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Ed's MedTerms
Stems 2
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cili | eyelash |
| cion | uvula |
| clast | break |
| claustr | barrier |
| cleido | collarbone, key |
| clino | bed |
| clivus | slope |
| coagul | coagulate, clot |
| coccus | berry |
| coccyx | cuckoo, cuckoo bill |
| collic | hill |
| collo | glue |
| collus | neck |
| conios | dust |
| cond | hard knob |
| core | dolly, pupil (of eye) |
| cori | leather |
| corn | horn |
| cox(a) | hip |
| corp | physical body |
| cre(s)c | grow |
| cribi | sieve |
| crine | secretion (separation) |
| cubit | elbow |
| cubo | lay down |
| cule | little |
| culpo | vagina |
| cuneo | wedge |
| cutis | skin |
| cyan | dark blue |
| cycl | circle, wheel |
| cysto | urinary bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| dacr | tear (from the eye) |
| dacty | finger |
| demos | people |
| dens | tooth |
| dent | tooth |
| derm | skin |
| desm | harden, bind together |
| desis | binding |
| desmo | hard |
| dextro | right-sided |
| diadocho | succeed, take over |
| didym | twin |
| digi(t) | finger, toe |
| diphth | leathery membrane |
| docho | cup, container |
| drepan | sickle |
| dromo | running a race; course |
| duc, duct | lead, guide |
| dynia | pain |
| echin | spiny |
| echo | echo |
| ectasia | dilatation |
| edem(a) | excess tissue fluid |
| embol | bottle stopper |
| embryo | embryo, fetus |
| em(ia) | blood |
| enceph | brain |
| enchyme | filling, installation |
| entero | intestine |
| ergo | work |
| erythro | red |
| esthesia | perception |
| f(a)eco | feces, refuse |
| fac | make, build, do, perform |
| facie | face, countenance, looks |
| fasc | bundle, fascia |
| fec | make, build, do, perform |
| fer | carrying, bearing |
| fibr | fibrous |
| fic | make, build, do, perform |
| fis, fid | split, cleave, divide |
| flagel | whip |
| flav | yellow |
| flat | blow |
| flect | bend |
| flex | bend |
| fora/foro | make a hole |
| fornic | arch |
| fract | break into pieces |
| frag | break into pieces |
| fring | break into pieces |
| fuge | flee |
| fun | melt, pour |
| fus | melt, pour |
| gala(k) | milk |
| gam(y) | marry |
| gangl | knot |
| gangr | gangrene, gnawing sore |
| galact | milk |
| gastr | stomach, belly |
| gemin | twin |
| gen | become, beget, produce |
| glans | acorn |
| gleno | shoulder |
| gli(o) | glial cells, literally "glue" |
| glob | sphere, ball, round body |
| glomer | tuft |
| gloss | tongue |
| glute | buttocks |
| gnatho | jaw |
| gnosis | know |
| gogue | lead |
| gono | offspring, product, seed, semen |
| gonio | angle |
| gracile | slender |
| gram | record |
| gran | grain |
| graph | writing, scratching |
| gryph | claw |
| gynec | female |