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Medical Terminology
Nutritional Sciences 520
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Undergraduate 4
03/16/2010
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Term
Arterio-
 Definition
Artery
Term
Adeno-
 Definition
Gland
Term
Andro-
 Definition
Men
Term
Ano-
 Definition
Anus
Term
Antr-
 Definition
Cavity, Cave
Term
Artho-
 Definition
Joint
Term
-blast
 Definition
immature form, sprout, germ
Term
Broncho-
 Definition
Bronchus
Term
Canc-, carc-
 Definition
Malignant Tumor
Term
Cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
Caphal-
 Definition
head
Term
Cero-
 Definition
neck
Term
Cheil
 Definition
lip
Term
Chol-
 Definition
bile
Term
Cholecysto-
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
Choledocho-
 Definition
bile duct
Term
Chondro-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
Col-
 Definition
colon
Term
Corp-
 Definition
body, mass
Term
Cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
Crani-
 Definition
skull
Term
Cyano-
 Definition
Blue
Term
Cyst-
 Definition
bladder; any fluid filled sac
Term
Cyt-
 Definition
Cell
Term
Derm-, Dermato-
 Definition
skin
Term
Dueden-
 Definition
dueodenum
Term
Em-
 Definition
blood
Term
Encephalo-
 Definition
brain, skull
Term
Enter-
 Definition
intestine
Term
Erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
Esophag-
 Definition
esophagus
Term
Esthe-
 Definition
feeling, sensation
Term
fibr-
 Definition
fiber
Term
Fis-
 Definition
cleavage, split
Term
For-
 Definition
opening, aperture
Term
Forn-
 Definition
arch, vault
Term
Gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
Ger-
 Definition
old age, aged
Term
Glosso-
 Definition
Tongue
Term
Gynec-
 Definition
Women
Term
Hem-, Hemat-
 Definition
blood
Term
Hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
Hetero-
 Definition
different, other, abnormal
Term
Hist-
 Definition
tissue
Term
Hydr-
 Definition
water
Term
Idio-
 Definition
unknown, strange, peculiar
Term
Ileo-
 Definition
ileum
Term
jejuno-
 Definition
Jejunum
Term
Laryngo-
 Definition
larynx
Term
Leuc-, leuk-
 Definition
white
Term
Lip-
 Definition
Fat
Term
Lith-
 Definition
stone
Term
Lymph-
 Definition
waterlike
Term
Mea-
 Definition
passage
Term
Mening-
 Definition
membrane
Term
Morph-
 Definition
shape, form
Term
My-
 Definition
muscle
Term
Myel-
 Definition
marrow
Term
Naso-
 Definition
nose
Term
Necro-
 Definition
dead
Term
Nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
Neuro-
 Definition
nerve
Term
Olgio-
 Definition
few, scant
Term
Onc-
 Definition
tumor; smelling; max
Term
Oophor-
 Definition
ovary
Term
Os-, Oss-, Ost-
 Definition
bone
Term
-osis
 Definition
disease
Term
Ot-
 Definition
ear
Term
Ovar-
 Definition
Ovary
Term
Pancreato-
 Definition
pancreas
Term
Parieto-
 Definition
wall
Term
Path-
 Definition
disease
Term
Ped-
 Definition
child, feet
Term
Pneum-, pneumon-
 Definition
lung
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
Proct-
 Definition
Anus, rectum
Term
Pseud-
 Definition
false
Term
Psych-
 Definition
mind
Term
Pulm-
 Definition
lung
Term
Pyel-
 Definition
pelvis
Term
Py-
 Definition
Pus
Term
Pyr-
 Definition
fever, fire
Term
Recto-
 Definition
rectum
Term
ren-
 Definition
kidney
Term
Retic-, reticulo-
 Definition
netlike
Term
Rhino-
 Definition
nose
Term
Salping-
 Definition
tube
Term
Sang-
 Definition
blood
Term
Sclero-
 Definition
hard
Term
Seb-
 Definition
hard fat
Term
Sept-
 Definition
thin wall
Term
Septic
 Definition
poison
Term
Sinu-
 Definition
curved, hollow
Term
Spondyl-
 Definition
Vertebra
Term
Sta-
 Definition
stand
Term
Stomato-
 Definition
mouth
Term
Tox-, toxic-
 Definition
poison
Term
Tracheo-
 Definition
trachea
Term
Urethro-
 Definition
urethra
Term
Utero-
 Definition
uterus
Term
Vari-
 Definition
bent, streched
Term
Veni-, veno-
 Definition
vein
Term
A-, an-
 Definition
without
Term
Ab-, abs-
 Definition
from
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward, at, near, adherence
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain in
Term
Am-, ambi-, amphi-
 Definition
around
Term
-asls
 Definition
affected with, disease
Term
Ante-
 Definition
before
Term
Anti-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
Bi-
 Definition
two, both, double
Term
Brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
Brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
-centisis
 Definition
puncture
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia of, tumor of, protrusion of
Term
Circum-
 Definition
around
Term
-cleisis
 Definition
closure of
Term
Con-
 Definition
with, together
Term
Contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
De-
 Definition
down, from, away
Term
Demi-
 Definition
half
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation
Term
Dextro-
 Definition
right
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
Dis-
 Definition
apart
Term
-duct
 Definition
lead, guide
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain in
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful
Term
E-
 Definition
from, out of, without
Term
Ec-
 Definition
out, outside
Term
-etasis
 Definition
dilation of, expansion of
Term
Ecto-
 Definition
without, outside, external
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision of
Term
-ectopy
 Definition
displacement of
Term
Ek-
 Definition
from, out of, without
Term
Em-
 Definition
in
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
in blood
Term
En-
 Definition
in
Term
Endo-, ento-
 Definition
within
Term
Epi-
 Definition
on, at, in addition to
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
feeling, sensation
Term
Eu-
 Definition
well, abundant, easy
Term
Ex-
 Definition
from, out of, without, away from, over
Term
Exo-
 Definition
outside, beyond
Term
Extra-
 Definition
outside, beyond
Term
-genesis, - genic
 Definition
producing, forming
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
over, above, beyond, excessive
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficiency of
Term
-iasis
 Definition
presence of
Term
Im-, in-
 Definition
in, into, not
Term
Infra-
 Definition
within, during
Term
Iso-
 Definition
equal, alike, same
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
Term
Lev-, levo-
 Definition
left
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone
Term
-Iysis, -Iytic
 Definition
destructive
Term
Mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening of
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement of
Term
Meso-
 Definition
middle, inbetween
Term
-oid
 Definition
formed like
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
disease
Term
Pan-
 Definition
all, every
Term
Para-
 Definition
beside, around, near, abnormal
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
without, lack of
Term
Peri-
 Definition
around, about
Term
-phagia
 Definition
to eat
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear of
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing air
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
to produce
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many
Term
Post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
Pre-, pro-
 Definition
before, in front of, forward
Term
Privia-
 Definition
without, lack of
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling of, downward, displacement
Term
Quad-, quar-
 Definition
four
Term
Re-
 Definition
again
Term
Retro-
 Definition
backward, back of, behind
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting from
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
dewing of, suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flowing
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture of
Term
-scopy
 Definition
viewing of, inspection, examinate
Term
Semi-
 Definition
half
Term
-spasm
 Definition
spasm of
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing of
Term
-stomy
 Definition
making an artifical opening
Term
Sub-
 Definition
under, below, beneath
Term
Supra-, super-
 Definition
above, over, beyond, beside
Term
Sym-, syn-
 Definition
with, along, together, beside
Term
Tachy-
 Definition
swift, fast
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting of, incision, into
Term
Trans-
 Definition
above, beyond, through, across, over
Term
-trismus
 Definition
spasm of
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
-trophy
 Definition
growth or mutation
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