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Med Vocab - Stems
Stem for Greek and Latin Medical Vocab
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Undergraduate 1
10/16/2009
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Term
caedere, caesus
 Definition
to Kill
Stem: -cid-,-cis-
Term
Cerebrum
 Definition
Brian
Stem: cerebr
Term
Docere, doctus
 Definition
to teach
Stem: Doce-, Doct-
Term
Forma
 Definition
Form, Shape
Stem: Form
Term
gignoskein
 Definition
to know
stem: gno-, gnost-
Term
gyne, gynaikos
 Definition
Woman
Stem: Gyn-, gyec (diphong - 'ai' to 'e' & 'K' to 'c'
Term
hystera
 Definition
Uterus
stem: uter
Term
iatros
 Definition
Physician
stem: -iatr
Term
medicus
 Definition
physician
stem: medic
Term
metrein
 Definition
to measure
stem: metr
Term
nasus
 Definition
Nose
stem: nas
Term
neuron
 Definition
nerve
stem: Neur
Term
Oculus
 Definition
eye
stem: ocu
Term
opthalmos
 Definition
eye
atem: opthalm
Term
optos
 Definition
visible
stem: opt
Term
orthos
 Definition
straight, correct
stem: orth
Term
os, oris
 Definition
mouth
stem: os-, or-
eg: oral
Term
pais, paidos
 Definition
child
stem: ped (dipthong - 'ai' to 'e')
eg: pediatric
Term
pati, passum
 Definition
to suffer, endure
stem: pat, pass-
eg: patient
Term
pectus, pectoris
 Definition
chest, breast
stem: pect-, pector
Term
pes, pedis
 Definition
foot
stem: Ped
Term
phusis (physis)
 Definition
Nature
stem: phys
Term
pous, podod
 Definition
foot
stem: pod
eg: podiatrist
Term
skopein
 Definition
to look at
stem: skop
Term
temnein
 Definition
to cut
stem: temn
Term
uterus
 Definition
uterus
stem: uter
Term
vir, viris
 Definition
man
stem: vir
eg: virile
Term
Base - Arthr
 Definition
joint, articulation
Term
Base - cephal
 Definition
head, skull
Term
Base - dendr
 Definition
tree
Term
Base - gastr
 Definition
stomach
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
Term
Base - leuc-/leuk
 Definition
white
Term
Base- melan-
 Definition
black, dark
Term
Base- nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
Base- Ot
 Definition
ear
Term
Base: Tox-
 Definition
poison
Term
Base: Cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
Base: Corpor-
 Definition
body
Term
Base: chlor-
 Definition
light green
Term
Base: enter-
 Definition
intestine
Term
Base: hem-, hemat-
 Definition
blood
Term
Base: hydr-
 Definition
water
Term
Base: mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
base: my-/mus-/myos-
 Definition
muscle
Term
base: oste-
 Definition
bone
Term
base: psych
 Definition
mind
Term
base: troph
 Definition
nourish
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of
Term
-meter
 Definition
a device for measuring
Term
-logy
 Definition
study / science/ collection of
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease of, treatment of disease
Term
-scopy
 Definition
observation of/ by
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment of /by
Term
-emia
 Definition
condition of blood
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
-path
 Definition
one suffering / treating disease
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
abnormal discharge of, flow
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for observing
Term
-tomy
 Definition
operation on / cutting of
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