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MedTerm150-300
Terms for Med Term test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mamm- | BREAST |
| mani- | MADNESS |
| mast- | BREAST |
| maxilla- | UPPER JAWBONE |
| mechano- | MACHINE |
| megal- | ENLARGED |
| melan- | BLACK |
| mening- | MEMBRANE |
| ment- | mind |
| metaboL(e)- | change |
| metr- | uterus |
| micr- | small |
| my- | muscle |
| myco- | fungus |
| myel- | marrow,spinal cord |
| myring- | eardrum |
| neo- | new |
| nephr- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| ocul- | eye |
| odont- | tooth |
| oid- | like |
| -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -ology | the study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| oment- | covering |
| onco- | tumor |
| onych- | nail,claw |
| oophor- | ovary |
| ophthalm | eye |
| or- | mouth |
| orchi- | testis |
| -osis | any condition |
| osmo- | odor |
| ost- | bone |
| -ostomy | create and opening |
| oto- | ear |
| -otomy | cut into, incision into |
| ovar- | egg |
| ovario- | ovary |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| pan- | all |
| pod- | foot |
| para- | beside,beyond |
| pariet- | wall |
| part- | labor,bring forth |
| path- | disease |
| pelvi- | pelvis |
| -penia | decrease |
| peps- | digest |
| peri- | about, around |
| -pexy | suspension |
| phage | to eat |
| phak- | lens |
| pharmac- | drug |
| pharyng- | pharynx |
| phleb- | vein |
| phob- | fear |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| phot- | light |
| phren- | mind |
| physio- | nature |
| pilo- | hair |
| plak- | plate |
| plasia- | development |
| plast- | plastic repair/surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| pleur- | pleura,rib,side |
| plexus | braid |
| pneum- | lung |
| poly- | many |
| post | after |
| pre- | in front of, before |
| pro- | in front of, before |
| proct- | anus |
| proli- | offspring |
| psycho- | mind |
| -ptosis | falling,drooping |
| ptyal- | saliva |
| puer- | child |
| pulmon- | lung |
| pyle- | gate |
| rachi- | spinal column |
| radi- | ray |
| radic- | root |
| ramus | branch |
| ren- | kidney |
| retr(o)- | backwards |
| rhexis | break,burst |
| rhin- | nose |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| salpingo- | tube |
| sarc- | flesh |
| scirr(h)- | hard |
| scler(a)- | hard |
| -scop | look,observe |
| sedat- | quiet, calm |
| semen | seed |
| semi- | half |
| sept- | wall, fence |
| sinus | hallow space |
| somato- | body |
| somni- | sleep |
| spas- | pull, draw |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| spiro- | coil |
| splen- | spleen |
| spondyl- | spinal column |
| squam- | scale |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| stoma- | mouth |
| strept- | twist |
| strict- | draw tight |
| sub- | under |
| supra- syn- | above |
| sym- | together |
| tarso- | ankle |
| tegument | covering, skin |
| tens- | stretch |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| thel- | nipple |
| therap- | therapy |
| therm- | heat |
| thorac- | chest |
| thromb- | lump, clot |
| thyro- | thyroid |
| -tope | place |
| trachel- | neck |
| trans- | through, across |
| traumat- | wound |
| tri- | three |
| trich- | hair |
| trip- | rub, friction |
| -trophy | development |
| tumor | swelling |
| turbin- | shaped like a top |
| tympan- | eardrum |
| umbilic- | navel |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr- | urethra |
| utero- | uterus |
| vaso- | vessel |
| vena- | vein |
| vesic- | bladder |
| vestibule | entrance |
| viscero- | organ |
| vuls(e)- | twitch or pull |