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Medi. Terminology
Medical Terminiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADEN/O | gland |
| ARTHR/O | joint |
| OMA | tumor |
| ITIS | inflammation |
| CARCIN/O | cancer |
| CARDI/O | heart |
| OLOGY | the study of |
| CEPHAL/O | head |
| IC | pertaining to |
| CEREBR/O | brain, cerebrum |
| AL | pertaining to |
| CRIN/O | to secrete |
| OLOGIST | one who studies |
| ENDO | within |
| CYST/O | bladder |
| CYT/O | cell |
| GEN | to produce |
| SCOPY | process of visual examination |
| DERM/O, DERMAT/O | skin |
| HEPAT/O | liver |
| SIS | condition of |
| GYNEC/O | woman |
| HEM/O, HEMAT/O, EM | blood |
| LEUK/O | white |
| IA | condition of |
| NEPHR/O | kidney |
| REN/O | kidney |
| NEUR/O | nerve |
| ONC/O | tumor |
| OPTHALM/O | eye |
| OSTE/O | bone |
| MALACIA | softening |
| PATH/O | disease |
| IST | specialist |
| RHIN/O | nose |
| SECTI/O | to cut |
| tion | act of |
| THROMB/O | clot |
| TOM/O | to cut |
| Y | process of |
| UR/O | urine, urinary tract |
| AC | pertaining to |
| CRIT | to separate |
| ECTOMY | excision, removal of |
| IA | condition of |
| DIA | complete |
| GNOS | knowledge |
| ALG | pain |
| GRAM | record of |
| OPSY | process of viewing |
| AUTO | (one's) self |
| OSIS | abnormal condition |
| ERYTHR/O | red |
| SCOPE | instrument for viewing |
| TOMY | process of cutting |
| A, AN | no, not, without |
| ANTE | before, forward |
| ANTI | against |
| BLEPH | eyelid |
| BRADY | slow |
| CONTRA | against |
| DYS | painful, difficult |
| MEN | mensus |
| RRHEA | discharge, flow |
| EPI | above |
| EC, ECTO | out, outside |
| HYPER | excessive, above |
| SUPRA | above |
| HYPO | below, deficient |
| SUB | under |
| PAN | all |
| PARA | beside, near |
| PERI | surrounding |
| POLY | many |
| PY | pus |
| RE, RETRO | back, behind |
| TACHY | fast |
| TRANS | across |
| SYN | together |
| LYSIS | to breakdown |
| BIO | life |
| INDICATION | use |
| VENTRICLES | lower chambers of the heart |
| LINGUAL | tongue |
| HYSTER | uterus, womb |
| ERG | work |