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med term 1
terms
Term | Definition |
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atri/o | atrium |
aort/o | aorta |
-ac | pertaining to |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
aur/i, aur/o, ot/o | ear |
post | after |
multi | many |
pylor/o | pylorus, pylorus sphincter |
ante-, pre- | before |
-aminos | amnion, amniotic fluid |
nulli | none |
micro- | small |
terat/o | malformations |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-tocia | birth, labor |
-partum | childbirth, labor |
lymphaden/o | lymph node |
myel/o | `bone marrow |
palat/o | palate |
hepat/o | liver |
ton/o | tension, pressure |
dipl/o | two, double |
-opla | vision/ condition |
-plegia | paralysis |
mastoid/o | mastoid bone |
staped/o | stapes (middle ear bone) |
cochle/o | cochlea |
audi/o | hearing |
thyroid/o, thry/o | thyroid gland |
aden/o | gland |
cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
encephal/o | brain |
-schisis | split, fissure |
-clasia, -clasis, -clast | break |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
myring/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
kinesi/o | movement, motion |
eti/o | cause (of disease) |
-graph | instrument used to record, record |
lamin/o | lamina (thin, flat plate or layer) |
synovi/o | synovia, synovial membrane |
lact/o | milk |
hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, uter/o | uterus |
gynec/o, gyn/o | woman |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
cervic/o, trachel/o | cervix |
-salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
chori/o | chorion |
lip/o | fat |
ankyl/o | crooked, stiff, bent |
calc/i | calcium |
kal/i | potassium |
dur/o | hard, dura matter |
-drome | run, running |