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Medical Term Body Parts

  1. abdomin/o
    abdomen
  2. adip/o
    fat
  3. adren/o, adrenal/o
    adrenal gland
  4. algia
    pain
  5. ambi-
    both
  6. ante-
    before
  7. arterio
    artery
  8. arthr/o, articul/o
    joint
  9. audi/o
    hearing
  10. bi-
    two or both
  11. brady-
    slow
  12. bronchi/o
    bronchus (airway)
  13. bucc/o
    cheek
  14. carcin/o
    cancer
  15. cardio
    heart
  16. cerebello
    cerebellum
  17. cerebro
    cerebrum
  18. cerumin/o
    wax
  19. cervic/o
    neck or cervix
  20. circum-
    around
  21. contra-
    against or opposed
  22. cutane/o
    skin
  23. cyst/o
    bladder
  24. derm/o
    skin
  25. dermat/o
    skin
  26. dextr/o
    right, right side
  27. diaphor/o
    profuse sweating
  28. dips/o
    thirst
  29. -dynia
    pain
  30. dys-
    painful, difficult, faulty
  31. -ectomy
    excision, removal
  32. -emesis
    vomiting
  33. -emia
    blood condition
  34. -gastr/o
    stomach
  35. -genesis
    origin or production
  36. gingiv/o
    gum
  37. gloss/o
    tongue
  38. glu/o, glyc/o
    sugar
  39. hem/o, hemat/o
    blood
  40. hemi-
    half
  41. hepat/o, hepatic
    liver
  42. hydro
    water
  43. hyper-
    above or excessive
  44. hypo-
    below or deficient
  45. infra-
    below or under
  46. inter-
    between
  47. intra-
    within
  48. -ism
    condition of
  49. -itis
    inflammation
  50. lact/o
    milk
  51. leuk/o
    white
  52. lip/o
    fat
  53. -lysis
    breaking down, dissolution
  54. -megaly
    enlargement
  55. micro-
    small
  56. mono-
    one
  57. multi-
    many
  58. muscul/o
    muscle
  59. my/o
    muscle
  60. myel/o
    bone marrow
  61. narc/o
    stupor, sleep
  62. nas/o
    nose
  63. necr/o-
    death
  64. neo-
    new
  65. nephr/o
    kidney
  66. neur/o
    nerve
  67. ocul/o
    eye
  68. olig/o
    few or dificient
  69. -oma
    tumor
  70. onych/o
    nail
  71. opthalm/o
    eye
  72. -opia
    condistion of vision
  73. pancreat/o
    pancreas
  74. -paresis
    slight paralysis
  75. path/o
    disease
  76. ped/o
    child or foot
  77. -penia
    abnormal reduction
  78. peri-
    around
  79. phag/o
    eat or swallow
  80. pharyng/o
    pharynx (throat)
  81. -philia
    attraction for
  82. -plasia
    formation
  83. -plasty
    surgical repair, reconstruction
  84. -plegia
    paralysis
  85. pnea
    breathing
  86. pneum/o
    air or lung
  87. poly-
    many
  88. post-
    after or behind
  89. pre-
    before
  90. pro-
    before
  91. prostat/o
    prostate
  92. psycho/o
    mind
  93. quadr/i
    four
  94. rect/o
    rectum
  95. rhin/o
    nose
  96. -rrhea
    discharge
  97. semi-
    half
  98. somn/o
    sleep
  99. spir/o
    breathing
  100. splen/o
    spleen
  101. -stasis
    stop or stand
  102. stomat/o
    mouth
  103. -stomy
    creation of an opening
  104. sub-
    below or under
  105. super-
    above or excessive
  106. supra-
    above or excessive
  107. tachy-
    fast
  108. thorac/o
    chest
  109. thromb/o
    clot
  110. thyr/o, thyroid/o
    thyroid gland
  111. tox/o
    poison
  112. trans-
    across or through
  113. tri-
    three
  114. tympan/o
    eardrum
  115. -ula/-ule
    small
  116. ur/o, urin/o
    urine
  117. xer/o
    dry
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Medical Term Body Parts
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