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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology a living language
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Undergraduate 1
09/22/2010

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Term
ankyl/o
Definition
stiff joint
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
Definition
sac
Term
carp/o
Definition
wrist
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle
Term
coccyg/o
Definition
coccyx
Term
cortic/o
Definition
outer position
Term
cost/o
Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
Definition
skull
Term
femor/o
Definition
femur
Term
fibul/o
Definition
fibula
Term
humer/o
Definition
humerus
Term
ili/o
Definition
ilium
Term
ischi/o
Definition
ischium
Term
ischi/o
Definition
ischium
Term
kyph/o
Definition
hump
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lamin/o
Definition
lamina/part of the vertebra
Term
lord/o
Definition
bent backwards
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lumb/o
Definition
loin
Term
mandibul/o
Definition
mandible
Term
maxill/o
Definition
maxilla
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medull/o
Definition
inner portion
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metacarp/o
Definition
metacarpals
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metatars/o
Definition
metatarsals
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myel/o
Definition
bone marrow/ spinal cord
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orth/o
Definition
straight
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oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
patell/o
Definition
patella
Term
ped/o
Definition
child, foot
Term
pelv/o
Definition
pelvis
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phalang/o
Definition
phalanges
Term
pod/o
Definition
foot
Term
pub/o
Definition
pubis
Term
radi/o
Definition
radius
Term
sacr/o
Definition
sacrum
Term
scapul/o
Definition
scapula
Term
scoli/o
Definition
crooked/bent
Term
spondyl/o
Definition
vertebrae
Term
stern/o
Definition
sternum
Term
synovi/o
Definition
synovial membrane
Term
synov/o
Definition
synovial membrane
Term
tars/o
Definition
ankle
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest
Term
tibi/o
Definition
tibia
Term
uln/o
Definition
ulna
Term
vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
-blast
Definition
immature,embryonic - (SF)
Term
-clasia
Definition
to surgically break - (SF)
Term
-desis
Definition
Stabilize, fuxe - (SF)
Term
-listhesis
Definition
slipping - (SF)
Term
-porosis
Definition
porous - (SF)
Term
fasci
Definition
fibrous band
Term
fibr/o
Definition
fibers
Term
kinesi/o
Definition
movement
Term
muscul/o
Definition
muscle
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
myocardi/o
Definition
heart muscle
Term
myos/o
Definition
muscle
Term
plant
Definition
sole of foot
Term
ten/o
Definition
tendon
Term
tend/o
Definition
tendon
Term
tendin/o
Definition
tendon
Term
-asthenia
Definition
weakness
Term
-kinesia
Definition
movement - (SF)
Term
-tonia
Definition
tone - (SF)
Term
ab-
Definition
away from - (PF)
Term
ad-
Definition
toward - (PF)
Term
circum-
Definition
around - (PF)
Term
fasci/o
Definition
fibrous band
Term
fibr/o
Definition
fibers
Term
kinesi/o
Definition
movement
Term
muscul/o
Definition
muscle
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
angi/o
Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
Definition
fatty substance
Term
atri/o
Definition
atrium
Term
cardi/o
Definition
heart
Term
coron/o
Definition
heart
Term
hemangi/o
Definition
blood vessel
Term
phleb/o
Definition
vein
Term
sphygm/o
Definition
pulse
Term
steth/o
Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot
Term
valv/o
Definition
valve
Term
valvul/o
Definition
valve
Term
vascul/o
Definition
blood vessel
Term
vas/o
Definition
vessel/duct
Term
ven/o
Definition
vein
Term
ventricul/o
Definition
ventricle
Term
-ole
Definition
small - (SF)
Term
-tension
Definition
pressure - (SF)
Term
-ule
Definition
small - (SF)
Term
agglutin/o
Definition
clumping
Term
chrom/o
Definition
base
Term
coagul/o
Definition
clotting
Term
base/o
Definition
base
Term
chrom/o
Definition
color
Term
eosin/o
Definition
rosy red
Term
erythr/o
Definition
red
Term
fibrin/o
Definition
fibers
Term
granul/o
Definition
granules
Term
hem/o
Definition
blood
Term
hemat/o
Definition
blood
Term
leuk/o
Definition
white
Term
morph/o
Definition
shape
Term
neutr/o
Definition
neutral
Term
phag/o
Definition
eat/swallow
Term
sanguin/o
Definition
blood
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot
Term
-apheresis
Definition
carry away
Term
-cytosis
Definition
more than the number of cells
Term
-emia
Definition
blood condition
Term
-globin
Definition
protein
Term
-penia
Definition
to few
Term
-phil
Definition
attracted to
Term
-poiesis
Definition
formation
Term
-stasis
Definition
standing still
Term
adenoid/o
Definition
adenoids
Term
immun/o
Definition
protection
Term
lymph/o
Definition
lumph
Term
lymphaden/o
Definition
lymph nodes
Term
lymphangi/o
Definition
lymph vessels
Term
path/o
Definition
disease
Term
splen/o
Definition
spleen
Term
thym/o
Definition
thymus
Term
tonsill/o
Definition
tonsils
Term
tox/o
Definition
poison
Term
-globulin
Definition
protein
Term
alveol/o
Definition
air sac
Term
anthrac/o
Definition
coal
Term
atel/o
Definition
incomplete
Term
bronch/o
Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchi/o
Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchiol/o
Definition
bronchiole
Term
coni/o
Definition
dust
Term
diaphragmat/o
Definition
diaphragm
Term
epiglott/o
Definition
epiglottis
Term
laryng/o
Definition
larynx
Term
lob/o
Definition
lobe
Term
nas/o
Definition
nose
Term
orth/o
Definition
straight
Term
ox/o - ox/i
Definition
oxygen
Term
pharyng/o
Definition
pharynx
Term
pleur/o
Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o
Definition
lung
Term
pneumon/o
Definition
lung
Term
pulmon/o
Definition
lung
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
sinus/o
Definition
sinus
Term
spir/o
Definition
breathing
Term
trache/o
Definition
trachea
Term
-capnia
Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
-ectasis
Definition
expansion
Term
-osmia
Definition
smell
Term
-phonia
Definition
voice
Term
-pnea
Definition
breathing
Term
-ptysis
Definition
spitting
Term
-thorax
Definition
chest
Term
an/o
Definition
anus
Term
append/o
Definition
appendix
Term
appendic/o
Definition
appendix
Term
bar/o
Definition
weight
Term
bucc/o
Definition
cheek
Term
cec/o
Definition
cecum
Term
chol/e
Definition
bile
Term
cholangi/o
Definition
bile duct
Term
cholecyst/o
Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
Definition
common bile duct
Term
col/o
Definition
colon
Term
colon/o
Definition
colon
Term
dent/o
Definition
tooth
Term
duoden/o
Definition
duodenum
Term
enter/o
Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag/o
Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr/o
Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term
ile/o
Definition
ileum
Term
jejun/o
Definition
jejunum
Term
labi/o
Definition
lip
Term
lapar/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
lingu/o
Definition
lingus
Term
lith/o
Definition
stone
Term
odont/o
Definition
tooth
Term
or/o
Definition
mouth
Term
palat/o
Definition
palate
Term
pancreat/o
Definition
pancreas
Term
pharyng/o
Definition
pharynx
Term
proct/o
Definition
anus and rectum
Term
pylor/o
Definition
pylorus
Term
rect/o
Definition
rectum
Term
sialaden/o
Definition
salivary glands
Term
sigmoid/o
Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
-emesis
Definition
vomit
Term
-lithiasis
Definition
condition of stones
Term
-orexia
Definition
appetite
Term
-pepsia
Definition
digestion
Term
-phagia
Definition
swallow
Term
-prandial
Definition
pertaining of meal
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