EMT Medical Terminology

Terms	Definitions
cardi(o)-	pertaining to the heart
cephal(o)-	pertaining to head
cerebr(o)-	pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain
cervic(o)-	pertaining to the neck or the uterine cervix
chole-	pertaining to bile
chondr(o)-	pertaining to cartilage
circum-	around, about
contra-	against, opposite
cost(o)-	pertaining to rib
cyan(o)-	blue
cyst(o)-	pertaining to the blader or any fluid-containg sac
cyt(o)-	pertaining to cell
de-	down from
dermat(o)-	pertaing to the skin
di-	twice, double
dia-	through, completly
dys-	difficult, painful, abnormal
ect(o)-	out from
electro-	pertanining to electricity
end(o)-	within
enter(o)-	pertaining to the intestines
epi-	upon, on
erythr(o)-	pertaining to red or to erythrocytes (red blood cells)
eu-	easy, good, normal
ex(o)-	oudside
extra-	outside, in addition
gastr(o)-	pertaining to the stomach
glyc(o)-	sugar
gynec(o)-	pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
hemat(o)-	pertaining to blood
hemi-	half
hem(o)-	pertaining to blood
hepat(o)-	pertaining to the liver
hom-	same or ike

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