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MED TERM FINAL
PART 2
210
Medical
Graduate
12/13/2010
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Term
bi-
 Definition
two or both
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brachi/o
 Definition
arm
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronch/o; bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus (airway)
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
bulb/o
 Definition
bulb-like
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
heel
Term
calc/i
 Definition
calcium
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist
Term
-cele
 Definition
pouching or hernia
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture for aspiration
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
largest part of the brain; cerebrum
Term
cerv/o; cervic/o
 Definition
neck
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
chem/o
 Definition
chemical
Term
chir/o
 Definition
hand
Term
cholangi/o
 Definition
bile duct
Term
chol/o; chole/o
 Definition
bile
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
-cidal; -cide
 Definition
to kill
Term
circum/o
 Definition
around
Term
cirrh/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
coagul/o
 Definition
clotting
Term
col/o; colon/o
 Definition
colon (large intestine)
Term
colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
con-
 Definition
with/together
Term
condyl-
 Definition
rounded end surface of a bone
Term
conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva
Term
contra-
 Definition
against or opposed to
Term
corne/o
 Definition
cornea
Term
coron/o
 Definition
circle or crown
Term
cortic/o
 Definition
outer layer or covering
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation
Term
eu-; ex-; ex/o
 Definition
out or away
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fibrous membrane
Term
femur/o
 Definition
femur, thigh bone
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
gangli/o; ganglion/o
 Definition
ganglia, ganglion
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gen-; -genesis
 Definition
origin or production
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to origin
Term
ger/o; geront/o
 Definition
aged
Term
gingiv/o; gli/o
 Definition
glue
Term
-globin
 Definition
protein
Term
glomerul/o
 Definition
glomerulus
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
gluc/o; glyc/o
 Definition
sugar; glucose
Term
gonad/o
 Definition
gonad
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
gyn/o; gynec/o
 Definition
female
Term
hem/o; hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hep/o; hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
herni/o
 Definition
hernia
Term
hormon/o
 Definition
hormone
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus, upper arm bone
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above or excess
Term
hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below or deficient
Term
hypophys/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of
Term
-iac; -ian
 Definition
specialist
Term
-iasis
 Definition
formation of presence of
Term
-iatric
 Definition
medical specialty
Term
-iatrist
 Definition
specialist
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
treatment
Term
-iatry
 Definition
medical specialty
Term
-ic; -ical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ichthy/o
 Definition
fish scales, very dry
Term
-ics
 Definition
medical specialty
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
immun/o
 Definition
safe
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
men/o
 Definition
month (menstruation)
Term
mening/o
 Definition
membrane (meninges)
Term
ment/o
 Definition
referring to the mind
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle, mean
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond, after, or change
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
metr/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
-mnesia
 Definition
memory
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow or spinal cord
Term
myring/o
 Definition
eardrum or tympanic membrane
Term
narc/o
 Definition
stupor or sleep
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
nat/o
 Definition
birth
Term
necr/o
 Definition
dead
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
noct/o
 Definition
night
Term
ocul/o
 Definition
eye
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-ole
 Definition
small
Term
olig-; oligo-
 Definition
scanty
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
-one
 Definition
chemical compound
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
oo
 Definition
ovary, egg
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
-opia
 Definition
eye, vision
Term
-opsia
 Definition
vision
Term
-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
opt/o
 Definition
eye
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-physis
 Definition
to grow
Term
pil/o
 Definition
hair
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair or reconstruction
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
-porosis
 Definition
porous
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
poster/o
 Definition
posterior
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
presby/o
 Definition
old age
Term
proct/o
 Definition
rectum and anus
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate gland
Term
proxim/o
 Definition
proximal
Term
prurit/o
 Definition
to itch
Term
phsych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling or downward displacement
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
pupil/o
 Definition
pupil
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
pelvis
Term
pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
Term
pyret/o
 Definition
fever
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
Term
rheum/o; rheumat/o
 Definition
to flow
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
to burst forth, usually blood
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
salping/o
 Definition
uterine or fallopian tube
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
scab/o
 Definition
to scratch
Term
schiz/o
 Definition
split
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hard or sclera
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardness
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
twisted
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examination
Term
thyr/o; thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland (shield)
Term
tom/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
-tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
ton/o
 Definition
tone or tension
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
trans-; trans/o
 Definition
across or through
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
troph/o; tropin; -trophy
 Definition
noursishment or development
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane, eardrum
Term
-ular
 Definition
converts a root or noun to an adjective
Term
-um
 Definition
singular noun ending
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
ur/o; urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
-us
 Definition
condition
Term
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
uve/o
 Definition
uvea
Term
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
valv/o; valvul/o
 Definition
valve
Term
varic/o
 Definition
swollen, twisted vein
Term
vas/o, vascul/ob
 Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
Term
-version
 Definition
turn
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebrae
Term
vesic/o
 Definition
bladder or sac
Term
vulv/o
 Definition
vulva
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
-y
 Definition
adjective suffix
Term
zyg/o
 Definition
yoke, to join
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