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HAMS MT
Mr G. Medical Terms HAMS
Term | Definition |
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arthro | joint |
cardio | heart |
cephalo | head |
cerebro | brain |
neuro | nerve |
rhino | nose |
hema, hemat | blood |
derm, dermat | skin |
a-, an- | without, not |
anti- | against |
auto- | self, own |
bi- | two, double |
-ac, -al, -eal, -ic | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cide | to kill or destroy |
-ectomy | removal of, excision |
-emia | blood condition |
-gram | record |
cost | rib |
cranio | skull |
cyst | bladder |
cyto | cell |
arterio | artery |
quad- | four |
retro- | behind, backward |
semi- | half |
sub- | under, below |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
-oma | tumor, mass or swelling |
-otomy | surgical incision, to cut into |
-pathy | disease process |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
entero | intestine |
gastro | stomach |
geront | old age, elderly |
hepato | liver |
osteo | bone |
hyper- | above, excessive |
hypo- | less than, under |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
multi- | many |
-itis | inflammation of |
-lithiasis | presence of stones |
-ology | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | resembling |
oto | ear |
pneumo, pulmon | lung |
thoraco | chest |
ven, phlebo | vein |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
eu- | good, normal |
hemi- | half |
peri- | around |
-pnea | breathing, respiration |
-rrhea | drainage, flow |
-scope | instrument to visually examine, an instrument |
-stasis | stoppage |
lipo | fat |
myo | muscle |
nephro, reno | kidney |
ophthal, oculo, | eye |
poly- | many, much |
pre- | before, in front |
post- | after, behind |
pseudo- | false |
-graph | instrument to record |
-ism | condition |
-stomy | artificial opening |
acro | top, extremities (arms or legs) |
appendic, append | appendix |
angi | vessel |
cervi | neck |
chole | gall |
chondr | cartilage |
dors | back |
hyster | uterus |
laryng | larynx, voice box |
lapar | abdomen, abdominal wall |
later | side |
leuk | white |
myring | eardrum, tympanic membrance |
myelo | bone marrow, spinal cord |
necr | death |
oophor | ovary, female egg cell |
proct | rectum, rectal, anus |
sten | contracted, narrow |
vaso | vessel or duct |
brachi | arm |
endo-, end- | within |
micro- | small |
multi- | many, much, a large amount |
-ia | condition |
-ist | specialist |
-malcia | softening |
-ium | structure |
-osis | condition, abnormal condition |