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AH Med Terms
medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ologist | person who does/studies |
| cardi-(a,o) | pertaining to heart |
| audi-(o) | sound/hearing |
| derm-(a,at,o) | pertaining to skin |
| dia | through, between, part |
| encephal-(o) | brain |
| enter-(i,o) | intestine |
| epi- | upon, over, upper |
| -esthesia | sensation, perception, feel |
| gast-(i,ro) | stomach |
| gerant-(o) | old age, elderly |
| gyn-(ec,o) | women, female |
| laryng-(o) | larynx (voicebox) |
| -lys-(is,o) | destruction, dissolving of |
| -mortem | death |
| multi | many, much, a large amount |
| neph-(r,ro) | kidney |
| neur-(o) | nerve, nervous system |
| onco-(i) | mass, bulk, tumor |
| odont-(o) | tooth |
| opthalm-(o) | eye |
| or-(o) | mouth |
| orth-(o) | normal, straight |
| ot-(o) | ear |
| ped-(ia) | child |
| peri | around |
| per | through, by, excessive |
| phleb-(o) | vein |
| pod-(o,e) | foot |
| proct-(o) | rectum, rectal, anus |
| psych-(i,o) | pertaining to the mind |
| pulmon-(o) | lung |
| radi-(o) | radiographs (x-rays), radiation |
| thorac-(o) | thorax, chest |
| ur-(in,o) | urine, urinary tract |
| vas-(o) | vessel, duct |
| edema | swelling |
| malignant | cancerous tumor |
| benign | non-cancerous tumor |
| terminal | non-treatable, deadly disease/disorder (no other treatment to help stop it |