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UMC PCT Med Terms
UMC PCT Medical Terminology Quiz
Term | Definition |
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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 |