click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Med Terms T
Medical terms beginning with the letter, "T"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tachy- | swift, fast |
| tars/o- | tarsals, ankle bone |
| tel/o- | end |
| temp- | temperature |
| ten/o- | tendon |
| tend/o- | tendon |
| tendin/o- | tendon |
| tension- | pressure |
| test/o- | testicles |
| testicul/o- | testicles |
| tetan | stiff |
| tetra- | four |
| therap- | treatment |
| -therapy- | treatment |
| therm/o- | heat |
| -thermy- | heat |
| thorac/o- | chest, thorax |
| thorax/o- | chest, thorax |
| thromb/o- | clot |
| thym/o- | thymus gland |
| thyr/o- | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o- | thyroid gland |
| tibi/o- | tibia |
| -tic- | pertaining to |
| -tocia- | labor |
| -tome- | cutting instrument |
| tom/o- | cut, section |
| -tomy | to cut into incision |
| ton/o- | tension, pressure |
| tonic- | stretch, tension, or pressure |
| tonsill/o- | tonsils |
| tox- | poison |
| toxic/o- | poison |
| trach- | trachea, windpipe |
| trache/o- | trachea, windpipe |
| trachel/o- | trachea, windpipe |
| trans- | through, across |
| tri- | three |
| trich/o- | hair |
| -tripsy- | surgical crushing |
| -trophic- | nutrition or development |
| -trophy- | nourishment, growth, or development |
| -tropic- | influencing, affect |
| tuber- | swelling |
| tympan/o- | eardrum |