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Med. Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rhin | nose |
| sinus | hollow space |
| colp(o) | hollow, vagina |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| crani | skull |
| cardi | heart |
| dura | hard |
| -crine | to secrete |
| antr- | cavity |
| scirr(h)- | hard |
| sept- | wall, fence |
| hypno- | sleep |
| trachei- | neck |
| somato- | body |
| scler(a) | hard |
| part- | labor |
| ment- | mind |
| darcy- | tear |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| ocul | eye |
| adnexa | tie, connection |
| malign | bad |
| pod- | foot |
| -tope | place |
| tarso- | ankle |
| iso- | equal |
| fascia | sheet, band |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| astr- | star shaped |
| helio- | sun |
| salpingo- | tube |
| umbilic- | navel |
| tympan- | eardrum |
| stoma- | mouth |
| histo- | tissue |
| pilo- | hair |
| phleb- | vein |
| dendr- | tree, branching |
| cilia | eyelash |
| plexus | braid, network |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| encephal | brain |
| orchi- | testis |
| ren- | kidney |
| cor | heart |
| leio- | smooth |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| acoust(i) | hearing |
| aur- | ear |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| -plasia | development |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| bucc(o) | cheek |
| physio- | nature |
| hallux | big toe, great toe |
| myco- | fungus |
| anti- | against |
| myel- | narrow,spinal |
| sphenic | wedge |
| vesic- | bladder |
| pyle- | gate |
| thorac- | chest |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| lact- | milk |
| viscero- | organ |
| lacrim- | tear |
| spiro- | coil |
| sub- | under |
| or- | mouth |
| onco- | tumor |
| -pexy | suspension |
| macul- | spot |
| cec- | blind passage |
| mening- | membrane |
| squam- | scale |
| bili- | bile |
| oto- | ear |
| -centesis | puncture |
| ovar | egg (egg, female reproductive cell |
| spondyl- | spinal column |
| myring- | eardrum |
| lingua- | tongue |
| cauda | tail |
| melan | black |
| vaso- | vessel |
| erythro- | red |
| celio- | abdomen |
| semen | seed |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| -cele | hernia |
| cheil- | lip |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| canthro- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| leuk- | white |
| odont- | tooth |
| cyt- | cell |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| brady- | slow |
| trans- | through, across |
| -iasis | condition |
| contra- | against, counter |
| -emisis | vomiting |
| lobo- | section |
| hydro- | water |
| epi- | upon |
| auto- | self |
| cephal- | head |
| dent- | teeth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| mast- | breast |
| -dyn | pain |
| -ptosis | falling, drooping, sagging |
| supra- | above |
| -trophy | development |
| glosso- | tongue |
| mani- | madness |
| -desis | binding |
| strept- | twist, twisted |
| trip- | rub, friction |
| retr(o)- | backward |
| burso- | sac |
| gen- | original, production |
| -penia | decrease |
| carcin | cancer |
| rhexis | burst, break |
| acro- | extremities |
| -gram | record |
| cost- | rib |
| proct | anus |
| ophthalm- opt | eye |
| lith- | stone |
| my- | muscle |
| lip- | fat |
| psycho- | mind |
| ost- | bone |
| hem(at) | blood |
| cyan | blue |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| cervic- | neck |
| -lysis | loosening, distruction |
| para- | beside |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| hyster- | uterus |
| -scop(e) | observe |
| hypo- | under, less than normal |
| chole- | bile |
| cyst- | sac containing fluid |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| -oid | like |
| hemi- | half |
| end- | inside, within |
| -algia | pain |
| -ology | study of |
| malacia | soft |
| gingiv | gum |
| ologist | specialist |
| belphar- | eyelid |
| arthr- | joint |
| hepat- | liver |
| nephr | kidney |
| -oma | tumor |
| angi- | vessel |
| aden- | gland |
| otomy | cut into |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| enter- | intestines |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| path- | disease |
| cerebr | brain |
| plast- | surgical repair |
| itis | inflammation |
| megal- | enlarge |
| metr | uterus |
| post- | after |
| vuls | twitch,pull |
| syn-, sym- | together |
| therm- | heat |
| tegument | covering, skin |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| ramus | branch |
| neuro- | nerve, nervous system |
| hormone | excite |
| neo- | new |
| semi- | half |
| ameb- | change |
| turbin | shaped like a top |
| dynam- | power |
| mechano- | machine |
| traumat- | wound |
| osmo- | odor |
| strict- | draw tight |
| pre- | in front of, before |
| phak | lens |
| an-, a- | without, not |
| trich- | hair |
| maxill- | upper jawbone |
| thromb- | lump, clot |
| ab- | away, not |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| ante- | before |
| thel- | nipple |
| ex- | out,away from |
| lien | spleen |
| tumor | swelling |
| vestibule | entrance |
| puer- | child |
| sarc- | flesh |
| proli- | off spring |
| 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- | pelivis |
| vena- | vein |
| urethr- | urethra |
| utero- | uterus |
| sacro | sacrum |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| duodeno- | duodenum |
| urteter | ureter |
| laryng- | larynx |
| bronch- | bronchus |
| col- | colon |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| bi- | two, both, double |
| tri- | three |
| ile- | ileum (pertaining to the intestines) |
| ili- | ilium (hip area) |
| 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, destroy |
| duct- | tube |
| fiss- | to split |
| ger- | old |
| heter- | other |
| infer- | below |
| hom- | same |
| olfact | smell |
| orth- | straight, correct, normal |
| gyn- | female |
| pachy | thick |
| phrage- | to fence in, wall off |
| poster | back part, behind |
| cata- | down |
| platy | flat |
| pseudo- | 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 | bursting, bursting forth |
| sta- | stand |
| ton- | stretch |
| volv- | to roll |
| splanchn- | internal organ |
| -rrhe | flow |
| med- | middle |
| xer- | dry |
| per- | throughout |
| blast- | bud |
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