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Medical Lang Intro
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vowels | |
| Bb, Cc, Dd, Ff, Gg, Hh, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Vv, Ww, Xx, Zz | Consonants |
| Medical language | Medical terminology |
| Prefix | Beginning of a term |
| Combining form | Root word |
| Suffix | End of a term |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Hypo- | Below or deficient |
| Hyper- | Excessive |
| Hyper- glyc/o -emia | Blood condition of excessive sugar |
| Hypo- glyc/o -emia | Blood condition of deficient sugar |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| Hypo- derm/o -ic | Pertaining to below the skin |
| Pre- | Before |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| Pre- nat/i -al | Pertaining to before birth |
| Post- | After |
| Prandi/o | Meals |
| Post- prandi/o -al | Pertaining to after meals |
| A- | No |
| Men/o | Menstrual |
| -rrhea | Flow |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Hypo- ox/o -emia | Blood condition of deficient oxygen |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Epi- -gastr/o -ic | Pertaining to above the stomach |
| Supra- | Above |
| Ren/o | Kidney(s) |
| Supra- ren/o -al | Pertaining to above the kidney(s) |
| Sub- | Below |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Sub- nas/o -al | Pertaining to below the nose |
| Infra- | Below |
| Clavicul/o | Clavicle |
| Infra- clavicul/o -ar | Pertaining to below the clavicle |
| Uni- | One |
| Ocul/o | Eye |
| Uni- ocul/o -ar | Pertaining to one eye |
| Bi- | Two |
| Later/o | Sides |
| Bi- later/o -al | Pertaining to two sides |
| Tri- | Three |
| Foc/o | Foci |
| Tri- foc/o -al | Pertaining to 3 foci |
| Quadri- | Four |
| Pleg/o | Paralysis |
| Quadri- pleg/o -ic | Pertaining to paralysis of 4 |
| Peri- | Around |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Peri- oste/o -itis | Inflammation around the bone |
| Circum- | Around |
| Cis/o | Cutting |
| -ion | Process of |
| Circum- cis/o -ion | Process of cutting around |
| In- | In |
| In- cis/o -ion | Process of cutting in |
| Ex- | Out |
| Ex- cis -ion | Process of cutting out |
| Chole- | Gall |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| Chole- cyst/o -ectomy | Surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| An- | No |
| Esthesi/o | Feeling or nervous sensation |
| -logy | Study of |
| Phas/o | Speech |
| Phas/o | Speech |
| A- phas/o -ic | Pertaining to no speech |
| Dys- | Difficult or painful |
| Phag/o | Swallowing |
| -ia | Condition of |
| Dys- phag/o -ia | Condition of difficult or painful swallowing |
| Endo- | Within |
| Trache/o | Trachea aka windpipe |
| Endo- trache/o -al | Pertaining to within the trachea |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Intra- muscul/o -ar | Pertaining to within muscle |
| Inter- | Between |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebrae |
| Inter- vertebr/o -al | Pertaining to between the vertebrae |
| Retro- | Behind |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Retro- stern/o -al | Pertaining to behind the the sternum |
| Trans- | Across or through |
| Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Trans- vagin/o -al | Pertaining to across the vagina |
| Semi- | Half |
| Circul/o | Circle |
| -ar | Pertaining to |
| Semi- circul/o -ar | Pertaining to half a circle |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Card/o | Heart (pulse) |
| Brady- card/o -ia | Condition of slow heart |
| Anti- | Against |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Anti- bacteri/o -al | Pertaining to against bacteria |
| Contra- | Against |
| Cept/o | Conception |
| Contra- cept/o -ion | Process against conception |
| Ovum | Egg |
| Spermatozoon | Individual sperm |
| Fertilization | Joining of an ovum and spermatozoon |
| Electro- | Electrical activity |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| -gram | Record of |
| Electro- cardi/o -gram | Record of electrical activity in the heart |
| -graph | Machine to record |
| Electro- cardi/o -graph | Machine to record electrical activity in the heart |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| Electro- cardi/o -graphy | Process of recording electrical activity in the heart |
| Echo- | Sound |
| Echo- cardi/o -gram | Record of the heart using sound |
| Echo- cardi/o -graph | Machine to record the heart using sound |
| Echo- cardi/o -graphy | Process of recording the heart using sound |
| Thyroid/o | Thyroxin |
| -ism | Condition of |
| Pre- hypo- thyroid/o -ism | Condition of before a deficiency of thyroxin |
| Micro- | Small |
| Bi/o | Life |
| -ist | Specialist |
| Micro- bi/o -logy -ist | Specialist in the study of small life |
| Anti- micro- bi/o -al | Pertaining to against small life |
| Fung/i | Fungi |
| -cide | Killing |
| Fung/i -cide -al | Pertaining to killing fungi |
| Onc/o | Tumor (cancer) |
| -gen | Creation |
| Onc/o -gen -ic | Pertaining to tumor creation |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| Tachy- -pnea | Fast breathing |
| Dipl- | Double |
| -opia | Vision |
| Dipl- -opia | Double vision |
| -plasia & -trophy | Growth or development |
| A- -plasia & -trophy | No growth or development |
| Hyper- -plasia & -trophy | Excessive growth or development |
| Neo- | New |
| -plasia & -plasm | Growth or development |
| Neo- -plasia & -plasm | New growth or development |
| Poly- | Excessive |
| -uria | Urination |
| Poly- -uria | Excessive urination |
| Multi- | Many |
| -par | Live births |
| -ous | Pertaining to |
| Multi- -par -ous | Pertaining to many live births |
| Hemi- | Half |
| -paresis | Paralysis |
| Hemi- -paresis | Partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Metri/o | Uterus |
| My/o metri/o -al | Pertaining to the muscle layer of the uterus |
| Phono/o | Sound |
| Phob/o | Sensitivity |
| Phono/o phob/o -ia | Condition of sensitivity to sound |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Cyt/o | Cells |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Erythr/o cyt/o -osis | Deficiency of red cells |
| -osis | Abnormal condition of |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Lith/o | Stone(s) |
| -iasis | Abnormal condition |
| Nephr/o lith/o -iasis | Abnormal condition of kidney stone(s) |
| Coagul/o | Clotting |
| Path/o | Disease |
| -y | Condition of |
| Coagul/o path/o -y | Condition of clotting disease |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessel(s) |
| Cardi/o vascul/o -ar | Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| Hepat/o splen/o -megaly | Enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| Vas/o | Blood vessel |
| -spasm | Involuntary muscle contraction |
| Angi/o | Blood vessels |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| -rrhage & -rrhagia | Rapid flow |
| Hem/o -rrhage & -rrhagia | Rapid flow of blood |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| -emesis | Vomiting |
| Hemat/o -emesis | Vomiting blood |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| Arthr/o -centesis | Surgical puncture of a joint |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| -algia | Ache or pain |
| Cephal/o -algia | Headache |
| Thorac/o | Thorax |
| -dynia | Pain |
| Thorac/o -dynia | Pain in the thorax |
| Col/o | Colon |
| -tome | Surgical instrument to cut |
| Col/o -tome | Surgical instrument to cut the colon |
| -tomy | Incision |
| Col/o -tomy | Incision of the colon |
| -stomy | Artificial opening |
| Col/o -stomy | Artificial opening into the colon |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Append/o -ectomy | Surgical removal of the appendix |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| -scope | Lighted instrument to view |
| Lapar/o -scope | Lighted instrument to view the abdomen |
| -scopy | Process of using a lighted instrument to view |
| Lapar/o -scopy | Process of using a lighted instrument to view the abdomen |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| Rhin/o -plasty | Surgical repair of the nose |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| Mast/o -pexy | Surgical fixation of the breast |
| Thromb/o | Clot(s) |
| -lysis & -lytic | Break up or destruction |
| Thromb/o -lysis & -lytic | Break up or destruction of clot(s) |
| Herni/o | Hernia |
| -rrhaphy | Suturing |
| Herni/o -rrhaphy | Suturing of a hernia |
| -cele | Herniation |
| Cyst/o -cele | Herniation of the urinary bladder |
| Blephr/o | Eyelid |
| -ptosis | Prolapse |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| -stenosis | Narrowing (stricture) |
| Arteri/o -stenosis | Narrowing of an artery |
| Therm/o | Heat |
| -meter | Instrument to measure |
| Therm/o -meter | Instrument to measure heat |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| -metry | Measuring |
| Pelv/i -metry | Measuring the pelvis |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| -ase | Enzyme |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow |
| -oid | Resembling |
| Lith/o | Stone(s) |
| -tripsy | Crushing |
| Lith/o -tripsy | Crushing stone(s) |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arteri/o -ole | Small artery |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| -ule | Small |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| -iatry | Treatment of |
| Psych/o -iatry | Treatment of the mind |
| Albin/o | White |
| Albin/o -ism | Condition of white skin |
| Melan/o | Black |
| -oma | Tumor |
| Melan/o -oma | Black tumor |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Cyan/o -osis | Abnormal condition of blue |
| Cirrh/o | Yellow |
| Cirrh/o -osis | Abnormal condition of yellow skin |
| ic, ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ical, ine, ior, ory, ual, tic, & ous | Pertaining to |
| Anorexic pertaining to | No appetite |
| Viral pertaining to | Virus |
| Lobar pertaining to | Lobe aka section or part |
| Celiac pertaining to | Belly or guy |
| Salivary pertaining to | Saliva |
| Pharyngeal pertaining to | Pharynx aka throat |
| Psychological pertaining to | Study of the mind |
| Palatine pertaining to | Palate (oral roof) |
| Exterior pertaining to | Outside |
| Auditory pertaining to | Hearing |
| Visual pertaining to | Vision |
| Acoustic pertaining to | Sound |
| Cutaneous pertaining to | Skin |
| a plural | ae |
| ax plural | aces |
| en plural | ina |
| is plural | es |
| ix plural | ices |
| ex plural | ices |
| on plural | a |
| um plural | a |
| us plural | I |
| y plural | ies |
| Superior | Upper or above |
| Inferior | Below or under |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Anteroposterior | Front to back |
| Posteroanterior | Back to front |
| Proximal | Beginning |
| Distal | End |
| Medial | Middle |
| Lateral | Side |
| Supine | Lying on back |
| Prone | Lying on stomach |
| Superior right and left regions | Hypochondriac regions |
| Medial right and left regions | Lumbar regions |
| Inferior right and left regions | Iliac regions |
| Superior medial region | Epigastric region |
| Medial region | Umbilical region |
| Inferior medial region | Hypogastric region |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
| LUQ | Left upper quadrant |
| LLQ | Left lower quadrant |
| Cranial cavity | Inside the cranium aka skull |
| Spinal cavity | Inside the vertebrae |
| Thoracic cavity | Inside the thorax |
| Abdominal cavity | Inside the abdomen |
| Pelvic cavity | Inside thehips |
| Vowels |
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