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Medpro 1st sem exam
Review of the terminology of 1st sem, 1st year of MedPro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cis/o | to cut |
| celi/o | belly |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| acr/o | extremities |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| or/o | mouth |
| retr/o | behind |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw |
| inguin/o | groin |
| gynec/o | female |
| cheil/o | lip |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -ase | enzyme |
| phleb/o | vein |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| chron/o | time |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| ven/o | vein |
| meta- | change |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -dynia | pain |
| mal- | bad |
| lith/o | stone |
| steat/o | fat |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| bil/i | bile |
| chol/e | bile or gall |
| necr/o | death |
| hypo- | below |
| auto- | self |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| proxim/o | near |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| angi/o | vessel |
| chem/o | chemical |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| cervic/o | neck |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| sial/o | saliva |
| arteri/o | arteries |
| -cele | hernia |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| trans- | through |
| -malacia | softening |
| inter- | between |
| -lysis | break down |
| phag/o | swallow |
| -ism | process |
| chlorhydr/o | hydrochloric acid |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| acu/o | sharp |
| neutr/o | neutrophil |
| ili/o | ilium |
| bi/o | life |
| mast/o | breast |
| prote/o | protein |
| palat/o | palate |
| rhin/o | nose |
| dist/o | far |
| -chezia | defecation |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| macro- | large |
| an/o | anus |
| aden/o | gland |
| hist/o | tissue |
| epi- | above |
| -somes | bodies |
| labi/o | lip |
| chrom/o | color |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| psych/o | mind |
| cec/o | cecum |
| trache/o | trachea |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| axill/o | arm pit |
| col/o | colon |
| bol/o | to cast or throw |
| odont/o | teeth |
| lip/o | fat |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| ana- | up |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| -prandial | meals |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| -oma | tumor, mass, or swelling |
| peri- | surrounding |
| ventr/o | belly side of the body |
| -ac | p/t |
| cata- | down |
| enter/o | intestines |
| horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions | transverse |
| vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions | frontal |
| vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions | sagittal |
| pertaining to the back of the body | dorsal |
| below another structure | inferior |
| pertaining to the front side of the body | ventral |