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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
medical terms / words you need to know
Term | Definition | root | prefix | suffix |
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Presby | old age | x | ||
ab | away from | x | ||
Ad | towards | x | ||
circum | around | x | ||
dia | through | x | ||
ecto | out, outside | x | ||
endo | within | x | ||
epi | upon | x | ||
ex | away from | x | ||
exo | outside | x | ||
inter | between | x | ||
intra | within | x | ||
peri | around | x | ||
sub | under | x | ||
trans | across | x | ||
ante | before | x | ||
post | after | x | ||
ectomy | removal of | x | ||
trophy | nutrition | x | ||
desis | surgical fixation | x | ||
esthesia | sensation | x | ||
cytosis | condition of cells | x | ||
penia | deficiency | x | ||
lithiasis | presence of stone | x | ||
scopy | process of looking | x | ||
paresis | slight paralysis | x | ||
edema | swelling | x | ||
rrhagia | excessive flow | x | ||
ptosis | drooping , falling down | x | ||
physis | growing | x | ||
ema | condition | x | ||
itis | inflammation | x | ||
ism | condition | x | ||
tomy | surgical incision | x | ||
stomy | surgical opening | x | ||
megaly | enlargement | x | ||
trophic | pertaining to nutrition | x | ||
ology | study of | x | ||
pathy | disease | x | ||
centesis | puncture | x | ||
cele | hernia | x | ||
asthesia | weakness | x | ||
emesis | vomiting | x | ||
iasis | presence of | x | ||
plegia | paralysis | x | ||
osis | condition, state, process | x | ||
pnea | breathiing | x | ||
enia | blood | x | ||
phonia | sound | x | ||
phobia | fear of | x | ||
plegic | pertaining to paralysis | x | ||
algia | pain | x | ||
dynia | pain | x | ||
scope | instrument used to look | x | ||
plasty | surgical fixation / correction | x | ||
oto | ear | x | ||
kinesis | movement | x | ||
hyster | uterus | x | ||
cardi /o | heart | x | ||
coron/o | heart vessel | x | ||
coron/ary | pertaining to heart vessel | x | ||
cardio pulmon/ary | pertaning to heart and lungs | x | ||
dermis | 2nd layer of skin | x | ||
cutane/o | skin | x | ||
sub/cutane/o | 3rd layer of skin | x | ||
cardio/myo/pathy | heart / muscle.disease | x | ||
enter/o | small intestine | x | ||
hypo | low | x | ||
athro | joint | x | ||
dermis | skin | x | ||
myringo | eardrum | x | ||
oophor | ovaries | x | ||
pneumo | air and lungs | x | ||
meno | menstrual | x | ||
neur/o | nerve | x | ||
hepat | liver | x | ||
muscle | my/o , myos/o , muscl/o | x | ||
blood | hem/o hemat/o | x | ||
nephro | kidney | x | ||
epidermis | 1st layer of skin | x | ||
cardio | heart | x | ||
rhino | nose | x | ||
amino | amniotic sac | x | ||
angio | vessel | x | ||
kinesia | movement | x | ||
gastro | stomach | x | ||
pneum | lungs | x | ||
pneumon | pneumonia | x | ||
tachy | fast | x | ||
hypertension | high blood pressure | |||
blood pressure | 130 / 80 | blood pumped against arteries | ||
febril | signs of fever | |||
afebril | no signs of fever | |||
hyperpyrexia | abnormally high fever | |||
pulse | radial artery (60 to 100 bpm ) | |||
brady | slow | x | ||
respiration | how well your body is providing O2 to tissues ( 12 to 20 ) | |||
korotkoff sounds | sounds detected by the stethoscope | |||
oral | mouth | |||
rectal | bottom | |||
axillary | under arm | |||
tympanic | ear | |||
temporal | head | |||
auscultation | means to listen | |||
syncope | fainting | x | ||
ac | pertaining to | x | ||
al | pertaining to | x | ||
ar | pertaning to | x | ||
ary | pertaning to | x | ||
form | like or resembling | x | ||
ic | pertaning to | x | ||
ical | pertaining to | x | ||
ile | pertaining to | x | ||
ile | pertaning to | x | ||
old | pertaning to | x | ||
ory | pertaning to | x | ||
ous | pertaning to | x | ||
rectosyl | anus falling out | x | ||
anti | against | x | ||
contra | against | x | ||
de | away from | x | ||
dys | bad | x | ||
eu | good | x | ||
mal | bad , inadequate | x | ||
re | again | x | ||
semi | half | x | ||
hemi | half | x | ||
syl | together , joined , union | x | ||
sym | together , joined , union | x | ||
syn | together , joined , union | x | ||
sys | together,joined,union | x | ||
ultra | beyond , excessive | x | ||
adip/o | fat,fatty | x | ||
hidro | sweat | x | ||
ichthy | fish,scaly | x | ||
kerat/o | horny tissue | x | ||
lip/o | fat | x | ||
melan/o | black | x | ||
myc/o | fungus | x | ||
onych/o | nail | x | ||
pil/o | hair | x | ||
seb/o | sebum | x | ||
glands | oil | x | ||
steat/o | fat | x | ||
trich/o | hair | x | ||
xanth/o | yellow | x | ||
xer/o | dry | x | ||
Ankyl/o | bent,crooked | x | ||
athr/o | joint | x | ||
brachi/o | arm | x | ||
burs/o | bursa | x | ||
calcane/o | heel | x | ||
calci/o | calcium | x | ||
carp/o | wrist | x | ||
cephal/o | head | x | ||
cervic/o | neck | x | ||
chondr/o | cartilage | x | ||
condyl/o | knob, kunckle | x | ||
cost/o | rib | x | ||
crani/o | skull | x | ||
dactyl/o | fingers, toes | x | ||
fasci/o | fascia | x | ||
femor/o | femur | x | ||
fibr/o | fiber | x | ||
humer/o | humerus | x | ||
illi/o | illium | x | ||
ischi/o | ischium | x | ||
kyph/o | hump,bent | x | ||
lamin/o | lamina | x | ||
leiomy/o | smooth muscle | x | ||
lumb/o | lumbar | x | ||
maxill/o | upper jaw | x | ||
metacarp/o | metacarpal | x | ||
my/o | muscle | x | ||
myel/o | spinal cord , bone marrow | x | ||
oste/o | bone | x | ||
patell/o | knee | x | ||
ped/i ped/o | foot | x | ||
pelv/o | pelvis | x | ||
phlang/o | finger , toe bone | x | ||
pod/o | foot | x | ||
pub/o | pubes | x | ||
rachi/o | spine | x | ||
radi/o | forearm bone | x | ||
scapul/o | scalpula | x | ||
scoli/o | curved | x | ||
spondyl/o | vertebra | x | ||
stern/o | sternum | x | ||
synov/o | synovial membrane | x | ||
tars/o | tarus | x | ||
ten/o , tend/o,tendin/o | tendon | x | ||
thorac/o | thorax | x | ||
rhytid/o | wrinkle | x | ||
tibi/o | tibia | x | ||
uln/o | ulna | x | ||
vertebr/o | vertebra | x | ||
ossicle | ear | x |