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Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ante mortem | Before Death |
| bacillus | Rod-Shaped Bateria |
| calculus | Stone |
| cauda | Tails |
| cilia | Hairs |
| cranio | Of the Skull |
| dementia | Madness |
| dermato | Of The Skin |
| fastigium | Critical Point |
| febris | Fever |
| fetus | Unborn |
| genu valgum | Knock-kneed |
| gradatim | Gradually |
| ictus | Sudden Attack |
| impar | Unequal |
| in extremis | Dying |
| in situ | In Place |
| in vivo | In a living being |
| in vitro | In a Test Tube |
| iter | Path |
| labrum | Lip |
| lac | Milk |
| lacrima | Tear |
| lapis | Stone |
| lusus naturalis | Freak of Nature |
| macula | Spots |
| malaise | Vague Discomfort |
| morbus | Disease |
| morsus | Bite |
| multipara | A Women Has Children |
| nasus | Nose |
| nausea | Sickness |
| nexus | Connective Tissue |
| nullipara | A Women w/ No Children |
| occlusus | Shut |
| os, ora | Mouth |
| os, ossa, osteo | Bone |
| ovum | Egg |
| patella | Kneecap |
| pectus | Heart |
| peri | Around |
| pericardium | Around the heart |
| peritoneum | Around the Gut |
| pertussis | Cough |
| pes planus | Flat foot |
| pilus | Hair |
| pinna | Outer Ear |
| plexus | Network |
| plica | Fold |
| pneumo | Of the Lungs |
| post cibum | After Food |
| post partum | After Birth |
| pro geria | For Old Age |
| quadriplegia | Total paralysis |
| radium | Radium (Ra) |
| radix | Root |
| ramus | Limb |
| ren | Kidney |
| retro | Of the Past |
| rigor | Stiffness |
| rubrum | Redness |
| sal | Salt |
| sanguis | Blood |
| semel | Once |
| semen | Seed |
| semi | Half |
| septum | Divider |
| serum | Watery Part |
| sinus | Body Cavity |
| speculum | Examining mirror |
| spleno | Of the Spleen |
| sputum | Saliva |
| stratum | Layer |
| stria | Grooved |
| tabule | Tablet |
| tactus | Sense of Touch |
| trauma | Injury |
| tremor | Shake |
| turgor | Swelling |
| uvula | Projection of the soft palette |
| vara | Crooked |
| vasculo | Vessels |
| virus | Infective Agent |