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Ed's MedTerm
Stems 1
| Stem | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acanth | spine, prickle |
| aceto | vinegar |
| acou | hear |
| acro | extremity, tip, sharp |
| actin | ray, beam |
| acu | sharp, abrubt, sudden |
| adeno | gland |
| adipo | fat |
| aero | air |
| a(esth) | perception |
| agogue | leader |
| agon | contest, struggle |
| ala | wing |
| alb | white |
| algo | pain |
| alien | stranger, strange |
| allelo | one another, mutual |
| amauros | blind |
| am(o)eb | constantly changing |
| ambi/amph | both sides |
| ambly | dim, faint |
| amnio | amnion, "bowl" |
| amylo | starch |
| andro | male |
| angio | vessel (blood, bile) |
| ankyl | bent, crooked; a joint locked in one position |
| annulus | little ring |
| anser | goose |
| anthem | flower |
| anthrac | black |
| anthro | man/human |
| aort | aorta |
| aphro | froth, sexual love |
| aqu | water |
| arachn | spider, spider web |
| archo | ancient, beginning |
| argy | silver, shining |
| artero | artery (as opposed to vein) |
| arthro | joint |
| artic | little joint |
| asthm | panting, short breaths |
| athero | gruel |
| atri | entry chamber |
| axilla | armpit |
| axo | center, axis |
| aud | hear |
| aur | hear |
| aus | hear |
| auto | self |
| aux | make grow |
| azo | nitrogen |
| bac(t) | rod |
| ball | throw |
| balano | acorn, glans |
| blast | sprout |
| blenno | snot |
| bleph | eyelid |
| bol | throw |
| brachi | arm |
| brady | slow |
| branch | gill |
| bronch | bronchus |
| bucc | cheek (inside) |
| burs | bursa, purse |
| caes | cut deep |
| c(h)ord | notochord |
| c(o)ele | rupture |
| carpo | wrist |
| calci | limestone |
| calco | heel, spur |
| calyc | cup |
| campy | bend |
| canc | crab |
| capo | head, expanded part |
| centr | center |
| carbo | charcoal, carbon |
| carcin | crab |
| carcinoma | cancer from epithelium |
| card | heart, heart-shape |
| carot | great neck arteries |
| carpo | wrist |
| caus | burn |
| centesis | puncture |
| centr | center |
| cep(h) | head, expanded part |
| cephal | head |
| cept | seize, take |
| cereb(r) | brain |
| cervic | neck |
| ch(e)ir | hand |
| chemo | chemistry |
| chlor | light green |
| chol(e) | bile |
| chondr | cartilage; grain |
| chorea | dance |
| chori | chorionic membrane |
| chrom | color |
| chron | time, long time |
| chyle | digested food juice |
| cide | killing, "falling" |
| cise | cut deep |