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Med Term Word Parts
Common word parts found in medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hemo- | blood |
| hemato- | blood |
| -cardia | heart |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rhino- | nose |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| micro- | small |
| macro- | big |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| hyper- | high |
| hypo- | low |
| -tension | pressure |
| cyan/o | blue |
| -emesis | vomit |
| mono- | one |
| uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| quad- | four |
| tetra- | four |
| hemi- | half |
| -lateral | side |
| glyco/gluco | sugar |
| mammo- | breast |
| poly- | many/a lot |
| intra- | inside/within |
| inter- | between |
| path/o | disease |
| -pnea | breathing |
| dys- | difficulty/abnormal/painful |
| -uria | urine |
| -phagia | swallowing |
| -dypsia | thirst |
| -pepsia | hunger/digestion |
| -algia | pain |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| retro- | backward/behind |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -itits | inflammation |
| -ology | study of |
| angio- | blood vessel |
| derm- | skin |
| dermato- | skin |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| cysto- | urinary bladder |
| cholecysto- | gall bladder |
| utero- | uterus |
| nas/o | nose |
| opt/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| pneum/o | lung/air |
| myo- | muscle |
| endo- | inner/within |
| nephro- | kidney |
| -gram | recording |
| testo- | testes |
| reno/renal | kidney |
| vaso- | vessel |
| neuro- | nerve |
| -phasia | speech |
| -taxia | movement |
| -ologist | specialist |
| a/an | without/opposite |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| eu- | normal |
| ex/extra- | external/outside |
| neo- | new |
| -nate/-natal | birth/baby |
| peri- | around |
| pseudo- | false/fake |
| re- | again |
| sub- | below/under |
| multi- | many/a lot |
| nulli- | none |
| semi- | partial/half |
| abdomino- | abdominal |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cranio- | skull |
| crur/o | leg |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | distal/away from |
| peripher/o | peripheral/away from |
| centr/o | central/towards center |
| medi/o | middle |
| dors/o | back of body |
| immun/o | protection |
| infer/o | inferior/below |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| skelet/o | skeleton |
| ortho | straight/upright |
| proxim/o | near to |
| thorac/thorax | chest |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| -oma | tumor |
| necro- | death |
| photo- | light |
| py/o | pus |
| circum/o | around |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| therm/o | temperature |
| bio- | life |
| chem/o | chemical |
| oxo/oxi | oxygen |
| spiro- | breathing |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| dent/o | tooth |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| phleb/o | vein |
| norm/o | normal |
| ped/o | children |
| geri/o | elderly |
| bari/o | weight |
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