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Medical Term ch. 1
Vocab ch. 1: pgs. 4-12
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| prefix | word beginning |
| suffix | word ending |
| root | foundation of the term |
| Combination form | root and combing vowel |
| How should a medical word be translated | start at the suffix, back to the beginning and across |
| aden /o | gland |
| -oma | tumor or mass |
| -itis | inflammation |
| arthr /o | joint |
| bi /o | life |
| -logy | the study of |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| carcin /o | cancerous, cancer |
| cardi /o | heart |
| cephal /o | head |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| cerebr /o | cerebrum (largest part of brain) |
| -al | pertaining to |
| cis /o | to cut |
| in- | into |
| -ion | process |
| ex- | out |
| crin /o | secrete (to form and give off) |
| endo- | within |
| cyst /o | urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (a sac containing fluid) |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| derm /o (dermat /o) | skin |
| cyt /o | cell |
| electr /o | electricity |
| -gram | record |
| encephal /o | brain |
| enter /o | intestines (usually small) |
| erythr /o | red |
| -cyte | cell |
| gastr /o | stomach |
| -ectomy | removal or excision |
| -tomy | cutting into or incision |
| gnos /o | knowledge |
| dia- | complete, through |
| -sis | state of |
| pro- | before, forward |
| gynec /o | woman |
| hemat /o (hem /o) | blood |
| -globin | protein |
| hepat /o | liver |
| iatr /o | treatment |
| -genic | produced by or producing |
| leuk /o | white |
| nephr /o | kidney |
| neur /o | nerve |
| onc /o | tumor |
| -ist | one who specializes in a field of medicine |
| opthalm /o | eye |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| oste /o | bone |
| path /o | disease |
| ped /o | child |
| psych /o | mind |
| radi /o | x-rays |
| ren /o | kidney |
| rhin /o | nose |
| sarc /o | flesh |
| sect /o | to cut |
| re- | back, again |
| thromb /o | clot, clotting |
| ur /o | urinary tract, urine |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -osis | condition (usually abnormal) |
| -algia | pain |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -y | process, condition |
| a-, an- | without, not, no |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | above, upon |
| exo- | out |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| hypo- | deficient, below, less than normal |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
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