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Common Medical Terms

These are terms that you will need to know for the entire semester. Memorize them. You may use this list for the quiz, but you will HAVE to know them the first week of class.


AB
cardi/oheart
cyan/oblue
erthry/ored
leuk/owhite
melan/oblack
poli/ogray
neur/onerve
cytecell
itisinflammation
plastysurgical repair
gastr/ostomach
enter/osmall intestine
osiscondition of
myelspinal cord
craniskull
tonsill/otonsils
algiapain
malaciaabnormal softening
sclerosisabnormal hardening
arterioartery
centesissurgical puncture to remove fluid
ectomysurgical removal
appendappendix
graphyprocess of recording a picture
gramactual picture
myomuscle
scopyvisual examination
rrhagebursting forth
hemoblood
rrhapysuture or stitch
rrhearhexis
rrhexisrupture of
natbrith
prebefore
perisurrounding
postafter
ot/oear
rhin/onose
laryng/olarynx or throat
abaway from
adtoward
dysbad
eutrue
hyperincreased or excessive
hypodeficient or decreased
interbetween
intrawithin
subunder or below
supraabove or excessive
lithstone
otomysurgical incision
edemaexcess fluid in body tissue
ather/oplaque or fatty substance
omatumor
athr/ojoint