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Medical Terminology
From NHA CI Ch2, including terms, directions, and positions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| thyr | thyroid gland |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| phleb | vein |
| thromb | clot |
| arthr | joint |
| brachi | arm |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| dactyl | finger, toe |
| fibr | connective tissue |
| my | muscle |
| oste | bone |
| pod | foot |
| sacr | sacrum |
| spondyl | vertebrae |
| ten, tendin | tendon |
| vertebr | vertebra |
| abdomin | abdomen |
| an | anus |
| appendic | appendix |
| bil, chol | bile, gall |
| col | colon |
| dent | teeth |
| enter | intestines |
| esophag | esophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv, lingu | gums |
| gloss | tongue |
| hepat | liver |
| icter | jaundice |
| ile | ileum |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| peps | digestion |
| phag | eating, swalling |
| proct | rectum |
| splen | spleen |
| stomat | mouth |
| andr | men |
| colp | vagina |
| cyst, vesic | bladder |
| gravid | pregnant |
| gynec | woman |
| hyster | uterus (womb) |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| metr | uterus |
| nephr | kidney |
| ov | ovum (egg) |
| oophor | ovary |
| orchid | testicles |
| prostat | prostate gland |
| pyel | pelvis of the kidney |
| ren | renal |
| salping | fallopian tube |
| ureter | ureters |
| ur | urinary |
| bronch | bronchial |
| laryng | larynx |
| nas | nose |
| pleur | pleura |
| pneum, pneumon | lungs, air |
| pulmon | lung |
| rhin | nose |
| steth | chest |
| thorac | thorax (chest) |
| trache | trachea |
| derm, dermat | skin |
| hidr | sweat |
| trich | hair |
| onych | nail |
| xer | dry |
| angi | blood vessel |
| arteri, arter | artery |
| cardi | heart |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |
| blephar | eyelid |
| cephal | head |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| encephal | brain |
| esthesi | sensation |
| irid, ir | iris |
| mening, meningi | membranes, meninges |
| myel | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| myring | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
| neur | nerve |
| ocul, opthalm | eye |
| ot | ear |
| adip | fat |
| bi | life |
| carcin | cancer |
| cry | cold |
| dors | dorsal |
| gluc, glyc | sugar |
| herni | hernia |
| hist | tissue |
| hydr | water |
| lact | milk |
| later | side |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| med, medi | midde |
| narc | numbness, stupor, sleep |
| necr | death |
| onc | tumor |
| path | desease |
| ped | child, foot |
| psych | mind |
| py | pus |
| pyr | fever, heat |
| septic | infection |
| therm | heat |
| a-, an- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| de- | down, away from |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, bad |
| endo- | within, inside |
| epi- | above, on, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex-, extra-, exo- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive, increased |
| hypo- | below, decreased, insufficient |
| infra- | beneath, below, under |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, during, inside |
| levo- | to the left |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- | exceptionally large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | over, beyond, after |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
| presby- | older age |
| primi- | first |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | behind, in back of |
| sten- | narrowed |
| sub- | under, near |
| super-, supra- | above, excess |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| -age | related to |
| -cidal, -cide | pertaining to killing |
| -form | shape |
| -fuge | driving away |
| -iatry, -iatrist | healing by a provider, healer |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -logy, -logist | study of, one who studies |
| -ole | little, small |
| -opia | vision |
| -phylaxis | protection, prevention |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -uria | urine |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cise | cut, remove |
| -clasis | break down |
| -desis | stabilization, binding |
| -ectomy | removal, excision |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | progress of recording |
| -ion | process |
| -lepsy | seizure, convulsion |
| -lysis | destruction, separation |
| -meter | device for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -pexy | fixation, to put in place |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reformation |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | involuntary twitch, contraction |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -stomy | a new opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | swelling, herniation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation expanision |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | producing |
| -ia, -ism | condition |
| -iasis | presence of, formation of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | weakening of, softening of |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | seeming like |
| -ole | small |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disorder, disease |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -phagia | eating swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation of |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling |
| -rrhage | busting forth |
| -rrhea | bursting forth |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening condition |
| -trophy | development |
| ecto-, exo- | outside |
| ipsi- | same, equal |
| para- | near, beside |
| anterior | front |
| bilateral | pertaining to both sides |
| caudal | tail (coccygeal area) |
| cephalic | head |
| dextro | right |
| distal | farther away from |
| dorsal recumbent | lying on back with knees up and feet flat on the table |
| eversion | turning outward or inside out |
| extension | bringing a limb to a straight position |
| external | outside |
| flexion | bending a limb or body part at the joint |
| Fowler's | raising head of bed up to 90 degrees |
| inferior | below or directed downward |
| internal | inside |
| knee-chest, knee-elbow | drawing knees up to chest |
| lateral | side, away from middle |
| lithotomy | on back, flexing legs on abducted thighs |
| medal | midline |
| oblique | slanting, on an incline |
| peripheral | outside central area |
| posterior | back |
| prone | lying on the abdomen |
| proximal | toward center or point of attachment |
| quadrant | dividing area horizontally and vertically into four parts |
| recumbant | lying down |
| rotation | turning around an axis |
| Sims' | lateral with one knee and thigh up |
| sinistro | left |
| superior | above or directed upward |
| supine | lying on back |
| Trendelenburg | lying with head lower than legs |
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