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Cumulative Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A | Without |
| bio | life |
| collo | jellylike |
| Dys | bad/difficult/painful |
| gingivo | gum |
| irido | iris |
| meta | after/change |
| ophthalmo | eye |
| phalango | phalanges |
| psycho | mind |
| spasm | spasm |
| tri | three |
| ab | from |
| blasto | embryonic form |
| colo | colon |
| ectasia/ectasis | dilation/stretch |
| gilo | glue/neuroglia |
| ir | iris |
| metro/meter | measure |
| opia | vision |
| phallo | penis |
| pterygo | wing |
| spermato | sperm |
| tipsy | surgical crushing |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| colpo | vagina |
| ecto | outer |
| glosso | tongue |
| iso | equal |
| micro | small |
| opto | vision |
| pharyngo | pharynx |
| ptosis | prolapsed |
| sphygmo | pulse |
| tropho | development |
| acro | extremity |
| brachio | upper arm |
| con | with |
| ectomy | excision |
| glyco | sweet |
| itis | inflammation |
| mono | one |
| orchido | testicle |
| phaso | speech |
| ptyalo | saliva |
| spiro | breathe |
| tropo | turning |
| action | ray |
| brady | slow |
| condylo | rounded process |
| ectopo | wrong place |
| gnatha | jaw |
| karyo | nucleus |
| morpho | form |
| Orrhagia | hemorrhage |
| philo | attraction |
| pubo | pubis |
| spleno | spleen |
| tympano | eardrum |
| acu | needle |
| broncho | bronchi |
| contra | against |
| edema | swelling |
| gnoso | know |
| kerato | horny/cornea |
| muco | mucus |
| orrhaphy | suture |
| phlebo | vein |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| spondylo | vertebra |
| ultra | beyond |
| ad | toward |
| caco | bad/disease/abnormal |
| copro | feces |
| electro | electricity |
| gram | record |
| kinesio | movement |
| multi | many |
| orrhea | flow |
| Phobo | fear |
| pyo | pus |
| staphylo | staphylococcus or uvula |
| uni | one |
| adeno | gland |
| calcane | heel |
| coreo | pupil |
| emesis | vomiting |
| gramo | recording |
| labio | lip |
| myco | fungus |
| orrhexis | rupture |
| phono | voice |
| pyro | heat |
| stasis | halt |
| uretero | ureter |
| aero | air |
| carcino | cancer |
| cortico | cortex |
| emia | blood |
| graph | instrument |
| lacrimo | tears |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| ortho | correct/straight |
| phoro | bears |
| rachi | spine |
| steno | narrowness/constriction |
| urethro | urethra |
| algesi | abnormal sensitivity |
| cardio | heart |
| costo | rib |
| encephalo | brain |
| graphy | process of recording |
| lalo | speech disorder |
| myo | muscle |
| osis | condition |
| photo | light |
| radiculo | root |
| stereo | solid |
| uro | urine |
| algia | pain |
| cario | decay |
| cranio | skull |
| endo | inside |
| gyneco | woman |
| laparo | abdominal wall |
| myringo | ear drum |
| osmo | odor |
| phreno | mind |
| recto | rectum |
| sterno | sternum |
| varico | varicose vein |
| allo | other/different |
| carpo | wrist |
| cryo | cold/freezing |
| entero | small intestine |
| hemato | blood |
| laryngo | larynx |
| myxo | mucus |
| osteo | bone |
| phyto | plant |
| reno | kidney |
| stetho | chest |
| vaso | vessel |
| ambi | both |
| cata | down |
| crypto | hidden |
| epi | over/upon |
| hemi | half |
| latero | side |
| narco | sleep |
| ostomy | new opening |
| pilo | hair |
| retino | retina |
| stheno | strength |
| veno | vein |
| ambly | dim/dull |
| caudo | tail |
| cyano | blue |
| epiplo | omentum |
| hemo | blood |
| lepso | seizure/attack |
| necro | death |
| oto | ear |
| plasmo | formation |
| retro | behind |
| stigmato | mark |
| ventro | belly |
| ana | without |
| cele | herniation |
| cyclo | ciliary body |
| episio | vulva |
| hepato | liver |
| lepto | thin/slightly/slender |
| neo | new |
| otomy | incision |
| plaso | formation/development |
| rhino | nose |
| stomato | mouth |
| vesico | bladder |
| andro | man |
| celio | abdominal region |
| cysto | bladder |
| ergo | work |
| hetero | different |
| leuko | white |
| nephro | kidney |
| oxy | sharp/acute |
| plasto/plasty | repair |
| salpingo | fallopian tube |
| sub | below |
| viscero | internal organs |
| angio | vessel |
| centesis | puncture |
| cyto | cell |
| erythro | red |
| hidro | sweat |
| lipo | fat |
| neuro | nerve |
| pachy | thick |
| platy | flat/broad |
| sanguino | blood |
| supra | above |
| xantho | yellow |