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medterm
medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acoust/o | hearing |
| aden/o | gland |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| arthr/o | joint |
| aur/o | ear |
| bi/o | life |
| cephal/o | head |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| cis/o | cut |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dent/i | tooth |
| dilat/o | widen |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| genit/o | genitals |
| granul/o | granular |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hirsut/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| icter/o | jaundice |
| ischi/o | hip |
| insul/o | pancreatic islets |
| kel/o | tumor |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymph gland |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw |
| maxill/o | upper jaw |
| medull/o | spinal, marrow |
| melan/o | black |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oucl/o | eye |
| olecran/o | elbow |
| onych/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| path/o | disease |
| phragm/o | partition |
| psych/o | mind |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pyret/o | fever |
| radi/o | ray, radius |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| schiz/o | split |
| scoli/o | curvature |
| sid/o | iron |
| somn/o | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| traumat/o | injure |
| ulcer/o | scar |
| uln/o | nail |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| vertig/o | dizziness |
| ven/o | vein |
| a-, an- | no, not, negating the meaning |
| ab- | away from, from |
| ad- | toward, at, increase, on, |
| bi-, bin- | two, twice, double |
| de- | down, from, away from |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| endo- | within, in |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| inter- | between |
| macro- | large, long |
| intra- | within, in |
| ante- | before |
| brady- | slow |
| dia- | through, complete |
| meta- | after, beyond |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| pachy- | thick, thickening, thickened |
| pan- | all, total |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| sub- | below, under |
| supra- | above |
| sym-, syn | together, joined |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| trans- | through, beyond |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| eu- | normal, good |
| peri- | around |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -algia | pain |
| -apheresis | removal |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -asthesia | weakness |
| -carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| -cele | hernia, protusion, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -drome | run, running |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal, cut out |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | in the blood |
| -esis | condition |
| -gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
| -genic | producing, originating, causing |
| -gram | the record, radiographic image |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -ia | condition of diseased state, abnormal state |
| -iasis | condition |
| -iatrist | specialist |
| -iatry | specialty, treatment |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist who studies and treats |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separating, loosening, dissolution |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlarged, enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | measuring, process of measurement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor, swellling |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | viewing, process of viewing |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increased number (blood) |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasia | formation, development, growth |
| -plasm | growth, substance, formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptsosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhagia | condition of excessive bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | repairing, suturing |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube, uterine tube |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | stop, control, standing |
| -stenosis | constriction, harrowing |
| -stomy | creation of artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest cavity, chest |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -um | no meaning |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| -us | no meaning |
| -a | noun ending, no meaning |
| -e | noun ending, no meaning |
| -amnios | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| -phobia | aversion, abnormal fear |
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jimenaestt
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