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