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Medical Terminology1
by @kaitlyncruz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden- | gland |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| bucc- | cheek |
| arthr- | joint |
| cardio- | heart |
| cephalo- | head |
| chole- | bile, gallbladder |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| -cide | causing death |
| cost- | rib |
| cyst- | bag, bladder, sac |
| cyte- | cell |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | vomit |
| eu- | normal |
| endo- | within |
| erythro- | red |
| gast- | stomach |
| gloss- | tongue |
| -gram | tracing, picture, record |
| gyn- | female |
| hemo-, -emia | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| hypo- | decreased, low, under |
| hyster- | uterus |
| -ia, -iasis | abnormal condition |
| inter- | between |
| -itis | inflammation |
| latero- | side |
| leuko- | white |
| lith- | stone |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction, dissolving |