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Medical Terms 350 DV
Medical Terms Element and Meaning
Question | Answer |
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gastr | stomach |
cardi | heart |
megal | enlarged |
itis | inflammation |
dermat | skin |
plast | surgical repair |
cerebr | brain |
path | disease |
ectomy | surgical removal |
enter | intestines |
osis | any condition |
otomy | cut into (surgical incision) |
aden | gland |
angi | vessel |
oma | tumor |
nephr | kidney |
hepat | liver |
arthr | joint |
blephar | eyelid |
ologist | specialist |
rhin | nose |
gingiv | gum |
malacia | soft |
ology | the study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
algia | pain |
crani | skull |
end | inside, within |
hemi | half |
oid | like |
hyper | above, more than normal |
cyst | sac containing fluid |
chole | bile |
hypo | under |
scop | observe |
hyster | uterus |
ostomy | create an opening |
para | beside, beyond |
lysis | loosening, destruction |
cervic | neck |
chondr | cartilage |
cyan | blue |
hemat | blood |
ost | bone |
psycho | mind |
lip | fat |
my | muscle |
lith | stone |
ophthalm, opt | eye |
proct | anus |
cost | rib |
gram | record |
acro | extremities |
rhexis | break, burst |
carcin | cancer |
penia | decrease |
gen | original, production |
burso | sac |
retro | backwards |
trip | rub, friction |
strept | twist |
desis | binding |
mani | madness |
glosso | tongue |
trophy | development |
supra | above |
ptosis | falling |
dyn | pain |
mast | breast |
rrhaphy | suture |
dent | teeth |
cephal | head |
auto | self |
epi | upon |
hydro | water |
lobo | section |
emesis | vomiting |
contra | against, counter |
iasis | condition |
trans | through, across |
brady | slow |
ectasis | expansion |
cyt | cell |
odont | tooth |
leuk | white |
esthesia | sensation |
cantho | angle at end of 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 (female reproductive cell) |
centesis | puncture |
oto | ear |
billi | bile |
squam | scale |
mening | membrane |
cec | blind passage |
macul | spot |
pexy | suspension |
onco | tumor |
or | mouth |
sub | under |
spiro | coil |
lacrim | tear |
viscero | organ |
lact | milk |
onych | nail, claw |
thorac | chest |
pyle | gate |
vesic | bladder |
sphenic | wedge |
myel | marrow, spinal cord |
anti | against |
myco | fungus |
hallux | great toe (big toe) |
physio | nature |
bucco | cheek |
palpebr | eyelid |
plasia | development |
rug | wrinkle, crease, fold |
aur | ear |
acousti | hearing |
colpo | hollow vagina |
phon | sound, voice |
leio | smooth |
cor | heart |
ren | kidney |
orchi | testis |
encephal | brain |
thalam | inner chamber |
plexus | braid |
cilia | eyelash |
dendr | tree, branching |
phleb | vein |
pilo | hair |
histo | tissue |
stoma | mouth |
tympan | eardrum |
umbilic | navel |
salping | tube |
helio | sun |
astr | star shaped |
asthenia | weakness |
fascia | sheet, band |
iso | equal |
tarso | ankle |
tope | place |
pod | foot |
malign | bad |
adnexa | ties, connection |
ocul | eye |
lapar | abdominal wall |
dacry | tear |
ment | mind |
part | labor, bring forth |
sclera | hard |
somato | body |
trachel | neck |
sinus | hollow |
hypno | sleep |
sept | wall, fence |
scirr(h) | hard |
antr | cavity |
crine | to secrete |
dura | hard |
pneum | lung |
phage | to eat |
phren | mind |
corne | horny |
plak | plate |
iris | rainbow |
kerat | horny |
pulmo | lung |
ptyal | saliva |
alveol | cavity |
oophor | ovary |
oment | covering |
sedat | quiet, calm |
furca | fork shaped |
radic | root |
radi | ray |
fistul | pipe |
edema | swelling |
dactyl | finger, toe |
metabole | change |
pariet | wall |
ependym | wrapping |
gravid | pregnant |
aer | air |
glyco | sweet |
tarso | framework of the eyelid |
cheir, chir | hand |
rachi | spinal column |
later | side |
somni | sleep |
proli | offspring |
plegia | paralysis |
ab | away from, not |
phot | light |
phob | fear |
mamm | breast |
pharmac | drug |
mal | bad |
cryo | cold |
infra | beneath |
inter | between |
intra | within |
lal | speech |
macro | large |
puer | child |
vestibule | entrance |
tumor | swelling |
ex | out, away from |
thel | nipple |
ante | before |
poly | many |
post | after |
syn, sym | together |
therm | heat |
hormone | excite |
neo | new |
semi | half |
turbin | shaped like a top |
pre | in front of before |
an, a | without, not |
maxilla | upper jawbone |
trich | hair |
traumat | wound |
osmo | odor |
dynam | power |
mechano | machine |
pro | in front of, before |
en | in |
cut | skin |
dys | bad |
pleur | pleura, rib, side |
peps | digest |
micr | small |
labi | lip |
gran | grain, particle |
grad | walk, take step |
gemin | twin |
gangli | swelling |
dors | back |
digit | finger, toe |
calc | heel, stone |
cine | move |
colla | glue |
peri | about, around |
phak | lens |
strict | draw tight |
ameb | change |
vuls | twitch, pull |
metr | uterus |
tegument | covering, skin |
pan | all |
ramus | branch |
neuro | nerve (nervous system) |
thromb | lump, clot |
lien | spleen |
sarc | flesh |
glom | ball |
tens | stretch |
spas | pull, draw |
lumbo | loins |
arter | atery |
appendic | appendix |
thyro | thyroid |
splen | spleen |
ovario | ovary |
adreno | adrenal gland |
basi | base |
pelvi | pelvis |
vena | vein |
urethr | urethra |
utero | uterus |
sacro | sacrum |
pharyng | pharynx |
duodeno | duodenum |
urethr | urethra |
laryng | larynx |
bronch | bronchus |
col | colon |
esophag | esophagus |
bi | two, double both |
tri | three |
ile | ileum |
ili | ilium |
lig | ligament |
therap | therapy |
ventr | front |
vert | turn |
eu | good |
ambi | both |
amphi | around, on both sides |
brachy | short |
capit | head |
cau | burn |
clas | break |
duct | tube |
fiss | split |
ger | old |
heter | other |
infer | under |
hom | same |
olfact | smell |
orth | straight |
gyn | female |
pachy | thick |
phrag | fence |
poster | back part |
cata | down |
platy | flat |
pseud | false |
schiz | split |
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 | apart |
lymph | watery fluid |
meta | beyond |
rrhag | burst forth |
sta | stand |
ton | stretch |
volv | to roll |
splanchn | internal organs |
rrhe | flow |
med | middle |
xer | dry |
per | throughout |
blast | bud |