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med tern 5-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ovar- | egg (egg the female reproductive cell) |
| -centesis | puncture |
| bili- | bile |
| mening- | membrane |
| macul- | spot |
| -pexy | suspension |
| oto- | ear |
| squma- | scale |
| onco- | tumor |
| cec- | blind passage |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail,claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle- | gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| myel- | marrow,spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux | great toe (big toe) |
| physio- | nature |
| bucc(o)- | cheek |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| -plasia | development |
| rug- | wrinkle,fold crease |
| aur- | ear |
| acoustic(I)- | hearing |
| colp(o)- | hollow,vagina |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| leio- | smooth |
| cor- | heart |
| ren- | kidney |
| orchi- | testis |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid |
| cilia | eyelash |
| dendr- | tree, brenching |
| phleb- | vein |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| stoma- | mouth |
| tympan- | eardrum |
| umbilic- | navel |
| salpingo- | tube |
| helio- | sun |
| astr- | star-shaped |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| fascia | sheet,band |
| iso- | equal |
| -tope | place |
| tarso- | ankle |
| pod- | foot |
| malign- | bad |
| adnexa- | tie,connection |
| acul- | eye |
| lapar- | abdominal wall |
| dacry- | tear |
| ment- | mind |
| part- | labor,bring forth |
| scler(a)- | hard |
| somato- | body |
| trachel- | neck |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno- | sleep |
| sept- | wall fence |
| scirr(h)- | hard |
| antr- | cavity |
| -crine | to secrete |
| dura | hard |
| pneum- | lung |
| phage | to eat |
| phren- | mind |
| corne- | horny |
| plak- | plate |
| iriis | rainbow |
| kerat- | horny |
| pulmon- | lung |
| ptyal | saliva |
| alveol- | cavity |
| oophor- | ovary |
| oment- | covering |
| sedat- | quiet,calm |
| furca- | fork- shaped |
| radic- | root |
| radi- | ray |
| fistul- | pipe |
| edema | swelling |
| dactyl- | finger,toe |
| metabol (e) | change |
| pariet | wall |
| ependym- | wrapping |
| gravid- | pregnant |
| aer- | air |
| glyco-,gluco- | sweet |