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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology 1-6
Term | Definition |
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gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal- | enlarged |
-itis | inflammation |
dermat- | skin |
-plast | surgical repair |
cerebr- | brain |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
enter- | intestines |
-osis | condition |
-otomy | cut into |
aden- | gland |
angi- | vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr- | joint |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist in the study of |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gum |
-malacia | soft condition |
-ology | the study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
-algia | pain |
crani- | skull |
end- | within |
hemi- | half |
oid- | like, resemble |
hyper- | excessive, above |
cyst- | sac containing fluid |
chole- | bile |
hypo- | below, decreased |
-scop | look |
hyster- | uterus, womb |
-ostomy | create an opening |
para- | beside |
-lysis | destruction,loosening |
cervic- | neck |
chondr- | cartilage |
cyan- | blue |
hem(at)- | blood |
ost- | bone |
psycho- | mind |
lip- | fat |
my- | muscle |
lith- | stone |
ophthalm- | eye |
opt- | eye |
proct- | anus |
cost- | rib |
-gram | record |
acro- | extremity |
-rhexis | break,burst |
carcin- | cancer |
-penia | decrease |
gen- | original, productio |
burso- | sac |
retr(o) | backwards |
trip- | rub, friction |
strept- | twist |
-desis | binding, fixation |
mani- | madness |
gloss- | tongue |
-trophy | development,growth |
supra- | above |
-ptosis | falling, drooping |
dyn- | pain |
mast- | breast |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhaphy | suture |
dent- | teeth |
cephal- | head |
auto- | self |
epi- | above |
hydro- | water |
lobo- | section |
-emesis | vomiting |
contra- | against, counter |
-iasis | condition, formation of, presence of |
trans- | through, across, beyond |
brady- | slow |
-ectasis | expansion |
cyt- | cell |
odont- | tooth |
leuk- | white |
-estesia | sensation,feeling |
cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
steno- | narrow, contracted |
cheil- | lip |
-cele | hernia |
benign | mild, not cancerous |
semen | seed |
celio- | abdomen |
erythro- | red |
vaso- | vessel |
melan- | black |
cauda- | tail |
lingua- | tongue |
miring- | eardrum |
spondyl- | spinal column |
ovar- | egg |
-centesis | puncture |
oto- | ear |
bili- | bile |
squam- | scale |
mening- | membrane |
cec- | blind passage |
macul- | spot |
-pexy | suspension |
onco- | tumor |
or- | mouth |
sub- | under |
spiro- | coil |
lacrim- | tear |
viscero- | organ |
lact- | milk |
onych- | nail, claw |
thorac- | chest |
pyle- | gate |
pyloro- | gate |
vesic- | bladder |
sphenic- | wedge, wedge shaped |
myel- | marrow |
anti- | against |
myco- | fungus |
hallux- | great toe |
physio- | nature |
bucc(o) | cheek |
palpebr- | eyelid |
plasia- | development or growth |
rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
aur- | ear |
acousti- | hearing sound |
colpo- | hollow, vagina |
phon- | voice, sound |
leio- | smooth |
cor | heart |
ren- | kidney |
orchid- | testis |
encephal- | brain |
thalam- | inner chamber |
plexus | braid, interweaving or network |
cilia | eyelash |
dendr- | tree, branching |
phleb- | vein |
pilo- | hair |
histo- | tissue |
stoma- | mouth |
typan- | eardrum or its enclosure |
ubilic- | navel |
salpingo- | tube |
adip- | fat |
aer | air |
angi | vessel |
arteri | artery |
athro | joint |
bar | weight |
bili | bile |
bronch | bronchus |
bucc | cheek |
carcin | cancer |
cardi | heart |
cephal | head |
chondro | cartilage |
coron | crown, circle |
crin | to secrete |
cry | cold |
cubit | elbow |
cutane/o | skin |
cyan | blue |
cyst | bladder |
cyt | cell |
derm | skin |
dermato | skin |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestines |
erythro | red |
esophag/o | esophagus |
estro | female |
fibrin/o | fiber |
gastr/o | stomach |
gluc/o | sugar, glucose |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
kerat/o | hard. corena |
leuk/o | white |
lip/o | fat |
melan/o | black |
morph/o | form |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
nat/o | birth |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
onc/o | tumor |
oste/o | bone |
patho | disease |
ped/o | child |
phag/o | eat, swallow |
phleb/o | vein |
pneumon | air. lung |
prandi | meal |
pub/o | pubic |
pulmon/o | lung |
ren/o | kidney |
scler/o | hard |
sphygm/o | pulse |
squam | flat, scale |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
tox | poison |
ur, urin/o | urine |
vas/o | vessel |
ven/o | vein |
viscer/o | organ |
a-, an-, ar- | without |
ab- | away from |
ana- | again, upward, back |
aniso- | unequal |
anta | before, in front of |
anti - | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
bio- | life |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down |
dia- | across, through |
dorso- | back |
dys- | difficult |
endo- | outside |
epi- | on, over, upon |
erythr- | red |
exo- | outside |
extra- | outside |