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Medical Termonology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
05/04/2010

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Term
Acr/o
Definition
extremities
Term
cardi/o
Definition
heart
Term
cyan/o
Definition
blue
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cyt/o
Definition
cell
Term
dermat/o, derm/o
Definition
skin
Term
duoden/o
Definition
duodenum
Term
electr/o
Definition
electric
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision of
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-itis
Definition
inflammation of
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-ologist
Definition
one who studies, a specialist
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eti/o
Definition
cause
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
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gram/o
Definition
record
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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megal/o
Definition
enlarged
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path/o
Definition
disease
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-ology
Definition
study of
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-osis, -a, -y
Definition
condition of, usually abnormal
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-ostomy
Definition
forming a new opening
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-otomy
Definition
incision into
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-tome
Definition
insturment that cuts
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aden/o
Definition
gland
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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carcin/o
Definition
malignancy
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cele/o
Definition
hernia
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
Definition
ribs
Term
dent/o
Definition
tooth
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emes/is
Definition
vomiting
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hist/o
Definition
tissue
Term
laryng/o
Definition
larynx
Term
lip/o
Definition
fat
Term
malac/o
Definition
soft
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morph/o
Definition
structure of
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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onc/o
Definition
tumor
Term
ost/o
Definition
bone
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plast/o
Definition
repair
Term
trach/e
Definition
treachea
Term
troph/o
Definition
development
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en-, endo-
Definition
in, inside, within
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ex-, ex/o-
Definition
outside, out
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hyper-
Definition
excessive
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hypo-
Definition
under
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inter-
Definition
between
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-al, -ar, -ic
Definition
of, or pertaining to
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-oid
Definition
resembling
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-oma
Definition
tumor
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-ism
Definition
medical condition, disease
Term
abdomino/o
Definition
abdomen
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chol/e
Definition
bile, gall
Term
cocc/i
Definition
coccus
Term
crani/o
Definition
cranium, skull
Term
cyst/o
Definition
bladder
Term
dipl/o
Definition
double
Term
hydro
Definition
water
Term
lith/o
Definition
stone
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ab-
Definition
away from
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ad-
Definition
toward
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metr/o
Definition
measure
Term
ot/o
Definition
ear
Term
lev/i
Definition
pelvis
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phob/ia
Definition
fear
Term
py/o
Definition
pus
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
staphyl/o
Definition
grape
Term
strept/o
Definition
chain
Term
thorac/o
Definition
thorax
Term
-ar
Definition
pertaining to
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-centesis
Definition
puncture of a cavity
Term
-genesis, gen/o
Definition
produce, originate
Term
-orrhea
Definition
flow, discharge
Term
angi/o
Definition
vessel
Term
arter/i/o
Definition
artery
Term
blast/o
Definition
embryo
Term
colp/o
Definition
vagina
Term
crypt/o
Definition
hidden
Term
fibr/o
Definition
fiber
Term
hem/o
Definition
blood
Term
hyster/o
Definition
uterus
Term
kinesi/o
Definition
motion
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lys/o
Definition
destruction
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men/o
Definition
menses
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
nephr/o
Definition
kidney
Term
a-, an-
Definition
without
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
dys-
Definition
pain
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerve
Term
o/o
Definition
egg, ovum
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oophor/o
Definition
ovary
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orchid/o
Definition
testes
Term
peps/o
Definition
digestion
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pne/o
Definition
air, breath
Term
pyel/o
Definition
pelvis of the kidney, renal pelvis
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salping/o
Definition
fallopian tube
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scler/o
Definition
tough, hard
Term
spermat/o
Definition
sperm
Term
ureter/o
Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
Definition
urethra
Term
ur/o
Definition
urine
Term
-blast
Definition
embryonic, immature germ cell
Term
cheil/o
Definition
lips
Term
col/o
Definition
colon
Term
dent/o
Definition
teeth
Term
esophag/o
Definition
esophagus
Term
gingiv/o
Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term
pancreat/o
Definition
pancreas
Term
proct/o
Definition
anus and rectum
Term
rect/o
Definition
rectum
Term
stomat/o
Definition
mouth
Term
-clysis
Definition
irrigation
Term
-ectasia
Definition
dilation, stretching
Term
-scope, -scopy
Definition
look, examine
Term
-toxin
Definition
posion
Term
algesia
Definition
sense of pain
Term
angi/o
Definition
vessel
Term
arteri/o
Definition
artery
Term
dactyl/o
Definition
fingers
Term
defibrillation
Definition
heart shocked to a regular heartbeat
Term
embolism
Definition
obstruction of a blood vessel
Term
embolus
Definition
foreign particle in the bloodstream
Term
esthesia
Definition
feeling, sensation
Term
fibrillation
Definition
very fast, irregular heartbeat
Term
a-, an-
Definition
absent, without
Term
dys-
Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
-emia
Definition
blood
Term
macro
Definition
large
Term
micro
Definition
small
Term
myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
phas/o
Definition
speech
Term
phleb/o
Definition
vein
Term
plas/o
Definition
formation
Term
thrombosis
Definition
bloodclot occluding a vessel
Term
poly-
Definition
many
Term
sym-, syn-
Definition
together
Term
-orrhexis
Definition
rupture, bursting apart
Term
-tripsy
Definition
rubbing, crushing
Term
ecto-, exo-
Definition
outer side
Term
end-, endo-
Definition
inner, within
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meso-
Definition
middle
Term
circum-
Definition
around
Term
peri-
Definition
around about
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epi-
Definition
over, surrounding
Term
sub-, hypo-
Definition
below, under
Term
infra-
Definition
below, beneath
Term
-ary
Definition
of or pertaining
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-atrophy
Definition
undernourished, wasting
Term
-dynia
Definition
pain, painful
Term
-mania
Definition
madness
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease
Term
-phobia
Definition
excessive fear
Term
primi-
Definition
first
Term
secundi-
Definition
second
Term
nulli-
Definition
none
Term
multi-
Definition
many
Term
amni/o
Definition
fetal sac
Term
gravid/a
Definition
with child
Term
gyn/o
Definition
woman
Term
hyster/o
Definition
uterus
Term
mamm/o
Definition
breast
Term
mast/o
Definition
breast
Term
men/o
Definition
menses
Term
metr/o
Definition
uterus
Term
para
Definition
bring forth, bear
Term
pre-
Definition
before
Term
post-
Definition
after
Term
oligo-
Definition

little, small, scanty

 

Term
blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
Term
core/o
Definition
pupil
Term
corne/o
Definition
cornea
Term
cycl/o
Definition
ciliary body
Term
dipl/o
Definition
paired, double
Term
ir
Definition
iris
Term
lacrim/o
Definition
tear
Term
ophthalm/o
Definition
eye
Term
retin/o
Definition
retina
Term
scler/o
Definition
sclera
Term
bronch/i
Definition
bronchus
Term
laryng/o
Definition
voice box
Term
ment/o
Definition
chin
Term
nas/o
Definition
nose
Term
pharyng/o
Definition
throat
Term
pneumon/o
Definition
lung
Term
thorac/o
Definition
thorax
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