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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 | small hole; air sac |
| ambul/o | walk |
| amni/o | amnion |
| amyl/o | starch |
| andr/o | man; male |
| angi/o | vessel |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hear |
| 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 (cerebrum) |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chole/o | gall; 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; excrement |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutan/o | skin |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dactyl/o | finger; 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; pudenda |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | feeling |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| foramin/o | foramen; opening |
| galact/o | milk |
| -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 |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -ity | state |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -stasis | stopping |
| -static | controlling |
| -tension | pressure |
| -tonia | muscle tone |
| -genic | producing |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| 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 |
| ist | specialist |
| ism | condition |
| oid | resembling |
| genic | producing |
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