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Medical Terminology (A-B)
Glossary of medical words parts beginning with
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
06/02/2009
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
no; not; without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
acanth/o
 Definition
spiny; thorny
Term
acetabul/o
 Definition
acetabulum (hip socket)
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acous/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
acr/o
 Definition
extremities; top; extreme point
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acromi/o
 Definition
acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
Term
actin/o
 Definition
light
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acu/o
 Definition
sharp; severe; sudden
Term
-acusis
 Definition
hearing
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
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adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
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aer/o
 Definition
air
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af-
 Definition
toward
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agglutin/o
 Definition
clumping; sticking together
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-agon
 Definition
to assemble, gather
Term
agora-
 Definition
marketplace
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-agra
 Definition
excessive pain
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
alb/o
 Definition
white
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albin/o
 Definition
white
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albumin/o
 Definition
albumin (protein)
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
Term
-algesia
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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all/o
 Definition
other
Term
alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus; air sac; small sac
Term
ambly/o
 Definition
dim; dull
Term
-amine
 Definition
nitrogen compound
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amni/o
 Definition
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
Term
amyl/o
 Definition
starch
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ana-
 Definition
up; apart; backward; again; anew
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
aneurysm/o
 Definition
aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel (blood)
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anis/o
 Definition
unequal
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff
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ante-
 Definition
before; forward
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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anthrac/o
 Definition
coal
Term
anthr/o
 Definition
antrum of the stomach
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anti-
 Definition
against
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anxi/o
 Definition
uneasy; anxious
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta (largest artery)
Term
-apheresis
 Definition
removal
Term
aphth/o
 Definition
ulcer
Term
apo-
 Definition
off, away
Term
aponeur/o
 Definition
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-arche
 Definition
beginning
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arter/o
 Definition
artery
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole (small artery)
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
-arthria
 Definition
articulate (speak distinctly)
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articul/o
 Definition
joint
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
asbest/o
 Definition
asbestos
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
lack of strength
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atel/o
 Definition
incomplete
Term
ather/o
 Definition
plaque (fatty substance)
Term
-ation
 Definition
process; condition
Term
atri/o
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
audit/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
aur/o
 Definition
ear
Term
auricul/o
 Definition
ear
Term
aut/o
 Definition
self, own
Term
aut-, auto-
 Definition
self, own
Term
axill/o
 Definition
armpit
Term
azot/o
 Definition
urea; nitrogen
Term
bacill/o
 Definition
bacilli (bacteria)
Term
bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
Term
balan/o
 Definition
glans penis
Term
bar/o
 Definition
pressure; weight
Term
bartholin/o
 Definition
Bartholin glands
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bas/o
 Definition
base; opposite of acid
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bi-
 Definition
two
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bi/o
 Definition
life
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bil/i
 Definition
bile; gall
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bilirubin/o
 Definition
bilirubin
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-blast
 Definition
embryonic; immature cell
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-blastoma
 Definition
immature tumor
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
bol/o
 Definition
cast; throw
Term
brachi/o
 Definition
arm
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brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchiole tube
Term
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
bunion/o
 Definition
bunion
Term
burs/o
 Definition
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
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byssin/o
 Definition
cotton dust
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