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Medical Terminology
prefixes, suffixes, root words
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Health Care
Graduate
01/20/2011
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Term
ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ical, ory, ous, tic
 Definition
pertaining to, and or relating to
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ole, icle, ula, ule
 Definition
small or minute
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-ia
 Definition
condition of
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-iatry
 Definition
treatment medicine
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-is
 Definition
forms the noun from the root
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-ism
 Definition
condition of
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-y
 Definition
condition of
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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peri-
 Definition
around
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior, front
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poster/o
 Definition
back of body, behind
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
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proxim/o
 Definition
near, nearest
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later/o
 Definition
side, to one side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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infer/o
 Definition
lower, below
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
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dors/o
 Definition
back (of body)
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-logist
 Definition
one who specializes in the study of
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-lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
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-toxic
 Definition
poison
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomin
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium, skull
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins, lower back
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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spin/o
 Definition
spine
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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umbilic/o
 Definition
navel, umbilical
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adip/o
lip/o
steat/o
 Definition
fat
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cutane/o
dermat/o
derm/o
 Definition
skin
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hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue or cornea
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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pil/o
trich/o
 Definition
hair
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sclera/o
 Definition
hardening
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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necr/o
 Definition
dead, death
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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-derma
 Definition
skin
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-emia
 Definition
blood
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-penia
 Definition
decrease
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-phagia
 Definition
swallow, eat
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auto-
 Definition
self
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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caus/o
 Definition
burn, burning
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corium
 Definition
middle layer of skin, dermis
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ichthy/o
 Definition
scaly, dry (fish-like)
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infra-
 Definition
below, under
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nevus
 Definition
pigmented lesion of the skin (mole)
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pruritis
 Definition
itching
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sebum, seb/o
 Definition
oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands
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ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
verruca
 Definition
wart (viral, epidermal growth)
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striae
 Definition
streaks or lines on skin caused by weakening of elastic tissue (pregnancy, weight gain)
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cicatrix
 Definition
scar left after a wound heals
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