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Medical Terminology
all terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ARTH/O | JOINT |
| ANGI/O | BLOOD VESSEL |
| CARDI/O | HEART |
| DERM/O | SKIN |
| ENTER/O | SMALL INTESTINE |
| GASTR/O | STOMACH |
| GEN/O | GENERTAION,CAUSE |
| HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
| HEPAT/O | LIVER |
| HYDR/O | WATER |
| MORPH/O | CHANGE |
| MUSCUL/O, MY/O | MUSCLE |
| MYC/O | FUNGUS |
| NECR/O | DEATH |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT |
| PATH/O | DISEASE |
| PANG/O | EAT |
| PLAS/O | FORMATION |
| PNEUM/O | LUNG |
| PY/O | LUNG |
| SCLER/O | HARD |
| STEN/O | NARROWING |
| TROPH/O | DEVELOPMENT, NOURISHMENT |
| VAS/O , VASCUL/O | BLOOD VESSEL |
| XEN/O | FOREIGN |
| LEUKO | WHITE |
| ERYTHRO | RED |
| XANTHO | YELLOW |
| MELANO | BLACK |
| CYAN | BLUE |
| INTRA | WITHIN |
| HYPER | OVER |
| HYPO | UNDER |
| A- | NOT |
| AB- | AWAY |
| AD- | TOWARD |
| ANTE- | BEFORE |
| ANTI- | AGAINST |
| BI- | TWO |
| BRADY- | SLOW |
| CIRCUM- | AROUND |
| CON- | WITH,TOGETHER |
| CONTRA- | AGAINST |
| DE- | DOWN, AWAY FROM |
| DIA- | THROUGH |
| DYS- | BAD |
| ECTO- | OUTSIDE |
| ENDO- | INSIDE |
| EPI- | UPON |
| EU- | GOOD |
| EX- | OUT |
| EXO- | OUTSIDE |
| HEMI- | HALF |
| INTER- | BETWEEN |
| INTRA- | INSIDE |
| MACRO- | LARGE |
| MICRO- | SMALL |
| MONO- | ONE |
| MULTI- | MANY |
| OLIGO- | FEW |
| PAN- | ALL |
| PERI- | AROUND |
| POLY- | MANY |
| POST- | AFTER |
| PRE- | BEFORE |
| RE- | AGAIN |
| SEMI- | HALF |
| SUB- | BENETH |
| SYM-, SYN- | WITH, TOGETHER |
| TACHY- | FAST |
| TRANS- | THROUGH |
| UNI- | ONE |
| -AC | PERTAINING TO |
| -AL | PERTAINING TO |
| -ALGIA, -DYNIA | PAIN |
| -CELE | HERNIA |
| -CENTESIS | PUNCTURE |
| -DESIS | BINDING ,FORMATION |
| -EAL | PERTAINING TO |
| -ECTOMY | REMOVAL |
| -EMIA | BLOOD CONDITON |
| -GRAM | WRITTEN RECORD |
| -GRAPH | INSTRUMENT USED |
| -GRAPHY | PROCESS OF RECORDING |
| -IA | CONDITION OF |
| -IASIS | PRESENCE OF |
| -IATRICS | MECICAL CONDITONAL |
| -IATRIST | SPECIALIST |
| -IATRY | MEDICAL SCIENCE |
| -IC | PERTAINING TO |
| -ICLE | SMALL |
| -ISM | CONDITION |
| -IST | SPECIALIST |
| -IUM | TISSUE, STRUCTURE |
| -LOGIST | SPECIALT IN STUDY |
| -LOGY | STUDY OF |
| -LYSIS | LOSSEN, BREAK DOWN |
| -MALACIA | SOFENING |
| -MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT |
| -METER | INSTRUMENT USED FOR MEASURING |
| -METRY | PROCESS OF MEASURING |
| -OID | RESEMBLEING |
| -OLE | SMALL |
| -OMA | TUMOR |
| -OSIS | CONDITION |
| -OUS | PERTAINING TO |
| -PATHY | DISEASE |
| -PENIA | DEFICENCY |
| -PEXY | SURGICAL FIXATION |
| -PLASTY | RECONSTRCUTION |
| -PTOSIS | DROOPING |
| -RRHAGE, RRHAGIA | EXCESSIVE FLOW |
| -RRHAPHY | SUTURE |
| -RRHEA | FLOW |
| -RRHEXIS | RUPTURE |
| -PACHY | TOUGH |
| -SCOPE | INSTRUMENT USED TO LOOK |
| -SPASM | INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION |
| -STOMY | CREATION OF AN OPENING |
| -TIC | PERTAINING TO |
| -TOMY | INCISION |
| -ULA | SMALL |
| -Y | CONDITION |
| PROXIMAL | CLOSE TO CENTER |
| DISTAL | FARTHER AWAY FROM CENTER |
| LATERAL | OUT TO THE SIDE |
| MEDIAL | TOWARD THE MIDDLE |
| DORSAL / POSTERIOR | THE BACK |
| CRANIAL | TOWARD THE TOP |
| CAUDAL | TOWARD THE BOTTOM |
| PRONE | LYING DOWN ON BELLY |
| SUPINE | LYING DOWN ON BACK |
| ANKYL/O | STIFF, BENT |
| BRACHI/O | ARM |
| BURS/O | BURSA |
| CARP/O | WRIST |
| CERVIC/O | NECK |
| CHONDR/O | CARTILAGE |
| COST/O | RIB |
| CRANI/O | SKULL |
| DACTYL/O | FINGER |
| FASCI/O | FASCIA |
| FEMOR/O | FEMUR |
| KINESI/O | MOVEMENT |
| LUMB/O | LOIN, LOWER BACK |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| -PHYSIS | GROWTH |
| SPONDYL/O | VERTEBRA |
| TARS/O | ANKLE |
| TAX/O | ARRANGMENT, ORDER, COORDINATION |
| TEN/O , TEND/O, TENDIN/O | TENDON |
| TIBI/O | TIBIA |
| TON/O | TONE |
| -ASTHENIA | WEAKNESS |
| -MANIA | EXCESSIVE DESIRE |
| CEPHAL/O | HEAD |
| MENING/O , MENINGI/O | MENINGES |
| CEREBELL/O | CEREBELLUM |
| MYEL/O | SPINAL CORD , BONE NARROWING |
| CEREBR/O | BRAIN |
| NEUR/O | NERVE |
| -PARESIS | SLIGHT OR PARTIAL PARALYSIS |
| DUR/O | DURA |
| PHAS/O | SPEECH |
| ENCEPHAL/O | BRAIN |
| -PHOBIA | EXCESSIVE FEAR |
| ESTHESI/O | FEELING, SENSATION |
| PHREN/O | MIND |
| GANGLI/O | NERVE BUNDLE |
| -PLEGIA | PARALYSIS |
| GNOSI/O | KNOW |
| PSYCH/O | MIND |
| HYPN/O | SLEEP |
| LOB/O | LOBE |
| ACOUS/O | SOUND |
| MASTOIS/O | MASTIOD PROCESS |
| -ACUSIS | HEARING CONDITION |
| MYRING/O | EARDRUM |
| AUDI/O | SOUND |
| OCUL/O | EYE |
| AUR/O | EAR |
| OPTHALM/O | EYE |
| BLEPHAR/O | EYELID |
| -OPIA | VISION CONDITION |
| CERUMIN/O | EAR WAX |
| -OPSIA | VISION CONDITION |
| COCHLE/O | CORNEA |
| PHAC/O | LENS |
| CYCL/O | CILIARY BODY |
| PHAK/O | LENS |
| DACRY/O | TEAR |
| RETIN/O | RETINA |
| IR/O | IRIS |
| SALPING/O | EUSTACHIAN TUBE |
| IRID/O | IRIS |
| SCLER/O | SCLERA |
| KERAT/O | CORNEA |
| TYMPAN/O | EARDRUM |
| LABYRINTH/O | LABYRINTH |
| VESTIBUL/O | VESTIBULE |
| LACRIM/O | TEAR |
| ADEN/O | GLAND |
| HYPOPHYS/O | PITUITARY GLAND |
| ADREN/O , ADRENAL/O | ADRENAL GLAND |
| CORTIC/O | OUTER SURFACE |
| PANCREAT/O | PANCREAS |
| CRIN/O | SECRETE |
| PITUITAR/O | PITUITARY GLAND |
| -EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
| THYM/O | THYMUS |
| GLUC/O, GLUCOS/O, GLYC/O | SUGAR |
| THYR/O, THYROID/O | THYROID |
| GONAD/O | GONADS |
| -TROPIN | STIMULATING HORMONE |
| HORMON/O | HORMONE |
| -URIA | URINE |
| KERAT/O* | HARD, HORNY |
| SEB/O | OIL |
| SQUAM/O | SCALE |
| STEAT/O | FAT |
| CRYPT/O | HIDDEN |
| ADIP/O | FAT |
| ALB/O | WHITE |
| LIP/O | FAT |
| CUTANE/O | SKIN |
| TRICH/O | HAIR |
| ONYCH/O | NAIL |
| UNGU/O | NAIL |
| PACHY/O | THICK |
| PIL/O | HAIR |
| HIDR/O | SWEAT |
| SEBACE/O | OIL |
| COAGUL/O | COAGULATION |
| -PENIA | DEFIICIENCY |
| CYT/O | CELL |
| PHLEB/O | VEIN |
| SPELN/O | SPLEEN |
| THROB/O | CLOT |
| IMMUN/O | IMMUNE SYSTEM |
| THYM/O | THYMUS |
| TONSILL/O | TONSILS |
| LYMPH/O | LYMPH |
| VEN/O | VEIN |
| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW |
| -ECTOPY | DISPLACED |
| -PLASIA | OVER DEVELOPMENT |
| ISCHEMIA | BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW |
| AUTO- | SELF |
| -ECTASIA | DILATION |
| VOLE | VOLUME |
| LAPARO- | ABDOMEN |
| AORT/O | AORTA |
| ARTERI/O | ARTERY |
| ATHER/O | FATTY PLAQUE |
| ATRI/O | ATRIUM (UPPER CHMABER) |
| CORON/O | HEART (CROWN) |
| SEPT/O | SEPTUM (PLURAL SEPTA) |
| VALVUL/O | VALVE |
| VENTRICUL/O | VENTRICLE (LOWER CHAMBER) |
| ADENOID/O | ADENOID |
| BRONCH/O , BRONCHI/O | BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHIOI/O | BRONCHIOLE |
| CAPN/O | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| PLEUR/O | PLEURA |
| -PNEA | BREATHING |
| CARB/O | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| RHIN/O | NOSE |
| LARYNG/O | LARYNX (VOICE BOX) |
| SIN/O, SINUS/O | SINUS |
| NAS/O | NOSE |
| SPIR/O | BREATHING |
| OX/O | OXYGEN |
| THORAC/O | CHEST |
| PECTOR/O | CHEST |
| PHARYNG/O | PHARYNX (THROAT) |
| TRACHE/O | TRACHEA (WINDPIPE) |
| PHREN/O | DIAPHRAGM |
| -CAVA | HOLLOW |
| -POIESIS | FORMATION |
| -STEN/O | NARROWING |
| -STASIS | STANDING, STAY |
| -EDEMA | SWELLING |
| OCCLUSION | BLOCKAGE |
| PNEUMO- | AIR |
| -PTYSIS | COUGH/ SPIT BLOOD |
| ABDOMIN/O | ABDOMEN |
| AN/O | ANUS |
| HEPATIC/O | LIVER |
| BIL/I | BILE(GALL) |
| ILE/O | ILEUM |
| CELI/O | ABDOMEN |
| JEJUN/OP | JEJUNUM |
| LAPAR/O | ABDOMEN |
| COL/O | COLON (LARGE INTESTINE) |
| LINGU/O | TOUGUE |
| COLON/O | COLON (LARGE INTESTINE) |
| ODONT/O | TOOTH |
| CYST/O | BLADDER |
| OR/O | MOUTH |
| DENT/O | TOOTH |
| DOCH/O | DUCT |
| PEROTONE/O | PERITONEUM |
| DUODEN/O | DUODENUM |
| PROCT/O | ANUS AND RECTUM |
| RECT/O | RECTUM |
| ESOPHAG/O | ESOPHAGUS |
| SIAL/O | SALIVA |
| GASTR/O | STOMACH |
| SIGMOID/O | SIGMOID COLON |
| GINGIV/O | GUMS |
| STOMAT/O | MOUTH |
| GLOSS/O | TOUGUE |
| PEPS | DIGESTION |
| ASCITES | RETENTION OF FLUID IN PERITONEUM |
| BALAN/O | PENIS |
| PYEL/O | RENAL PENIS |
| CYST/O | BLADDER |
| REN/O | KIDNEY |
| EPIDIDYM/O | EPIDIDYMUS |
| SPERM/O, SPERMAT/O | SPERM |
| GLOMERUL/O | GLOMERULUS |
| TEST/O | TESTICLE |
| LITH/O | STONE |
| UR/O, URIN/O | URINE |
| MEAT/O | OPENING |
| URETHR/O | URETHRA |
| URETER/O | URETER |
| VESIC/O | BLADDER |
| ORCH/O,ORCHI/O,ORCHID/O | TESTICLE |
| PROSTAT/O | PROSTATE |
| AMNI/O | AMNION |
| MEN/O | MENOSTRUATION |
| CERVIC/O | CERVIX |
| METR/O | UTERUS |
| CHORI/O | CHORION |
| NAT/O | BIRTH |
| CHORION/O | CHORION |
| OOPHOR/O | OVARY |
| COLP/O | VAGINA |
| OVARI/O | OVARY |
| -CYESIS | PRENANCY |
| PART/O | BIRTH |
| EPISI/O | VULVA |
| PELV/I | PELVIS |
| FET/O | FETUS |
| PERINE/O | PERINEUM |
| GYN/O | WOMAN |
| TOC/O | LABOR |
| GYNEC/O | WOMAN |
| SALPING/O | FALLOPIAN TUBE |
| HYSTER/O | UTERUS |
| UTER/O | UTERUS |
| LACT/O | MILK |
| VAGIN/O | VAGINA |
| MAMM/O | BREAST |
| VULV/O | VULVA |
| MAST/O | BREAST |
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