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Medical Term.
CMA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| word root | core component of words that describe the basic meaning |
| Aden | glan |
| Pancreat | Pancreas |
| Thyr | Thyroid gland |
| Hem, hemat | blood |
| Phleb | vein |
| Thromb | clot |
| Arthr | joint |
| Brachi | arm |
| Cervic | neck |
| Chondr | cartilage |
| Cost | rib |
| Crani | skull |
| Dactyl | finger / toe |
| Fibr | connective tissue |
| My | muscle |
| Oste | bone |
| Pod | foot |
| Sacr | Sacrum |
| Spondyl, vertebr | Vertebra |
| Ten, tendin | Tendon |
| Abdomin | Abdomen |
| An | Anus |
| Appendic | Appendix |
| Bil, chol | bile, gall |
| Col | Colon |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Enter | Intestines |
| Esophag | Esophagus |
| Gastr | Stomach |
| Gingiv | gums |
| Gloss | Tongue |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Icter | Jaundice |
| Ile | Ileum |
| Lapar | Abdominal wall |
| Lingu | Tongue |
| Pancreat | Pancreas |
| Pepsia | Digestion |
| Phag | eating, swallowing |
| Proct | rectum |
| Splen | Spleen |
| Stomat | mouth |
| Andr | Male |
| Colp | Vagina |
| Cyst | Bladder |
| Gravid | Pregnant |
| Gynec | Female |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Mamm, mast | breast |
| Metr | Uterus |
| Nephr | kidney |
| Ov | Ovum |
| Oophor | Ovary |
| Orchid | Testicles |
| Prostat | Prostate gland |
| Pyel | Pelvis of the kidney |
| Ren | Renal / kidney |
| Salping | Fallopian tube |
| Ureter | Ureters |
| Ur | Urinary |
| Vesic | Bladder |
| Bronch | Bronchial |
| Laryng | Larynx |
| Nas | Nose |
| Pleur | Pleura |
| Pneum, pneumon | Lungs, air |
| Pulmon | Lung |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Steth | Chest |
| Thorac | Thorax |
| Trache | Trachea |
| Derm, dermat | skin |
| Hidr | Sweat |
| Trich | Hair |
| Onych | Nail |
| Xer | Dry |
| Angi | blood vessel |
| Arteri, arter | Artery |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Vas | vessel |
| Ven | Vein |
| Blephar | eyelid |
| Cephal | Head |
| Cerebr | Cerebrum |
| Encephal | brain |
| Esthesi | sensation |
| Irid, ird | Iris |
| Mening, meningi | membranes, meninges |
| Myel | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Myring | Eardrum |
| Neur | Nerve |
| Ocul, ophthalm | eye |
| Ot | ear |
| Adip | fat |
| Bio | life |
| Carcin | Cancer |
| Cry | Cold |
| Dors | back portion of the body |
| Gluc, glyc | sugar |
| Hemi | hernia |
| Hist | tissue |
| Hydra | water |
| Lact | milk |
| Later | side |
| Lip | fat |
| Lith | stone |
| Med, medi | middle |
| Narc | numbness, stupor, sleep |
| Necr | death |
| Onc | tumor |
| Path | disease |
| Ped | child; foot |
| Psych | mind |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Pyr | fever, heat |
| Septic | infection |
| Therm | heat |
| A-, an- | without |
| Ab- | away, from |
| Ad- | toward |
| Ambi- | both |
| Ante- | Before |
| Anti- | against |
| Auto- | self |
| Bi- | two, twice, double |
| Brady- | slow |
| Circum- | around |
| Contra- | against |
| De- | down |
| Dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, bad |
| Endo- | within, inside |
| Epi- | above, on |
| Eu- | normal, good |
| Ex-, extra-, exo- | outside of |
| Hemi- | half |
| Hyper- | above, excessive, increased |
| Hypo- | below, decreased, insufficient |
| Infra- | beneath |
| Inter- | between, among |
| Intra- | within, during |
| Levo- | to the left |
| Macro- | large |
| Mal- | bad |
| Mega- | exceptionally large |
| Meso- | middle |
| Meta- | over, beyond |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono- | one |
| Multi- | many |
| Neo- | new |
| Nulli- | none |
| Peri- | around |
| Poly- | many |
| Post- | after, behind |
| Pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
| Presby- | older age |
| Primi- | first |
| Pseudo- | false |
| Quadri- | four |
| Retro- | behind, in back of |
| Sten- | narrowed |
| 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, -cide | pertaining to kill |
| -form | shape |
| -fuge | driving away |
| -iatry, -iatrist | healing by a provider / healer |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -logy, logist | study of, one who studies |
| -ole | little, small |
| -opia | vision |
| -phylaxis | protection, prevention |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -uria | urine |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cise | cut, remove |
| -clasis | break down |
| -desis | stabilization, binding |
| -ectomy | removal, excision |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ion | process |
| -lepsy | seizure, convulsion |
| -lysis | destruction, separation |
| -meter | device for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -pexy | fixation, to put in place |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reformation |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | involuntary twitch |
| -stasis | stopping / controlling |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | swelling / herniation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | producing |
| -ia, -ism | condition of |
| -iasis | presence of / formation of |
| -I | inflammation |
| -malacia | weakening / softening of |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | seeming like |
| -ole | small |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition / usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disorder / disease |
| -penia | deficiency / decrease |
| -phagia | eating / swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation of |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow / discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening condition |
| -trophy | development |
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