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PCT - Medical Terms
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angi | Blood Vessel |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Vas (Root) | Vessel |
| Ven (Root) | Vein |
| Abdomin (Root) | Abdomen |
| Colo (Root) | Colon - Large intestine |
| Dent (Root) | Teeth |
| Enter (Root) | Intestines |
| Gastr (Root) | Stomach |
| Gingiv (Root) | Gums |
| Gloss (Root) | Tongue |
| Hepat (Root) | Liver |
| Lingua | Tongue |
| Naso (Root) | Nose |
| Proct (Root) | Rectum |
| Pneum (Root) | Lungs |
| Pulm (Root) | Lung |
| Stomat (Root) | Mouth |
| Hem (Root) | Blood |
| Phleb (Root) | Vein |
| Throm (Root) | Blood Cloth |
| Arthr (Root) | Joint |
| Brach (Root) | Arm |
| Cervic (Root) | Neck |
| Cost (Root) | Rib |
| Crani (Root) | Skull |
| Lamin (Root) | Vertebrae (backbone) |
| My (Root) | Muscle |
| Oste (Root) | Bone |
| Pod (Root) | Foot |
| Rhin (Root) | Nose |
| Adip (Root) | Fat |
| Anter (Root) | In front of |
| Aut (Root) | Self |
| Bio (Root) | Life |
| Carcin (Root) | Cancer |
| Cry (Root) | Cold |
| Dextr (Root) | To te right |
| Dors (Root) | Back |
| Erythr (Root) | Red |
| Glu, Glyc (Root) | Sugar |
| Herni (Root) | Rupture |
| Hist (Root) | Tissue |
| Hydr (Root) | Water |
| Lact (Root) | Milk |
| Derm (Root) | Skin |
| Trich (Root) | Hair |
| Vesic (Root) | Blister |
| Cephal (Root) | Head |
| Cerebr (Root) | Cerebrum (Part of the brain) |
| Encephal (Root) | Brain |
| Mening (Root) | Meninges (Brain Covering) |
| Myel (Root) | Spinal Cord |
| Myring (Root) | Eardrum |
| Neur (Root) | Nerve |
| Ocul (Root) | Eye |
| Ophthalm (Root) | Eye |
| Ot (Root) | Ear |
| Later (Root) | Side |
| lip (Root) | Fat |
| Leuk (Root) | White |
| Lev (Root) | To the left |
| Lith (Root) | Stone |
| Macro (Root) | Large |
| Med (Root) | Middle |
| Melan (Root) | Black |
| Micro (Root) | Small |
| Narc (Root) | Sleep |
| Necr (Root) | Dead |
| Onc (Root) | Tumor |
| Path | Disease |
| Ped | Child |
| Pseud | False |
| Psych | Mind |
| Py | Pus |
| Pyr | Fever, Heat |
| Seps, Sept, Septic | Infection |
| Sten | Narrowed |
| Tom | Section |
| Therm | Heat |
| a-, an- | Without |
| ab- | Away, from |
| ad- | towards |
| amb- | Walk |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| de- | down |
| dis- | away from |
| dys- | painful, abnormal |
| endo- | within, inside |
| epi- | above, on |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex-, extra- | outside of |
| fore- | in front of |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive, increased |
| hypo- | below, decreased, insufficient |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, during |
| Juxta- | Nearby, next to |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- | exceptionally large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | over, beyond |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| olig- | less than normal |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
| presby- | Older age |
| primi- | first |
| quadri | four |
| retro- | behind, in back of |
| sub- | under |
| super-, supra- | above, excess |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| -age | related to |
| -cidal | capable of killing |
| -form | shape |
| -fuge | driving away |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -opia | vision |
| -phylaxis | protection, prevention |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -uria | urine |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood in |
| -ia, -ism | condition |
| -iasis | presence of, formation of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | weakening of, softening of |
| -mania | abnormal desire for |
| -megalya | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal state |
| -pathy | disorder, disease |
| -paresis | paralysis |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation of |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling |
| -rrhage | excessive flow |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -cise | cut, remove |
| -ectomy | removal, excision |
| -gram, -graph, -graphy | record of, picture of |
| -lysis | removal, freeing from, disintegrating |
| -ostomy | forming an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reformation |
| -scopy | instrumental view of |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |