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MED Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| burs/o | bursa (small fluid filled sac found near the body's joint) |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femor/o | femur (thighbone) |
| kinesi/o | movement/motion |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| -physis | growth |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -ium | tissue, structure |
| -y | condition; procedure |
| -icle | diminutive; small |
| -ole | diminutive; small |
| -ule | diminutive; small |
| -ula | diminutive; small |
| -iatrics | medical |
| -iatry | science |
| -iatrist | specialist in the medicine of |
| -ist | specialist in the medicine of |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -iasis | presence of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive flow |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -gram | written record |
| -graph | instrument used to produce record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| proximal | closer to the center |
| distal | farther away from the center |
| lateral | out to the side |
| medial | toward the middle |
| ventral/antral/anterior | the front |
| dorsal/posterior | the back |
| cranial | toward the top |
| caudal | toward the bottom |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| prone | lying down on belly |
| supine | lying down on back |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| unilateral | one side |
| bilateral | both sides |
| dorsum | the top of the hand or foot |
| plantar | the sole of the foot |
| palmar | the palm of the hand |
| adip/o | fat |
| alb/o | white |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| onchy/o | nail |
| pachy/o | thick |
| pil/o | hair |
| sebace/o | oil |
| seb/o | oil |
| squam/o | scale |
| steat/o | fat |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| cardi/o | heart |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| neur/o | nerve |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| angl/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| cutane/o | skin |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| gen/o | creation/cause |
| hydr/o | water |
| morph/o | change |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| orth/o | straight |
| path/o | disease;suffering |
| phag/o | eat |
| plas/o | formation |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| troph/o | nourishment; development |
| xen/o | foreign |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| Cerebr/o | Brain |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Cerebell/0 | Cerebellum |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Crani/o | Head; skull |
| Mening/o | Meninges |
| Dur/o | Dura |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Gangil/o | Nerve bundle |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord; Bone Marrow |
| Esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| Phas/o | Speech |
| Phren/o | mind |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Somn/o | sleep |
| Somn/i | Sleep |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -Mania | excessive desire |
| -Phobia | excessive fear |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| Aphasia | impaired speech |
| Dysphasia | impaired speech |
| Ataxia | impairment of coordination |
| Catatonia | impairment of muscle tone |
| Dystonia | Impairment of muscle tone |
| Delirium | impairment of mental function |
| Dementia | impairment of mental function |
| Dyslexia | impairment of mental function |
| Dyskinesia | impairment of moving |
| acous/o | sound |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| audi/o | sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| conjuctiv/o | conjuctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| dacry/o | tear |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -opsia | vision condition |
| opt/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| phac/o | lens |
| phak/o | lens |
| retin/o | retina |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| scler/o | sclera |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| acoustic neuroma | a tumor on the acoustic nerve |
| aerotitis | inflammation of the ear caused by air |
| akinetopsia | the inability to see objects in motion |
| amblopia | double vision |
| amblyopia | decreased vision |
| aniridia | absence of iris |
| aphakia | absence of lens |
| asthenopia | weak vision |
| astigmatism | vision problem |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| cortic/o | outer surface |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -emia | blood condition |
| gluc/o glucos/o glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | gonads |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| ket/o | ketone body |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o thyroid/o | thyroid |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| -uria | urine condition |
| acidemia | abnormal acidity of the blood |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremities |
| adenalgia | pain in the gland |
| adenectomy | removal of the gland |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of the gland |
| adenosis | gland condition |
| adrenal adenoma | tumor of the adrenal gland |
| adrenal insufficiency | adrenal glands underproduce hormones |
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| cyt/o | cell |
| immun/o | immune system |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -penia | deficiency |
| phleb/o | vein |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| bronchi bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneumo pneumat/o pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | septum |
| sin/o sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| an/o | anus |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| bil/i | bile (gall) |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| chol/e | bile (gall) |
| col/o colon/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dent/o | tooth |
| doch/o | duct |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepatic/o hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o | mouth |
Created by:
Angel221