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Med Terms
Question | Answer |
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ante | before |
intra | within |
mani | madness |
end | inside; within |
carcin | cancer |
gram | record |
gravid | pregnant |
plegia | paralysis |
aer | air |
glyco | sweet |
trans | through; across |
mal | bad |
infra | beneath |
inter | between |
macro | large |
puer | child |
vestibule | entrance |
nephr | kidney |
oma | tumor |
angi | vessel |
aden | gland |
otomy | cut into |
osis | any condition |
enter | intestines |
ectomy | surgical removal |
path | disease |
cerebr | brain |
plast | surgical repair |
pre | in front of; before |
dermat | skin |
itis | inflammation |
cost | rib |
traumat | wound |
en | in |
cut | skin |
med | middle |
megal | enlarged |
cervic | neck |
chondr | cartilage |
cyan | blue |
hem(at) | blood |
ost | bone |
psycho | mind |
lip | fat |
my | muscle |
lith | stone |
ophthalm | eye |
opt | eye |
proct | anus |
cardi | heart |
lysis | loosening; destructive |
gastr | stomach |
para | beside; beyond |
ostomy | create an opening |
hyster | uterus |
scop | observe |
hypo | under |
chole | bile |
cyst | sac containing fluid |
hyper | above; more than normal |
oid | like |
necr | dead |
pect | chest |
di | twice |
scol | curved |
proxim | nearest |
hemi | half |
crani | skull |
algia | pain |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
ology | the study of |
malacia | soft |
gingiv | gum |
rhin | nose |
ologist | specialist |
blephar | eyelid |
arthr | joints |
hepat | liver |
schiz | split |
phot | light |
phob | fear |
colla | glue |
mamm | breast |
micr | small |
labi | lip |
grad | walk; take steps |
gemin | twin |
digit | finger; toe |
histo | tissue |
aur | ear |
acoust(i) | hearing |
colp(o) | hollow; vagina |
phon | voice; sound |
cor | heart |
ren | kidney |
cilia | eyelash |
thyro | thyroid |
appendic | appendix |
arter | artery |
pharmac | drug |
somni | sleep |
splen | spleen |
ovario | ovary |
adreno | andrenal |
basi | base |
pelvi | pelvis |
vena | vein |
urethr | urethra |
utero | uterus |
duodeno | duodenum |
ureter | ureter |
laryng | larynx |
bronch | bronchus |
col | colon |
esophag | esophagus |
bi | two; double; both |
tri | three |
ile | ileum (intestine) |
ili | ilium (hip) |
lig | ligament |
therap | therapy |
ventr | front |
eu | good |
brachy | short |
ger | old |
heter | other |
hom | same |
gyn | female |
semi | half |
hormone | excite |
therm | heat |
post | after |
ovar | egg |
bili | bile |
umbilic | naval |
helio | sun |
astr | star shaped |
malign | bad |
ocul | eye |
ment | mind |
sinus | hollow space |
hypno | sleep |
lact | milk |
poly | many |
neuro | nerve (nervous system) |
lingua | tongue |
semen | seed |
benign | mild, not cancerous |
esthesia | sensation |
leuk | white |
pneum | lung |
corne | horny |
iris | rainbow |
kerat | horny |
oophor | ovary |
anti | against |
odont | tooth |
brady | slow |
iasis | condition |
contra | against; counter |
hydro | water |
auto | self |
dent | teeth |
mast | breast |
ependym | wrapping |
pariet | wall |
metabol(e) | change |
dactyl | finger; toe |
edema | swelling |
acro | extremities |
rhexis | break; burst |
penia | decrease |
gen | original; production |
burso | sac |
retr(o) | backwards |
trip | rub, friction |
strept | twist |
desis | binding |
glosso | tongue |
trophy | development |
ptosis | falling |
dyn | pain |
rrhaphy | suture |
cephal | head |
epi | upon |
lobo | section |
emesis | vomiting |
ectasis | expansion |
cyt | cell |
myco | fungus |
myel | marrow; spinal cord |
sphenic | wedge |
vesic | bladder |
pyle | gate |
fistul | pipe |
radi | ray |
radic | root |
furca | fork-shaped |
oment | covering |
alveol | cavity |
ptyal | saliva |
pulmo | lung |
phren | mind |
tegument | covering; skin |
plak | plate |
phage | to eat |
dura | hard |
crine | to secrete |
antr | cavity |
thorac | chest |
cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
steno | narrow; contracted |
cheil | lip |
cele | hernia |
celio | abdomen |
erythro | red |
vaso | vessel |
melan | black |
cauda | tail |
myring | eardrum |
spondyl | spinal column |
ramus | branch |
onych | nail; claw |
lacrim | tear |
spiro | coil |
sub | under |
or | mouth |
scirr(h) | hard |
sept | wall; fence |
trachel | neck |
somato | body |
scler(a) | hard |
part | labor; bring forth |
dacry | tear |
lapar | abdominal wall |
adnexa | ties; connection |
pod | foot |
tope | place |
tarso | ankle |
iso | equal |
fascia | sheet; band |
asthenia | weakness |
salpingo | tube |
onco | tumor |
pexy | suspension |
macul | spot |
cec | blind passage |
mening | membrane |
squam | scale |
oto | ear |
centesis | puncture |
pan | all |
metr | uterus |
vuls | twitch or pull |
syn | together |
sym | together |
neo | new |
ameb | change |
turbin | shaped like a top |
strict | draw tight |
cata | down |
poster | back part |
phrag | fence |
pachy | thick |
orth | straight |
olfact | smell |
infer | under |
fiss | split |
duct | tube |
clas | break |
cau | burn |
capit | head |
amphi | around; on both sides |
ambi | both |
vert | turn |
pharyng | pharynx |
sacro | sacrum |
lumbo | loins |
spas | pull; draw |
tens | stretch |
glom | ball |
cryo | cold |
lal | speech |
proli | offspring |
sarc | flesh |
tumor | swelling |
lien | spleen |
ex | out; away from |
thel | nipple |
ab | away from; not |
thromb | lump; clot |
phak | lenk |
an | without; not |
a | without; not |
maxill | upper jawbone |
tympan | eardrum |
trich | hair |
osmo | odor |
dynam | power |
mechano | machine |
pro | in front of; before |
peri | about; around |
blast | bud |
per | throughout |
xer | dry |
rrhe | flow |
splanchn | internal organs |
volv | to roll |
sta | stand |
supra | above |
rrhag | burst; burst forth |
meta | beyond |
lymph | watery fluid |
lept | slender |
fac | make; do |
dis | apart |
morph | form |
mi | less |
eury | broad |
dia | through |
apo | away from |
platy | flat |
dys | bad |
rachi | spinal column |
later | side |
pleur | pleura; rib; side |
peps | digest |
gran | grain; particle |
gangli | swelling |
dors | back |
cine | move |
calc | heel; stone |
cheir | hand |
tarso | framework of the eyelid |
stoma | mouth |
dendr | tree; branching |
pilo | hair |
physio | nature |
bucc(o) | cheeks |
hallux | great toe (big toe) |
palpebr | eyelid |
plasia | development |
rug | wrinkle; fold; crease |
leio | smooth |
orchi | testis |
encephal | brain |
thalam | inner chamber |
plexus | braid |
phleb | vein |