i | vessel |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| cellul/o | little cell |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/a | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| follicial/o | little bag |
| hider/o | sweat |
| icter/o | jundice |
| integument/o | a covering |
| kil/o | tumor |
| krat/o | horn |
| leuk/o | white |
| nelan/o | black |
| nyc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| pachy/o | thick |
| pedicul/o | a louse |
| plak/o | plate |
| prurit/o | itching |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| scler/o | hard, hardening |
| seb/o | oil |
| therm/o | hot, heat |
| trich/o | hair |
| vuls/o | to pull |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |