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Medical Terminology II
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01/19/2012
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Term
fossa
 Definition
A hollow or depressed area; trench or channel
Term
cornu-
 Definition
Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns
Term
crani(o)-
 Definition
Belonging or relating to the cranium or skull
Term
-pathy
 Definition
Denotes (with a negative sense) a disease, or disorder
Term
poly-
 Definition
Denotes a 'plurality' of something, many, much
Term
cyan(o)- cyano-
 Definition
Denotes a blue color
Term
-iatry
 Definition
Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component
Term
porphyr(o)-
 Definition
Denotes a purple color
Term
erythr(o)-
 Definition
Denotes a red color
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part. Resection, excision
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
Denotes an absence of, without
Term
-logist
 Definition
Denotes someone who studies a certain field: _____-logy
Term
post-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'after' or 'behind' another
Term
pre-, pro-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'before' another (in [physical] position or time)
Term
hyp(o)-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'below normal'
Term
hyper-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'extreme' or 'beyond normal'
Term
prot(o)-, prim-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'first' or 'most important'
Term
endo-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'inside' or 'within'
Term
heter(o)-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'the other' (of two), as an addition, or different
Term
hom(o)- home(o)-
 Definition
Denotes something as 'the same' as another or common
Term
cyph(o)-
 Definition
Denotes something as bent [uncommon as a prefix]
Term
pseud(o)-
 Definition
Denotes something false or fake
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
Denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract.
Term
-logy
 Definition
Denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field; The study of
Term
-gen
 Definition
Denotes the sense 'born in, from' (2) Denotes the sense 'of a certain kind'
Term
chlor(o)-
 Definition
Denoting a green color
Term
polio-
 Definition
Denoting a grey color
Term
glauc(o)-
 Definition
Denoting a grey or bluish-grey colour
Term
rhod(o)-
 Definition
Denoting a rose-red color
Term
leuc(o)-, leuk(o)-
 Definition
Denoting a white color
Term
alb-
 Definition
Denoting a white or pale color
Term
xanth(o)-
 Definition
Denoting a yellow color, an abnormally yellow color
Term
schiz(o)-
 Definition
Denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided'
Term
circum-
 Definition
Denoting something as 'around' another
Term
pan-, pant(o)-
 Definition
Denoting something as 'complete' or containing 'everything'
Term
squamos(o)-
 Definition
Denoting something as 'full of scales' or 'scaly'
Term
olig(o)-, oligo-
 Definition
Denoting something as 'having little, having few'
Term
sten(o)-
 Definition
Denoting something as 'narrow in shape' or pertaining to narrow-ness
Term
thely-
 Definition
Denoting something as 'relating to a woman, feminine'
Term
iso-
 Definition
Denoting something as being 'equal'
Term
ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)-
 Definition
Denoting something as crooked or bent
Term
allo-
 Definition
Denoting something as different, or as an addition
Term
tachy-
 Definition
Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast
Term
trans-
 Definition
Denoting something as moving or situated 'across' or 'through'
Term
ambi-
 Definition
Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two
Term
orth(o)-
 Definition
Denoting something as straight or correct
Term
peri-
 Definition
Denoting something with a position 'surrounding' or 'around' another
Term
anti-
 Definition
Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another
Term
ante-
 Definition
Describing something as positioned in front of another thing
Term
aniso-
 Definition
Describing something as unequal
Term
-lysis
 Definition
Destruction, separation
Term
xen(o)-
 Definition
Foreign, different
Term
-genic
 Definition
Formative, pertaining to producing
Term
phagist-, -phagy
 Definition
Forms nouns that denote a person who 'feeds on' the first element or part of the word
Term
-phage, -phagia
 Definition
Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion
Term
papul(o)-
 Definition
Indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling
Term
sy, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
 Definition
Indicates similarity, likeness, or being together; Assimilates before some consonants: before l to syl-, s to sys-, before a labial consonant to sym-.
Term
brachy-
 Definition
Indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little'
Term
psor-
 Definition
Itching
Term
dactyl(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to a finger, toe
Term
arsen(o)- arseno-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to a male; masculine
Term
thel(e)-, thel(o)-, thele-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to a nipple [uncommon as a prefix]
Term
arteri(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to an artery
Term
chol(e)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to bile
Term
sangui-, sanguine-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to blood
Term
haemat-, hemat- (haem-, hem-)hema or hemo- hemat-, haemato- (haem-, hem-)
 Definition
Of or pertaining to blood
Term
cor-, core-, coro-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to eye's pupil
Term
capill-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to hair
Term
trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure
Term
phot(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to light
Term
phos-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely. See the common root phot(o)- below.
Term
iatr(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician [uncommon as a prefix; common as as suffix, see -iatry]
Term
nerv-, neur(i)-, neur(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system [Uncommon as a root: neuro- mostly always used]
Term
dent-, odont(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to teeth
Term
phleb(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein
Term
ven-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein (used in terms pertaining to the vascular system)
Term
lapar(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank
Term
oo-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the an egg, a woman's egg, the ovum
Term
axill-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the armpit [uncommon as a prefix]
Term
dors(o)-, dors(i)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the back
Term
ventr(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the belly; the stomach cavities
Term
vesic(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the bladder
Term
cerebr(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the brain
Term
encephal(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the brain. Also see Cerebro.
Term
mamm(o)-, mast(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the breast
Term
cerebell(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the cerebellum
Term
bucc(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the cheek
Term
cili-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids
Term
cerat(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the cornu[disambiguation needed ]; a horn
Term
aur(i)-, ot(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the ear
Term
ovo-, ovi-, ov-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the eggs, the ovum
Term
ocul(o)-, ophthalm(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the eye
Term
blephar(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the eyelid
Term
palpebr-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the eyelid [uncommon as a root]
Term
faci(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the face
Term
salping(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the fallopian tubes
Term
digit-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the finger [rare as a root]
Term
pod-, -pod-, -pus, ped-, -ped-, -pes
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the foot, -footed
Term
front-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the forehead
Term
cholecyst(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the gallbladder
Term
gingiv-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the gums
Term
chir(o)-, cheir(o)-, manu-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the hand
Term
cephal(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)
Term
cardi(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the heart
Term
cordi-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the heart [Uncommon as a prefix]
Term
viscer(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera
Term
enter(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the intestine
Term
ischio-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint
Term
gnath(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the jaw
Term
arthr(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the joints, limbs
Term
nephr(o)-, ren(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the kidney
Term
genu-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the knee
Term
laryng(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is
Term
labi(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the lip
Term
hepat- (hepatic-)
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the liver
Term
pneum(o)-, pneumat(o)-, pneumon-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the lungs
Term
psych(e)-, psych(o)
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the mind
Term
or(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the mouth
Term
onych(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the nail (of a finger or toe)
Term
ungui-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the nail, a claw
Term
omphal(o)-, umbilic-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus
Term
trachel(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the neck
Term
cervic-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix
Term
mammill(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the nipple
Term
papill-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the nipple (of the chest/breast)
Term
nas(o)-, rhin(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the nose
Term
ovari(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the ovaries
Term
peo-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the penis
Term
pharyng(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity
Term
episi(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the pubic region, the loins vulva
Term
rubr(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain
Term
cost(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the ribs
Term
pleur(o)-, pleur(a)
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the ribs
Term
om(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the shoulder
Term
humer(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm)
Term
sinus-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the sinus
Term
dermat(o)-, derm(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the skin
Term
spondyl(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra
Term
gastr(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the stomach
Term
gloss(o)-, glott(o)-, lingu(a)-, lingu(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the tongue
Term
thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-, steth(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck, rib cage
Term
cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder
Term
uter(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the uterus or womb
Term
colp(o)-, vagin-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the vagina
Term
ventricul(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ
Term
oophor(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the woman's ovary
Term
hyster(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus
Term
carp(o)-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to the wrist
Term
ur(o)-, urin-
 Definition
Of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system; (specifically) pertaining to the physiological chemistry of urine
Term
thromb(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood
Term
aden(o)-, aden(i)-
 Definition
Of or relating to a gland
Term
adren(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to adrenal glands
Term
myel(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to bone marrow
Term
optic(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to chemical properties of the eye
Term
adip(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to fat or fatty tissue
Term
acous(io)-
 Definition
Of or relating to hearing
Term
my(o)-, muscul(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to muscle
Term
abdomin(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to the abdomen
Term
brachi(o)-
 Definition
Of or relating to the arm
Term
cox-
 Definition
Of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint
Term
pulmon-, pulmo-
 Definition
Of or relating to the lungs.
Term
piri-
 Definition
Pear
Term
pterygo-
 Definition
Pertaining to a wing
Term
metr(o)-
 Definition
Pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus
Term
capit-
 Definition
Pertaining to the head (as a whole)
Term
amnio-
 Definition
Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)
Term
eosin(o)-
 Definition
Red
Term
isch-
 Definition
Restriction
Term
-form, -iform
 Definition
Used to form adjectives indicating 'having the form of'
Term
epi-
 Definition
[Same as Greek meaning: on, upon]
Term
-osis
 Definition
a condition, disease or increase
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
a spitting, spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
-tomy
 Definition
act of cutting; incising, incision
Term
oxo-
 Definition
addition of oxygen
Term
meta-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
re-
 Definition
again, backward
Term
contra
 Definition
against
Term
aer(o)-
 Definition
air, gas
Term
para-
 Definition
alongside of, abnormal
Term
atri(o)-
 Definition
an atrium (esp. heart atrium)
Term
zo(o)-
 Definition
animal, animal life
Term
an(o)
 Definition
anus
Term
proct(o)-
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
aort(o)-
 Definition
aorta
Term
di- dis-, dif-
 Definition
apart, separation
Term
-lepsis, -lepsy
 Definition
attack, seizure
Term
-phil(ia)
 Definition
attraction for
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
de-
 Definition
away from, cessation
Term
ana-
 Definition
back, again, up
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
Term
cac(o)-, dys-
 Definition
bad, incorrect
Term
infra-
 Definition
below
Term
sub-
 Definition
beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between, among
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excessive
Term
megist-
 Definition
biggest, largest
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding
Term
melan(o)-, melano-
 Definition
black color
Term
-aemia (BrE), -emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
angi(o)-
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
vasculo-
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
hemangi or hemangio-
 Definition
blood vessels
Term
somat(o)-, somatico-, somat-, som-
 Definition
body, bodily
Term
ossi-, ost(e)-, oste(o)-
 Definition
bone
Term
osseo-
 Definition
bony
Term
clast
 Definition
break
Term
eury-
 Definition
broad, wide
Term
bronch(i)-
 Definition
bronchus
Term
burs(o)-
 Definition
bursa (fluid sac between the bones)
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
burst forth
Term
carcin(o)-
 Definition
cancer
Term
chondr(i)o-
 Definition
cartilage, gristle, granule, granular
Term
thec-
 Definition
case, sheath
Term
cyt(o)-, -cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
chem(o)-
 Definition
chemistry, drug
Term
toco-
 Definition
childbirth
Term
cycl-
 Definition
circle, cycle
Term
cry(o)-
 Definition
cold
Term
col-, colo-, colono-
 Definition
colon
Term
chrom(ato)-
 Definition
color
Term
-i-asis
 Definition
condition
Term
-y
 Definition
condition or process of
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition, disease
Term
pupil (of the eye)
 Definition
cor-, core-, coro-
Term
kerat(o)-
 Definition
cornea (eye or skin)
Term
-stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
-tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
necr(o)-
 Definition
death, dead
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
micro-
 Definition
denoting something as small, or relating to smallness
Term
path(o)-
 Definition
disease
Term
lys(o)-, -lytic
 Definition
dissolution
Term
diplo-
 Definition
double
Term
cata-
 Definition
down, under
Term
-staxis
 Definition
dripping, trickling
Term
pharmaco-
 Definition
drug, medication
Term
xer(o)-
 Definition
dry, desert-like
Term
vas(o)-
 Definition
duct, blood vessel
Term
duodeno-
 Definition
duodenum, twelve: upper part of the small intestine (twelve inches long on average), connects to the stomach
Term
myring(o)-, tympan(o)-
 Definition
eardrum
Term
-phago-
 Definition
eating, devouring
Term
thym(o)(ia)-
 Definition
emotions
Term
meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly mega- , megal(o)-
 Definition
enlargement, large; extremely large, big, great, huge
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
is(o)- iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
-phobia
 Definition
exaggerated fear, sensitivity
Term
-ectasis, -ectasia
 Definition
expansion, dilation
Term
acr(o)-, melos
 Definition
extremity, topmost
Term
prosop(o)-
 Definition
face
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse
Term
lip(o)-
 Definition
fat, fatty tissue
Term
ather(o)-
 Definition
fatty deposit, Soft gruel-like deposit
Term
zym(o)-
 Definition
fermentation, enzyme
Term
pyro-
 Definition
fever
Term
fibr(o)
 Definition
fiber
Term
filli-
 Definition
fine, hair like
Term
arch(i,e,o)
 Definition
first, primitive
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation
Term
platy-
 Definition
flat
Term
-rrhea (AmE), -rrhoea (BrE)
 Definition
flowing, discharge
Term
sito-
 Definition
food, grain
Term
dynam(o)-
 Definition
force, energy, power
Term
morph(o)-
 Definition
form, shape
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation, development
Term
quadr(i)-
 Definition
four
Term
myc(o)-
 Definition
fungus
Term
blast(o)-
 Definition
germ or bud
Term
balan(o)- balano-
 Definition
glans penis or clitoridis
Term
gluco-
 Definition
glucose
Term
-oesophageal, oesophago- (BrE)
-esophageal, -esophago (AmE)
 Definition
gullet
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening of the skin
Term
scler(o)-
 Definition
hardness, hard
Term
-acusis
 Definition
hearing
Term
coron(o)-
 Definition
heart
Term
therm(o)-
 Definition
heat
Term
bar(o)-
 Definition
heavy
Term
pelv(i)-, pelv(o)-
 Definition
hip bone
Term
koil(o)-, coel(o)-
 Definition
hollow
Term
kyph(o)-
 Definition
humped
Term
ileo-
 Definition
ileum
Term
atel(o)
 Definition
imperfect or incomplete development
Term
super-
 Definition
in excess, above, superior
Term
ad-
 Definition
increase, adherence, motion toward, very
Term
aux(o)-
 Definition
increase; growth
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure or count
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record data or picture
Term
irid(o)-
 Definition
iris
Term
poikil(o)
 Definition
irregular, varied, various
Term
articul(o)-
 Definition
joint
Term
-cidal, -cide
 Definition
killing, destroying
Term
gon-
 Definition
knee
Term
-gnosis
 Definition
knowledge
Term
macr(o)-
 Definition
large, long
Term
latero-
 Definition
lateral
Term
levo-
 Definition
left
Term
sinistr(o)-
 Definition
left, left side
Term
phaco-
 Definition
lens-shaped
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
lept(o)-
 Definition
light, slender
Term
cheil(o)-, chil(o)-
 Definition
lip
Term
lymph(o)-
 Definition
lymph
Term
mening(o)-
 Definition
membrane
Term
mes(o)-
 Definition
middle
Term
galact(o)-, lact(i)-, lact(o)
 Definition
milk
Term
pleio-
 Definition
more, excessive, multiple
Term
stom(a), stomat(o)-
 Definition
mouth
Term
kin(e)-, kin(o), kinesi(o)-
 Definition
movement
Term
myx(o)-
 Definition
mucus
Term
sarco-
 Definition
muscular, fleshlike
Term
reticul(o)-
 Definition
net
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
azo(to)
 Definition
nitrogenous compound
Term
normo-
 Definition
normal
Term
an-
 Definition
not, without
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
karyo-
 Definition
nucleus
Term
narc(o)-
 Definition
numb, sleep
Term
paleo-
 Definition
old
Term
presby(o)-
 Definition
old age
Term
amph-, amphi-
 Definition
on both sides
Term
cis-
 Definition
on this side
Term
un(i)-
 Definition
one
Term
-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
Term
hemi-
 Definition
one-half
Term
semi-
 Definition
one-half, partly
Term
-ics
 Definition
organized knowledge, treatment
Term
ex- extra- exo-
 Definition
out of, away from Denotes something as 'outside' another
Term
ec- ect(o)-
 Definition
out, away outer, outside
Term
-algia, alg(i)o- alge(si)-, -dynia, odyn(o)-
 Definition
pain
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pe(o)-
 Definition
part
Term
pyel(o)-
 Definition
pelvis
Term
mero-
 Definition
penis
Term
-ac, -acal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
andr(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to a man
Term
phallo-
 Definition
phallus
Term
top(o)-
 Definition
place, topical
Term
por(o)-
 Definition
pore, porous
Term
kal/i
 Definition
potassium
Term
-cele
 Definition
pouching, hernia
Term
-tension, -tensive
 Definition
pressure
Term
-ation
 Definition
process
Term
-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
production
Term
pyo-
 Definition
pus
Term
radio-
 Definition
radiation
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
rapid flow of blood
Term
-gram, -gramme
 Definition
record or picture
Term
rect(o)-
 Definition
rectum
Term
cirrh(o)-
 Definition
red-yellow
Term
-oid
 Definition
resemblance to
Term
dexi(o)- dextr(o)-
 Definition
right, on the right side
Term
tetan-
 Definition
rigid, tense
Term
rhabd(o)-
 Definition
rod shaped, striated
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
sial(o)-
 Definition
saliva, salivary gland
Term
gon(o)-, phall(o)-
 Definition
seed, semen; also, reproductive genitals, sexually undifferentiated
Term
aut(o)-
 Definition
self
Term
idio-
 Definition
self, one's own
Term
sperma-, spermo-, spermato-
 Definition
semen, spermatozoa
Term
aesthesio- (BrE), esthesio- (AmE)
 Definition
sensation
Term
apo-
 Definition
separated from, derived from
Term
oxy-
 Definition
sharp, acid, acute, oxygen
Term
sigmoid(o)-
 Definition
sigmoid, sigmoid colon
Term
mon(o)-
 Definition
single
Term
cutane-
 Definition
skin
Term
-paresis
 Definition
slight paralysis
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
-icle
 Definition
small
Term
parvo-
 Definition
small
Term
-ula, -ule
 Definition
small
Term
ole
 Definition
small or little
Term
lei(o)-
 Definition
smooth
Term
malac(o)-
 Definition
soft
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
phon(o)-
 Definition
sound
Term
spasmo-
 Definition
spasm
Term
-ismus
 Definition
spasm, contraction
Term
log(o)-
 Definition
speech
Term
rhachi(o)-
 Definition
spine
Term
splen(o)-
 Definition
spleen
Term
schist(o)-
 Definition
split, cleft
Term
lith(o)-
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stop, stand
Term
stheno-
 Definition
strength, force, power
Term
-plexy
 Definition
stroke or seizure
Term
-ium
 Definition
structure, tissue
Term
-dipsia
 Definition
suffix meaning "(condition of) thirst"'
Term
glyco-
 Definition
sugar
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture for aspiration
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair, reconstruction
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
Term
hidr(o)-
 Definition
sweat
Term
varic(o)-
 Definition
swollen or twisted vein
Term
dacryo-, lacrim(o)-
 Definition
tear
Term
-tony
 Definition
tension
Term
orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-
 Definition
testis
Term
phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phrenico
 Definition
the mind
Term
-ite
 Definition
the nature of, resembling
Term
pachy-
 Definition
thick
Term
acanth(o)-
 Definition
thorn or spine
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, throughout, completely
Term
thyr(o)-
 Definition
thyroid
Term
hist(o)-, histio-
 Definition
tissue
Term
-crine
 Definition
to secrete
Term
halluc-
 Definition
to wander in mind
Term
tono-
 Definition
tone, tension, pressure
Term
-ad
 Definition
toward, in the direction of
Term
tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxic(o)-
 Definition
toxin, poison
Term
trache(o)-
 Definition
trachea
Term
eu-
 Definition
true, good, well, new
Term
onco-, cel-, onc(o)-
 Definition
tumor, bulk, volume
Term
-oma (singular), -omata (plural)
 Definition
tumor, mass, collection
Term
-version
 Definition
turning
Term
bi-
 Definition
twice, double
Term
scoli(o)-, tort(i)-
 Definition
twisted
Term
di- dis-
 Definition
two
Term
ureter(o)-
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethr(o)-, urethr(a)-
 Definition
urethra
Term
uri(c)-, urico-
 Definition
uric acid
Term
-scopy
 Definition
use of instrument for viewing
Term
sarping(o)-
 Definition
uterine tubes
Term
hyster(o)-, metr(o)-
 Definition
uterus, womb
Term
splanchn(i)-, splanchn(o)-
 Definition
viscera
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting condition
Term
hydr(o)-
 Definition
water
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
co-, com-, cor-
 Definition
with, together, in association
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
gyn(aec)o- (BrE), gyn(ec)o- (AmE)
 Definition
woman
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