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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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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 |