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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden(o)- | gland |
| angi(o) | vessel |
| appendic(o)- | appendix |
| arteri(o)- | artery |
| arthr(o)- | joint |
| aur(i)- | ear |
| blephar(o)- | eyelid |
| brachi(o)- | arm |
| bronch(o)- | bronchus |
| bronchi(o)- | bronchus |
| capit(o)- | head |
| cardi(o)- | heart |
| cephal(o)- | head |
| cerebr(o)- | cerebrum |
| cervic(o)- | neck |
| cheil(o)- | lip |
| cheir(o)- | hand |
| chir(o)- | hand |
| cholecyst(o)- | gallbladder |
| chondr(o)- | cartilage |
| chondri(o)- | cartilage |
| col(o)- | colon |
| colon(o)- | colon |
| cost(o)- | rib |
| cox(o)- | hip |
| crani(o)- | cranium (skull) |
| crur(o)- | leg |
| cut(i)- | skin |
| cubit(o)- | elbow |
| cyst(o)- | bladder |
| dactyl(o)- | finger, toe |
| dent(o)- | tooth |
| dent(i)- | tooth |
| derm(o)- | skin |
| dermat(o)- | skin |
| digit(o)- | finger, toe |
| disc(o)- | inter-vertebral disc |
| encephal(o)- | brain |
| enter(o)- | intestine |
| faci(o)- | face |
| femor(o)- | femur |
| gastr(o)- | stomach |
| gingiv(o)- | gum |
| gloss(o)- | tongue |
| gnath(o)- | jaw |
| hem(o)- | blood |
| hemat(o)- | blood |
| hepat(o)- | liver |
| humer(o)- | humerus |
| hyster(o)- | womb |
| ile(o)- | ileum (intestine) |
| ili(o)- | ilium (hip bone) |
| labi(o)- | lip |
| lapar(o)- | abdomen wall |
| laryng(o)- | larynx |
| lingu(o)- | tongue |
| lumb(o)- | lower back |
| lymph(o)- | lymph |
| mamm(o)- | breast |
| man(i)- | hand |
| man(u)- | hand |
| mast(o)- | breast |
| mening(o)- | meninges |
| metr(o)- | womb |
| muscul(o)- | muscle |
| my(o)- | muscle |
| myel(o)- | spinal cord / bone marrow |
| nas(o)- | nose |
| nephr(o)- | kidney |
| neur(o)- | nerve |
| ocul(o)- | eye |
| odont(o)- | tooth |
| oophor(o)- | ovary |
| ophthalm(o)- | eye |
| or(o)- | mouth |
| orchi(o)- | testes |
| orchid(o)- | testes |
| osse(o)- | bone |
| oste(o)- | bone |
| ot(o)- | ear |
| ped(i)- | foot |
| ped(o)- | foot |
| pod(o)- | foot |
| pharyng(o)- | pharynx |
| phleb(o)- | vein |
| phren(o)- | diaphragm |
| pneum(o)- | lung |
| proct(o)- | anus, rectum |
| prostat(o)- | prostate |
| pulm(o)- | lung |
| pulmon(o)- | lung |
| pylor(o)- | pylorus |
| rachi(o)- | spine |
| ren(o)- | kidney |
| rhin(o)- | nose |
| somat(o)- | body |
| splen(o)- | spleen |
| spondyl(o)- | vertebra |
| steth(o)- | chest |
| stomat(o)- | mouth |
| tal(o)- | ankle |
| thorac(o)- | chest |
| tonsill(o)- | tonsil |
| trache(o)- | trachea |
| trachel(o)- | neck |
| trich(o)- | hair |
| vas(o)- | vessel |
| ven(o)- | vein |
| vertebr(o)- | vertebra |
| vesic(o)- | bladder |
| viscer(o)- | internal organs |
| uter(o)- | womb |
| esthesi(o)- | sensation |
| alg(o)- | pain |
| algesi(o)- | pain |
| albumin(o)- | albumin (protein) |
| amyl(o)- | starch |
| andr(o)- | male |
| asthen(o)- | weakness |
| ather(o)- | porridge like substance |
| audi(o)- | hearing |
| bio- | life |
| blast(o)- | germination |
| carcin(o) | cancer |
| chem(o) | chemical |
| chol(e) | bile |
| chol(o)- | bile |
| cyt(o)- | cell |
| fec(o)- | feces |
| galact(o)- | milk |
| glob(o)- | ball |
| glyc(o)- | sugar |
| gyn(o)- | female |
| gynec(o)- | female |
| hist(o)- | tissue |
| hypn(o)- | sleep |
| kinesi(o)- | movement |
| kinet(o)- | movement |
| lact(o)- | milk |
| lip(o)- | fat |
| lith(o)- | stone |
| malac(o)- | softening |
| men(o)- | menstruation |
| ment(i)- | mind |
| morph(o)- | form, shape |
| myx(o)- | mucus |
| nat(o)- | birth |
| necr(o)- | death |
| noct(o)- | night |
| edema- | swelling due to fluid |
| onc(o)- | tumor |
| opt(o)- | vision |
| osm(o)- | odour |
| ped(o)- | child |
| part- | child birth |
| path(o)- | disease |
| peps- | digest |
| phren(o)- | mind |
| psych(o) | mind |
| py(o)- | pus |
| radi(o)- | radiation |
| septic(o)- | toxic condition |
| schiz(o)- | split, divide |
| somn- | sleep |
| sphygm(o)- | pulse |
| stomat(o)- | small opening |
| thromb(o)- | clot |
| tox(o)- | poison |
| ur(o)- | urine |
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