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Medical terminology
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Term | Definition |
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arthr-o | joint |
cardi-o | heart |
gastr-o | stomach |
my-o, muscol-o, myos-o | muscle |
hem-o, hemat-o | blood |
derm-o, dermat-o, cutane-o | skin |
pneum-o, pneumon,-o pulmon-o | lung |
gen-o | creation, cause |
hydr-o | water |
morph-o | change |
myc-o | fungus |
necr-o | death |
orth-o | straight |
path-o | suffering, disease |
phag-o | eat |
plas-o | formation |
py-o | pus |
scler-o | hard |
sten-o | narrowing |
troph-o | nourishment, development |
xen-o | foreign |
xer-o | dry |
angi-o,vas-o, vascul-o | blood vessel |
enter-o | small intestine |
hepat-o | liver |
neur-o | nerve |
adip-o, lip-o, steat-o | fat |
pil-o, trich-o | hair |
hidr-o | sweat |
onych-o, ungul-o | nail |
seb-o, sebace-o | oil |
kerat-o | hard |
xanth-o | yellow |
erythr-o | red |
leuk-o, alb-o | white |
melan-o | black |
aden-o | gland |
crani-o | skull,head |
cervic-o | neck |
spondyl-o | vertebra |
lumb-o | loin, lower back |
dactyl-o | finger |
carp-o | wrist |
cost-o | rib |
femor-o | femur, thighbone |
chondr-o | cartilage |
burs-o | bursa |
ten-o, tend-o, tendin-o | tendon |
ton-o | tone, tension |
kinesi-o,kinet-o | movement, motion |
tax-o | arrangement, order, coordination |
tibi-o | shin |
cerebr-o, encephal-o | brain |
cerebell-o | cerebellum |
cephal-o | head |
crani-o | skull |
mening-o, meningi-o | meninges |
dur-o | dura |
neur-o | nerve |
myel-o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
esthesi-o | feeling, sensation |
phas-o | speech |
phren-o, psych-o | mind |
gnosi-o | know |
ocul-o, ophthalm-o, opt-o | eye |
lacrim-o, dracry-o | tear |
blephar-o | eyelid |
conjunctiv-o | conjunctiva |
corne-o, kerat-o | cornea |
scler-o | sclera |
retin-o | retina |
ir-o, irid-o | iris |
phac-o, phako | lens |
aur-o, ot-o | ear |
acous-o, audi-o | sound, hearing |
tympan-o, myring-o | eardrum |
cerumin-o | ear wax |
salping-o | Eustachian tube |
labyrinth-o | labyrinth |
vestibul-o | vestibule |
cochle-o | cochlea |
oste-o | bone |
crani-o | skull, head |
cervic-o | neck |
spondyl-o | vertebra |
lumb-o | loin, lower back |
dactyl-o | finger |
carp-o | wrist |
cost-o | rib |
femor-o | femur |
tibi-o | tibia |
chondr-o | cartilage |
arthr-o | joint |
burs-o | bursa |
ten-o, tend-o, tendin-o | tendon |
muscul-o, my-o, myos-o | muscle |
ton-o | tone |
kinesi-o, kinet-o | movement, motion |
tax-o | arrangement, order, coordination |
aden-o | gland |
adren-o, adrenal-o | adrenal gland |
pancreat-o | pancreas |
pituitar-o, hypophys-o | pituitary gland |
thym-o | thymus |
thyroid-o, thyr-o | thyroid |
gluc-o, glucos-o, glyc-o | sugar |
crin-o | to secrete |