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Medical Terminlogy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A/ Not | without, less |
| ab | From, Away from, off |
| abs | from, Away From, off |
| acantho | thorn |
| acou | hearing |
| acro | extremity |
| acu | hearing |
| ad | increase, adherence, motion toward, very |
| ad | toward, in the direction of, waard |
| adeno | gland |
| adip | fat |
| adipo | fat |
| agogue | promoter, stimulator |
| al | pertaining to |
| alb | white |
| albo | white |
| alge | pain |
| algesi | pain |
| algo | pain |
| allo | other, different |
| ambi | around, on(both) sides, on all sides both |
| ambly | dull |
| amblyo | dull |
| amylo | starch, polysaccharide |
| an | not, without- less |
| ana | up, toward, apart |
| ando | male |
| angi/ angio | vessel |
| ankylo | crooked |
| ante | before |
| anthraco | coal, carbone |
| anti | against, opposing, curative, antibody |
| apo | separated from, derived from |
| aque/ aqueo | water |
| ar | pertaining to |
| arche | beginning |
| arteri/ arterio | artery |
| arthr/o | joint, articulation |
| ary | pertaining to |
| ase | an enzyme |
| ate | a salt or ester of an ic acid |
| athero | pasty, fatty |
| atto | one quintillionth |
| audi/o | hearing |
| auri/ aurio | ear |
| aut/0 | self, same |
| bacteri/ bacterio | bacteria |
| balano | penis |
| bi | twice, double |
| bio | Life |
| blasto | budding by cells or tissue |
| blephar/ blepharo | eyelid |
| brachi/ brachio | arm |
| brachy | short |
| Bronch/ bronchi/ broncho | bronchus |
| carcin/ carcino | cancer |
| cardi/ cardio | 1- heat/ 2-esophageal opening of stomach |
| carpo | wrist |
| cata | down |
| caud | tail, lowe part of body |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| celio | abdomen |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| centi | one hundredth |
| cephal/ cephalo | head |
| cervic/ cervico | neck |
| cheil/ cheilo | lip |
| cheir/cheiro | hand |
| chem/ chemo | 1-chemistry, 2-drug |
| chir/chiro | hand |
| chlor | 1-green 2-chlorine |
| chol | bile |
| chondro/ chondrio | 1-cartilage, 2-granular, 3-grity |
| chrom/chromat/ chromo | color |
| chron/ chrono | time |
| cidal/ cide | killing, destroying |
| cis | on this side, on the near side |
| clast | breaker |
| clysis | washing |
| co/ com/con/ cor | with, together, in association |
| colp/o | vagina |
| conio | dust |
| cor/core/coro | pupil |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | cranium |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| culdo | cul-de-sac |
| cyan/o | blue/ cynide |
| cycl | circle/ ciliary body |
| cyst/ cysti/ cysto | bladder/ cyst, cyatic duct |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dacry/o | tears |
| dactyl/o | finger, toe |
| de | away from, cessation |
| deca | ten |
| deci | one tenth |
| deka | ten |
| dent/i | tooth |
| derma/dermat/dermato | skin |
| desis | bending |
| dextr/o | right, toward or on the right side |
| di/ dif | separation, takin apart, reversal, not, un |
| duo | two |
| duedeno | duedenum |
| dynia | pain |
| dynamo | force, energy |
| dys | difficult, bas |
| ect/o | outer, on the side |
| ectasia/ ectasi | dilatation, streching |
| ectomy | excision |
| emphraxis | obstruction |
| encephal/o | brain |
| end/ ent/ ento | within/ inner |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| epi | upon |
| ergo | work |
| erythr/o | red, redness |
| eso | inward |
| esthesio | sensation, perception |
| eu | good, well |
| ex | out of, from, away from |
| exo | exterior, external, outward |
| extra | outside of, without |
| ferri | ferric iron |
| ferro | metalic iron, ferrous iron (fe) |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| form | in the form or shape of |
| galact/o | milk |
| gastr/o | stomach, belly |
| gen | producing, coming to be, precursor |
| giga | one billion |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gluss/o | tongue |
| gluco | glucose |
| glyco | sugar |
| gnath | jaw |
| gon | seed, semen |
| gram | recording |
| granul/o | granular, granule |
| graph | recording instrument |
| gyn/ gyneco/ gynn | woman |
| hecto | one hundred |
| hem/ hema/ hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/hepatico | liver |
| help/ hepta | seven |
| hird/o | sweat |
| hist/o, histio | tissue |
| homeo | same, constant |
| hydr/o | water |
| hypo | excessive |
| infra | below |
| inguino | groin |
| enter | between, among |
| intra/ intro | within |
| irid/o | iris |
| ischi/ischio | ichium |
| . ism | condition |
| iso | equal, like, sameness |
| kal/ kali | potasium |
| karyo | nucleus |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| kilo | one thousand |
| kine/kino | movement |
| kinesio/kineso | motion |
| labio | lip |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| lacti/ lact/o | milk |
| laparo | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lateri/ latero | lateral, to one side |
| lepsy | seizure |
| lepto | light, slender, thin, frail |
| leuk/o | write |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lys-lysis | dissolution |
| macr/o | large/long |
| mal | bad, deficient |
| malacia | softening |
| manm/ manma/ manmo/ mast/o | breast |
| megalo | large |
| megaly | enlargement |
| men | menstuation |
| mening/o | meninges |
| ment/o | chin |
| mes/o | middle, intermediate |
| meta | after, behing , joint action, sharing |
| meter | measurement |
| metr/o | uterus |
| micro | small |
| mono | single |
| morph/o | form,shape, structure |
| my//myo | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| natr/i | sodium |
| necr/o | death |
| neo | new |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/ neuri/ neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
| norm/o | normal |
| octo | eight |
| oculo | eye, ocular |
| odont/o | tooth |
| odyn/o | pain |
| oblig/o | few, little |
| oma/ omato | tumor, neoplasm |
| onych/o | fingernai, toenail |
| opia | vision |
| or/o | month |
| ossi | bone |
| ost/oste/osteo | bone |
| avari/ ovario | avary |
| ovi/ovo | egg |
| oxa/oxo | oxygen |
| pan | all, entire |
| para | abnormal, involvement of two like parts |
| macr/o | large/long |
| mal | bad, deficient |
| malacia | softening |
| manm/ manma/ manmo/ mast/o | breast |
| megalo | large |
| megaly | enlargement |
| men | menstuation |
| mening/o | meninges |
| ment/o | chin |
| mes/o | middle, intermediate |
| meta | after, behing , joint action, sharing |
| meter | measurement |
| metr/o | uterus |
| micro | small |
| mono | single |
| morph/o | form,shape, structure |
| my//myo | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| natr/i | sodium |
| necr/o | death |
| neo | new |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/ neuri/ neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
| norm/o | normal |
| octo | eight |
| oculo | eye, ocular |
| odont/o | tooth |
| odyn/o | pain |
| oblig/o | few, little |
| oma/ omato | tumor, neoplasm |
| onych/o | fingernai, toenail |
| opia | vision |
| or/o | month |
| ossi | bone |
| ost/oste/osteo | bone |
| avari/ ovario | avary |
| ovi/ovo | egg |
| oxa/oxo | oxygen |
| pan | all, entire |
| para | abnormal, involvement of two like parts |
| macr/o | large/long |
| mal | bad, deficient |
| malacia | softening |
| manm/ manma/ manmo/ mast/o | breast |
| megalo | large |
| megaly | enlargement |
| men | menstuation |
| mening/o | meninges |
| ment/o | chin |
| mes/o | middle, intermediate |
| meta | after, behing , joint action, sharing |
| meter | measurement |
| metr/o | uterus |
| micro | small |
| mono | single |
| morph/o | form,shape, structure |
| my//myo | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| natr/i | sodium |
| necr/o | death |
| neo | new |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/ neuri/ neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
| norm/o | normal |
| octo | eight |
| oculo | eye, ocular |
| odont/o | tooth |
| odyn/o | pain |
| oblig/o | few, little |
| oma/ omato | tumor, neoplasm |
| onych/o | fingernai, toenail |
| opia | vision |
| or/o | month |
| ossi | bone |
| ost/oste/osteo | bone |
| avari/ ovario | avary |
| ovi/ovo | egg |
| oxa/oxo | oxygen |
| pan | all, entire |
| para | abnormal, involvement of two like parts |
| pari | equal |
| path/o | desease |
| ped/pedi/pedo | child, foot |
| penia | deficientlt |
| peri | around, about |
| pexy | fixation, usualy surgical |
| phago | lens |
| pharmaco | drug, medicine |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| philo/phila | attraction, chemical affinity |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phon/o | sound |
| phor/o | bearing/carrying |
| phren/o | diaphragm, mind |
| physio | physical, natural |
| plan/ plani | flat |
| plasia | formation |
| plasma/ plasmat/ plasmato | plasma |
| pleo | more |
| plesio | near/similar |
| pleura/pleuri/pleuro | rib, pleura |
| pneum/pneuma/pneumat/o | air gas, lung, breathing |
| pod/podo | foot-shaped |
| poly | multiplicity |
| post | after, behind, posterior |
| pro | before, anterior |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pseud/o | false |
| quadr/i | four |
| rachi/rachio | spinal column |
| re | again |
| rect | straight, rectum |
| ren/reno | kidney |
| retro | backward, behind |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rrhagia | discharge |
| rrhea | flow |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| salping/o | tube |
| sarco | flesh, muscle |
| sclero | hardness |
| sept/septi/septo | seven |
| sial/sialo | saliva, salivary gland |
| sider/o | iron |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| sin/sino/sinu | sinus |
| samat/o | body |
| somno | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| spasmo | spasm |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| spir/o | breathing |
| splanchno | viscera |
| spleen/o | spleen |
| stom/stmat/o | mouth |
| sub | beneath, less than normal |
| sym/syl | together |
| tachy | rapid |
| tel/e | distant |
| teno/ten/tendino | tendon |
| therm/o | heat |
| thorac/thoracico | thorax, chest |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| tone | tone, tension |
| top | place, topica |
| tox/toxi/toxo/toxico | toxin, poison |
| trache/tracheo | trachea |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| trich/trichi | hair |
| trophy | food, nutrition |
| ultra | beyong |
| uni | one, single |
| uri/ uria | urine, urination |
| vas/vasculo | duct, blood vessel |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder, vesicle |
| xanth/o | yellow, yellowish |
| xero | dry |
| zo | animal, life |
| zoo | animal, life |
| zym/o | fermentation, enzymes |
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