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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology 7-12
Medical Terminology | Meanings |
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helio- | light |
astr- | star |
-asthenia | weakness |
iso- | equal |
tarso- | ankle region |
-tope | place |
pod- | foot |
malign- | bac, harmful |
adnexa- | ties, connections |
ocul- | eye |
lapar- | abdominal wall |
dacry- | tear |
ment- | mind |
part- | bring forth, labor |
scle(a)- | hard |
somato- | body |
trachel- | neck or neckline structure |
sinus | hollow space |
hypno- | sleep |
sept- | fence, wall |
scirr(h)- | hard |
antr- | cavity or chamber |
-crine | to secrete |
dura- | hard |
pneum- | lung,air |
phage- | eat |
phren- | mind |
corne- | horn like |
plak- | plate |
iris | rainbow |
kerat- | horny |
pulmon- | lung |
ptyal- | saliva |
alveoli- | cavity or socket |
oophor- | ovary |
oment- | covering of internal organs |
sedat- | quiet, calm |
furca- | fork shaped |
radic- | root |
radi- | ray |
fistul- | pipe, or narrow passageway |
edema- | swelling (fluid) |
dactyl- | finger, toe |
metabol(e) | change |
pariet- | wall |
ependym- | wrapping or cover |
gravid | pregnancy |
aer- | air |
glycol- | sweet,sugar |
gluco- | sweet, sugar |
tarso- | framework of the upper eyelid |
cheir | hand |
chir- | hand |
calc- | stone, heel |
cine- | movement |
digit | finger , toe |
dors- | back |
gangli- | knotlike mass, swelling |
gemin- | twin or double |
grad- | walk, take steps |
gran- | grain, or particle |
labi- | lip |
micr- | small |
peps- | digest |
pept- | digest |
pleur- | pleura |
mamm- | breast |
colla- | glue |
later- | side |
rachi- | spinal column |
phob- | fear |
phot- | light |
dys- | bad, out of order |
cut- | skin |
en- | in |
peri- | around |
pro- | before |
mechano- | machine |
dynamo- | power |
osmo- | odor |
traumat- | injury |
trich- | hair |
maxilla | upper jaw bone |
an-, a- | without, not |
phak- | lens |
pre- | before |
strict- | tighten, narrow |
turbin- | shaped like a top |
ameb- | change |
semi- | half |
neo- | new |
hormone- | excite or set in motion |
therm- | heat |
syn- | together |
sym- | together |
vuls(e) | twitch or pull |
post | after |
metr- | uterus |
tegument | covering or skin |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
ramus | branch |
neuro- | nerve |
thromb- | clot |
ab- | away |
-plegia | paralysis |
ante- | before |
thel- | nipple |
ex- | out, away from |
lien- | spleen |
tumor | swelling |
vestibule | entrance |
puer- | child |
sarc- | flesh |
prolix- | offspring |
macro- | large |
lal- | language |
intra- | within |
inter- | between |
cryo- | cold |
mal- | bad |
glom- | ball |
tens- | stretch |
spas- | pull.draw |
somni- | sleep |
pharmacy- | drug |
lumbo- | loins |
arter- | artery |
appendic- | appendix |
thyro- | thyroid |
splen- | spleen |
ovario- | ovary |
adreno- | adrenal gland |
basi- | base |
pelvis | pelvis |
vena- | vein |
urethra | urethra |
utero- | uterus |
sacro- | sacrum |
pharyng- | pharynx |
duodeno- | duodenum |
ureter | ureter |
laryng- | larynx |
bronch- | bronchus |
col- | colon |
esophag- | esophagus |
bi- | two,double,both |
tri- | htree |
ile- | ileum |
ili- | ilium |
lig- | ligament |
thrap- | therapy |