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medical terminology
pvt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gastr | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| megal | enlarged |
| itis | inflammation |
| dermat | skin |
| plast | surgical repair |
| cerebr | brain |
| path | disease |
| ectomy | cut into/incision |
| aden | gland |
| angi | vessel |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ologist | specialist |
| rhin | nose |
| gingiv | gum |
| malacia | soft |
| ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| algia | pain |
| crani | skull |
| end | inside/within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like/resembling |
| hyper | above/more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | under |
| scop | observe |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| para | beside/beyond |
| lysis | loosening/destruction |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartlidge |
| cyan | blue |
| hem | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| opthalm (opt) | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break/burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original production |
| burso | backwards |
| retro | backwards |
| trip | rub, friciton |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| mani | madness |
| glasso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| supra | above |
| plasis | falling/drooping |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rraphy | suture |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra | against, counter |
| iasis | condition |
| trans | through, across |
| brandy | slow |
| eetasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| odont | tooth |
| leuk | white |
| esthesia | sensation |
| canthro | 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 | vessal |
| meal | black |
| caude | tail |
| lingur | tongue |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondy | spinal cord |
| ovar | egg |
| centesis | punctuare |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scale/scaley |
| mening | membrane |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| pexy | suspension |
| onco | mouth |
| sub | under |
| spino | coil |
| lacrim | tear |
| viscero | organ |
| lact | milk |
| onych | chest |
| pyle | gate, opening |
| vesic | bladder |
| sphenic | wedge |
| myel | marrow/spinal cord |
| anti | against |
| myco | fungus |
| hallux | great toe/big toe |
| physio | nature |
| bucco | cheek |
| palpebr | eyelid |
| plasia | developement |
| rug | ear |
| acousti | hearing |
| COLPO | hollow or vagina |
| phon | voice, sound |
| leio | smooth |
| cor | heart |
| ren | kidney |
| orchi | testies |
| encephal | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid |
| cilia | eyelash |
| denr | tree or branching |
| phleb | vein |
| pilo | hair |
| histo | tissue |
| stoma | mouth |
| tympan | eardrum |
| umbilic | naval |
| salpingo | tube |
| helio | sun |
| astr | star-shaped |
| asthenia | weakness |
| fascia | sheet, bond |
| iso | equal |
| tarso | ankle |
| tope | place |
| pod | foot |
| malign | bad, harmful |
| adnexa | ties, connection |
| ocul | eye |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| dacry | tear |
| ment | mind |
| part | labor, bring forth |
| sclear | hard |
| somato | body |
| trachel | neck |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno | sleep |
| sept | wall/fence |
| scinr | hard |
| antr | cavity/chamber |
| crine | to secrete |
| dura | hard |
| pneum | lung |
| phage | to eat |
| phren | mind |
| corne | horny |
| plak | plate |
| iris | rainbow |
| kerat | hory/horny eye tissue |
| pulmo | lung |
| ptyal | saliva |
| alveol | cavity/sockets |
| oophor | ovary |
| oment | cavity |
| sedat | quiet/calm |
| furca | fork shaped |
| radic | root |
| radi | ray |
| fistul | pipe/narrow passage |
| edema | swelling |
| dactyl | finger/toe |
| metabol | change |
| pariet | wall |
| ependum | wrapping |
| gravid | pregnant |
| der | air |
| glyco | sweet |
| tarso | framework of the eyelid |
| cheir | hand |
| calc | heel,stone |
| cine | move |
| digit | finger,toe |
| dors | back |
| gangli | swelling |
| gemin | twin,double |
| grad | walk,take steps |
| gran | grain,particle |
| labi | lip |
| micro | small |
| peps | digest |
| pleur | ribes,side,pleura |
| mamm | breast |
| colla | glue,gelatine like |
| later | side |
| rachi | spinal column |
| phob | fear |
| phot | light |
| dys | bad |
| cut | skin |
| en | in |
| pari | about,around |
| pro | infront of,before |