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Medical Terminology 5
Common medical roots, prefixes, and suffixes
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06/09/2012
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Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient; below; under; less than normal
Term
hypophys/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
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hypothalam/o
 Definition
hypothalamus
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hypsi-
 Definition
high
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus; womb
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
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-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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iatr/o
 Definition
physician; treatment
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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ichthy/o
 Definition
dry; scaly
Term
-ician
 Definition
specialist
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-icle
 Definition
small
Term
ide/o
 Definition
idea, mental images
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idi/o
 Definition
unknown; individual; distinct
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune; protection; safe
Term
in-
 Definition
in; into; not
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-in
 Definition
a substance
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-ine
 Definition
a substance
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-ine
 Definition
pertaining to
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infra-
 Definition
below; inferior to; beneath
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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insulin/o
 Definition
insulin (pancreatic hormone)
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within; into
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iod/o
 Definition
iodine
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ion/o
 Definition
ion; to wander
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-ion
 Definition
process
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ipsi-
 Definition
same
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ir-
 Definition
in
Term
ir/o
 Definition
iris (colored portion of eye)
Term
irid/o
 Definition
iris (colored portion of eye)
Term
is/o
 Definition
same; equal
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back; back
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium (part of hip bone)
Term
-ism
 Definition
process; condition
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
ithy-
 Definition
erect, straight
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ium
 Definition
structure; tissue
Term
ixod/i
 Definition
ticks
Term
juxta-
 Definition
near
Term
jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
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kal/i
 Definition
potassium
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
kel/o
 Definition
tumor, fibrous growth
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kerat/o
 Definition
cornea; hard, horny tissue
Term
keraun/o
 Definition
lightning
Term
kern-
 Definition
nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)
Term
ket/o
 Definition
ketones; acetones
Term
keton/o
 Definition
ketones; acetones
Term
kines/o
 Definition
movement
Term
kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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-kinesis
 Definition
movement
Term
klept/o
 Definition
to steal
Term
koil/o
 Definition
hollow, concave, depressed
Term
kraur/o
 Definition
dry
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kym/o
 Definition
waves
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kyph/o
 Definition
humpback
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-labile
 Definition
unstable, perishable
Term
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct
Term
lact/o
 Definition
milk
Term
lal/o, -lalia
 Definition
speech, babble
Term
lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
Term
lampr/o
 Definition
clear
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdominal wall; abdomen
Term
-lapse
 Definition
to slide, fall, sag
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
lecith/o
 Definition
yolk, ovum
Term
lei/o
 Definition
smooth
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leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth (visceral) muscle
Term
-lemma
 Definition
sheath; covering
Term
lepid/o
 Definition
plakes, scales
Term
lepr/o
 Definition
leprosy
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
lept/o
 Definition
thin, slender
Term
-leptic
 Definition
to seize, take hold of
Term
leth/o
 Definition
death
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
levo-
 Definition
left
Term
lex/o
 Definition
word; phrase
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-lexia
 Definition
word; phrase
Term
lien/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
ligament/o
 Definition
ligament
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ligat/o
 Definition
binding, tying
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lim/o
 Definition
hunger
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lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat; lipid
Term
-lipsis
 Definition
omit, fail
Term
-listhesis
 Definition
condition of stones
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
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-lithotomy
 Definition
incision (for removal) of a stone
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
logad/o
 Definition
whites of the eyes
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist
Term
log/o
 Definition
study
Term
-logy
 Definition
study (process of)
Term
loph/o
 Definition
ridge
Term
lord/o
 Definition
curve; swayback
Term
lox/o
 Definition
oblique, slanting
Term
-lucent
 Definition
to shine
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back; loin
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lumin/o
 Definition
light
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lute/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
lux/o
 Definition
to slide
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
ly/o
 Definition
to dissolve, loosen
Term
lymphaden/o
 Definition
limph gland (node)
Term
lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
Term
-lytic
 Definition
to reduce, destroy, separate; breakdown
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
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