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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| alveol/o | small hole, air sac in the lungs |
| artcri/o | blood vessles that distribute blood to your body |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| brachy/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cholester/o | cholesterol,fat |
| derm/o | skin |
| dos/i | giving |
| dent/i | tooth |
| epidem/o | epidemic |
| esthesi | anesthesia |
| erthrocyt/o | red blood cells |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fasei/o | hand |
| foramin/o | foremen/opening |
| galact/o | milk |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gravid/o | pregnant |
| herni/o | hernia |
| hemer/o | humerus |
| hol/o | whole |
| immun/o | safe, protect |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| ischi/o | hip |
| jejun/o | 2nd part of the small intestine |
| kary/o | nucleu(cell) |
| kel/o | tumor |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| kinesi/o | motion |
| kyph/o | hump |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lip/o | fat |
| letharg/o | drowsiness |
| mening/o | membrane |
| myring/o | membrane |
| melan/o | black |
| neur/o | nerve |
| noct/o | night |
| nuclc/o | nucleus |
| organ/o | organ |
| ovul/o | egg |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | radius |
| rhythm/o | rhythm |
| reticul/o | network |
| sial/o | saliva |
| stomat/o | open |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| tendon/o | tendon |
| therm/o | heat |
| toxic/o | poison |
| uter/o | uterus |
| ul/o | scar |
| ungu/o | nail |
| vascul/o | small vesse; |
| vitamin/o | vitamin |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xen/o | foreign |
| xiph/o | sword |
| zo/o | animal |
| zyg/o | joined |
| zon/o | encircling area |
| zym/o | enzyme |
| a-,an | no,not,without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, at |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against, oppsing |
| bi-, bin- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | from, down, away from |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | painful, abnormal |
| endo- | within, in |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hemi- | normal, good |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within, in |
| macro- | large, long |
| micro- | small |
| mulit- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| pachy- | thick, thickening |
| pan- | all, total |
| para- | beside, beyond, around |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| 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 |
| un- | not, reversal |
| -a | noun ending, no meaning |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -algia | pain |
| -aminos | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| -apheresis | 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 | vomiting |
| -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, enlargment |
| -meter | intrument 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 |
| -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 |
| -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 |
| -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 |
| -trispy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -um | no meaning |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| -us | no meaning |
| -vulsion | tearing, pulling |
| -vorous | eating, feeding |
| -y | condition of, quality of, process |