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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Pre- | Before |
| Post- | After |
| Sub- | Under/neath |
| Trans- | Across |
| Hypo- | Low |
| Hyper- | High |
| A- | Negative |
| An- | Not |
| Peri- | Around |
| Gastr/o | Stomach/Intestines |
| Dermat | Skin |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Dent/o | Teeth |
| *Pulmun/o* | Lung |
| Enter/o | Small Intestine |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| -Itis | Inflammation |
| -Ologist | Doctor Of |
| -Ectomy | Surgical Removal Of |
| -Osis | Abnormal Condition Of |
| -Plasty | Repair/Fix |
| -Megaly | Enlargement |
| -Algia | Pain |
| Lapar | Abdomen |
| -Otomy | Cut Into |
| Dys- | Difficulty/Bad |
| -Pnea | Breathing |
| -Ology | Study Of |
| -Malacia | Softening |
| -Scope | Istrument of Viewing |
| Brady- | Slowing |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Uria | Urine |
| -Centesis | Surgical Puncture To Remove Fluid |
| Thor/o/a | Upper Chest |
| -Stomy | Surgical Opening |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Lateral | Side |
| Renal | Kidney/s |
| Nephr/o | Kidneys |
| Myo or Myos/o | Relating To Muscle |
| Cardium | Relating To The Heart |
| Angi/o | Blood Vessel |
| -Oma | Abnormal Growth (Tumer) |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| -Stenosis | Abnormal Constriction |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| -Pathy | Disease/Disorder |
| Endo- | Inside/Within |
| Leuk/o | White Color |
| -Cyte | Cell |
| Hyster/o | Uterus/Womb |
| Xanth/o | Yellow Color |
| Melan/o | Black Color |
| Erthyr/o | Red Color |
| Poli/o | Gray |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Gingi | Gum |
| Ather/o | Fat |
| Scler/o | Hardness |
| Sclerosis | Hardening of the skin |
| -Scopy | Use of instrument for viewing |
| -Graphy | Process of Recording |
| -Gram | Record/Picture |
| -Rrhage | Burst Forth |
| -Rrhagia | Rapid Flow of Blood |
| -Rrhaphy | Surgical Suturing |
| -Rrhexis | Rupture |
| -Rrhea | Flowing/Discharge |
| -Dynia | Pain |
| -Ic | Relating To |
| Schiz/o | Something "Double" or "Double Sided" |
| Supra- | Above(Excessive) |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | To, In the Direction Of |
| Inter- | Between/Among |
| Intra- | Within |
| Cephal/o | Pertain To The Head (The Direction of The Head) |
| Caud/o | Pertaining to the tail (Direction of the Bottom) |
| Coron/o | Relating to the Head |
| Dist/o | Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| Anter/o | Towards or at the front of the body (Ventral) |
| Mid/Sagittal Plane | Lies vertically, and divides the body into right/left parts |
| Poster/o | Towards or at the back of the body (Dorsal) |
| Proxim/o | Closer to the origin of the body part, or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| Transversal Plane | Runs horizontally, and divides the body into superior and inferior regions |
| Medi/o | Toward or at the mid line of the body |
| Later/o | Away from the mid line of the body |
| Ventr/o | (Front)Of or relating to the belly |
| Dors/o | (Behind) Of or pertaining to the back |
| Superfici/o | (External) Towards or at the the body surface |
| Deep | (Internal) Away from the body surface |
| Ipsilateral | On the same side |
| Contralateral | On the opposite site |
| Frontal Plane | Divides the body into the anterior and posterior sections |
| Plasi/a | Abnormal Formation, build, etc. |
| Ankyl/o | Stiff |
| Cost/o | Relating to the Ribs |
| -Desis | Binding |
| Kyph/o | Humped |
| Lord/o | Curve |
| -Lysis | Destruction/Separation |
| Myel/o | Relating to the Bone Marrow |
| Os/e, Oss/I, Ost/o, Oste/o | Bone |
| -Poietic | Production of Blood Cells |
| Scoli/o | Crooked/Bent |
| Spondyl/o | Relating to the Spine/Vertebra |
| -Um | Structure/Tissue |
| Ligament/o (Obvious) | Ligament |
| Synovi/o | Synovial Fluid |
| Burs/o | Bursa (The fluid sac between bones) |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Scoto | Darkness |
| Oblique | Slanted |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Ton/o | Tension/Pressure |
| Sphincter | Ring-Like Muscle that opens and closes passageways |
| -Trophy | Nourishment/Development |
| Quadr/i | Four |
| -Ia | Abnormal Condition/Disease |
| Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Electr/o | Electricity,Electric |
| Fasci/o | Fascia |
| -Plegia | Paralysis |
| Rectus | Straight |
| -Cele | Hernia |
| Fibr/o | Fibro |
| Tax/o | Coordination/Order |
| -Iasis | Condition |
| Phleb/o OR Ven/o | Vein |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Coron/o | Coronary |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| -Emia | Blood Condition |
| Tachy | Fast/Rapid |
| Anuerysm/o | Aneurysm |
| Valv/o | Valve, NOT VOLVO |
| Capill/o | Capillary |
| Plasm/a OR Plasm/o | Something Molded or folded |
| -Ema | Condition of |
| -Ectasis | Stretching, Dilation |
| -Osmia | Smell/Odor |
| -Pnea | Breathing |
| -Ptysis | Spitting |
| -Sphyxia | Breathing |
| -Spasm | Sudden involuntary contraction, tightening or cramping |
| Adenoid/o | Adenoid/s |
| Alveoli/o | Alveoli |
| Bronchi/o | Bronchial Tube/Bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole,Bronchiolus |
| Capn/o | Carbon Dioxide/Sooty or Smoky substance |
| Coni/o | Dust |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Mediastin/o | Middle |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| Phon/o | Sound/Voice |
| Phleur/o | Diaphram |
| Pneumon/o | Lung/Air |
| Sinus/o | Sinus |
| Spir/o | To Breath |
| Tel/o | Completion |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tonsil/o | Throat |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| An/o | Anus |
| Cec/o | Cecum |
| Chol/e | Bile/gall |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Col/o or Colon/o | Colon or Large Intestine |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| -Lithasis | Slipping |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| -Pepsia | Digestion |
| Proct/o | Anus,Rectum |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid Colon |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord |
| Neur/o or Neur/i | Nerves |
| Ambul/o | Walk |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Concuss/o | Shaken Together |
| Contus/o | Bruise |
| Ech/o | Sound |
| -Esthesia | Feeling |
| Klept/o | Steal |
| Mening/o | Membranes or Meningus |
| Narc/o | Numbness |
| -Phobia | Abnormal Fear |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Somn/o | Sleep |