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Module 2
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
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 column |
ovar- | egg (egg, the female reproductive cell) |
-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 (big toe) |
physio- | nature |
bucc(o)- | cheek |
palpebr- | eyelid |
-plasia | development |
rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
aur- | ear |
acoust(i)- | hearing |
colp(o)- | 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- | naval |
salpingo- | tube |