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med term 1
terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atri/o | atrium |
| aort/o | aorta |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
| aur/i, aur/o, ot/o | ear |
| post | after |
| multi | many |
| pylor/o | pylorus, pylorus sphincter |
| ante-, pre- | before |
| -aminos | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| nulli | none |
| micro- | small |
| terat/o | malformations |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -tocia | birth, labor |
| -partum | childbirth, labor |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| myel/o | `bone marrow |
| palat/o | palate |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ton/o | tension, pressure |
| dipl/o | two, double |
| -opla | vision/ condition |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| mastoid/o | mastoid bone |
| staped/o | stapes (middle ear bone) |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| audi/o | hearing |
| thyroid/o, thry/o | thyroid gland |
| aden/o | gland |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| -clasia, -clasis, -clast | break |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| eti/o | cause (of disease) |
| -graph | instrument used to record, record |
| lamin/o | lamina (thin, flat plate or layer) |
| synovi/o | synovia, synovial membrane |
| lact/o | milk |
| hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, uter/o | uterus |
| gynec/o, gyn/o | woman |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| cervic/o, trachel/o | cervix |
| -salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
| chori/o | chorion |
| lip/o | fat |
| ankyl/o | crooked, stiff, bent |
| calc/i | calcium |
| kal/i | potassium |
| dur/o | hard, dura matter |
| -drome | run, running |