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Lynn's Medical Terms
Lynn's Medical terminology word parts
| Word part (term) | Definition and example |
|---|---|
| a- | absent, deficient, lack of (atrophy) |
| ab- | off, away from (absent) |
| abdomin- | relating to the abdomen (abdominal) |
| -able | capable of (viable) |
| ac- | toward, to (actin) |
| acou- | hear (acoustic) |
| ad- | toward, to (adduct) |
| af- | movement toward a central point |
| alb- | white (corpus albicans) |
| -algia | pain (neuralgia) |
| ambi- | both (ambidextrous) |
| angi- | pertaining to vessels (angiology) |
| ante- | before, in front of (antebrachium |
| anti- | against (anticoagulant) |
| aque- | water (aqueous) |
| arch- | beginning, origin (archenteron) |
| arthr- | joint (arthritis) |
| -asis | condition or state of (homeostasis) |
| aud- | hearing, sound (auditory) |
| auto- | self (autolysis) |
| bi- | two (bipedal) |
| bio- | life (biopsy) |
| blast- | generative or germ bud (blastocyst) |
| brachi- | arm (brachialis) |
| brachy- | short (brachydont) |
| brady- | slow (bradycardia) |
| bucc- | cheek (buccal cavity) |
| cac- | bad, ill (cachexia) |
| calc- | stone (calculus) |
| capit- | head (capitis) |
| carcin- | cancer (carcinogenic) |
| cardi- | heart (cardiac) |
| cata- | lower, under, against (catabolism) |
| caud- | tail (cauda equina) |
| cephal- | head (cephalic) |
| cerebro- | brain (cerebrospinal fluid) |
| chol- | bile (cholic) |
| chondr- | cartilage (chondrocyte) |
| chrom- | color (chromocyte) |
| -cide | destroy (germicide) |
| circum- | around (circumduct) |
| co- | together (copulation) |
| coel- | hollow cavity (coelom) |
| -coele | swelling, enlarged space or cavity |
| con- | with, together (cogenital) |
| contra- | against, opposite (contraception) |
| corn- | denoting hardness (cornified) |
| corp- | body (corpus) |
| crypt- | hidden (cryptorchidism) |
| cyan- | blue (cyanosis) |
| cyst- | sac or bladder (cystoscope) |
| cyto- | cell (cytology) |
| de- | down, from (descent) |
| derm- | skin (dermatology) |
| di- | two (diarthrotic) |
| dipl- | double (diploid) |
| dis- | apart, away from (disarticulate) |
| duct- | lead, conduct (ductus deferens) |
| dur- | hard (dura mater) |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful (dysentery) |
| e- | out, from (eccrine) |
| ec- | outside, outer, external (ectoderm) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (tonsillectomy) |
| ede- | swelling (edema) |
| -emia | pertaining to a condition of the blood |
| en- | within (endoderm) |
| enter- | intestine (enteritis) |
| epi- | upon, over (epidermis) |
| erythro- | red (erythrocyte) |
| ex- | out of (excise) |
| exo- | outside (exocrine) |
| extra- | outside of, in addition (extracellular) |
| fasci- | band (fascia) |
| febr- | fever (febrile) |
| -ferent | bear, carry (efferent) |
| fiss- | split (fissure) |
| for- | opening (foramen) |
| -form | shape (fusiform) |
| gastro- | of the stomach (gastrointestinal) |
| -gen | an agent that produces (pathogen) |
| -genic | producing (carcinogenic) |
| gloss- | tongue (glossopharyngeal) |
| glyco- | sugar (glycosuria) |
| -gram | a record(ing) (electroencephalogram) |
| gran- | grain, particle (granulosa cells) |
| -graph | recording instrument (telegraph) |
| gravi- | heavy (gravid) |
| gyn- | female sex (gynecology) |
| haplo- | simple or single (haploid) |
| hem(at)- | blood (hematology) |
| hemi- | half (hemiplagia) |
| hepat- | liver (hepatic portal) |
| hetero- | other, different (heterosexual) |
| histo- | web, tissue (histology) |
| holo- | whole, entire (holocrine) |
| homo- | same, alike (homologous) |
| hydro- | water (hydrocoel) |
| hyper- | above, excessive (hypertension) |
| hypo- | under, below (hypoglycemia) |
| -ia | abnormal state (hypoglycemia) |
| -iatrics | medical specialties (pediatrics) |
| idio- | self, separate (idiopathic) |
| ilio- | ilium (iliosacral) |
| infra- | beneath (infraspinatus) |
| inter- | among, between (interosseus) |
| intra- | inside, within (intracellular) |
| -ion | process (acromion) |
| -ism | condition or state (dimorphism) |
| iso- | equal, like (isotonic) |
| -itis | inflammation (meningitis) |
| labi- | lip (labium majus) |
| lacri- | tears (lacrimal apparatus) |
| later- | side (lateral) |
| leuk- | white (leukocyte) |
| lip- | fat (lipid) |
| -logy | science of (morphology) |
| -lysis | solution, dissolve (hemolysis) |
| macro- | large, great (macrophage) |
| mal- | bad, abnormal, disorder (malignant) |
| medi- | middle (medial) |
| mega- | great, large (megakaryocyte) |
| meso- | middle or moderate (mesoderm) |
| meta- | after, beyond (metatarsal) |
| micro- | small (microtome) |
| mito- | thread (mitochondrion) |
| mono- | alone, one, single (monocyte) |
| morph- | form, shape (morphology) |
| multi- | many, much (multinuclear) |
| myo- | muscle (myology) |
| narc- | numbness, stupor (narcotic) |
| necro- | corpse, dead (necrosis) |
| neo- | new, young (neonatal) |
| nephr- | kidney (nephritis) |
| neuro- | nerve (neurolemma) |
| noto- | back (notochord) |
| ob- | against, in front of (obturator) |
| oc- | against (occlusion) |
| -oid | resembling, likeness (sigmoid) |
| oligo- | few, small (oligodendrocyte) |
| -oma | tumor (lymphoma) |
| oo- | egg (oocyte) |
| or- | mouth (oral) |
| orchi- | testis (orchiectomy) |
| ortho- | straight, normal (orthopnea) |
| -ory | pertaining to (sensory) |
| -ose | full of (adipose) |
| osteo- | bone (osteoblast) |
| oto- | ear (otolith) |
| ovo- | egg (ovum) |
| par- | give birth to, bear (parturition) |
| para- | near, beyond, beside (paranasal) |
| path- | disease (pathology) |
| -pathy | abnormality, disease (neuropathy) |
| ped- | children (pediatrician) |
| pen- | need, lack (penicillin) |
| -penia | deficiency (thrombocytopenia) |
| per- | through (percutaneous) |
| peri- | near, around (pericardium) |
| phag- | to eat (phagocyte) |
| -phil | have an affinity for (neutrophil) |
| phleb- | vein (phlebitis) |
| -phobia | abnormal fear, dread (hydrophobia) |
| -plasty | reconstruction of (rhinoplasty) |
| platy- | flat, side (platysma) |
| -plegia | stroke, paralysis (paraplegia) |
| -pnea | to breathe (apnea) |
| pneumo(n)- | lung (pneumonia) |
| pod- | foot (podiatry) |
| -poiesis | formation of (hemopoiesis) |
| poly- | many, much (polyploid) |
| post- | after, behind (postnatal) |
| pre- | before in time or place (prenatal) |
| pro- | before in time or place (prophase) |
| proct- | anus (proctology) |
| pseudo- | false (pseudostratified) |
| psycho- | mental (psychology) |
| pyo- | pus (pyorrhea) |
| quad- | fourfold (quadriceps femoris) |
| re- | back, again (repolarization) |
| rect- | straight (rectus abdominus) |
| ren- | kidney (renal) |
| rete- | network (rete testis) |
| retro- | backward, behind (retroperitoneal) |
| rhin- | nose (rhinitis) |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow (menorrhagia) |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge (diarrhea) |
| sanguin- | blood (sanguineous) |
| sarc- | flesh (sarcoma) |
| -scope | instrument (stethoscope) |
| -sect | cut (dissect) |
| semi- | half (semilunar) |
| -sis | process or action (dialysis) |
| steno- | arrow (stenosis) |
| -stomy | surgical opening (tracheostomy) |
| sub- | under, below (subcutaneous) |
| super- | above, upper (superficial) |
| supra- | above, over (suprarenal) |
| syn- (sym-) | together, joined, with (synapse) |
| tachy- | swift, rapid (tachycardia) |
| tele- | far (telencephalon) |
| tens- | stretch (tensor tympani) |
| tetra- | four (tetrad) |
| therm- | heat (thermogram) |
| thorac- | chest (thoracic cavity) |
| thrombo- | lump, clot (thrombocyte) |
| -tomy | cut (appendectomy) |
| tox- | poison (toxemia) |
| tract- | draw, drag (traction) |
| trans- | across, over (transfuse) |
| tri- | three (trigone) |
| trich- | hair (trichology) |
| -trophy | nutritional state (hypertrophy) |
| -tropic | turning to, changing (gonadotropic) |
| ultra- | beyond, excess (ultrasonic) |
| uni- | one (unicellular) |
| -uria | urine (polyuria) |
| uro- | urine, urinary organs/tract (uroscope) |
| vas- | vessel (vasoconstriction) |
| viscer- | organ (visceral) |
| vit- | life (vitamin) |
| zoo- | animal (zoology) |
| zygo- | union, join (zygote) |
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