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Advanced Medical Terminology
Lesson 1: Basic Word Structure
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03/30/2008
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Term
ADEN/O
 Definition
Gland
Term
ARTHR/O
 Definition
Joint
Term
BI/O
 Definition
Life
Term
CARCIN/O
 Definition
Cancerous, cancer
Term
CARDI/O
 Definition
Heart
Term
CEPHAL/O
 Definition
Head
Term
CEREBR/O
 Definition
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Term
CIS/O
 Definition
To cut
Term
CRIN/O
 Definition
To secrete (to form and give off)
Term
CYST/O
 Definition
Urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
Term
CYT/O
 Definition
Cell
Term

DERM/O

DERMAT/O 

 Definition
Skin
Term
ELECTR/O
 Definition
Electricity
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ENCEPHAL/O
 Definition
Brain
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ENTER/O
 Definition
Intestines (generally the small)
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ERYTHR/O
 Definition
Red
Term
GASTR/O
 Definition
Stomach
Term
GNOS/O
 Definition
Knowledge
Term
GYNEC/O
 Definition
Woman, female
Term

HEMAT/O

HEM/O 

 Definition
Blood
Term
HEPAT/O
 Definition
Liver
Term
IATR/O
 Definition
Treatment, physician
Term
LEUK/O
 Definition
White
Term
NEPHR/O
 Definition
Kidney
Term
NEUR/O
 Definition
Nerve
Term
ONC/O
 Definition
Tumor
Term
OPHTHALM/O
 Definition
Eye
Term
OSTE/O
 Definition
Bone
Term
PATH/O
 Definition
Disease
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PED/O
 Definition
Child
Term
PSYCH/O
 Definition
Mind
Term
RADI/O
 Definition
X-rays
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REN/O
 Definition
Kidney
Term
RHIN/O
 Definition
Nose
Term
SARC/O
 Definition
Flesh
Term
SECT/O
 Definition
To cut
Term
THROMB/O
 Definition
Clot, clotting
Term
UR/O
 Definition
Urinary tract, urine
Term
-AC
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-AL
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-ALGIA
 Definition
Pain
Term
-CYTE
 Definition
Cell
Term
-ECTOMY
 Definition
Excision, removal
Term
-EMIA
 Definition
Blood Condition
Term
-GENIC
 Definition
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
Term
-GLOBIN
 Definition
Protein
Term
-GRAM
 Definition
Record
Term

-IC

-ICAL 

 Definition
Pertaining to
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-ION
 Definition
Process
Term
-IST
 Definition
Specialist
Term
-ITIS
 Definition
Inflammation
Term
-LOGY
 Definition
Process of study
Term
-OMA
 Definition
Tumor, mass, swelling
Term
-OPSY
 Definition
Process of viewing
Term
-OSIS
 Definition
Condition, generally abnormal (means slight increase in numbers when used in reference to blood cells)
Term
-PATHY
 Definition
Disease condition
Term
-SCOPE
 Definition
Instrument to visually examine
Term
-SCOPY
 Definition
Process of visually examining with an Endoscope
Term
-SIS
 Definition
State of, condition
Term
-TOMY
 Definition
Process of cutting, incision
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-Y
 Definition
Process, condition
Term
A-, AN-
 Definition
No, not, without
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AUT-, AUTO-
 Definition
Self, own
Term
DIA-
 Definition
Through, complete
Term
END-, ENDO-
 Definition
Within
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EPI-
 Definition
Above, upon
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EX-
 Definition
Out
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EXO-
 Definition
Outside of, outward
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HYPER-
 Definition
Excessive, above, more than normal
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HYPO-
 Definition
Dificient, below, under, less than normal
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IN-
 Definition
Into, in
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PERI-
 Definition
Surrounding, around
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PRO-
 Definition
Before, forward
Term
RE-
 Definition
Back, backward, again
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RETRO-
 Definition
Behind
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SUB-
 Definition
Below, under
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TRANS-
 Definition
Across, through
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-UM
 Definition
Structure
Term
-ISM
 Definition
Process or condition
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