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Medical Terminology
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/ o + centesis = Abdominocentesis | Abdomen |
| Acid/ o + sis = acidosis | Acid |
| Acr/ o + arthritis = acroarthritis | Extremity |
| Acul/ o + puncture = acupuncture | Needle |
| Adip/ o + cyte = adipocyte | Fat |
| Aer/ o + phore = aerophore | Air |
| Albin/ o + uria = albinuria | White |
| Alkali/ o + sis = alkalosis | Basic (pH) |
| All/ o + chromasia = allochromasia | Other |
| Ambul/ o + ate = ambulate | Walk |
| Ametr/ o + pia = ametropia | Disproportionate |
| Amyl/ o + rrhea = amylorrhea | Starch |
| Angi/ o + plasty = angioplasty | Vessel |
| Anis/ o + cytosis = anisocytosis | Unequal |
| An/ o + scope = anoscope | Anus |
| Electr/ o + cardiogram = electrocardiogram | Electricity |
| Emmetr/ o + pia = emmetropia | Ideal |
| Encephal/ o + gram = encephalogram | Brain |
| Epidem/ o + ic = epidemic | Upon people |
| Episi/ o + tomy = episiotomy | Vulva, pudenda |
| Erythrocyt/ o + sis = erythrocytosis | Red blood cell |
| Fascei/ o + dis = fasciodis | Hand |
| Fibr/ o + ma = fibroma | Fiber |
| Fibrin/ o + gen = fibrinogen | Fiber |
| Fibul/ o + ar = fibular | Fibula |
| Fluor/ o + scopy = fluoroscopy | Flourescence |
| Foramin/ o + ctomy = foraminoctomy | Foramen, opening |
| Format/ o + mal = malformato | Formation |
| Mamm/ o + gram = mammogram | Breast |
| Mandibul/ o + ar = mandibular | Lower jaw |
| Mast/ a plus + = mastectomy | Breast |
| Medull/ o + epithelioma = medulloepithelioma | Marrow, spinal |
| Men/ o + dysrrhea = dysmenorrhea | Month, (menstruate) |
| Mening/ o + itis = meningitis | Mebrane |
| Radia/ o + tion = radiation | Radiant |
| Radicul/ o + itis = radiculitis | Root |
| Radic/ o + tomy = radicotomy | Root |
| Rhytid/ o + ectomy = rhytidectomy | Wrinkle |
| Rhythem/ o + ar = arrhythmia | Rhythem |
| Retin/o + itis = retinitis | Retina |
| Schiz/ o + phrenia = schizophrenia | Split |
| Sanguin/ o + conity = consanguinity | Blood |
| Sperm/ o + lysis = spermolysis | Seed |
| Top/ o + graphy =topography | Place |
| Toxic/ o + logy = toxicology | Poison |
| Tom/ o + graphy = tomography | Cut |
| Trephinat/ o + nation = trephination | Bore |
| Varic/ o + cele =varicocele | Twisted vein |
| Ventricul/ o + itis = ventriculitis | Ventricle |
| Vertig/ o + o = vertigo | Dizziness |
| Vener/ o + al = veneral | Desire, love (sexual intercourse) |
| Xanth/ o + emia = xanthemia | Yellow |
| Xiph/ o + id = xiphoid | Sword |
| Xen/ o + phobia =xenophobia | Alien, foreign |
| Zo/ o + derma = zooderma | Animal |
| Zon/ o + esthesia = zonesthesia | Encircling Area |
| Zyg/ o + dactyly = zygodactyly | Joined |
| Pancreat/ o + itis = pancreatitis | Pancreas |
| Par/ o + xism = paroxism | Bear |
| Ped/ o + al = pedal | Foot |
| Ped/ i + atrics = pediatrics | Child |
| Pen/ o + = penitis | Penis |
| Pept/ o + genic = peptogenic | Digest |
| Phag/ u + cyte = phagocyte | Eat, engulf |
| Phragm/ o + dia = diaphram | Partition |
| Phragmat/ o + diacele = diaphragmatocele | Partition |
| Phren/ o + plegia = phrenoplegia | Diaphragm |
| Nuclc/ o + ear =nuclear | Nucleus, central |
| Nyct/ o + atlgia = nyctalgia | Night |
| Nyctal/ o + pia = Nyctalopia | Blind, night |
| a-, an | No, not, without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | Away from; from |
| ad- | Toward, at, increase, on, toward |
| ante- | Before |
| anti- | Against, opposing |
| bi-, bin- | Two, twice, double |
| brady- | Slow |
| de- | From, down, away from |
| dia- | Through complete |
| dys- | Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| endo- | Within, in |
| epi- | On, upon, over |
| eu- | Normal, good |
| hemi- | Half |
| hyper- | Above, excessive |
| inter- | Between |
| intra- | Within, in |
| macro- | Large, long |
| meta- | After, beyond, change |
| micro- | Small |
| multi- | Many |
| neo- | New |
| nulli- | None |
| pachy- | Thick, thickening, thickened |
| pan- | All, total |
| para- | Beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| per- | Through |
| peri- | Surrounding (outer) |
| poly- | Many, much |
| post- | After |
| pre- | Before |
| pro- | Before |
| sub- | Below, under |
| supra- | Above |
| sym-, syn- | Together, joined |
| tachy- | Fast, rapid |
| trans- | Through, across, beyond |
| tri- | Three |
| uni- | One |
| -a | Noun ending, no meaning |
| -ac | Pertaining to |
| -ad | Toward |
| -algia | Pain |
| -amnios | Amnion, amniotic fluid |
| -aphresis | Removal |
| -ar | Pertaining to |
| -ary | Pertaining to |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -carcinoma | Cancerous tumor |
| -cele | Hernia, protrusion, swelling |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -crine | To secrete |
| -cyesis | Pregnancy |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -desis | Surgical fixation, fusion |
| -drome | Run, running |
| -e | Noun ending, no meaning |
| -eal | Pertaining to |
| -ectasis | Stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | Excision, surgical removal, cut out |
| -emesis | Vomitting |
| -emia | In the blood |
| -esis | Condition |
| -gen | Substance or agent that produces or causes |
| -genic | Producing, originating, causing |
| -gram | The record, radiographic image |
| -graph | Instrument used to record; the record |
| -graphy | Process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -ia | Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state |
| -iasis | Condition |
| -iatrist | Specialist |
| -iatry | Specialty, treatment |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -ictal | Seizure, attack |
| -ior | Pertaining to |
| -ism | State of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist who studies and treats |
| -logy | Study of |
| -lysis | Separating, loosening, dissolution |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -megaly | Enlarged, enlargement |
| -meter | Instrument used to measure |
| -metry | Measuring, process of measuring |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor, swelling |
| -opia | Vision |
| -opsy | Viewing, process of viewing |
| -osis | Abnormal condition, increased number (blood) |
| -ous | Pertaining to |
| -paresis | Slight paralysis |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Abnormal reduction in number |
| -pepsia | Digestion |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation, suspension |
| -phagia | Swallowing, eating |
| -phobia | Aversion, abnormal fear |
| -physis | Growth |
| -plasia | Formation, development, growth |
| -plasm | Growth, substance, formation |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -poiesis | Formation |
| -ptosis | Prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhage | Excessive bleeding |
| -rrhagia | Condition of excessive bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | Repairing, suturing |
| -rrhea | Discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -salpinx | Fallopian tube, uterine tube |
| -sarcoma | Malignant tumor |
| -schisis | Split, fissure |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -scope | Instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopic | Pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | Process of visually examining |
| -spasm | Sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle |
| -stasis | Stop, control, standing |
| -stenosis | Constriction, narrowing |
| -stomy | Creation of artificial opening |
| -thorax | Chest cavity, chest |
| -tocia | Labor, birth |
| -tome | Instrument used to cut |
| -tomy | Incision, cut into |
| -tripsy | Surgical crushing |
| -trophy | Nourishment, development |
| -um | No meaning |
| -uria | Urine, urination |
| -us | No meaning |