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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology (A-C)
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/08/2012
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Term
a-
 Definition
away from; without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
adbomin/o-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
ablat/o-
 Definition
take away; destroy
Term
-able
 Definition
able to be
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abort/o-
 Definition
stop prematurely
Term
abras/o-
 Definition
scrape off
Term
absorpt/o-
 Definition
absorb; take in
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
access/o-
 Definition
supplemental or contributing part
Term
accommod/o-
 Definition
to adapt
Term
acetabul/o-
 Definition
acetabulum (hip socket)
Term
acid/o-
 Definition
acid (low pH)
Term
acous/o-
 Definition
hearing; sound
Term
acr/o-
 Definition
extremity; highest point
Term
acromi/o-
 Definition
acromion
Term
actin/o-
 Definition
rays of the sun
Term
act/o-
 Definition
action
Term
acu/o-
 Definition
needle; sharpness
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
-ad
 Definition
toward; in the direction of
Term
addict/o-
 Definition
surrender to; be controlled by
Term
-ade
 Definition
action; process
Term
aden/o-
 Definition
gland
Term
adenoid/o-
 Definition
adenoids
Term
adhes/o-
 Definition
to stick to
Term
adip/o-
 Definition
fat
Term
adjuv/o-
 Definition
giving help or assistance
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adnex/o-
 Definition
accessory connecting parts
Term
adolesc/o-
 Definition
the beginning of being an adult
Term
adrenal/o-
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
adren/o-
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
affect/o-
 Definition
state of mind; mood; to have an influence on
Term
affer/o-
 Definition
bring toward the center
Term
agglutin/o-
 Definition
clumping; sticking
Term
aggreg/o-
 Definition
crowding together
Term
ag/o-
 Definition
to lead to
Term
agon/o-
 Definition
causing action
Term
agor/a-
 Definition
open area or space
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
albin/o-
 Definition
white
Term
albumin/o-
 Definition
albumin
Term
alges/o-
 Definition
sensation of pain
Term
-algia
 Definition
painful condition
Term
alg/o-
 Definition
pain
Term
align/o-
 Definition
arranged in a straight line
Term
aliment/o-
 Definition
food; nourishment
Term
-alis
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
alkal/o-
 Definition
base (high pH)
Term
allerg/o-
 Definition
allergy
Term
all/o-
 Definition
other; strange
Term
alopec/o-
 Definition
bald
Term
alveol/o-
 Definition
alveolus (air sac)
Term
ambly/o-
 Definition
dimness
Term
ambulat/o-
 Definition
walking
Term
amnes/o-
 Definition
forgetfulness
Term
amni/o-
 Definition
amnion (fetal membrane)
Term
-amnios
 Definition
amniotic fluid
Term
amputat/o-
 Definition
to cut off
Term
amput/o-
 Definition
to cut off
Term
amygdal/o-
 Definition
almond shape
Term
amyl/o-
 Definition
carbohydrate; starch
Term
an-
 Definition
without; not
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ana-
 Definition
apart from; excessive
Term
anabol/o-
 Definition
building up
Term
analy/o-
 Definition
to seperate
Term
anastom/o-
 Definition
create an opening between two structures
Term
-ance
 Definition
state of
Term
ancill/o-
 Definition
servant; accessory
Term
-ancy
 Definition
state of
Term
andr/o-
 Definition
male
Term
aneurysm/o-
 Definition
aneurysm (dilation)
Term
angin/o-
 Definition
angina
Term
angi/o-
 Definition
blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
Term
anis/o-
 Definition
unequal
Term
ankyl/o-
 Definition
fused together
Term
an/o-
 Definition
anus
Term
ant-
 Definition
against
Term
-ant
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
antagon/o-
 Definition
oppose or work against
Term
ante-
 Definition
forward; before
Term
anter/o-
 Definition
before; front part
Term
anthrac/o-
 Definition
coal
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
anxi/o-
 Definition
fear; worry
Term
aort/o-
 Definition
aorta
Term
apher/o-
 Definition
withdrawal
Term
aphth/o-
 Definition
ulcer
Term
apic/o-
 Definition
apex (tip)
Term
apo-
 Definition
away from
Term
appendic/o-
 Definition
appendix
Term
appendicul/o-
 Definition
limb; small attached part
Term
append/o-
 Definition
small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix
Term
appercept/o-
 Definition
fully perceived
Term
aque/o-
 Definition
watery substance
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arachn/-
 Definition
spider; spider web
Term
-arche
 Definition
a beginning
Term
areol/o-
 Definition
small area around the nipple
Term
-arian
 Definition
pertaining to a person
Term
-aris
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arteri/o-
 Definition
artery
Term
arteriol/o-
 Definition
arteriole
Term
arter/o-
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o-
 Definition
joint
Term
articul/o-
 Definition
joint
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
asbest/o-
 Definition
asbestos
Term
ascit/o-
 Definition
ascites
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
aspir/o-
 Definition
to breathe in; to suck in
Term
asthen/o-
 Definition
lack of strength
Term
asthm/o-
 Definition
asthma
Term
astr/o-
 Definition
starlike structure
Term
-ate
 Definition
composed of; pertaining to
Term
-ated
 Definition
pertaining to a condition; composed of
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atel/o-
 Definition
incomplete
Term
ather/o-
 Definition
soft, fatty substance
Term
atheromat/o-
 Definition
fatty deposit or mass
Term
athet/o-
 Definition
without position or place
Term
-atic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ation
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-ative
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ator
 Definition
person or thing that produces or does
Term
-atory
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
atri/o-
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
Term
attenu/o-
 Definition
weakened
Term
-ature
 Definition
system composed of
Term
audi/o-
 Definition
the sense of hearing
Term
audit/o-
 Definition
the sense of hearing
Term
augment/o-
 Definition
increase in size or degree
Term
aur/i-
 Definition
ear
Term
auricul/o-
 Definition
ear
Term
auscult/o-
 Definition
listening
Term
aut/o-
 Definition
self
Term
autonom/o-
 Definition
independent; self-governing
Term
axill/o-
 Definition
axilla (armpit)
Term
axi/o-
 Definition
axis
Term
bacteri/o-
 Definition
bacterium
Term
balan/o-
 Definition
glans penis
Term
bar/o-
 Definition
weight
Term
basil/o-
 Definition
base of an organ
Term
bas/o-
 Definition
base of a structure; basic (alkaline)
Term
behave/o-
 Definition
activity; manner of acting
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
bili/o-
 Definition
bile; gall
Term
bilirubin/o-
 Definition
bilirubin
Term
bi/o-
 Definition
life; living organisms; living tissue
Term
-blast
 Definition
immature cell
Term
blast/o-
 Definition
immature; embryonic
Term
blephar/o-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
-body
 Definition
a structure or thing
Term
botul/o-
 Definition
sausage
Term
brachi/o-
 Definition
arm
Term
bracy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronchi/o-
 Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchiol/o-
 Definition
bronchiole
Term
bronch/o-
 Definition
bronchus
Term
brux/o-
 Definition
to grind the teeth
Term
buccinat/o-
 Definition
cheek
Term
bucc/o-
 Definition
cheek
Term
bulb/o-
 Definition
like a bulb
Term
bunion/o-
 Definition
bunion
Term
burs/o-
 Definition
bursa
Term
cac/o-
 Definition
bad; poor
Term
calcane/o-
 Definition
calcaneus (heel bone)
Term
calc/i-
 Definition
calcium
Term
calcific/o-
 Definition
hard from calcium
Term
calci/o-
 Definition
calcium
Term
calc/o-
 Definition
calcium
Term
calcul/o-
 Definition
stone
Term
calic/o-
 Definition
calix
Term
cali/o-
 Definition
calix
Term
calor/o-
 Definition
heat
Term
cancell/o-
 Definition
lattice structure
Term
cancer/o-
 Definition
cancer
Term
candid/o-
 Definition
Candida (a yeast)
Term
can/o-
 Definition
resembling a dog
Term
capill/o-
 Definition
hairlike structure; capillary
Term
capn/o-
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
capsul/o-
 Definition
capsule (enveloping structure)
Term
carb/o-
 Definition
carbon atoms
Term
caborx/y-
 Definition
carbon monoxide
Term
carcin/o-
 Definition
cancer
Term
card/i-
 Definition
heart
Term
cardi/o-
 Definition
heart
Term
cari/o-
 Definition
caries (tooth decay)
Term
carot/o-
 Definition
stupor; sleep
Term
carp/o-
 Definition
wrist
Term
cartilagin/o-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cata-
 Definition
down
Term
catabol/o-
 Definition
breaking down
Term
catheter/o-
 Definition
catheter
Term
caud/o-
 Definition
tail (tail bone)
Term
caus/o-
 Definition
burning
Term
cavit/o-
 Definition
hollow space
Term
cav/o-
 Definition
hollow space
Term
cec/o-
 Definition
cecum (first part of large intestine)
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
celi/o-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
cellul/o-
 Definition
cell
Term
-centesis
 Definition
procedure to puncture
Term
centr/o-
 Definition
center; dominant part
Term
cephal/o-
 Definition
head
Term
-cephalus
 Definition
head
Term
-ceps
 Definition
head
Term
-cere
 Definition
waxy substance
Term
cerebell/o-
 Definition
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
Term
cerebr/o-
 Definition
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Term
cervic/o-
 Definition
neck; cervix
Term
cheil/o-
 Definition
lip
Term
chem/o-
 Definition
chemical; drug
Term
chez/o-
 Definition
to pass feces
Term
chir/o-
 Definition
hand
Term
chlor/o-
 Definition
chloride
Term
cholangi/o-
 Definition
bile duct
Term
chol/e-
 Definition
bile; gall
Term
cholecyst/o-
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o-
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
cholesterol/o-
 Definition
cholesterol
Term
chol/o-
 Definition
bile; gall
Term
chondr/o-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chori/o-
 Definition
chorion (fetal membrane)
Term
choroid/o-
 Definition
choroid (middle layer around the eye)
Term
chrom/o-
 Definition
color
Term
chron/o-
 Definition
time
Term
cid/o-
 Definition
killing
Term
cili/o-
 Definition
hairlike structure
Term
cin/e-
 Definition
movement
Term
cingul/o-
 Definition
structure that surrounds
Term
circa-
 Definition
about
Term
cirrh/o-
 Definition
yellow
Term
cis/o-
 Definition
to cut
Term
-clast
 Definition
cell that breaks down substances
Term
claudicat/o-
 Definition
limping pain
Term
claustr/o-
 Definition
enclosed space
Term
clavicul/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
clav/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
-cle
 Definition
small thing
Term
cleid/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
clinic/o-
 Definition
medicine
Term
clon/o-
 Definition
identical group derived from one; rapid contracting and relaxing
Term
-clonus
 Definition
condition of rapid contracting and relaxing
Term
-cnemius
 Definition
leg
Term
coagul/o-
 Definition
clotting
Term
coarct/o-
 Definition
pressed together
Term
cocc/o-
 Definition
spherical bacterium
Term
-coccus
 Definition
spherical bacterium
Term
coccyg/o-
 Definition
coccyx (tail bone)
Term
cochle/o-
 Definition
cochlea (of the inner ear)
Term
cognit/o-
 Definition
thinking
Term
coit/o-
 Definition
sexual intercourse
Term
coll/a-
 Definition
fibers that hold together
Term
-collis
 Definition
condition of the neck
Term
col/o-
 Definition
colon (part of the large intestines)
Term
colon/o-
 Definition
colon (part of the large intestines)
Term
colp/o-
 Definition
vagina
Term
comat/o-
 Definition
unconciousness
Term
comminut/o-
 Definition
break into small pieces
Term
communicat/o-
 Definition
impart; transmit
Term
communic/o-
 Definition
impart; transmit
Term
compens/o-
 Definition
counterbalance; compensate
Term
compress/o-
 Definition
press together
Term
comprise/o-
 Definition
exposed to danger
Term
compuls/o-
 Definition
drive or compel
Term
con-
 Definition
with
Term
concept/o-
 Definition
to conceive or form
Term
concuss/o-
 Definition
violent shaking or jarring
Term
conduct/o-
 Definition
carrying; conveying
Term
conform/o-
 Definition
having the same scale or angle
Term
congenit/o-
 Definition
present at birth
Term
congest/o-
 Definition
accumulation of fluid
Term
coni/o-
 Definition
dust
Term
conjug/o-
 Definition
joined together
Term
conjunctiv/o-
 Definition
conjunctiva
Term
con/o-
 Definition
cone
Term
constip/o-
 Definition
compacted feces
Term
constrict/o-
 Definition
drawn together; narrowed
Term
construct/o-
 Definition
to build
Term
contin/o-
 Definition
hold together
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
contract/o-
 Definition
pull together
Term
contus/o-
 Definition
bruising
Term
converg/o-
 Definition
coming together
Term
convuls/o-
 Definition
seizure
Term
copr/o-
 Definition
feces; stool
Term
corne/o-
 Definition
cornea (of the eye)
Term
cor/o-
 Definition
pupil (of the eye)
Term
coron/o-
 Definition
structure that encircles like a crown
Term
corpor/o-
 Definition
body
Term
cortic/o-
 Definition
cortex (outer region)
Term
cosmet/o-
 Definition
attractive; adorned
Term
cost/o-
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o-
 Definition
cranium (skull)
Term
-crasia
 Definition
a mixing
Term
-crine
 Definition
thing that secretes
Term
crin/o-
 Definition
secrete
Term
-crit
 Definition
separation of
Term
cry/o-
 Definition
cold
Term
crypt/o-
 Definition
hidden
Term
cubit/o-
 Definition
elbow
Term
culd/o-
 Definition
cul-de-sac
Term
cusp/o-
 Definition
projection; point
Term
cutane/o-
 Definition
skin
Term
cut/i-
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o-
 Definition
blue
Term
cycl/o-
 Definition
ciliary body of the eye; circle; cycle
Term
cyst/o-
 Definition
bladder, fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
cyt/o-
 Definition
cell
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