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Terminology Lesson 1
Medical Terminology Lesson 1 - Common Root and Musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition | Word Association |
|---|---|---|
| adeno (ah +dee+ no) | gland | adeno, gland, sweat gland, sweaty dinosaur, a dino, adeno |
| adenoma | gland tumor | |
| calculi (cal + cue + lie) | stone | calculi, stone, counting stones, math, calculus, calculi |
| calculosis | stones | |
| cele (sell) | tumor, cyst, hernia | cele, tumor, two more, sale, cele |
| hydrocele | water cyst, tumor | |
| cyto (sigh + toe) | cell | cyto, cell, jail cell, the hole, site, hole, cyto |
| cytology | cells, study of | |
| glyco (gl + eye + co) | sweet, sugar | glyco, sugar, doughnut, "O", gee like "O", glyco |
| glycosuria | sugar in the urine | |
| homeo, homo (hoe + me + oh) | similar, same, like | homeo, same, same home, home, homeo |
| homeostasis | same environment | |
| lingua (ling + wha) | tongue | lingua, tongue, eat, pasta, linguini, lingua |
| linguiform | tongueshaped | |
| lip | fat | lip, fat, fatty, fatty food, passes through your lips, lip |
| lipoma | fat tumor | |
| lith | stone | lith, stone, speaking with stones in your mouth, lisp, lith |
| lithotripsy | stone dissolve | |
| madaro (ma + dare + oh) | falling hair | madaro, falling hair, hair cut, sharp cut, arrow, mad arrow, madaro |
| madarosis | loss of eyelashes or eyebrows | |
| psych (sike) | mind | psycho, mind, circuit, cycle, psych |
| psycho | mind - study of, psychology - mental processes | |
| pyo (pie + oh) | pus | pyo, pus, yellow ooze, yellow, lemon, lemon pie, pie, pyo |
| pyogenic | pus producing | |
| radi (ray + dee) | rays | radi, rays, 4 letters, d is 4th letter, ray + d, radi |
| radiology | rays, study of | |
| thermic (ther + mick) | heat | thermic, heat, temperature, thermometer, thermic |
| thermobiosis | exists at high temperature | |
| arthro (are + throw) | joint | arthro, joint, arm bend, throw, r + throw, arthro |
| arthritis | joint inflammation | |
| carpo (car + poe) | wrist | carpo, wrist, drive car with wrists, carpool, carpo |
| carpoptosis | wrist dropping | |
| chondro (con + droh) | cartilage | chondro, cartilage, cart, apart, apartment, condo, chondro |
| chondromalacia | cartilage, soft | |
| costa (cost + uh) | rib | costa, rib, buying ribs, cost, costa |
| intercostal | between ribs | |
| cranio (crane +knee + oh) | skull | cranio, skull, houses brain, rhymes with brain, crane, cranio |
| craniotomy | skull incision | |
| dactyl (dact + till) | finger | dactyl, finger, web fingers, duck, duck tail, dactyl |
| dactylitis | finger inflammation | |
| ili (ill + lee) | hip | ili, hip, cool, temperature, ill, ill + e ili |
| iliosacral | ilium and sacrum | |
| manus (man + us) | hand | manu, hand, help, man (verb), manus |
| manicure | hand care | |
| myel (my + el) | bone marrow | myel, marrow, tomorrow, distance, mile, myel |
| myeloma | marrow tumor | |
| myo (my + oh) | muscle | myo, muscle, contract, spread, mayonnaise, mayo, myo |
| myoedema | muscle swelling | |
| ortho (or + thoh) | straighten | ortho, straighten, hammer, Thor, or Thor, ortho |
| orthopedic | concerning deformities | |
| osteo (ah + stee + oh) | bone | osteo, bone, shell, oyster, osteo |
| osteoplast | bone surgery | |
| pedi (pee + dee) | foot | pedi, foot, pedal, pedia |
| pedicure | foot care | |
| spondyl (spawn + dill) | vertebra | spondyl, vertebra, spine, spin, spindle, spondyl |
| spondylitis | vertebrae inflammation |
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