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med term
MA test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | gray |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| hyper- | excessive, high, increased |
| hypo- | deficient, low, decreased |
| -algia | pain, suffering |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| path/o | disease, emotion |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ology | study of |
| -ologist | specialist |
| ante- | before |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after, behind |
| caud/o | lower part of the body, tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| anter/o | front, before |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| myc/o | fungus |
| adip/o | fat |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -plasia | growth, development |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| oste/o | bone |
| hepat/o | liver |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -stasis | control, maintain at a constant level |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| ecto- | on the outside |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation, infection |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| therm/o | heat |
| pyr/o | fever or fire |
| py/o | pus |
| derm/o or dermat/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| lip/o | fat |
| onych/o | fingernail |
| pil/o | hair |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| xer/o | dry |
| ped/o | foot, child |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -graphy | process of producing a picture or record |
| -gram | picture or record |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| super- or supra- | above, excessive |
| sub- | below, under, less |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| -poiesis | making, formation |
| orth/o | straight |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| bi- | two |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tri- | three |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| tax/o | coordination |
| anti- | against |
| somat/o | body |
| -trophy | growth |
| -penia | deficient, lacking |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| peri- | surrounding |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arther/o | fatty plaque |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| -emia | blood condition |
| sept/o | wall of infection |
| hem/o | blood |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| thromb/o | clot |
| an- | without or less than |
| scler/o | hard |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| aden/o | gland |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymphatic tissue |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| immun/o | immune |
| neo- | new |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| onc/o | tumor |
| aer/o | air |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speak or speech |
| -phage | a thing that devours or eats |
| splen/o | spleen |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| eu- | good, normal, easy |
| a- | not, without |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| laryng/o | larynx, throat |
| phon/o | sound, voice, speech |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| -thorax | chest cavity |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pulmon/o | pulmonary |
| somn/o | sleep |
| narc/o | sleep, numbness |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| -ectasis | expansion, dilation, stretching |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -rrhage | excessive flow/bleeding |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| tox/o | poison |
| col/o or colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| dia- | through |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain, head |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| mening/o | membranes, meninges |
| psych/o | mind |
| neur/o | nerve |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| ophthalm/o | eye, vision |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| kerat/o | cornea, hard |
| core/o | pupil |
| dacry/o | tears |
| olfact/o | smell |
| oct/o | ear |
| electr/o | electricity |
| son/o | sound |
| hemi- | half |
| quadr/i | four |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| dextro/o | right side |
| sinstr/o | left side |
| ex- | out of, outside, away from |
| endo- | inside |
| acr/o | extremeties |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| glyc/o | glucose, sugar |
| gluc/o | glucose, sugar |
| olig/o | scant, few |
| lith/o | stone or calculus |
| -cyst/o | bladder or sac |
| uresis | excretion of urine |
| -pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o, urin/o, -uria | urine |
| poly- | many or excessive |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| albumin/o | protein made by the liver |
| calc/i | calcium |
| kal/i | potassium |
| pen/I or phall/i | penis |
| orch/o or orchid/o | testes or testicles |
| test/i or test/o | testes or testicles |
| oophor/o or ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| colp/o | vagina |
| placent/o | placenta |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| -gravida | pregnant |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| mast/o | breast |
| ectop | outside |
| men/o | menstruation |
| nat/o | birth or born |
| -partum | childbirth |
| metri | uterus |
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