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Building a medical vocab ch 1-5
Medical terminology
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Undergraduate 1
10/11/2012
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Term
kinesi(o)
 Definition
movement
Term
Lact(o)
 Definition
milk
Term
leps(o)
 Definition
seizure
Term
leuk(o), leuc(o)
 Definition
white
Term
lith(o)
 Definition
stone or calculus
Term
log(o)
 Definition
knowledge or words
Term
lys(o)
 Definition
destruction, dissolving
Term
megal(o)
 Definition
large, enlarged
Term
melan(o)
 Definition
black
Term
metr(o)
 Definition
measure; uterine tissue
Term
muscul(o), my(o)
 Definition
muscle
Term
myc(o)
 Definition
fungus
Term
nas(o)
 Definition
nose
Term
nos(o)
 Definition
disease
Term
onc(o)
 Definition
tumor
Term
path(o)
 Definition
disease
Term
phag(o)
 Definition
eat, ingest
Term
phas(o)
 Definition
speech
Term
plas(o)
 Definition
formation, development
Term
plast(o)
 Definition
repair
Term
pleg(o)
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pod(o)
 Definition
foot
Term
pyr(o)
 Definition
fire
Term
rhin(o)
 Definition
nose
Term
schis(o), schiz(o), schist(o)
 Definition
spkit, cleft
Term
scler(o)
 Definition
hard
Term
scop(o)
 Definition
to examine, to view
Term
seps(o), sept(i), sept(o)
 Definition
infection
Term
staphyl(o)
 Definition
grapelike cluster, uvula
Term
strept(o)
 Definition
twisted
Term
tox(o), toxic(o)
 Definition
poison
Term
troph(o)
 Definition
nutrition
Term
vir(o), virus(o)
 Definition
virus
Term
xanth(o)
 Definition
yellow
Term
pharmac(o)
 Definition
drugs or medicine
Term
psych(o)
 Definition
mind
Term
radi(o)
 Definition
radiation
Term
rheumat(o)
 Definition
rheumatism
Term
rhin(o)
 Definition
nose
Term
therapeut(o)
 Definition
treatment
Term
ur(o)
 Definition
urinary tract
Term
ultra-
 Definition
excessive
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical procedure to aspirate or remove fluid
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ectasia, -ectasis
 Definition
dilation or stretching of a structure or part
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-gram
 Definition
a record
Term
-graph
 Definition
an instrument being used for measurement
Term
-graphy
 Definition
the process of recording
Term
-lysis
 Definition
process of loosening, freeing or destroying
Term
-malacia
 Definition
soft, softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-rrhage, rrhagia
 Definition
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used in viewing
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-spasm
 Definition
twitching, cramp
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
Term
-stomy
 Definition
formation of an opening
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-tome
 Definition
an instrument used for cutting
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
Term
aden(o)
 Definition
gland
Term
algesi(o)
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
Term
angi(o)
 Definition
vessel
Term
append(o), appendic(o)
 Definition
appendix
Term
blephar(o)
 Definition
eyelid
Term
cerebr(O)
 Definition
brain
Term
chem(o)
 Definition
chemical
Term
chir(o)
 Definition
hand
Term
col(o), colon(o)
 Definition
colon or large intestine
Term
cry(o)
 Definition
cold
Term
cutane(o), derm(a), dermat(o)
 Definition
skin
Term
ech(o)
 Definition
sound
Term
ech(o)
 Definition
sound
Term
electr(o)
 Definition
electricity
Term
encephal(o)
 Definition
brain
Term
esthesi(o)
 Definition
feeling or sensation
Term
fluor(o)
 Definition
emitting or reflecting light
Term
mamm(o), mast(o)
 Definition
breast
Term
narc(o)
 Definition
stupor
Term
nephr(o)
 Definition
kidney
Term
oste(o)
 Definition
bone
Term
pharmac(o), pharmaceut(i)
 Definition
drugs or medicine
Term
radi(o)
 Definition
radiant energy
Term
ren(o)
 Definition
kidney
Term
son(o)
 Definition
sound
Term
steth(o)
 Definition
thorax
Term
therapeut(o)
 Definition
treatment
Term
therm(o)
 Definition
heat
Term
tom(o)
 Definition
to cut
Term
tonsill(o)
 Definition
tonsil
Term
trache(o)
 Definition
trachea
Term
vas(o)
 Definition
vessel
Term
a-
 Definition
no, not without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
an-
 Definition
not, not, without
Term
ana-
 Definition
excessive, upward or again
Term
ante-
 Definition
before in time or in place
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
centi-
 Definition
one hundred
Term
circum-
 Definition
around or circular
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
di-
 Definition
two
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
diplo-
 Definition
double
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
Term
ecto-
 Definition
out, without, away from
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en-, end-, endo-
 Definition
inside
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, on
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
ex-, exo-, extra-
 Definition
out, without, away from
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half, partly
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above, more than normal
Term
hypo-
 Definition
beneath, below normal
Term
in-
 Definition
not or inside
Term
infra-
 Definition
neneath, under
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
ipsi-
 Definition
same
Term
macro-
 Definition
large or great
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
medio-, meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
mega-, megalo-
 Definition
large or great
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mid-
 Definition
middle
Term
milli-
 Definition
one-thousandth
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside or banormal
Term
per-
 Definition
through or by
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before in time or in place
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
pro-
 Definition
before in time or in place;favoring or supporting
Term
quad-, quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
Term
semi-
 Definition
half, partly
Term
sub-
 Definition
beneath, under
Term
super-
 Definition
excessive, above, beyond
Term
super-, supra-
 Definition
above, beyond
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
joined, together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
ultra-
 Definition
excessive
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
-ose
 Definition
sugar
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-phagia, -phagic, -phagy
 Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation, development
Term
-plasma
 Definition
substance of cells
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse
Term
-schisis
 Definition
spit, cleft
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used for viewing
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-trophic, -trophy
 Definition
nutrition
Term
-y
 Definition
state or condition
Term
alb(o), albin(o)
 Definition
white
Term
bacter(i), bacteri(o)
 Definition
bacteria
Term
bi(o)
 Definition
life
Term
cancer(o), carcin(o)
 Definition
cancer
Term
cephal(o)
 Definition
head
Term
chlor(o)
 Definition
green
Term
cyan(o)
 Definition
blue
Term
cyt(o)
 Definition
cell
Term
erythr(o)
 Definition
red
Term
fung(i)
 Definition
fungus
Term
gen(o)
 Definition
beginning, origin
Term
hist(o)
 Definition
tissue
Term
iatr(o)
 Definition
physician or treatment
Term
iti(o)
 Definition
individual
Term
-able
 Definition
capable of, able to
Term
-al, -ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
Term
-eum
 Definition
membrane
Term
-gen
 Definition
that which generates
Term
-genesis
 Definition
producing or forming
Term
-genic
 Definition
produced by or in
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition or theory
Term
-iac
 Definition
one who suffers
Term
-iasis
 Definition
condition
Term
-ible
 Definition
capable of, able to
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition or theory
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ium
 Definition
membrane
Term
-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-kinesia, -kinesis
 Definition
movement, motion
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone or calculus
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of, science of
Term
-lysin
 Definition
that which destroys
Term
-lysis
 Definition
process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
Term
-lytic
 Definition
capable of destroying
Term
-mania
 Definition
excessive preoccupation
Term
-maniac
 Definition
a person who shows excessive preoccupation
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
Term
-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
Term
an-
 Definition
no, not or without
Term
endo-
 Definition
inside
Term
-ac, -al, -ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-crine
 Definition
secrete
Term
-er
 Definition
one who
Term
-atrician
 Definition
practioner
Term
-iatrics, -iatry
 Definition
medical profession or treatment
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ist
 Definition
one who
Term
-logical, -logical
 Definition
pertaining to the science or study of
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies, specialist
Term
-logy
 Definition
study or science of
Term
bi(o)
 Definition
life
Term
cardi(o)
 Definition
heart
Term
crin(o)
 Definition
to secrete
Term
dent(i), dent(o), odont(o)
 Definition
tooth
Term
dermat(o)
 Definition
skin
Term
enter(o)
 Definition
intestines
Term
esthesi(o)
 Definition
sensation or feeling
Term
gastr(o)
 Definition
stomach
Term
ger(a), ger(o ),geront(o)
 Definition
elderly
Term
gynec(o)
 Definition
female
Term
immun(o)
 Definition
immune
Term
laryn(o)
 Definition
larynx
Term
nat(o)
 Definition
birth
Term
ne(o)
 Definition
new
Term
neur(o)
 Definition
nerve
Term
obstetr(o)
 Definition
midwife
Term
onc(o)
 Definition
tumor
Term
ophthalm(o)
 Definition
eye
Term
opt(o), optic(o)
 Definition
vision
Term
or(o)
 Definition
mouth
Term
orth(o)
 Definition
straight
Term
ot(o)
 Definition
ear
Term
path(o)
 Definition
disease
Term
ped(o)
 Definition
child; sometimes foot
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