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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology, Chapters 1-4
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Undergraduate 2
04/06/2012
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Term
a-
 Definition
without, not
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
acid/o
 Definition
acid
Term
-ad
 Definition
toward
Term
adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
alveol/o
 Definition
alveoulus
Term
an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
anter/o
 Definition
anterior,front
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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atel/o
 Definition
incomplete, inperfect
Term
auto-
 Definition
self, own
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck; cervix uteri
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
-derma
 Definition
skin
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, across
Term
dipl-
 Definition
double
Term
diplo-
 Definition
double
Term
dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back (of body)
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
endo-
 Definition
in, within
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, on
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
erythemat/o
 Definition
red
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
-esis
 Definition
condition
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
homeo-
 Definition
same
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyp-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ichthy/o
 Definition
dry, scaly
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium (lateral,flaring portion of hip bone)
Term
infer/o
 Definition
lower, below
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
intra-
 Definition
in, within
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue; hard; cornea
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
Term
later/o
 Definition
side, to one side
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist in study of
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
loins, (lower back)
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
medi-
 Definition
middle
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death, necrosis
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with red blood cells)
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease; deficiency
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
-phagia
 Definition
swallowing; eating
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-phoresis
 Definition
carrying, transmission
Term
pil/o
 Definition
hair
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formation, growth
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
air; lungs
Term
pneumon/o
 Definition
air; lungs
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
proxim/o
 Definition
near, nearest
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower are bone)
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hardening; sclera (white of eye)
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus, cavity
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction, twitching
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
spir/o
 Definition
to breathe
Term
squam/o
 Definition
scale
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
sudor/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
super-
 Definition
upper, above
Term
super/o
 Definition
upper, above
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
-thorax
 Definition
chest
Term
thrache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
tom/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
Term
-toxic
 Definition
poison
Term
trans-
 Definition
through, across
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
umbilic/o
 Definition
umbilicus, navel
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
Term
-verse
 Definition
turning
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
seb/o
 Definition
sebum, sebaceous
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
albin/o
 Definition
white
Term
bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
Term
-osmia
 Definition
smell
Term
-oxia
 Definition
oxygen
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult or labored
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphram, mind
Term
emphys/o
 Definition
to inflate
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
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