Med. Term. Elements to know for Utah State Med. Term. Benchmark exam for MA's
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| andr/o | male
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| mening/o | meninges
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| men/o | menses, menstruation
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| metacarp/o | metacarpus (bones of the hand)
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| medi/o | middle
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| mes/o | middle
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| galact/o | milk
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| lact/o | milk
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| or/o | mouth
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| muc/o | mucus
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| my/o | muscle
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| onych/o | nail
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| ungu/o | nail
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| omphal/o | navel, umbilicus
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| proxim/o | near, nearest
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| cervic/o | neck
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| reticul/o | network
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| neur/o | nerve, nervous system
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| noct/o | night
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| thel/o | nipple
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| troph/o | nourishment, development
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| nas/o | nose
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| rhin/o | nose
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| kary/o | nucleus
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| presby/o | old age
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands
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| patell/o | patella (knee cap)
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| perine/o | perineum
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| periton/o | periotoneum
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| phalng/o | phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
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| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| toxic/o | poison
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| pub/o | pubis (part of the hip bone)
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| sphygm/o | pulse
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| core/o | pupil
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| pupill/o | pupil
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| py/o | pus
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| pylor/o | pylorus
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| radi/o | radiation, x-ray
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| roentegen/o | radiation, x-ray
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| rect/o | retum
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| proct/o | rectum, anus
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| erythem/o | red
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| erythr/o | red
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| retin/o | retina
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| cost/o | ribs
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| rhabd/o | rod-shaped (striated)
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| rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped muscle (striated)
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| squam/o | scaly
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| immun/o | safe
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| sial/o | saliva, salivary glands
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| home/o | same, alike
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| olig/o | scanty, little
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| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle
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| morph/o | shape
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| later/o | side, to one side
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon
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| cutane/o | skin
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| derm/o | skin
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| dermat/o | skin
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| crani/o | skull, cranium
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| leiomy/o | smooth muscle (visceral)
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| spermat/o | sperm
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| rachi/o | spine
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| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow
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| splen/o | spleen
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| staped/o | stapes
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| stern/o | sternum
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| orth/o | straight
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| lith/o | stone, calculus
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| narc/o | stupor, numbing
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| gluc/o | sugar
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| glyc/o | sugar
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| phag/o | swallowing, eating
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| caud/o | tail
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| dacry/o | tear, lacrimal sac
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| cyst/o | tear sac, lacrimal sac
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| dent/o | teeth
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| odont/o | teeth
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| ten/o | tendon
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| tend/o | tendon
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| orch/i | testes, testicle
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| orchi/o | testes, testicle
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| orchid/o | testes, testicle
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| thalm/o | thalamus, chamber
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| femor/o | thigh bone
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland
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| throid/o | thyroid gland
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| tibi/o | tibia (larger, inner bone of lower leg)
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| hist/o | tissue
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| ton/o | tone, tension, pressure
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| tonsil/o | tonsils
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| trache/o | trachea (wind pipe)
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| myring/o | tympanic membrane
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| tympan/o | tympanic membrane
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| idi/o | unknown, peculiar
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| super/o | upper, above
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| urethra/o | urethra
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| metr/o | uterus
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| uter/o | uterus
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| unr/o | urine
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| colp/o | vagina
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| vas/o | vas deferens, vessel
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| poikil/o | varied, irregular
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| phleb/o | vein
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| ven/o | vein
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| ventricul/o | ventricle (of brain or heart)
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| spondyl/o | vertebra (backbone)
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| vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone)
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| angi/o | vessel
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| vas/o | vessel
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| episi/o | vulva
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| vulv/o | vulva
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| pariet/o | wall
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| aque/o | water
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| hydr/o | water
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| albin/o | white
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| leuc/o | white
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| leuk/o | white
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| gynec/o | woman, female
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| carp/o | wrist bones, carpus
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| cirrh/o | yellow
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| jaund/o | yellow
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| xanth/o | yellow
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