7/2012 - lm- Medical term - a short course
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lmarchetti on July 8, 2012
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291 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aden/o- | gland |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| bi/o- | life |
| carcin/o- | cancer |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| cephal/o- | head |
| cerebr/o- | cerebrum |
| crin/o- | secrete |
| cyst/o- | urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o- | skin |
| dermat/o- | skin |
| electr/o- | electricity |
| encephal/o- | brain |
| enter/o- | intestines |
| erythr/o- | red |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| glyc/o- | sugar |
| gnos/o- | knowlege |
| gynec/o- | women's/women's diseases |
| hem/o- | blood |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| hepat/o- | liver |
| lapar/o- | abdomen |
| leuk/o- | white |
| nephr/o- | kidney |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| onc/o- | tumor |
| opthalm/o- | eye |
| oste/o- | bone |
| path/o- | disease |
| psych/o- | mind |
| rhin/o- | nose |
| sarc/o- | flesh |
| thromb/o- | clotting |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | remove/resect/cut into |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor/mass |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -scope | instrument for visually examining |
| -scopy | the process of visually examining |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | cutting into/opening |
| a- | no |
| an- | no |
| aut- | self |
| dia- | complete/through |
| dys- | bad/painfull |
| endo- | within |
| exo- | outside |
| hyper- | excessive/heightened |
| hypo- | lower/diminished |
| peri- | around |
| pro- | around |
| re- | back |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below |
| trans- | across/through |
| cervical region of spine | 7 bones/neck |
| thoracic region of spine | 12 bones/chest |
| lumbar region of spine | 5 bones/waist |
| sacral region of spine | 5 fused bones/lower back |
| coccygeal region of spine | 4 fused bones/tailbone |
| frontal (coronal) plane | vertical plane dividing body into "front" and "back" |
| sagittal (latteral) plane | vertical plane dividing body "left" and "right" |
| transverse (axial) plane | horizontal plane dividing body into "upper" and "lower" region |
| abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| anter/o- | front |
| bronch/o- | bronchi |
| cervic/o- | cervix/neck |
| chondr/o- | cartilage |
| coccyg/o- | coccyx |
| crani/o- | skull |
| epitheli/o- | skin |
| esophag/o- | esophagus |
| laryng/o- | larynx |
| later/o- | side |
| lumb/o- | lumbar/waist |
| lymph/o- | lymph |
| mediastin/o- | mediastinum |
| pelv/o- | pelvis |
| peritone/o- | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o- | pharynx/throat |
| pleur/o- | pleura |
| poster/o- | behind |
| sacr/o- | sacrum |
| spin/o- | backbone |
| thorac/o- | chest |
| trache/o- | trachea |
| vertabr/o- | vertabrae |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| amni/o- | amnion |
| angi/o- | vessel |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| ather/o- | plaque |
| axill/o- | arm pit |
| cholecyst/o- | gallbladder |
| cry/o- | cold |
| hyster/o- | uterus |
| inguin/o- | groin |
| isch/o- | to hold back |
| mamm/o- | breast |
| mast/o- | breast |
| men/o- | menses |
| mening/o- | meninges |
| my/o- | muscle |
| myel/o- | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| necr/o- | death |
| oophor/o- | ovary |
| oste/o- | bone |
| ot/o- | ear |
| pelv/o- | hip region |
| peritone/o- | peritoneum |
| phleb/o- | vein |
| pneumon/o- | lung |
| pulmon/o- | lung |
| radi/o- | x-ray |
| ren/o- | kidney |
| salping/o- | fallopian tube |
| septic/o- | pertaining to infection |
| tonsill/o- | tonsil |
| ur/o- | urine |
| vascul/o- | blood vessel |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor of the epithelial tissue |
| sarcoma | cancerous tissue of the connective tissue |
| myel/o- | bone marrow |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward/near |
| ana | up/apart |
| ante- | before/forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | both/two |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | with/together |
| ex- | out |
| dys- | bad/painful/difficult/abnormal |
| ec- | out/outside |
| epi- | above/upon |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| in- | into |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | change/beyond |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside/near/along the side of |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many/much |
| post- | after/behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before/forward |
| pros- | before/forward |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | back/behind |
| retro- | back/behind |
| syn- | with/together |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond |
| uni- | one |
| carp/o | carpals |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | ribs |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| gen/o | to produce |
| nat/i | birth |
| norm/o | rule/order |
| plas/o | formation/growth |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| son/o | sound |
| top/o | to put |
| troph/o | development/nourishment |
| -ation | process/condition |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -crine | secretion |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -gen | to produce |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -lapse | to fall/slide |
| -meter | measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -mortem | death |
| -partum | birth |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -phagia | to eat |
| -phasia | to speak |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasm | formation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow/discharge |
| -section | incision |
| -stasis | to stand/place/control |
| -thesis | to put/place |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -um | structure |
| -uria | urine condition |
| -y | process/condition |
| esthesi/o- | sensation |
| ger/o- | old age |
| iatr/o- | treatment |
| nos/o- | disease |
| obstetr/o- | midwife |
| ped/o- | child |
| rect/o- | rectum |
| rheumat/o- | flow/fluid |
| -cele | hernia |
| -genic | generate/produce |
| an/o | anus |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| coron/o | heart |
| ven/o | vein |
| venul/o | venule |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| orch/o | testes |
| orchi/o | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyroaden/o | thyroid gland |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| metri/o | uterus |
| o/o | egg |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| splen/o | spleen |
| balan/o | penis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| scrot/o | scrotum |
| vas/o | vas deferens |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| myos/o | muscle |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| alveol/o | alveoli |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| aur/o | ear |
| cutane/o | skin |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| ocul/o | eye |
| onych/o | nail |
| phak/o | lens of the eye |
| pil/o | hair |
| retin/o | retina |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
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