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RESC Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
08/26/2009
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Term
root
 Definition
foundation of the word
Term
suffix
 Definition
word ending
Term
combining vowel
 Definition
usually o, links the root to the suffix
Term
root + combining vowel
 Definition
combining form
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
bio/o
 Definition
life
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous, cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
(ie.; endocrinology)
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst; sac containing fluid
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
derm/o
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines (usually the small intestine)
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
ie.; erythrocyte
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
ie.; gastritis
Term
gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hemat/o
hem/o
 Definition
blood
(ie.; hematoma)
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
treatment, physician
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
(ie.; leukocyte)
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
(ie.; osteoporosis)
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
(ie.; pathology)
Term
ped/o
 Definition
child
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
radi/o
 Definition
x-rays
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
(ie.; renal dialysis)
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
(ie.; sarcoma)
Term
sect/o
 Definition
to cut
(ie.; disect)
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot,clotting
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract, urine
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
(ie.; neural)
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
(ie.; histerectomy)
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in
Term
-globin
 Definition
protein
(ie.; hemoglobin)
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-ic, -ical
 Definition
pertaining to
(ie.; physical)
Term
-ion
 Definition
process
(ie.; excision)
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
abnormal condition
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
(ie.; osteotomy)
Term
-y
 Definition
process, condition
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without
Term
aut-, auto-
 Definition
self, own
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, complete
(ie.; diagnosis, diaphragm)
Term
end-, endo-
 Definition
within
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
ex-
 Definition
out
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside of, outward
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above, more than normal
(ie.; hyperglycemia)
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient, below, under, less than normal
(ie.;hypoglycemia)
Term
in-
 Definition
into, in
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding, around
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, forward
Term
re-
 Definition
back, backward, again
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, under
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
(ie.; tonsils)
Term
alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus, air sac
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
Term
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole, small bronchus
Term
capn/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
coni/o
 Definition
dust
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx, voice box
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe of the lung
Term
mediastin/o
 Definition
mediastinum
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight, upright
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pector/o
 Definition
chest
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx, throat
Term
phon/o
 Definition
voice
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o
pneumon/o
 Definition
air, lung
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus, cavity
Term
spir/o
 Definition
breathing
Term
tel/o
 Definition
complete
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea, windpipe
Term
-ema
 Definition
condition
Term
-osmia
 Definition
smell
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
-sphyxia
 Definition
pulse
Term
-thorax
 Definition
pleural cavity, chest
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