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Medical Terminology
Stack #55739
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dura | Hard |
| gastr | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| megal | enlarged |
| -itis | inflammation |
| dermat- | skin |
| plast- | surgical repair |
| cerebr- | brain |
| path- | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter- | intestines |
| -osis | any condition |
| -otomy | cut into |
| aden- | gland |
| angi- | vessel |
| -oma | tumor |
| nephr- | kidney |
| arthr- | joint |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| -ologist | specialist |
| rhin- | nose |
| gingiv- | gum |
| -malacia | soft |
| -ology | the study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -algia | pain |
| crani- | skull |
| end- | inside, within |
| hemi- | half |
| -oid | like |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| cyst- | sac containing fluid |
| chole- | bile |
| hypo- | under |
| -scop | observe |
| hyster- | uterus |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction |
| cervic- | neck |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| cyan- | blue |
| hem(at)- | blood |
| ost- | bone |
| psycho- | mind |
| lip- | fat |
| my- | muscle |
| lith- | stone |
| ophthalm- opt- | eye |
| proct- | anus |
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extremities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original, production |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| trip- | rub,friction |
| strept- | twist |
| -desis | binding |
| mani- | madness |
| glosso- | tongue |
| -trophy | development |
| supra- | above |
| -ptosis | falling |
| -dyn- | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | upon |
| hydro- | water |
| lobo- | section |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| contra- | against, counter |
| -iasis | condition |
| trans- | through,across |
| brady- | slow |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| cyt- | cell |
| odont- | tooth |
| leuk- | white |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| cheil- | lip |
| -cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio- | abdomen |
| erythro- | red |
| vaso- | vessel |
| melan- | black |
| cauda- | tail |
| lingua- | tongue |
| myring- | eardrum |
| spondyl- | spinal column |
| ovar- | egg (the female reproductive cell) |
| -centesis | punture |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam- | scale |
| mening- | membrane |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spot |
| -pexy | suspension |
| onco- | tumor |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle- | gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux- | great toe (big toe) |
| physio | nature |
| bucc(o) | cheek |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| -plasia | develpoment |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur- | ear |
| acoust(i)- | hearing |
| colp(o)- | hollow, vagina |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| leio- | smooth |
| cor | heart |
| ren- | kidney |
| orchi- | testis |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid |
| cilia | eyelash |
| dendr- | tree, branching |
| phleb- | vein |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| tympan- | eardrum |
| umbilic- | navel |
| salpingo- | tube |
| stoma- | mouth |
| helio- | sun |
| astr- | star shaped |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| fascia | sheet, band |
| iso- | equal |
| tarso- | ankle |
| -tope | place |
| pod- | foot |
| malign- | bad |
| adnexa- | ties, connection |
| ocul- | eye |
| lapar- | abdominal wall |
| dacry- | tear |
| ment- | mind |
| part- | labor, bring forth |
| scler(a)- | hard |
| somato- | body |
| trachel- | neck |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno- | sleep |
| sept- | wall, fence |
| scirr(h)- | hard |
| antr- | cavity |
| -crine | to secrete |
| dura | hard |
| pneum- | lung |
| phage- | to eat |
| phren- | mind |
| corne- | horny |
| plak- | plate |
| iris | rainbow |
| kerat- | horny |
| pulmo- | lung |
| ptyal- | saliva |
| alveol- | cavity |
| oophor- | ovary |
| oment- | covering |
| sedat- | quiet, calm |
| furca- | fork-shaped |
| radic- | root |
| radi- | ray |
| fistul- | pipe |
| edema | swelling |
| dactyl- | finger, toe |
| metabol(e) | change |
| pariet- | wall |
| ependym- | wrapping |
| gravid | pregnant |
| aer- | air |
| glyco- | sweet |
| tarso- | framework of the eyelid |
| cheir- | hand |
| calc- | heel,stone |
| cine- | move |
| digit | finger, toe |
| dors- | back |
| gangli- | swelling |
| gemin- | twin |
| grad- | walk, take steps |
| gran- | grain, particle |
| labi- | lip |
| micr- | small |
| peps- | digest |
| pleur- | pleura, rib, side |
| mamm- | breast |
| colla- | glue |
| later- | side |
| rachi- | spinal column |
| phob- | fear |
| phot- | light |
| dys- | bad |
| cut- | skin |
| en- | in |
| peri- | about, normal |
| pro- | in front of, before |
| mechano- | machine |
| dynam- | power |
| osmo- | odor |
| traumat- | wound |
| trich- | hair |
| maxill- | upper jawbone |
| an-, a- | without, not |
| phak- | lens |
| pre- | in front of, before |
| strict- | draw tight |
| turbin- | shaped like a top |
| ameb- | change |
| semi- | half |
| neo- | new |
| hormone | excite |
| therm- | heat |
| syn-, sym- | together |
| vuls- See the false teeth with two witches pulling them | twitch or pull |
| post (See the post office with someone arriving after it closed!) | after |
| metr- (See the meter pointers saying"You turn us"!) | uterus |
| tegument (See the image for "tag you men", the men playing tag covered with skin!) | covering, skin |
| pan- (See the pan containing all the food in the house!) | all |
| poly- (See the shoe polish made of many colors!) | many |
| ramus (See the ram with branches instead of horns!) | branch |
| neuro- (See Nero being very nervous as Rome burns!) | nerve (nervous system) |
| thromb- (See the trombone with a lump or clot stuck in it!) | lump, clot |
| ab- (See Abe sneaking away from the Capitol to tie knots!) | away from, not |
| -plegia (See the people pledging allegiance and becoming paralyzed!) | paralysis |
| ante-(See the ant drinking tea with the beef and oar in it!) | before |
| thel-(See the "L" with nipple stuck on it!) | nipple |
| ex-(See the eggs jumping out of the carton and running away!) | out, away from |
| lien-(See the clothesline with students on it having a spelling bee!) | spleen |
| tumor-(See Ma holding two or more children and the bed swelling and swelling!) | swelling |
| vestibule(See the vest on the bull that's an entrance!) | entrance |
| puer-(See the pure gold child!) | child |
| Sarc-(See the shark made of flesh!) | flesh |
| proli-(See the parolee jumping off the spring!) | offspring |
| macro-(See the macaroni that is very very large!) | large |
| lal-(See the lollipop presenting a speech!) | speech |
| inter-(See the interpreter. She is a bee in tweed!) | between |
| infra-(See the infrared oven with a bee on its knees inside it!) | beneath |
| cryo-(See the baby crying because it is cold sitting on an igloo!) | cold |
| mal-(See the mall with baseball bats falling out of it!) | bad |
| glom-(See the glow in the sky with balls falling out of it!) | ball |
| tens-(See the tents stretched!) | stretch |
| spas-(See the space vehicle pulling another vehicle with someone drawing in it!) | pull, draw |
| somni-(See the woman saying "He saw my knee" because i was sleeping!) | sleep |
| pharmac-(See the "Farm axe" made of a drugstore!) | drug |
| lumbo-(See the lumber with loins coming out of it!) | loins |
| arter- | artery |
| appendic- | appendix |
| thyro- | tyroid |
| splen- | spleen |
| ovario- | ovary |
| adreno- | adrenal (gland) |
| basi- | base |
| pelvi- | pelvis |
| vena- | vein |
| urethr- | urethra |
| utero- | uterus |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| pharyng- | pharynx |
| duodeno- | duodenum |
| ureter- | ureter |
| laryng- | larynx |
| bronch- | bronchus |
| col- | colon |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| bi- | two, double, both |
| tri- | three |
| ile-* | ileum |
| ili-* | ilium |
| lig- | ligament |
| therap- | therapy |
| ventr-(See the vent with the front of a man in it!) | front |
| vert-(See the vertebrae that turns and turns!) | turn |
| eu-(See the ukulele being eaten because it tastes so good!) | good |
| ambi-(See the amp(amplifier) with a bee holding a phone booth!) | both |
| amphi-(See the amp (amplifier) with real feet that are round on both sides!) | around, on both sides |
| brachy-(See the brake wearing a pair of shorts!) | short |
| capit-(See the cap with a head sticking through the top of it!) | head |
| cau-(See the person whose cough burns a hole through the book!) | burn |
| clas-(See the class (of students) that breaks in half!) | break |
| dut-(See the duck with a tube around its neck!) | tube |
| fiss-(See the fish that's split!) | split |
| ger-See the jar with an old man in it!) | old |
| heter-(See the header with an udder on it!) | other |
| infer-(See the "inn fur" (an inn made of fur) under water!) | under |
| hom-(See the home that changed into many homes that look the same!) | same |
| olfact-(See the oil factory with terrible smell!) | smell |
| orth-(See the Orthodox Church with workers trying to make it straight!) | straight |
| gyn-(See the guide pointing with a female sitting on her arm!) | female |
| pachy-(See the backpack become very thick!) | thick |
| poster-(See the poster with people looking at the back part of it!) | back part |
| phrag-(See the fur rag with a fence coming out of it!) | fence |
| cata-(See the catalog with down all over it!) | down |
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