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150 med terms
midterm words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gastr | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| megal | enlarged |
| itis | inflammation |
| dermat | skin |
| plast | surgical repair |
| cerebr | brain |
| path | disease |
| ectomy | surgical removal of all or part of |
| enter | intestines |
| osis | condition |
| otomy | cut into, incision into |
| aden | gland |
| angi | vessel |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ologist | a specialist in the study of |
| rhin | nose |
| gingiv | gum |
| malacia | soft, soft condition |
| ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary |
| algia | pain, painful condition |
| crani | skull |
| end | inside,within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like, resembling |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluid, bladder |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | under, beneath |
| scop | look, observe |
| hyster | uterus, womb |
| ostomy | to create an opening |
| para | beside, beyond |
| lysis | loosening |
| 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, write |
| arco | extremities |
| rhexis | break, bust |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original,production |
| burso | sac |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| trip | rub, friction |
| stepht | twist |
| desis | binding, affixed |
| mani | madness, mental disturbance |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development growth |
| supra | above, over |
| ptosis | falling, drooping |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rrhaphy | suture, suturing |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon, in addition to |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra | against, counter |
| lasis | condition, formation of |
| trans | through, across, beyond |
| brady | slow |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| odont | tooth |
| leuk | white |
| esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno | narrow, contracted |
| cheil | lip |
| cele | hernia, tumor or swelling |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio | abdomen |
| erythro | red |
| vaso | vessel |
| melan | black |
| cauda | tail |
| lingua | tongue |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondyl | spinal column or vertebra |
| ova ovar | egg |
| centesis | puncture |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scale |
| mening | membrane |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| pexy | suspension, fixation |
| onco | mass, tumor or swelling |
| or | mouth |
| sub | under, beneath, below |
| spho | coil |
| lacrim | tear |
| viscero | organ |
| lact | milk |
| onych | nail,claw |
| thorac | chest |
| pyle pyloro | gate |
| vesic | bladder |
| sphenic | wedge, wedge-shaped |
| myel | marrow |
| anti | against |
| myco | fungus |
| hallax | great toe |
| physio | nature |
| bucc(o) | cheek |
| palpebr | eyelid |
| plasia | development or growth |
| rug | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur | ear |
| acoust | hearing,sound |
| colp | hollow, vagina |
| phon | voice, sound |
| leio | smooth |
| cor | heart |
| ren | kidney |
| orchi | testis |
| encephal | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid, and interweaving or network |
| cilia | eyelash |
| dendr | tree, branching |
| phleb | vein |
| pilo | hair |
| histo | tissue |
| stoma | mouth or opening |
| tympan | mouth or opening |
| umbilic | eardrum or its enclosure |
| salpingo | tube |