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Med term definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o=abdomen | |
| acid/o=acid (pH) | |
| acoust/o=hearing | |
| acr/o=extremity | |
| actin/o=ray | |
| aden/o=gland | |
| adip/o=fat | |
| adren/o=adrenal gland | |
| aer/o=air | |
| albin/o=white | |
| albumin/o=protein | |
| alveol/o=air sac | |
| ambul/o=walk | |
| amni/o=amnion | |
| amyl/o=starch | |
| andr/o=male | |
| angi/o=vessel | |
| an/o=anus | |
| append/o=appendix | |
| aort/o=aorta | |
| arteri/o=artery | |
| arthr/o=joint | |
| audi/o=hearing | |
| aur/o=ear | |
| axill/o=armpit | |
| bacteri/o=bacteria | |
| balan/o=glans | |
| bi/o=life | |
| blephar/o=eyelid | |
| bronch/o=bronchi | |
| bucc/o=cheek | |
| burs/o=pouch | |
| calc/i=calcium | |
| carcin/o=cancer | |
| cardi/o=heart | |
| carp/o=wrist | |
| caud/o=tail | |
| cephal/o=head | |
| cerebr/o=brain | |
| cervic/o=neck | |
| chondr/o=cartilage | |
| chole/o=bile | |
| cholangi/o=bile vessel | |
| choledoch/o=common bile duct | |
| choroid/o=choroid | |
| colp/o=vagina | |
| colon/o=colon | |
| coni/o=dust | |
| copr/o=feces | |
| cost/o=rib | |
| crani/o=skull | |
| cutan/o=skin | |
| cyst/o=bladder | |
| cyt/o=cell | |
| dacry/o=tear | |
| dactyl/o=finger or toe | |
| dent/i=tooth | |
| dermat/o=skin | |
| duoden/o=duodenum | |
| electr/o=electricity | |
| encephal/o=brain | |
| enter/o=intestine | |
| epididym/o=epididymis | |
| episi/o=vulva | |
| esophag/o=esophagus | |
| esthesi/o=feeling | |
| fibr/o=fiber | |
| fibul/o=fibula | |
| foramin/o=opening | |
| galact/o=milk | |
| endo-=in; within | |
| epi-=upon; above | |
| hyper-=excessive; above normal | |
| hypo-=below; deficient | |
| inter-=between | |
| intra-=within | |
| peri-=around | |
| post-=after | |
| pre-=before | |
| pro-=forward | |
| retro-=backward | |
| sub-=under; below | |
| super-=above | |
| supra-=above; over | |
| trans-=across | |
| anti-=against | |
| contra-=opposite | |
| dys-=bad; difficult | |
| eu-=good; normal | |
| hetero-=different | |
| homo-=same | |
| iso-=equal | |
| macro-=large | |
| micro-=small | |
| mono-=one | |
| multi-=many | |
| oligo-=few | |
| pan-=all | |
| poly-=many | |
| quadri-=four | |
| semi-=half | |
| tri-=three | |
| uni-=one | |
| a-=without | |
| an-=without | |
| auto-=self | |
| bi-=two | |
| circum-=around | |
| co-=together | |
| -al=pertaining to | |
| -ary=pertaining to | |
| -ic=pertaining to | |
| -ous=pertaining to | |
| -tic=pertaining to | |
| -ac=pertaining to | |
| -eal=pertaining to | |
| -gram=record | |
| -graph=instrument for recording | |
| -graphy=process of recording | |
| -logy=study of | |
| -logist=specialist | |
| -meter=instrument for measuring | |
| -metry=process of measuring | |
| -scope=instrument for viewing | |
| -scopy=process of viewing | |
| -ectomy=surgical removal | |
| -otomy=incision | |
| -stomy=creation of an opening | |
| -plasty=surgical repair | |
| -rrhaphy=suture | |
| -rrhexis=rupture | |
| -rrhea=discharge | |
| -rrhage=bursting forth | |
| -rrhagia=excessive flow | |
| -genesis=formation | |
| -genic=producing | |
| -oma=tumor | |
| -osis=condition | |
| -iasis=condition | |
| -emia=blood condition | |
| -uria=urine condition | |
| -itis=inflammation | |
| -lysis=destruction | |
| -malacia=softening | |
| -megaly=enlargement | |
| -necrosis=death | |
| -penia=deficiency | |
| -phobia=fear | |
| -philia=attraction | |
| -plasia=formation | |
| -trophy=nourishment | |
| -pathy=disease | |
| -sclerosis=hardening | |
| -spasm=involuntary contraction | |
| -stenosis=narrowing | |
| -cele=hernia; swelling | |
| -cyte=cell | |
| -blast=immature cell | |
| -clast=to break | |
| -kinesis=movement | |
| -lepsy=seizure | |
| -mania=obsession | |
| -mnesia=memory | |
| -phasia=speech | |
| -phonia=voice | |
| -praxia=action | |
| -ptosis=prolapse | |
| -pnea=breathing | |
| -thorax=chest | |
| -tome=instrument to cut | |
| -tomy=process of cutting | |
| -tropia=turning | |
| -tropic=stimulating | |
| -trophy=development | |
| -ule=small | |
| -icle=small | |
| -ole=small | |
| -ule=small | |
| -oid=resembling | |
| -ism=condition | |
| -ist=specialist | |
| -ity=state | |
| -ous=pertaining to | |
| -ary=pertaining to | |
| -ic=pertaining to | |
| -algia=pain | |
| -dynia=pain | |
| -plegia=paralysis | |
| -paresis=weakness | |
| -ptysis=spitting | |
| -stasis=stopping | |
| -static=controlling | |
| -tension=pressure | |
| -tonia=muscle tone |
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