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Medical Terminology 1
CLCV 102 Exam 1
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
02/09/2012
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Term
anter-
 Definition
before, in forward part
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caud-
 Definition
tail, lower body
Term
CEPHAL-
 Definition
head
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dextr-
 Definition
right
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dist-
 Definition
further, distance
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dors-
 Definition
back
Term
extern-
 Definition
outside
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infer-
 Definition
below, lower point
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intern-
 Definition
inside, within
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later-
 Definition
side
Term
medi-
 Definition
middle
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MES-
 Definition
middle
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poster-
 Definition
behind, back part
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proxim-
 Definition
next to, nearer, attached
Term
sinistr-
 Definition
left
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super-
 Definition
above, upper part
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ventr-
 Definition
belly, front surface
Term
-ad
 Definition
for adverbs; toward, direction of
Term
-ate
 Definition
for adjectives, verbs, nouns; having quality of, bring about, resulting from process of
Term
-(e)al
 Definition
for adjectives; pertaining to, located at
Term
-(e)an
 Definition
for adjectives, very rare; pertaining to, located at
Term
-ile
 Definition
pertaining to, capable of being
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
co-, con-
 Definition
with, together; very, thoroughly
Term
contra-
 Definition
opposite, against
Term
in-
 Definition
1) in, into 2) not 3) very, completely
Term
infra-
 Definition
beneath, below
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
juxta-
 Definition
near, next to
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per-
 Definition
thoroughly; very, completely
Term
re-
 Definition
back, again
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind, in back
Term
supra-, super-
 Definition
over, above
Term
ACROMI-
 Definition
extremity of shoulder
Term
al-
 Definition
wing, wing-like structure
Term
articul-
 Definition
joint
Term
ASTRAGAL-
 Definition
ankle, bones at a joint
Term
calcane-
 Definition
heel bone
Term
CARP-
 Definition
wrist, bones at wrist
Term
clavicul-
 Definition
collar bone
Term
cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
cox-
 Definition
hip bone, hip joint
Term
crani-
 Definition
skull
Term
femor-
 Definition
thigh bone
Term
fibul-
 Definition
outer bone in leg
Term
humer-
 Definition
upper arm
Term
ili-
 Definition
upper hip bone
Term
ISCHI-
 Definition
lower hip bone
Term
patell-
 Definition
knee cap
Term
pelv-
 Definition
basin-like structure
Term
PHALANG-
 Definition
finger or toe bone
Term
pub-
 Definition
pubic bone
Term
radi-
 Definition
outer forearm bone
Term
scapul-
 Definition
shoulder bone
Term
STERN-
 Definition
breastbone
Term
TARS-
 Definition
instep
Term
tal-
 Definition
ankle
Term
tibi-
 Definition
shinbone, inner
Term
uln-
 Definition
elbow, medial
Term
-IC
 Definition
pertaining to; drugs
Term
-AC
 Definition
pertaining to, located at; RARE, sufferer
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ion
 Definition
act of
Term
-ation, -ition
 Definition
act of, process of, result of, condition of
Term
-or
 Definition
agent or instrument
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward, near (assimilates)
Term
dis-
 Definition
away, apart from, removed (assimilates)
Term
e-, ex-
 Definition
out of, away from (assimilates)
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below (assimilates)
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
con-
 Definition
with, together, very, thoroughly (assimilates)
Term
in-
 Definition
into, in, not, very, completely (assimilates)
Term
cervic-
 Definition
(female) neck; -icis
Term
dent-
 Definition
(male) tooth; -tis (dens)
Term
duct-
 Definition
to lead, bring, convey
Term
faci-
 Definition
(female) face, surface; -ei
Term
flect-, flex-
 Definition
to bend
Term
front-
 Definition
forehead, sinus, lobe or bone of head/brain
Term
lumb-
 Definition
(male) lower back, flank; -i
Term
mandibul-
 Definition
(female) lower jawbone; -ae
Term
maxill-
 Definition
(female) upper jawbone; -ae
Term
ment-
 Definition
(neuter) chin; -i
Term
nas-
 Definition
nose, nasal cavity/bone; -i
Term
occipit-
 Definition
occipital bone or lobe
Term
pariet-
 Definition
wall, skull bone, brain lobe
Term
pector-
 Definition
(neuter) chest, breast; -oris
Term
sacr-
 Definition
(neuter) bone of caudal vertebral column; -i
Term
sin-, sinus-
 Definition
(male) cavity, space; -us
Term
spin-
 Definition
spinal column, process, spine
Term
tempor-
 Definition
(neuter) temples; -oris
Term
THORAC-
 Definition
(male) chest; -acis
Term
tract-
 Definition
to drag, draw
Term
vers-, vert-
 Definition
to turn
Term
vertebr-
 Definition
(female) bone of spinal column; -ae
Term
-ia/IA, -y
 Definition
state of, condition of
Term
-ty
 Definition
state of, condition of (also -ity, -ety)
Term
-ive
 Definition
pertaining to (verbal bases)
Term
-able, -ible
 Definition
capable of being, able (verbal bases)
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
circum-
 Definition
around, enveloping
Term
de-
 Definition
down, away from, absent
Term
extra-, extro-
 Definition
beyond, on outside of, not relating to
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, in front of, forward; precursor
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
ARTHR-
 Definition
joint
Term
BRACHI-
 Definition
arm; brachium, -i, neuter
Term
burs-
 Definition
fluid-filled sac; bursa, -ae, female
Term
CHEIR-, CHIR-
 Definition
hand
Term
CHONDR-
 Definition
cartilage, especially costal
Term
CLEID-
 Definition
clavicle
Term
DACTYL-
 Definition
finger
Term
GENI-, GENY-
 Definition
cheek, chin, jaw
Term
GNATH-
 Definition
jaw
Term
GON-, GONAT-, GONY-
 Definition
knee
Term
HEM-, HEMAT-
 Definition
blood
Term
MYEL-
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
Term
ORTH-
 Definition
straight
Term
oss-, osse-
 Definition
bone; os, ossis, neuter
Term
PATH-
 Definition
disease, suffering
Term
PLAS-, PLAST-
 Definition
to form, to develop
Term
POR-
 Definition
passage, opening, pore
Term
PT-
 Definition
droop, fall, sag
Term
RACHI-, RACHID-
 Definition
spine
Term
SCLER-
 Definition
hard
Term
SCOLI-
 Definition
twisted, curved, crooked
Term
SPONDYL-
 Definition
vertebra
Term
TROPH-
 Definition
growth, nourishment
Term
A-, AN-
 Definition
not, deficient, absence of
Term
DYS-
 Definition
painful, difficult, defective, abnormal
Term
HYPER-
 Definition
over, excessive, above, beyond normal
Term
HYPO-
 Definition
under, deficient, below normal
Term
-CELE
 Definition
swelling, hernia
Term
-ITIS
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-MALACIA
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-MEGALY
 Definition
abnormal enlargement
Term
-OSIS
 Definition
abnormal or diseased condition
Term
-OMA
 Definition
tumor or neoplasm
Term
-PATHY
 Definition
any disease of
Term
-PLASIA
 Definition
formation, development
Term
-PTOSIS
 Definition
falling, drooping, prolapse, downward
Term
-TROPHY
 Definition
abnormal enlargement
Term
-(H)EMIA
 Definition
condition of blood
Term
apex-, apicis
 Definition
(male) top, tip
Term
arcus, -us
 Definition
arch
Term
area, -ae
 Definition
region, space
Term
caput, capitis
 Definition
(neuter) head
Term
corpus, corporis
 Definition
(neuter) body, bone shaft
Term
extensor, extensoris
 Definition
(male) muscle that extends or straightens
Term
fascia, -ae
 Definition
band/sheet of fibrous muscle tissue
Term
fissura, -ae
 Definition
fissure, cleft, groove
Term
flexor, flexoris
 Definition
(male) muscle that bends a joint
Term
foramen, foraminis
 Definition
(neuter) opening
Term
fossa, -ae
 Definition
depressions, indented area
Term
fovea, -ae
 Definition
pit
Term
ligamentum, -i
 Definition
ligament
Term
linea, -ae
 Definition
line, stripe
Term
lobus, -i
 Definition
lobe
Term
nervus, -i
 Definition
nerve
Term
nucleus, -i
 Definition
nucleus
Term
processus, -us
 Definition
process, prominence
Term
radix, radicis
 Definition
(female) root, beginning part
Term
rete, retis
 Definition
(neuter) net, mesh, network (especially blood vessels)
Term
retinaculum, -i
 Definition
holding band or ligament
Term
sulcus, -i
 Definition
furrow, groove
Term
tractus, -us
 Definition
region, tract, path
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