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Medical Terminology
COMBINING VOWELS EML BOOK
Term | Definition |
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Aden/o | gland |
Aer/o | air |
Auto/o | self, own |
Bi/o | life |
Carcin/o | cancerous;cancer |
Cry/o | cold |
Crypt/o | hidden |
Dipl/o | double |
Ex/o | out;away from |
Gyn/o;Gynec/o | female |
Hydro/o | water |
Macr/o | large |
Morph/o | shape;form |
Narc/o | numbness;stupor;sleep |
Nat/i | birth |
Necro/o | death |
Nyct/o;Noct/o | night |
Olig/o | scanty |
Onc/o | tumor |
Path/o | disease |
Py/o | pus |
Quardr/o | four |
Mon/o | single |
Hypn/o | sleep |
Home/o | tissue |
Nephr/o;Ren/o | kidney |
Hepat/o | liver |
Cerebr/o | cerebrum(largest part of the brain) |
Encephal/o | brain |
Cephal/o | head |
oste/o;osse/o | bone |
Phot/o | light |
py/o | pus |
quardri;quardr/o | four |
scer/o;scera | (white of eye) |
seps/o | infection |
son/o | sound |
staphyl/o | clusters |
stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
strept/o | twisted chains |
therm/o | heat |
chlor/o | green |
chrom/o | color |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
albin/o | white |
melan/o | black |
purpur/o | pus |
kal/i | potassium |
natr/o | sodium |
adip/o;lip/o | fat |
my/o | muscle |
neur/o | nerve |
sarc/o | flesh (connective tissue) |
cardi/o | heart |
aden/o | gland |
bi/o | two |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
arthr/o | joint |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o;dermat/o | skin |
encephal/o | brain |
electr/o | electricity |
erythr/o | red |
enter/o | intestines |
gastr/o | stomach |
gno/ O | knowledge |
hemat/o | blood |
cis/o | to cut |
nephr/o | kidney |
leuk/o | white |
iatr/o | physician or treatment |
hepat/o | liver |
neur/o | nerve |
opthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
psych/o | mind |
radi/o | ex-ray |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
sect/o | to cut |
thromb/o | clot |
Epitheli/o | epithelium |
Fib/o | Fiber |
Hist/o | Tissue |
Kary/o | Nucleus |
Lip\o | Fat |
My/o | Muscle |
neur/ O | nerve |
orgaN/ O | organ |
Sarc/ O | flesh, connective tissue |
system/ O | system |
viscer/ O | internal organ |
lei/ O | Smooth |
rhado/0 | rod-shaped |
somat/o | bodY |
chlor/ O | green |
chrom/o | color |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/ O | red |
leuk/o | white |
xanth/0 | yellow |