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Medical Terminology

  1. adeno
    gland
  2. algia
    pain
  3. ambi
    both or around
  4. angio
    vessel
  5. anti
    against
  6. aorto
    aorta
  7. arter
    artery
  8. arthro
    joint
  9. asthenia
    weakness
  10. auto
    self
  11. bacterio
    bacteria
  12. bio
    life
  13. -blasto
    germ of immature cell
  14. bucc
    cheek
  15. burs
    pouch or sac
  16. carc
    cancer
  17. cardio
    heart
  18. -cele
    hernia
  19. -centesis
    puncture
  20. cerebro
    cerebrum
  21. chromo
    color
  22. cout
    to burn
  23. cephalic
    head
  24. cerv
    neck
  25. chole
    bile
  26. chondro
    cartilage
  27. cranio
    cranium
  28. cysto
    bladder
  29. cyto (cyte)
    cell
  30. dactyl
    fingers, toes
  31. dermo
    skin
  32. -ectomy
    cutting out
  33. edem
    swelling
  34. -emia
    blood
  35. endo
    within
  36. entero
    intestine
  37. epi
    upon, on
  38. eryth
    red
  39. -esthesia
    sensation
  40. eti
    cause
  41. exo
    outside
  42. febr
    fever
  43. flex
    to bend
  44. gastro
    stomach
  45. -genic
    causing
  46. glyco
    sugar
  47. -graph
    record
  48. gynec
    female
  49. hemo
    blood
  50. hemi
    half
  51. hepato
    liver
  52. hidro
    sweat
  53. hydra
    water
  54. hyper
    over, excessive
  55. hypo
    under, deficient
  56. infra
    below
  57. inter
    between
  58. intra
    within
  59. -itis
    inflammation
  60. iodio
    distinct
  61. laryngo
    larynx
  62. latero
    side
  63. leuko
    white
  64. lipo
    fat
  65. litho
    stone
  66. -lysis
    gradual decline
  67. -lytic
    destroying
  68. mal
    bad
  69. mega
    large
  70. medullo
    medulla
  71. -megally
    enlargement
  72. menigo
    meninges
  73. myo
    muscle
  74. nephro
    kidney
  75. neo
    new
  76. neuro
    nerve
  77. noct
    night
  78. oculo
    eye
  79. opthalmo
    eye
  80. eligo
    little
  81. -ology
    science of
  82. -oma
    tumor
  83. oro
    mouth
  84. orchi
    testicle
  85. -osis
    condition of
  86. osteo
    bone
  87. -ostomy
    creating an opening
  88. oto
    ear
  89. ov
    egg
  90. -paresis
    weakness
  91. -patho (-pathy)
    disease
  92. pariet
    wall
  93. -phago (-phagia)
    to eat
  94. pharyngo
    throat
  95. -phasia
    speech
  96. phlebo
    vein
  97. -phobia
    fear
  98. photo
    light
  99. -plegia
    paralysis
  100. -pnea
    breathing
  101. pneumo
    air
  102. -plasty
    surgical repair
  103. procto
    rectum
  104. pseud
    false
  105. psych
    mind
  106. -ptosis
    falling
  107. pyo
    pus
  108. rhino
    nose
  109. -rrhagia
    bursting forth
  110. -rrhea
    heavy discharge, flowing
  111. sclero
    hardness
  112. sept
    wall
  113. somat
    body
  114. stern
    chest
  115. tact
    to touch
  116. thermo
    temperature
  117. thoraco
    chest
  118. tracheo
    trachea
  119. uro (-uria)
    urinary
  120. varic
    dilated vein
  121. vaso
    vessel
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Medical Terminology
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