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Medical Terminology

The Language of Medicine

TermDefinition
abdomin/o abdomen
acr/o extremities, top, extreme point
acu/o sharp, severe, sudden
aden/o gland
amin/o amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
angi/o vessel
arteri/o artery
arthr/o joint
axill/o armpit
bi/o life
blephar/o eyelid
bronch/o bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
carcin/o cancer
cardi/o heart
chem/o drug, chemical
chondr/o cartilage
chron/o time
col/o colon (large intestine)
cyst/o urinary bladder
encephal/o brain
erythro/o red
hem/o blood
hepat/o liver
hydro/o water, fluid
inguin/o groin
isch/o to hold back
lapar/o abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/o larynx
leuk/o white
lymph/o lymph Lymph, a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body.
mamm/o breast
mast/o breast
morph/o shape, form
muc/o mucus
my/o muscle
myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow Context of usage indicates the meaning intended.
necr/o death (of cells or whole body)
nephr/o kidney
neuro nerve
neutr/o neutrophil (a white blood cell)
nucle/o nucleus
ophthalm/o eye
oste/o bone
ot/o ear
path/o disease
peritone/o pertoneum
phag/o to eat, swallow
phleb/o vein
plas/o formation, development
(an*) esthesio to feel, perceive
bio life
carci/o crab, cancer
hema blood
gno- to know
leuk/o white
lip/o fat
onc/o tumor, relationship to tumor
-plasm growth, formation
rhin/o nose
sarc/o flesh
gastro/o stomach
oste/o bone
toxic/o poison
urin urine
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