Medical Terminology
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247 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ab- abs- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| allo- | other |
| ampho- | both |
| an, ana- | without |
| ante- | before |
| con- | together |
| contra- | against |
| dys- | difficulty or pain |
| epi- | upon, on |
| eu- | good |
| ex- | out or away from |
| homeo- | likeness |
| idio- | from one's self |
| im-, in- | in, into |
| infra- (infrastructure of new york) | beneath |
| intra- | within |
| juxta- | beside |
| meta- | after |
| nan- | all, wide |
| pan- | all, wide |
| para- | near, beyond, beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| primi- | first |
| retro- | backward |
| rube- | red |
| sub- | beneath |
| supra- | above |
| ultra- | beyond |
| xero- | dry |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algesia (analgesia) | sensitive to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| -blast (the kids had a blast last night) | immature |
| -cele | herniation |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cide | agent that kills |
| -cliasis | intentional breaking up of |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding of |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia | stretching or dilating |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -esis | condition of |
| -genesis | formation of |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | imflammation of |
| -lith | stone |
| -lys | destroy |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -mania | mental disorder |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole | small |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | visual condition |
| -osis | condition |
| -otomy | incision |
| -path | disease |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -philia | attracted to |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -plasty | surgical repair (debridement) |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | dropping down, fall |
| -pysis | spitting, cough |
| -rrhea | profuse flow or discharge |
| -sis | unusual condition of |
| -scope | exam instrument |
| -scopy | examination with a scope |
| -stasis | maintain a constant level |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | cut into |
| -tripsy (i tripped and fell on the crackers) | intentional crushing |
| -ula | small |
| -ule | small |
| -uria | characteristics of urine |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| anter/o | front |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| blast/o | embryonic |
| calcane/o | heel bone |
| caut/o | burn |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chol/e | bile |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| col/o | colon |
| cost/o (costochondritis) | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyst/o (cystitis) | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dors/o | back |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| eryhtr/o | red |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| geront/o | old age |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gynec/o | fem repro. system |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hidr/o (hidrosis) | sweat |
| hist/o (histamine - what happens during allergy?) | tissue |
| hydr/a | water |
| ile/o | ileum |
| ili/o | ilius |
| inguin/o | groin |
| kerat/o | hard (horny tissue) or cornea |
| lapar/o | abdomen, flank |
| laryngi/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| lip/o | fat |
| litho | stone |
| lumb/o | loins |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| medi/o | middle |
| derm/o | skin |
| men/o | menstruation |
| mylo | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| ocul/o | eye |
| onych/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pilo | hair |
| plasm/o | cell substance |
| pleur/o | pleural lining of the lung |
| pneum/o | lung, air, gas |
| poster/o | back |
| proct/o | rectum |
| proxim/o | near |
| psych/o | mind |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/ | pelvis of kidney |
| rect/o | rectum |
| rhin/o | nose |
| melan/o | dark |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| salpin/o | fallopian/eustachian tube |
| scier/o | hard |
| sept/o | infection, pathogenic |
| some | body of |
| spin/o | spine |
| squam/o | scales |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| trich | hair |
| umbilic/o | navel (belly button) |
| ur/o | urine |
| urethra/o | urethra |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventr/o | front |
| vertbr/o | vertebra |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| a- | without |
| alb | white |
| ambi | both |
| bio | life |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| ecto | outside |
| endo | inside |
| hemi | half |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| meso | middle |
| milli | one-thousandth |
| mono | one |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| psuedo | false |
| semi | half |
| sub | under |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| aer | air |
| bronch | bronchus |
| calc | calcium |
| cardi | heart |
| cerebr | brain |
| coccyg | coccyx |
| cran | cranium |
| dent | tooth |
| hyster | uterus |
| ophthalm | eye |
| ped | child |
| pelv | pelvis |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| pulm | lung |
| spleen | spleen |
| stern | sternum |
| thorac | chest, thorax |
| thyr | thyroid |
| tox, toxic | poison |
| uter | uterus |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| hyperthermia | high temperature |
| bronchcoscopy | examination of the bronchus by scope |
| photophobia | light sensitivity |
| appendectomy | removal of the appendix |
| tonsillectomy | removal of the tonsils |
| angioplasty | surgical cleaning of the blood vessels (debridement) |
| hemoptysis | spitting up blood |
| melena | black tarry stool with blood |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| thoracotomy | incision of the chest |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| cholecystectomy | gall bladder removal |
| ausculation | listening with the stethescope |
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