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Med. Term. Elem. M-Z
Med. Term. Elements to know for Utah State Med. Term. Benchmark exam for MA's
| Elements | Meanings |
|---|---|
| andr/o | male |
| mening/o | meninges |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus (bones of the hand) |
| medi/o | middle |
| mes/o | middle |
| galact/o | milk |
| lact/o | milk |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| omphal/o | navel, umbilicus |
| proxim/o | near, nearest |
| cervic/o | neck |
| reticul/o | network |
| neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
| noct/o | night |
| thel/o | nipple |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| presby/o | old age |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| periton/o | periotoneum |
| phalng/o | phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| toxic/o | poison |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| pub/o | pubis (part of the hip bone) |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| core/o | pupil |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| py/o | pus |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray |
| roentegen/o | radiation, x-ray |
| rect/o | retum |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| erythem/o | red |
| erythr/o | red |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| retin/o | retina |
| cost/o | ribs |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped (striated) |
| rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped muscle (striated) |
| squam/o | scaly |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| immun/o | safe |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary glands |
| home/o | same, alike |
| olig/o | scanty, little |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| morph/o | shape |
| later/o | side, to one side |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| crani/o | skull, cranium |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle (visceral) |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| rachi/o | spine |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| splen/o | spleen |
| staped/o | stapes |
| stern/o | sternum |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| orth/o | straight |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| narc/o | stupor, numbing |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| caud/o | tail |
| dacry/o | tear, lacrimal sac |
| cyst/o | tear sac, lacrimal sac |
| dent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| orch/i | testes, testicle |
| orchi/o | testes, testicle |
| orchid/o | testes, testicle |
| thalm/o | thalamus, chamber |
| femor/o | thigh bone |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| throid/o | thyroid gland |
| tibi/o | tibia (larger, inner bone of lower leg) |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ton/o | tone, tension, pressure |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| tonsil/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea (wind pipe) |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
| idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
| super/o | upper, above |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethra/o | urethra |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| unr/o | urine |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vas/o | vas deferens, vessel |
| poikil/o | varied, irregular |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of brain or heart) |
| spondyl/o | vertebra (backbone) |
| vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone) |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| episi/o | vulva |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| pariet/o | wall |
| aque/o | water |
| hydr/o | water |
| albin/o | white |
| leuc/o | white |
| leuk/o | white |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| carp/o | wrist bones, carpus |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| xanth/o | yellow |
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