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Medical tem. exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dors/o | Back,dorsum, uppermost part |
| a- | no, not, without |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| -able | ability, able to be |
| -al | pertaining to |
| ambulat/o | walking |
| ana- | apart from, excessive, again |
| ancill/o | servant, accessory |
| anter/o | anterior, before |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -ation | process of being or having |
| -ative | pertaining to |
| -atory | pertaining to |
| auscult/o | listening |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tailbone, lower part of the body |
| cav/o | hollow space |
| cephal/o | head |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coron/o | encircling structure |
| communic/o | Impart, transmit |
| congenit/o | present at birth |
| crani/o | cranium/ skull |
| -crine, crin/o | a thing that secretes |
| de- | reversal of, without |
| dent/o | tooth |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dia- | complete |
| dietet/o | food, diet |
| dist/o | away from the center, or point of origin |
| -drome | a running |
| endo | in, within |
| enter/o | outside |
| -eon | one who performs |
| epi- | upon, above |
| -ery | process of |
| eti/o | cause of disease |
| exacber/o | increase, provoke |
| extern/o | outside |
| fract/o | break up |
| front/o | front |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -gen | that which produces |
| gener/o | production, creation |
| gen/o | arising from, produced by |
| ger/o | old age |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | female, women |
| habilitat/o | give ability |
| hemat/o | blood |
| heredit/o | genetic inheritance |
| horizont/o | boundry b/w the earth and sky |
| -iac | pertining to |
| iatr/o | physician, medical treatment |
| -ician | skilled proffessional |
| -ics | knowledge, practice |
| idi/o | unknown; individual |
| immun/o | immune |
| infect/o | disease within |
| infer/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| inspect/o | looking at |
| integument/o | skin |
| intern/o | inside |
| -ion | action, condition |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ious | pertaining to |
| -ist | one who |
| -istry | process, related to the specialty of |
| -ity | state, condition,quality of |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| later/o | side |
| log/o, -logy | study of |
| lumb/o | lower back/ b/w ribs and pelvis |
| macr/o | large |
| medi/o | middle |
| micr/o | small |
| mid- | middle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| nat/o | birth |
| ne/o | new |
| neur/o | nerves |
| nerv/o | nerve |
| nucle/o | nucleous |
| nutri/o | nourishment |
| obstetr/o | pregnancy & childbirth |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| orth/o | straight |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -osis | condition, abnormal, process |
| ot/o | ear |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| palliat/o | reduce the severity |
| palpat/o | touching, feeling |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child |
| pelv/o | pelvis(hip bone, renal pelvis) |
| percuss/o | tapping |
| pharmac/o | medicine,drug |
| physi/o | physical function/ nature |