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Medical terminology
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -a (singular) | -ae (plural) |
| -ax (singular) | -aces |
| -ex (singular) | -ices (plural) |
| -is (singular) | -es (plural) |
| -ix (singular) | -ices (plural) |
| -yx (singular) | -yces (plural) |
| -ma (singular) | -mata (plural) |
| -on (singular) | -a (plural) |
| -um (singular) | -a (plural) |
| -us (singular) | -i (plural) |
| -y (singular) | -ies (plural) |
| -nx(singular) | -nges (plural) |
| -itis(singular) | -itides (plural) |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lip/o | fat |
| log/o | study |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| thorac/o | chest |
| uter/o | uterus |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lip/o | fat |
| log/o | study |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| thorac/o | chest |
| uter/o | uterus |
| a- | not; without |
| an- | not; without |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two; both |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | in; within |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within; into |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| sub- | below; under |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | beyond; exccess |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -ia | condition |
| -ine | a substance (noun); pertaining to (adjective) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist (one who studies) |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | process; abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | a surgical opening |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -um | structure; tissue; thing |
| B.i.d | Twice a day |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| T.i.d | Three times a day |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | front |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from the point of origin; far; distant |
| dors/o | back of body |
| fibr/o | fiber; connective tissue |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| is/o | same; equal |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | lumbar region; loin |
| medi/o | middle |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| physi/o | function |
| poster/o | (back of body); behind |
| proxim/o | near the point of origin; near; close |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above |
| umbilic/o | umbilicus (belly button) |
| ventr/o | belly side of body; ventral aspect |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| Ana- | Apart |
| Eu- | Good; normal |
| Exo- | Outward |
| Infra- | Below; beneath; inferior |
| Pro- | Before; forward |
| -tic | Pertaining to |
| -blast | Developing cell |
| -genesis | Formation |
| -ism | Process; condition |
| -plasia | Development; formation |
| Frontal/coronal plane | Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections |
| Anterior | front |
| Ventral | front |
| Posterior | back |
| Dorsal | back |
| Midsagittal Plane | Vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves |
| Medial | Near the midline or center of the body |
| Lateral | Near the side of the body; father from the midline (center) of the body |
| Proximal | Near the point of origin |
| Distal | Away from the point of origin |
| Transverse Plane | horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections |
| Superior | Located closer to the top of the head in relation to a specific reference point on the body |
| Inferior | Located near the soles of the feet in relation to a particular reference point on the body |
| Cephalic | Relating to the cranium (head) or situated near the head |
| Caudal | Relating to, or situated near, the tail or inferior end of the body |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| albin/o | white |
| aut/o | self |
| Belphar/o | Eyelid |
| cauter/o | heat; burn |
| chrom/o | color |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| derm/a | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| erythem/o | redness |
| erythemat/o | redness |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | dry; scaly |
| immun/o | immune; protection |
| integument/o | covering |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| kerat/o | hard, horn-shaped tissue; cornea |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| onych/o | nail |
| papill/o | nipple-like; optic disc |
| pil/o hair; | hair follicle |
| prurit/o | itching |
| psor/o | itching |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hardening |
| seb/o | sebum (oily secretion from sebacious glands) |
| squam/o | scale |
| steat/o | fat; sebum |
| therm/o | hot; heat |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow; yellowish |
| xer/o | dry |
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