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medtermbcunigan
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adeno | Gland |
| Calculi | Stone |
| Cele | Tumor, cyst; hernia |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Glyco | Sugar |
| Homeo, Homo | Same, like, similar |
| Lingua | Tongue |
| Lip | Fat |
| Lith | Stone |
| Madaro | Falling hair |
| Psych | Mind |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Radi | Rays |
| Thermic | Heat |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Carpo | Wrist |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Costa | Rib |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Dactyl | Finger |
| Ili | Hip |
| Manus | Hand |
| Myel | Bone marrow |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Ortho | Straighten |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Pedi | Foot |
| Spondyl | Vertebra |
| Cutis | Skin |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Derma | Skin |
| Hapsia | Touch |
| Odont | Teeth |
| Onco | Tumor |
| Onychia | Nail beds |
| Pedicular | Lice |
| Prurigo | Itching |
| Psora | Itch |
| Sarco | Flesh |
| Sclero | Hard |
| Squama | Scaly |
| Tricho | Hair |
| Chole | Bile; gallbladder |
| Colon | Large intestine |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Entero | Intestine |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Glosso | Tongue |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Ile | Ileum |
| Laparo | Abdomen |
| Myxo | Mucus |
| Procto | Anus; rectum |
| Pyloro | Pylorus; gate keeper |
| Stoma | Opening; mouth |
| Viscero | Body organs |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Aortal | Aorta |
| Arterio | Artery |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Emboli | Vessel obstruction |
| Emia | Blood |
| Hema, hemo | blood |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Thrombo | Blood clot |
| Varico | Varicose veins |
| Vaso | Blood vessel |
| Vena | Vein |
| Ventricu | Heart cavity |
| Broncho | Bronchi |
| Cili | Hairlike processes |
| Ectasis | Expansion |
| Laryngo | Larynx |
| Naso | Nose |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Oxy | Oxygen |
| Pector | Breast, chest |
| Pleura | Rib side |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Ptysis | To spit |
| Pulmo | Lungs |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Tracheo | Trachea |
| Creatinine | Waste material in urine |
| Cysto | Bladder |
| Glomerulo | Nephron part |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Peritoneo | Lining of abdominal organs |
| Pyelo | Pelvis |
| Reni | Kidney |
| Uretero | Ureter |
| Urethro | Urethra |
| Uri | Urine |
| Uric | Pertaining to urine |
| Urina | Urine |
| Uro | Urine |
| Bulbo | Bulbourethral gland |
| Cervi | Uterus; neck |
| Galacto | Milk |
| Genito | Reproductive System |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Lactin | Milk |
| Mast | Breast |
| Metr | Uterus |
| Natal | Born |
| Oophoro | Ovary |
| Orchido | Testicle |
| Ova | egg |
| Ovi | Egg |
| Ovo | Egg |
| Salping | Tube; fallopian |
| Sperma | Seed |
| Spermato | Seed |
| Vas | Duct; vessel |
| Audio | Sound |
| Cerebro | Brain |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| Esthesia | Sensation |
| Medulla | Brain middle |
| Meningo | membranes, spinal cord |
| neuro | nerves |
| occiput | back of skull |
| oculo | eye |
| Opthalmo | eye |
| Oto | Ear |
| Parietes | Parietal |
| Pons | Bridges |
| Tempora | Temporal |
| A | Without |
| An | Without |
| Ab | Away from |
| Ad | Toward |
| Algia | Pain |
| Ante | Before |
| Anti | Against |
| Bi | Two |
| Brady | Slow |
| Circum | Around |
| Co | Together |
| Con | Together |
| De | Down, away from |
| Desis | Binding; fixation of |
| Dia | Through |
| Dys | Difficult; abnormal |
| Ecto | Outside |
| Ectomy | Excision |
| Endo | Within |
| Epi | Outer, on top of, over |
| Exo | Away frmo |
| Extra | outside, beyond |
| Ferro | Iron |
| Fore | Before |
| Form | Shape of |
| Graphy | Writing, record |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hydra | Water |
| Hydro | Water |
| Hyper | Above |
| Hypo | Below |
| iasis | condition of |
| iatric | medicine |
| ic | pertaining to |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| isis | condition of |
| asis | condition of |
| itis | inflammation of |
| juxta | near |
| kinesis | movement |
| kypho | humped |
| logia | science of |
| logy | science of |
| lysis | disintegration |
| macro | large, long |
| malacia | softening |
| med | middle |
| medi | middle |
| medio | middle |
| mega | enlargement |
| megaly | enlargement |
| micro | small |
| mono | single |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| ob | against |
| oid | like, shape |
| logio | few |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| otomy | incision |