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UMC PCT Med Terms
UMC PCT Medical Terminology Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anterior | Front, in front of |
| Posterior | Back, behind |
| Medial | pertaining to the center of the body or located nearest to center |
| Proximal | nearest to the point of attachment or origin |
| Lateral | pertaining to the side, positioned farther away from center |
| a, an | absent, deficient, lack of |
| bi | two, double |
| contra | against, opposite |
| eryth | red |
| hyper | above, high, excessive |
| mega | great, large |
| olig | few, small |
| poly | many, much |
| sub | under, below |
| abdomin | relating to the abdomen |
| angi | vessels |
| cardi | heart |
| crani | skull |
| derma | skin |
| enter | intestines |
| hem(at) | blood |
| hydr | water |
| my | muscle |
| nephr | kidney |
| orth | straight, normal, correct |
| pnea | to breathe, air |
| psych | of the mind, mental |
| py | pus |
| stomat | mouth |
| uro | urinary tract, urine |
| algia | pain |
| asis | condition or state of |
| emia | pertaining to blood |
| graph | recording instrument |
| itis | inflammation |
| oma | tumor |
| phag | to eat |
| rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
| stomy | surgical opening |
| anti | against |
| brady | slow |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| hemi | half |
| hypo | under, below |
| neo | new, young |
| peri | around, near |
| pro | before in time or place |
| tachy | rapid, fast |
| broncho | air passageways to the lungs |
| cephal | head |
| cyst | sac, bladder |
| leuk | white |
| gastr | stomach |
| hepat | liver |
| lith | stone |
| myelo | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| neur | nerve |
| osteo | bone |
| pneum | lung, air, breath |
| pulmo | lung |
| rect | straight |
| toxo | poison |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| gram | a recording |
| ia | abnormal state |
| megaly | enlarged |
| pathy | abnormality, disease |
| plasty | surgical repair / reconstruction |
| scope | instrument |
| otomy | surgical incision |
| Distal | away from the point of attachment or origin |