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Medical Terminology
A word association approach
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cyto | cell |
| calculi | stone |
| cardio | heart |
| lactin | milk |
| naso | nose |
| laryngo | larynx; voice box |
| derma | skin |
| tracheo | trachea; wind pipe |
| oculo | eye |
| neuro | nerves |
| cerebro | brain |
| pedi | foot |
| osteo | bone |
| dactyl | finger |
| cranio | skull |
| gastro | stomach |
| thermic | heat |
| psych | mind |
| madaro | falling hair |
| lith | stone |
| lip | fat |
| lingua | tongue |
| homeo, homo | same, similar, like |
| glyco | sugar, sweet |
| cele | tumor, cyst, hernia |
| adeno | gland |
| vas | duct, vessel |
| sperma, spermato | seed |
| salping | tube, fallopian |
| arterio | artery |
| aortal | aorta, main artery |
| angio | vessel |
| ova, ovi, ovo | egg |
| orchido | testicle |
| oophoro | ovary |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| phleb | vein |
| hema, hemo | blood |
| emia | blood |
| emboli | vessel obstruction |
| natal | born |
| metr | uterus |
| mast | breast |
| hyster - his+tear | uterus |
| genito | reproductive system |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cili sill+ee | hairlike processes |
| broncho | bronchi, airway |
| ventricu | heart cavity |
| vena | vein |
| vaso vay+so | blood vessel |
| varico | varicose veins |
| galacto | milk |
| cervi serve+vee | neck; uterus |
| bulbo | bulblike; bulbourethral gland |
| uro | urine |
| ptysis tie+sis | to spit |
| pneumo | lung |
| pleura pluh+rah | rib side |
| pector | breast, chest |
| oxy | oxygen |
| oro | mouth |
| urina | urine |
| uric | pertaining to urine |
| uri | urine |
| urethro | urethra |
| urtero your+uh+tuh+row | ureter |
| reni ree+knee | kidney |
| pyelo pie+el+oh | pelvis |
| hapsia | touch |
| dent | teeth |
| cutis | skin |
| rhin | nose |
| pulmo pull+moe | lungs |
| peritoneo pear+uh+toe+knee+oh | lining of abdominal organs |
| nephro | kidney |
| glomerule glum+uh+rule+oh | nephron part; little ball |
| cysto | bladder |
| creatinine | a waste material in urine |
| tempora | temporal |
| pons | bridges |
| parietes | parietal; wall part |
| sclero | hard |
| sarco | flesh |
| psora | itch |
| prurigo pru+rig+oh | itching |
| pedicular puh+dick+you+ler | lice |
| onychia oh+nick+ee+uh | nail beds |
| onco | tumor |
| odont oh+don+t | teeth |
| oto | ear |
| ophthalmo op+thal+moe | eye |
| occiput awk+see+put | back of skull |
| meningo - not a hard g | membranes; spinal cord |
| medulla | brain middle |
| esthesia | sensation |
| encephalo | brain |
| audio | sound |
| spondyl spawn+dill | vertebra |
| entero | intestine |
| emesis | vomiting |
| colon | large intestine |
| chole coal+lee | bile; gallbladder |
| tricho | hair |
| squama | scaly |
| ortho | straighten |
| myo | muscle |
| myel | bone marrow |
| manus | hand |
| ili | hip |
| viscero | body organs |
| stoma | opening; mouth |
| pyloro pie+lore+oh | pylorus; gatekeeper |
| procto | anus; rectum |
| myxo mix+oh | mucus |
| laparo lap+uh+row | abdomen |
| ile ill+lee | ileum |
| hepat | liver |
| glosso | tongue |
| costa cost+uh | rib |
| chondro | cartilage |
| arthro | joint |
| carpo | wrist |
| radi | rays |
| pyo | pus |
| melano- | black |
| leuko- | white |
| erythr- | red |
| -cyano- | blue |
| -cirrhos- | yellow |
| -chrom- | color |
| -cholor- | green |
| xero- | dry |
| xeno- | foreign |
| -albus- | white |
| -otomy | incision |
| macro- | large, long |
| -lysis | disintegration |
| -logia, -logy | science of |
| kypho- | humped |
| -kinesis- | movement |
| juxta- | near |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -isis, -asis | condition of |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -iatric | medicine |
| mono- | single, one |
| -micro- | small |
| -mega-, -megaly- | enlargement |
| -med-, -medi-, -medio- | middle |
| -malacia- | softening |
| -iasis | condition of |
| xantho- | yellow |
| rubeo- | red |
| -osis | condition |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ology | study of |
| -oligo- | few |
| -oid | like, shape, resemble |
| ob- | against |
| neo- | new |
| multi- | many |
| rhodo- | rose |
| purpura- | purple, porphyria |
| polio- | gray |
| ecto- | outside |
| -ectomy- | excision |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | outer, on top of, over |
| exo- | away from |
| -extra- | outside, beyond |
| ferro- | iron |
| -fore- | before |
| -form- | shape of |
| -graphy- | writing, record |
| hemi- | half |
| hydra- hydro- | water |
| hyper- | above |
| hypo- | below |
| -pachy- | thick |
| -para | near, departure from the norm |
| -path- | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| peri- | around |
| -pexy | fixation; suspension |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -phoresis | transmission |
| -plasty | plastic surgical correction |
| -plegia | paralysis; stroke |
| -poly- | many |
| -post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | in front of; on behalf of |
| pseudo- | false |
| -ptosis | falling |
| re- | again, back |
| retro- | backward |
| -rrhaph | suture |
| -rhexis | rupture |
| -scopy | exam |
| semi- | half |
| sphygmo- | pulse |
| sub- | below |
| super- supra- | above |
| -sym-, -syn- | together |
| tachy- | swift, fast |
| tele- | distance |
| -toxo- | toxic, poison |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | above |
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