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Medical term. C1 and C2
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 3
06/03/2014
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Term
.  aden/oma
 Definition
Tumor of a gland
Term
Arthr/itis
 Definition
Inflammation of the Joint
Term
Bi/opsy
 Definition

removal or sampling of the cells or tissues

for examination
Term
Cardi/ology
 Definition
The study of the heart
Term
Derm/al
 Definition
Pertaining to the skin
Term
Cyto/logy
 Definition
Stugy of cells
Term
cysto/scope
 Definition
instrument used to visually examine cells
Term
Cerebr/al
 Definition
Pertaining to the cerebrum
Term
Cephal/ic
 Definition
Pertaining to the HEAD
Term
Aden/itis
 Definition
Pertaining to the glands
Term
Laparo/tomy
 Definition

The process of cutting into or incesion of the

abdominal wall
Term
Nephrec/tomy
 Definition

surginal removal of the

kidney
Term
Neur/itis
 Definition
Inflammation of the nerve
Term
Opthalmo/scope
 Definition
Instrument used to examine the interior structures of the eye
Term
Osteo/tomy
 Definition

Surgically cut a bone

(to shorten, lengthen, or change its alignment)
Term
Ren/al
 Definition
Pertains to the kidney
Term
Rhin/itis
 Definition
Inflammation of the mucous lining of the nose
Term
Sarc/oma
 Definition
cancer of the tissue (also bone)
Term
Oncologist
 Definition
physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
Term
Patholi/gist
 Definition
Physician who specializes in diagnosis and management of human disease
Term
Psych/osis
 Definition
symptom or feature of mental illness
Term
thrombo/cyte
 Definition
a blood platelet
Term
gastr/itis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach lining
Term
aden/oma
 Definition
a benign tumor of glandular tissue
Term
thromb/osis
 Definition
formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel
Term
Aut/opsy
 Definition

examination of the body after death

(performed to evaluate disease or injury)
Term
hyper/thyroid/ism
 Definition
condition characterized by abnormally low thyroid hormone
Term
Anem/ia
 Definition
disease in the number of red blood cells
Term
dysentary
 Definition
Inflammation of the intestines, especially colon
Term
resec/tion
 Definition
pertaining to the removal of an organ or other body structure
Term
trans/dermal
 Definition
supplying medication in the form for absorption through the skin
Term
Removal of a nerve
 Definition
neuroectomy
Term
cancerous condition in which there are large numbers of immature white blood cells
 Definition
Leukemia
Term
Study of the kidney
 Definition
Nephro/logy
Term
Tumor of the liver
 Definition
hepatic tumor
Term
Adeno
 Definition
gland
Term
arthro
 Definition
joint
Term
bio
 Definition
life
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous, cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
gnosc/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
gynec/o
 Definition

woman

female
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
Rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
Sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clotting
Term
al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
ectomy
 Definition

cutting out

removal
Term
emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
globin
 Definition
protein
Term
gram
 Definition
record
Term
ia
 Definition
condition
Term
ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ism
 Definition

condition

process
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
Term
logy
 Definition
study of
Term
oma
 Definition

tumor

mass
Term
opsy
 Definition
to view
Term
osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
scope
 Definition
instrument used to visually examine
Term
scopy
 Definition
process of visualization
Term
sis
 Definition
state of
Term
tomy
 Definition

cutting into

or

incesion
Term
a, an
 Definition

not

no
Term
ant
 Definition
self
Term
dia
 Definition

complete

through
Term
dys
 Definition

bad

painful

difficult

abnormal
Term
endo
 Definition
within
Term
exo
 Definition
outside
Term
hyper
 Definition

excessive

more than normal
Term
hypo
 Definition
less then normal
Term
pro
 Definition

before

foreward
Term
re
 Definition
back
Term
retro
 Definition
behind
Term
sub
 Definition

below

under
Term
trans
 Definition

across

through
Term
root
 Definition
foundation term
Term
suffix
 Definition
word ending
Term
prefix
 Definition
word beginning
Term
combining vowel
 Definition
vowel (usually O) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root.
Term
combining form
 Definition
combination of the root and the combining vowel.
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
carnin/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

Ex/cis/ion
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
encephala/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines (small intestines)
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
gnosc/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
treatment by physician
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
log/o
 Definition
study of
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
ped/o
 Definition
child
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
radi/o
 Definition
xrays
Term
nuer/o
 Definition
nerves
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
sect/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot, clotting
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cut out, removal, excision
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to producing, produced by or produced in
Term
-globin
 Definition
protein
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-ic
-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ion
 Definition
process
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass or swelling
Term
-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition usually ABNORMAL
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument use to visually examine
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examining
Term
-sis
 Definition
state if condition
Term
-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting, incision
Term
-y
 Definition
process of condition
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
not, no , without
Term
auto,aut
 Definition
self, own
Term
dia
 Definition
through, complete
Term
endo
 Definition
within
Term
epi
 Definition
above, upon
Term
ex, exo
 Definition
out, outside of, outward
Term
hyper
 Definition
excessive, above, more than normal
Term
hypo
 Definition
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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
Term
trans
 Definition
through, across
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
anter/o
 Definition
front
Term
bol/o
 Definition
to cast (throw)
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck (of body and uterus)
Term
Chrondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chrom/o
 Definition
color
Term
coccyc/o
 Definition
coccyx
Tailbone
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
dist/o
 Definition
far,
distant
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back portion of the body
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium
part of the pelvic bone
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
(side and back between the ribs and the pelvis
Term
poster/o
 Definition
behind
Term
proxim/o
 Definition
near
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
backbone
Term
thel/o
theli/o
 Definition
nipple
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
windpipe
Term
umbilic/o
 Definition
navel
umbilicus
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
belly side of the body
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra(e)
backbone(s)
Term
viscer/o
 Definition
organs
Term
ana
 Definition
up
Term
cata
 Definition
down
Term
epi
 Definition
above
Term
hypo
 Definition
below
Term
inter/o
 Definition
between
Term
meta
 Definition
change
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ism
 Definition
process, condition
Term
-ose
 Definition
pertaining to, full of
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formation
Term
-somes
 Definition
bodies
Term
-type
 Definition
picture, classification
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