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AH Med Terms
medical terms
Term | Definition |
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-ologist | person who does/studies |
cardi-(a,o) | pertaining to heart |
audi-(o) | sound/hearing |
derm-(a,at,o) | pertaining to skin |
dia | through, between, part |
encephal-(o) | brain |
enter-(i,o) | intestine |
epi- | upon, over, upper |
-esthesia | sensation, perception, feel |
gast-(i,ro) | stomach |
gerant-(o) | old age, elderly |
gyn-(ec,o) | women, female |
laryng-(o) | larynx (voicebox) |
-lys-(is,o) | destruction, dissolving of |
-mortem | death |
multi | many, much, a large amount |
neph-(r,ro) | kidney |
neur-(o) | nerve, nervous system |
onco-(i) | mass, bulk, tumor |
odont-(o) | tooth |
opthalm-(o) | eye |
or-(o) | mouth |
orth-(o) | normal, straight |
ot-(o) | ear |
ped-(ia) | child |
peri | around |
per | through, by, excessive |
phleb-(o) | vein |
pod-(o,e) | foot |
proct-(o) | rectum, rectal, anus |
psych-(i,o) | pertaining to the mind |
pulmon-(o) | lung |
radi-(o) | radiographs (x-rays), radiation |
thorac-(o) | thorax, chest |
ur-(in,o) | urine, urinary tract |
vas-(o) | vessel, duct |
edema | swelling |
malignant | cancerous tumor |
benign | non-cancerous tumor |
terminal | non-treatable, deadly disease/disorder (no other treatment to help stop it |