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Medical Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hyper- | Excessive |
| Glyc/o | Suger |
| -Emia | A blood condition |
| Hypo- | Under (or deficiency) |
| Derm/o | The skin |
| -Ic | Pertaining to |
| Bi- | Two |
| Later/o | Side(s) |
| -Al | Pertaining to |
| Echo- | Using sound |
| Cardi/o | The heart |
| -Gram | A record |
| -Graph | The machine used to record |
| -Graphy | The process of recording |
| Electro- | Electrical activity |
| Micro- | Small |
| Bi/o | Life |
| -Logy | The study of |
| -Ist | A specialist |
| Sypra- | Above |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| -Ic | Pertaining to |
| Epi- | Above |
| Gastr/o | The stomach |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Lith/o | Stone(s) |
| -Iasis | Abnormal condition |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Cyt/o | Cell(s) |
| -Osis | Abnormal condition |
| Pre- | Before |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| Post- | After |
| Prandi/o | Meals |
| Sub- | Under |
| Nas/o | The nose |
| a- | No |
| Men/o | Menstrual |
| -Rrhea | Flow |
| Inter- | Between |
| Vertebr/o | The vertebrae |
| Endo- | Within |
| Trache/o | The trachea |
| Retro- | Behind |
| Stern/o | The sternum |
| Trans- | Across or through |
| Urethr/o | The uretra |
| Anti- | Against |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Leuko- | White |
| -Penia | A deficiency |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessels |
| -Ar | Pertaining to |
| Multi- | Many |
| Para- | Life (viable) biths |
| -Ous | Pertanining to |
| Athr/o | A joint |
| -Centesis | Surgical puncture |
| Colon/o | The colon |
| -Scope | A usually lighted instrument used to view |
| -Scopy | The process of using a usually lighted instrument to view |
| Lapar/o | The abdomen |
| Append/o | The appendix |
| -Ectomy | Surgical removal (excision) |
| Hepat/o | The liver |
| -Itis | Inflammation |
| Rhin/o | The nose |
| -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 | A surgical incision |
| Col/o | The colon |
| -Stomy | A new (artificial) opening |
| Cephal/o | The head |
| -Algia | Pain |
| Thorac/o | The thorax (chest) |
| -Dynia | Pain |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| -Lysis | Break up of destruction |
| -Lytic | Break up of destrction |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| -Emesis | Vomiting |
| Herni/o | Hernia |
| -Rrhaphy | Sturing |
| -Cid | Killing |
| Path/o | Disease |
| -Gen | Creation of |
| Carcin/o | A cancerous |
| -Oma | Tumor or mass |
| Acr/o | Heights |
| Phob/o | Fear of |
| -Ia | A condition of |
| Therm/o | Heat |
| -Meter | An instrument to measure |
| Pelv/i | The pelvis |
| -Metry | The process of measuring |
| Angi/o | A vessel |
| -Rrhenxis | A rupture |
| Vas/o | A vessel |
| -Spasm | An inoluntary muscle contraction |
| Quadri- | Paralysis |
| Pleg/o | Four (extremities) |
| Thyr/o | The thyroid |
| Tox/o | Poisoning |
| 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 |
| -Y | A condition of |
| Arteri/o | Artery(ies) |
| -Stenosis | Narrowing |
| Blephar/o | An eyelid |
| -Spasm | Involuntary muscle contraction |
| -Plasia | Growth or development |
| -Trophy | Growth or development |
| Neo- | New |
| -Plasm | Growth or development |
| Hemi- | Right or left half (side) of the body |
| Semi- | Half |
| Circul/o | A circle |
| Uni- | One |
| -Uria | Urination |
| Tri- | Three |
| Angul/o | Angles |
| An- | No |
| Estesi/o | Feeling or nervous sensation |
| Circum- | Around |
| Cis/o | Cutting |
| Peri- | Around |
| Ex- | Out |
| Hetero- | Diffrent |
| Sex/o | Sexes |
| -Ual | Pertaining to |
| Homo- | Same |
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