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Medical Elements 350
Dean Vaugh 350 Medical Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gastr- | Stomach |
| cardi- | Heart |
| megal- | Enlarged |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| demat- | 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 |
| hepat- | Liver |
| arthr- | Joint |
| blephar- | Eyelid |
| -ologist | Specialist |
| rhin- | Nose |
| gingiv- | Gum |
| -malacia | Soft |
| -ology | 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 |
| 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 |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| 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 | Development |
| rug- | Winkle; 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 |
| stoma- | Mouth |
| tympan- | Eardrum |
| umbilic- | Navel |
| salpingo- | Tube |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| pulmon- | 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- | Frame work of the eyelid |
| cheir- chir- | 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; Side; Rib |
| mamm- | Breast |
| colla- | Glue |
| later- | Side |
| rachi- | Spinal Column |
| phob- | Fear |
| phot- | Light |
| dys- | Bad |
| cut- | Skin |
| en- | In |
| peri- | Around; About |
| pro- | In front of; Before |
| mechano- | Machine |
| dynam- | Power |
| osmo- | Odor |
| traumant- | 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- | Twitch; Pull |
| post | After |
| metr- | Uterus |
| tegument- | Covering; Skin |
| pan- | All |
| poly- | Many |
| ramus | Branch |
| neuro- | Nerve |
| thromb- | Lump; Clot |
| ab- | Away from; Not |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| ante- | Before |
| thel- | Nipple |
| ex- | Out; Away from |
| lien- | Spleen |
| tumor | Swelling |
| vestibule | Entrance |
| puer- | Child |
| sarc- | Flesh |
| proli- | Offspring |
| macro- | Large |
| lal- | Speech |
| intra- | Within |
| inter- | Between |
| infra- | Beneath |
| cryo- | Cold |
| mal- | Bad |
| glom- | Ball |
| tens- | Stretch |
| spas- | Pull; Draw |
| somni- | Sleep |
| pharmac- | Drug |
| lumbo- | Loins |
| arter- | Artery |
| appendic- | Appendix |
| thyro- | Thyroid |
| splen- | Spleen |
| ovario- | Ovary |
| adreno- | Adrenal (Gland) |
| basi- | Base |
| pelvi- | Pelvis |
| 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- | Ileum |
| lig- | Ligament |
| therap- | Therapy |
| ventr- | Front |
| vert- | Turn |
| eu- | Good |
| ambi- | Both |
| amphi- | Around; On both sides |
| brachy- | Short |
| capit- | Head |
| cau- | Burn |
| clas- | Break |
| duct- | Tube |
| fiss- | Split |
| ger- | Old |
| heter- | Other |
| infer- | Under |
| hom- | Same |
| olfact- | Smell |
| orth- | Straight |
| gyn- | Female |
| pachy- | Thick |
| phrag- | Fence |
| poster- | Back part |
| cata- | Down |
| platy- | Flat |
| pseud- | False |
| schiz- | Split |
| proxim- | Nearest |
| scol- | Curved |
| apo- | Away from |
| di- | Twice |
| dia- | Through |
| eury- | Broad |
| pect- | Chest |
| necr- | Dead |
| mi- | Less |
| morph- | Form |
| dis- | Apart |
| fac- | Make; Do |
| lept- | Slender |
| lymph- | Watery Fluid |
| meta- | Beyond |
| -rrhag | Burst; Burst forth |
| sta- | Stand |
| ton- | Stretch |
| volv- | To roll |
| splanchn- | Internal Organs |
| -rrhe | Flow |
| med- | Middle |
| xer- | Dry |
| per- | Throughout |
| blast- | Bud |