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Medical Terminology; Completed 4/25/24
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomen | abdomen |
| acid (3) | acid, bitter, sour |
| adenoid | adenoids |
| alveol (2) | air sac, alveolus |
| amni | amnion |
| an | anus |
| aneurysm | aneurysm |
| antr | antrum |
| aort | aorta |
| appendic | appendix |
| arsenic | arcenic |
| arter(i/o) | artery |
| arteriol | arteriole |
| atri(a/o) | atrium |
| axi | axis |
| bacteri | bacteria |
| bas | base (opposite of acid) |
| bil | bile |
| blenn, muc, myx | mucus (3) |
| bronch | bronchus |
| bronchiol | bronchiole |
| burs | bursa |
| calcane | calcaneus |
| calci | calcium |
| caps, capsul (2) | capsule, container (2) |
| carb | carbon |
| cari (2) | caries, rottenness |
| cav, cavit (2) | cavity, hollow (2) |
| cec, typhl | cecum (2) |
| centr | center |
| cerebell | cerebellum |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| cerumin | cerumen (earwax) |
| cervic (2) | cervix, neck |
| chem (2) | chemical, chemistry |
| chori | chorion |
| coagul (2) | clotting, coagulation |
| coccyg | coccyx |
| cochle | cochlea |
| col | colon |
| conjunctiv | conjunctiva (membrane lining eyelids) |
| cor, core, pupill | pupil (3) |
| corne, kerat | cornea of the eye (2) |
| crani (2) | cranium, skull |
| desm, ligament, syndesm | ligament |
| dist | distant |
| diverticul | diverticulum |
| duoden | duodenum |
| dur | dura mater |
| electr | electricity |
| embry | embryo |
| endometri | endometrium |
| epididym | epididymis |
| epiglott | epiglottis |
| episi, vulv | vulva |
| esophag | esophagus |
| esthesi, sens, sensat (3) | feeling, nervous, sensation (3) |
| fasci | fascia |
| femor | femur |
| fet | fetus |
| fibr | fiber |
| fibul, perone | fibula (2) |
| fimbri | fimbria |
| flour | flourine |
| follicul (2) | follicle, small sac |
| fung(i) (2) | fungus, mushroom |
| gamet | gamete |
| gangli, ganglion | ganglion (2) |
| genit (2) | genitalia, reproduction |
| glomerul | glomerulus |
| gonad (2) | gonads, ovaries |
| granul | granules |
| herni | hernia |
| hormon | hormone |
| humer | humerus |
| hymen | hymen |
| hypothalam | hypothalamus |
| hyster, metr(i/o), uter | utuerus (3) |
| ile | ileum |
| ili | ilium |
| intestin(e) | intestines |
| iod | iodine |
| ion | ion |
| ir, irid | iris (2) |
| ischi | ischium |
| jejun | jejunum |
| kary, nucle | nucleus (2) |
| keton | ketones |
| lamin | lamina |
| laryng | larynx (voice box) |
| lepr | leprosy |
| ligament | ligament |
| lob | lobe |
| lymph | lymph |
| lymphaden | lymph gland |
| lymphangia | lymph vessels |
| mastoid | mastoid process |
| maxill | maxilla |
| mediastin | mediastinum |
| medull (2) | marrow, medulla |
| men | menstruation |
| metall | metal |
| muscul, my, myos | muscle (3) |
| myring, tympan (2) | eardrum, tympanic membrane (2) |
| neutr (2) | neither, neutral |
| oophor, ovari | ovary (2) |
| orch, orchi, orchid, test, testicul (2) | testicles, testis (5) |
| organ | organ |
| osche, scrot | scrotum (2) |
| ox(i/o) | oxygen |
| palat, uran | palate (2) |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| papill (2) | nipple-like, papilla |
| papul (2) | papule, pimple |
| parasit | parasite |
| patell | patella (knee cap) |
| pelv(i/o) | pelvis |
| perine | perineum |
| peritone | peritoneum |
| pest(i) (2) | pests, plague |
| phalang | phalanges |
| phall (2) | penis, phallus |
| phleb, ven | vein (2) |
| phosphat | phosphate |
| pineal | pineal gland |
| pituitar | pituitary gland |
| plasm (2) | formative substance, plasma |
| pleur | pleura |
| plex (2) | network of nerves or vessels, plexus |
| prostat | prostate gland |
| prote | protein |
| pylor | pylorus |
| radi (2) | radiation, x-ray |
| rect | rectum |
| retin | retina |
| rrhythym | rhythm |
| sacr | sacrum |
| scapul | scapula |
| ser (2) | serous, serum |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon |
| silic (2) | silica, quartz |
| sinus, sin (2) | cavity, sinus (2) |
| skelet | skeleton |
| sodi | containing sodium |
| sphen (2) | sphenoid bone, wedge |
| spectr (2) | image, spectrum |
| sperm | spermatozoon |
| spermat | speratozoa |
| splen | spleen |
| staped | stapes |
| stern | sternum |
| synov | synovial fluid |
| system | system |
| tal | talus |
| tars | tarsus |
| temp, tempor (2) | period of time, temples (2) |
| ten, tendon, tenton | tendon (3) |
| thalam | thalamus |
| thym | thymus gland |
| thyr | thyroid gland |
| tibi | tibia |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| trache | trachea |
| typh (2) | typhus, typhoid |
| ur, urin | urine (2) |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr | urethra |
| uric | uric acid |
| valv, valvul | valve (2) |
| varic | varicose veins |
| vas (2) | duct, vas deferens |
| ventricul | ventricle (heart or brain) |
| venul | venule |
| vertebr | vertebra |
| vesicul | seminal vesicles |
| vestibul | vestibule |
| vir | virus |
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