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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bio | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carcin/o | cancer or cancerous |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | the study of |
| aden/o | gland |
| -oma | a tumor or mass |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -opsy | the process of viewing |
| cephal/o | head |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cis/o | to cut |
| in- | into |
| -ion | process |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, sac, or cyst |
| ex- | out |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| hypo- | under or below |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -gram | record |
| enter/o | intestines |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision or removal |
| -tom | to cut |
| -y | process of |
| hepat/o | liver |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman or female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| iatr/o | treatment or physician |
| leuk/o | white |
| log/o | study of |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pro- | before |
| hyper- | excessive |
| dia- | complete |
| -sis | state or condition of |
| onc/o | cancerous tumor |
| opthalam/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| sect/o | to cut |
| thromb/o | clot |
| ur/o | urinary tract |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| endo- | within |
| hypo- | under or below |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |