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Lesson 1
Medical Terminology Lesson 1: Common Root Terms A - S
Term | Definition |
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adeno | gland |
calculi | stone |
cele | tumor, cyst; hernia |
cyto | cell |
glyco | sweet, sugar |
homeo, homo | similar, same, like |
linqua | tongue |
lip | fat |
lith | stone |
madaro | falling hair |
psych | mind |
pyo | pus |
radi | rays |
thermic | heat |
arthro | joint |
carpo | wrist |
chondro | cartilage |
costa | rib |
ili | hip |
cranio | skull |
dactyl | finger |
myel | bone marrow |
myo | muscle |
ortho | straighten |
osteo | bone |
pedi | foot |
spondyl | vertebra |
adenoma | gland tumor |
calculosis | stones |
hydrocele | water cyst, tumor |
cytology | cells, study of |
glycosuria | sugar in the urine |
homeostasis | same environment |
liguiform | tongue-shaped |
lipoma | fat tumor |
lithotripsty | stone dissolve |
madarosis | loss of eyelashes or eyebrows |
psycho | mind; study of psychology; mental processes |
pyogenic | pus producing |
radiology | rays, study of |
thermobiosis | exists at high temperature |
arthritis | joint inflammation |
chondromalacia | cartilage, soft |
intercostal | between ribs |
iliosacral | ilium and sacrum |
craniotomy | skull incision |
dactylitis | finger inflammation |
manus | hand |
manicure | hand care |
myeloma | marrow tumor |
myoedema | muscle swelling |
orthopedic | concerning deformities |
osteoplact | bone surgery |
pedicure | foot care |
spondylitis | vertebrae inflammation |