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Medical/Dental Word Roots
medical root words terminology
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12th Grade
08/29/2010
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Term
Aden -
 Definition
Gland
Term
Angio
 Definition
Blood Vessel
Term
Arterio
 Definition
Artery
Term
Arthro
 Definition
Joint
Term
Carcin
 Definition
cancer
Term
Cardio
 Definition
Heart
Term
Cephal
 Definition
head
Term
Cerebro
 Definition
Brain
Term
Chem
 Definition
Drug
Term
Chole
 Definition
Gall, Bile
Term
Colo
 Definition
Colon
Term
Costo
 Definition
Ribs
Term
Cranio
 Definition
Skull
Term
Cyan
 Definition
Blue
Term
Cysto
 Definition
Bladder, sac
Term
Cyte
 Definition
Cell
Term
Derma
 Definition
Skin
Term
Entero
 Definition
intestine
Term
Epidemi
 Definition
among the people
Term
Erythro
 Definition
red
Term
Gastro
 Definition
Stomach
Term
Gingiva
 Definition
Gum
Term
Gloss
 Definition

tongue

 
Term
Glyco
 Definition
sugar
Term
Hepat
 Definition
liver
Term
Hemo
 Definition

Blood

 
Term
Hydro
 Definition
water
Term
Hystero
 Definition
uterus
Term
Lueko
 Definition
white
Term
Lingua
 Definition
Tongue
Term
Mamm , Mast
 Definition
Breast
Term
Myelo
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
Myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
Nephro, Ren
 Definition
kidney
Term
Neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
Ocul , ophthal
 Definition
eye
Term
Oophor
 Definition
ovary
Term
Odont , Dent
 Definition
tooth
Term
Osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
Oto
 Definition
ear
Term
Ped , Pod
 Definition
foot
Term
Phleb
 Definition
vein
Term
Pneumo , Pulm
 Definition
lung
Term
Psych
 Definition
mind , soul
Term
Rhin
 Definition
nose
Term
Salpingo
 Definition
tube
Term
Thorac
 Definition
Thorax , chest
Term
Trach
 Definition
trachea
Term
a , an
 Definition
without
Term
ab
 Definition
away from
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
Ante
 Definition
before
Term
Anti
 Definition
against
Term
aut
 Definition
self
Term
bi
 Definition
two
Term
Brady
 Definition
slow
Term
Circum
 Definition
round
Term
Contra
 Definition
against
Term
di
 Definition
two
Term
Diplo
 Definition
Double
Term
Dys
 Definition
painful , difficult
Term
Ecto
 Definition
outside
Term
Endo , Intra
 Definition
inside
Term
Epi
 Definition
upper , above
Term
Hemi
 Definition
half
Term
Hyper
 Definition
exessive , above , more than
Term
Hypo
 Definition
deficient , below , less than
Term
Inter
 Definition
between
Term
Later
 Definition
side
Term
Lipo
 Definition
fat
Term
Mal
 Definition
bad
Term
Mega , Macro
 Definition
large
Term
Micro
 Definition
small
Term
Mono , Uni
 Definition
one , single
Term
Neo
 Definition
new
Term
Ortho
 Definition
straight
Term
Peri
 Definition
around
Term
Poly
 Definition
many , much
Term
Post
 Definition
after , behind
Term
Pre
 Definition
before , infront
Term
Pro
 Definition
forward
Term
Psuedo
 Definition
false
Term
Retro
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
Semi
 Definition
half
Term
Sub
 Definition
below
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast
Term
tele
 Definition
distant , far
Term
Trans
 Definition
across
Term
Ultra
 Definition
beyond , excess
Term
a ,ac ,al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Algia
 Definition
pain
Term
Ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
Centre
 Definition
puncture
Term
Cide
 Definition
causing death
Term
Cent
 Definition
puncture
Term
Dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
Ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
Emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
Emia
 Definition
blood
Term
Esthesia
 Definition
sensation
Term
Genesis , Genic
 Definition
origin , source
Term
Gram , Graph
 Definition
picture , record
Term
Ia
 Definition
disease
Term
Iasis
 Definition
adnormal , condition
Term
Ism
 Definition
state of
Term
Itis
 Definition
inflamation
Term
Lysis
 Definition
destruction
Term
Malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
Megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
Oid
 Definition
like , similiar
Term
Ologist
 Definition
specialist
Term
Ology
 Definition
study of
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Oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
Orrhagia
 Definition
hemorrhage
Term
Orrhea
 Definition
flow
Term
Osis
 Definition
condition of
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Ostomy
 Definition
surgical opening
Term
Pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
Penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
Phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
Plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
Plegia
 Definition
stroke , paralysis
Term
Pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
Ptosis
 Definition
drooping down
Term
Sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
Scope
 Definition
Picture , inspection
Term
Stasis
 Definition
stoppage
Term
toxic
 Definition
poisonous
Term
trophy
 Definition
development , growth
Term
Uria
 Definition
urine
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