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MedTerm
350 CNA Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastr- | stomach (gas truck) |
| cardi- | heart (cards) |
| megal- | enlarged (my gal) |
| -itis | inflammation (I test) |
| dermat- | skin (door mat) |
| plast- | surgical repair (plastic cement) |
| cerebr- | brain (zebra) |
| path- | disease (path) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (exit tommy) |
| enter- | intestines (enter sign) |
| -osis | any condition (oh sis) |
| -otomy | cut into (oh tommy) |
| aden- | gland (a den) |
| angi- | vessel (angel) |
| -oma | tumor (oh ma) |
| nephr- | kidney (nephew) |
| hepat- | liver (he pats) |
| arthr- | joint (art) |
| blephar- | eyelid (blue fur) |
| -ologist | specialist (hollow chest) |
| rhin- | nose (rhinoceros) |
| gingiv- | gum (gingerbread) |
| -malacia | soft (my late show) |
| -ology | the study of (hollow cheese) |
| spasm | involuntary contraction (spaceman) |
| -algia | pain (algae) |
| crani- | skull (crane) |
| end- | inside, within (the end) |
| hemi- | half (hemisphere) |
| -oid | like (void/alike) |
| hyper- | above, more than normal (high purr) |
| cyst- | sac containing fluid (sister) |
| chole- | bile (coal pile) |
| hypo- | under (hippo) |
| -scop- | observe (scope) |
| hyster- | uterus (his stir) |
| -ostomy | create an opening (one stop tommy) |
| para- | beside, beyond (parachute) |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction (license) |
| cervic- | neck (serve hic) |
| chondr- | cartilage (cone door) |
| cyan- | blue (sign) |
| hem(at)- | blood (hem) |
| ost- | bone (ostrich) |
| psycho- | mind (cycle) |
| lip- | fat (lip) |
| my- | muscle (my eye) |
| lith- | stone (lather) |
| ophthalm- (opt-) | eye (up thumb) |
| proct- | anus (proctor & gamble) |
| cost- | rib (coaster) |
| -gram | record (graham cracker) |
| acro- | extremities (acrobat) |
| rhexis | break, burst (wrecks) |
| carcin- | cancer (car sign) |
| -penia | decrease (pen) |
| gen- | original, production (genesis) |
| burso- | sac (purse sew) |
| retr(o)- | backwards (retreat) |
| trip- | rub, friction (trip) |
| strept- | twist (strap) |
| -desis | binding (thesis) |
| mani- | madness (maniac) |
| glosso- | tongue (glossy) |
| -trophy | development (trophy) |
| supra- | above (soup) |
| -ptosis | falling (toe sis) |
| -dyn- | pain (dinner) |
| mast- | breast (mast) |
| -rrhaphy | suture (raffle) |
| dent- | teeth (dentist) |
| cephal- | head (sieve fall) |
| auto- | self (auto) |
| epi- | upon (a pea) |
| hydro- | water (hydrant) |
| lobo- | section (low bow) |
| -emesis | vomiting (hey mrs) |
| contra- | against, counter (contractor) |
| -iasis | condition (oasis) |
| trans- | through, across (trains) |
| brady- | slow (braid) |
| -ectasis | expansion (egged a sis/x pan) |
| cyt- | cell (sight) |
| odont- | tooth (oh don't) |
| leuk- | white (leukocyte) |
| -esthesis | sensation (has the show) |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid (can throw) |
| steno- | narrow, contracted (stenographer) |
| cheil- | lip (cow) |
| -cele | hernia (seal) |
| benign | mild, not cancerous (bee 9) |
| semen | seed (seaman) |
| celio- | abdomen (ceiling dome) |
| erythro- | red (wreath throw) |
| vaso- | vessel (vase) |
| melan- | black (melon) |
| cauda- | tail (cod fish) |
| lingua- | tongue (language) |
| myring- | eardrum (my ring) |
| spondyl- | spinal column (spun doll) |
| ovar- | egg (over) |
| -centesis | puncture (cent) |
| oto- | ear (o toe) |
| bili- | bile (bill) |
| squam- | scale (squash) |
| mening- | membrane (manage/mens brains) |
| cec- | blind passage (seek) |
| macul- | spot (mack truck) |
| -pexy | suspension (pecks egg) |
| onco- | tumor (uncle) |
| or- | mouth (oar) |
| sub- | under (submarine) |
| spiro- | coil (sparrow/spiral) |
| lacrim- | tear (lake rim) |
| viscero- | organ (vice row) |
| lact- | milk (lactose) |
| onych- | nail, claw (onyx) |
| thorac- | chest (throw rack) |
| pyle- | gate (pie) |
| vesic- | bladder (vest sick) |
| sphenic- | wedge (sphinx) |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord (mile sign) |
| anti- | against (ant eye) |
| myco- | fungus (my comb) |
| hallux | great toe (hall x) |
| physio- | nature (physics book) |
| bucc(o)- | cheek (bucket) |
| palpebr- | eyelid (pile of people) |
| -plasia | development (play show) |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease (rug) |
| aur- | ear (r) |
| acoust(i)- | hearing (acoustic/a cue stick) |
| colp(o)- | hollow, vagina (cold bow) |
| phon- | voice, sound (phone) |
| leio- | smooth (lei) |
| cor | heart (core) |
| ren- | kidney (rain) |
| orchi- | testis (orchid) |
| encephal- | brain (hen sieve fall) |
| thalam- | inner chamber (the lamb) |
| plexus | braid (plexiglass) |
| cilia | eyelash (ceiling) |
| dendr- | tree, branching (den door) |
| phleb- | vein (flip chart) |
| pilo- | hair (pile on) |
| histo- | tissue (his toe) |
| stoma- | mouth (stone) |
| tympan- | eardrum (tin pan) |
| umbilic- | naval (a bill lick) |
| salpingo- | tube (sally bingo) |
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