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Med Language
For my medical language class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Endo - | within |
| trache/o | trachea/windpipe |
| stern/o | sternum/breastbone |
| trans- | across or through |
| urethr/o | urethra/tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside. |
| anti- | against |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| leuko- | white |
| penia - | a deficiency |
| vascul/o | blood vessels |
| para- | live (viable) births |
| arthr/o | a joint |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| colon/o | the colon |
| -scope | a usually lighted instrument to view |
| -scopy | the process of using a usually lighted instrument to view |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| append/o | appendix |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (excision) |
| hepat/o | the liver |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| mast/o | a breast |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| splen/o | the spleen |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| oste/o | bone |
| -tome | an instrument to cut |
| phleb/o | a vein |
| -tomy | surgical incision |
| -stomy | a new (artificial) opening |
| cephal/o | the head |
| thorac/o | the thorax (chest) |
| - algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| -lysis | break up or destruction |
| -lytic | break up or destruction |
| emesis- | vomiting |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| herni/o | hernia |
| -cide | killing |
| -gen | creation of |
| path/o | disease |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| -oma | tumors or mass |
| -ia | a condition |
| -y | a condition |
| therm/o | heat |
| -meter | an instrument to measure |
| angi/o | a vessel |
| vas/o | a vessel |
| -rrhexis | a rupture |
| -spasm | an involuntary muscle contraction of |
| quadri- | four |
| pleg/o | paralysis |
| tox/o | toxic |
| thyr/o | the thyroid |
| dipl- | double |
| -opia | vision |
| lip/o | fat |
| -oid | resembling |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| phas/o | speech |
| dys- | difficult or painful |
| phag/o | swallowing |
| -cele | herniation |
| neur/o | nerve |
| arteri/o | artery (ies) |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| blephar/o | an eyelid |
| -plasm | growth or development |
| -plasia | growth or development |
| -trophy | growth or development |
| neo- | new |
| hemi- | right or left half (side) of the body |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -ic -al -ous | pertaining to |
| -rrhea | flow |
| retro- | behind |
| a- | no |
| sub- | under |
| vertebr/o | vertebra a.k.a. the spinal column |
| muscul/o | a muscle |
| men/o | menstrual |
| intra- & endo- | within |
| inter- | between |
| prandi/o | meals |
| nat/i | birth |
| cyt/o | cell(s) |
| thromb/o | clot |
| lith/o | stone(s) |
| ren/o & nephr/o | kidney |
| derm/o | skin |
| bi- | two |
| later/o | sides |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | the machine used to record |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -logy | the study of |
| -ist | a specialist |
| bi/o | life |
| micro- | small |
| supra- | above |
| epi- | above |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| pre- | before |
| post | after |
| hypo- | under (or deficient) |
| -emia | a blood condition |
| Hyper- | excessive |
| cardi/o | the heart |
| echo- | using sound |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| electro- | the electrical activity |
| gastr/o | the stomach |
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