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Medical Terminology
Clues for interpreting terminology
| Clues | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ECTOMY | surgical removal |
| -EMIA | blood condition |
| -GENIC | producing, forming |
| -IASIS, -ISM | condition |
| -ITIS | inflammation |
| -LOGIST | one who specializes in |
| -LOGY | study or science of |
| -METER | measure |
| -OMA | tumor, mass |
| -OSIS | condition |
| -PATHY | disease |
| -PEXY | secure (surgically) |
| -PLASTY | surgical repair |
| -PTOSIS | dropping down |
| -SCOPY | process of visual examination |
| -SPASM | involuntary contraction |
| -STOMY | opening |
| -THERAPY | treatment |
| -TOMY | incision, cutting |
| ANTE- | before, forward |
| ANTI- | against |
| BI- | two, both |
| CONTRA- | against |
| DYS- | bad, painful |
| EC-, ECTO- | out, outside |
| EX- | out |
| EN-, ENDO- | within, in, inner |
| EPI- | above, upon |
| HYPER- | above, beyond |
| HYPO- | below, under, deficient |
| INTRA- | within |
| MACRO- | large |
| MAL- | bad |
| MICRO- | small |
| PERI- | surrounding |
| POST- | behind, after |
| PRE- | before |
| RE- | back, again |
| SUB- | beneath, less than |
| SUPER- | above, beyond |
| SUPRA- | sbove, upper |
| SYN- | with, together |
| TRANS- | across, through |
| TRI- | three |
| ULTRA- | beyond |
| UNI- | one |
| ADEN | gland |
| ALG, ALGES | pain |
| ARTH | joint |
| BIO | life |
| CALC | stone |
| CARDI | heart |
| CEPH | head |
| CUT | skin |
| CYST | bladder, hollow |
| DERMAT | skin |
| DYS | pain, difficulty |
| GEN | origin |
| HEMAT | blood |
| HYDR | water |
| LEUC, LEUK | white |
| LUMB | loin |
| MAL | bad |
| MENS | month |
| METR | womb |
| MYO | muscle |
| NEPHR | kidney |
| NEUR | nerve |
| OPTHALM | eye |
| OPT | eye, vision |
| PATH | disease, suffering |
| PHLEB | vein |
| SCLER | hard |
| STOM | mouth, opening |
| THERM | heat |
| THROMB | clot |
| TOX | poison |
| UR | urine, urinary organs |
| VIT | life |
| ESTHE | skin |
| MET | measure |
| OS | bone |
| PIL | hair |
| PYR | fire |
| SEP | decay |
| ANG | vessel |
| CHOL | bile |
| CIS | cut |
| CRYO | cold |
| EXTRA | outside |
| HEP | liver |
| LAPAR | flank, abdomen |
| LITH | stone |
| MEG | large |
| NEO | new |
| PSEUDO | false |
| RRHAPHY | reshape |
| AER | air |
| BRADY | slow |
| BRON | lung |
| CHLOR | hydrochloric acid |
| CHROM | color |
| CYT | cell |
| ELI | sun |
| GLOSS | tongue |
| GLY | sweet |
| HEM | blood |
| HEPAR | liver |
| KAL | potassium |
| LYS | destroy |
| NAT | sodium |
| PHAG | swallow |
| PNEUM | air |
| CHEIL | lips |
| ERYTHR | red |
| KERAT | horn |
| MELA | black |
| MOL | soft |
| MYCO | skin infection |
| PHYT | yeast |
| TRICH | hair |
| PRUR | itch |
| PY | pus |
| SEB | oil |
| SUDOR | sweat |
| ACOU | hear |
| AUD | hear |
| CAUD | tail |
| EQUI | horse |
| GAST | stomach |
| GEMIN | double |
| GNO | know |
| MALAC | soft |
| NARC | sleep |
| OT | hear |
| PHON | speak |
| PLEG | paralysis |
| RHIN | nose |
| TON | tension |
| COLP | vagina |
| GYNE | woman |
| HYSTER | womb |
| LAC | milk |
| MAST | female breast |
| NAT | birth |
| OBS | obstetrics |
| OLIGO | few |
| SALPING | fallopian tube |
| TOP | position |
| DACRYO | tears |
| LACRI | tear |
| XANTH | yellow |
| XERO | dry |
| CARP | wrist |
| CONDR | cartilage |
| FLEX | bend |
| GENU | knee |
| MALAC | soft |
| MYEL | marrow |
| PES | foot |
| TRAC | draw |
| TRAUM | wound |
| CER | wax |
| DYS | difficult |
| LACRIM | tears |
| MED | middle |
| NASO | nose |
| AMBLY | dullness |
| OR | mouth |
| OT, OTO | ear |
| PHAG | eat |
| PHARYN | throat |
| PHON | speak |
| VERT | turn |
| RUB | red |
| ESTER | woman |
| GLYCO | sugar |
| TAX | order |
| VULS | pull |
| KINE | movement |
| NOCT | night |
| PYELO | pelvis |
| REN | kidney |
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