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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |