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Med Term Final
Medical Terminology Final Exam combining form - andy peachy (JMU)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| embol/o | plug |
| fibrin/o | fibers |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| myocardial/o | heart muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sept/o | wall |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| venul/o | venule |
| aden/o | gland |
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| bi/o | life |
| blast/o | immature |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| chromat/o | color |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cry/o | cold |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| cyst/o | sac |
| dacry/o | tears |
| dipl/o | double |
| emmetr/o | correct, proper |
| esthesi/o | sensation, feeling |
| glauc/o | gray |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| macul/o | macula lutea |
| mi/o | lessening |
| myc/o | fungus |
| mydr/i | widening |
| nyctal/o | night |
| ocul/o | eye (5) |
| ophthalm/o | eye (9) |
| opt/o | eye, vision (three letters) |
| optic/o | eye, vision (6) |
| papill/o | optic disk |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| pneum/o | air |
| presby/o | old age |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | sclera |
| stigmat/o | point |
| ton/o | tone |
| uve/o | choroid |
| xer/o | dry |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cis/o | to cut |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gynec/o | female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | protection |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adip/o | fat |
| aer/o | air |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| card/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| crud/o | leg |
| cutane/o | skin (c, 7) |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin (d, 5) |
| dermat/o | skin (c, 7) |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | back |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| glute/o | buttocks |
| hal/o | to breathe |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| later/o | side |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lumb/o | loin (low back) |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| medi/o | middle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| orth/o | straight |
| or/o | mouth |
| pariet/o | cavity wall |
| ped/o | foot |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| albin/o | white |
| cauter/o | to burn |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| electr/o | electricity |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly, dry |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| necr/o | death |
| onych/o | nail |
| pedicul/o | lice |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scler/o | hard |
| seb/o | oil |
| system/o | system |
| rich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| vesic/o | sac, bladder |
| ankyl/o | stiff joint |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | sac |
| carp/o | carpus |
| chord/o | cartilage |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| coccyg/o | coccyx |
| cortic/o | outer layer |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| humer/o | humerus |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lord/o | bent backwards |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| maxilla/o | maxilla |
| medull/o | inner region |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus |
| metatars/o | metatarsus |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | patella |
| pector/o | chest |
| ped/o | child; foot |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| pod/o | foot |
| prosthet/o | addition |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius; x-ray; ray |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| scoli/o | crooked |
| spin/o | spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| stern/o | sternum |
| synovi/o | synovial membrane |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| tars/o | tarsus |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| uln/o | ulna |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
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