Medical Terminology Terms

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Medical Terminology Terms
Term Meaning Term Meaning
a- without, lack of, no -aesthesia condition involving
sensation
ab- away from, negative
-aesthetic a person’s sensation of
abdomin- abdomen, belly
something
-ac pertaining to
aeti- cause
ac- toward, near to,
af- toward, near to,
addition to
addition to
acanth- spiny, thorn
ag- toward, near to,
addition to
acar- mite, itch
-age rate, action or process
-aceous pertaining to
-agnosia loss of faculty to
acet- vinegar
perceive
acetab- saucer
-agogue, -agog expulsing, inducing,
acou- hearing, sound stimulating, leading
-acousia condition of hearing -agra pain or painful seizure
-acoustic pertaining to the -al pertaining to
organs of hearing
ala- wing
acr- extremities ie head,
alb- white
hands, feet
alg-, algesi- pertaining to sense of
actin- ray
pain
acu- sudden, sharp, severe
-algesia sensitivity to pain
-acy state or quality of
-algia pain
-ad toward (a specific
ali- wing
terminus)
aliment- food, nourishment
ad- toward, near to,
addition to
-alis pertaining to
aden- gland
all- other, different,
abnormal
-adenia condition of the glands
alveol- air sac, small hollow,
adenoid- gland-like, glandular
cavity
adip- fat, fatty tissue
ambi- both, about, around
-adol an analgesic
ambly- dim, dull
adren- adrenal gland
ametr- disproportionate
-aemia condition or presence
amm- sand
of blood
amnio- pertaining to the
aemia- blood
amnion (foetal
aesthesi- feeling or perception membrane)

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amph- on both sides -arche beginning
amyl- starch
argyr- silver
an- anus, anal
aristo- best
an-1 up, back, again
-arit anti arthritic drug
an-2 without, lack of, not
arrhen- male
-ance quality or state
arter- artery
-ancy quality or state
arteriol- small artery
andr- man, male
arthr- joint
angi- vessel
articul- joint
anis- unequal, dissimilar
-ary pertaining to
ankyle- fused or bent
as- toward, near to
anomalo- uneven, irregular
-ans “ing” -ase pertaining to an
enzyme
ante- before, prior to, in
front of in time or -aster star shaped
place
aster-, astr- star
antero- anterior, forward
asthen- weak, weakness
anth- flower, floral
-asthenia weakness
-anthema specific type of rash
at- toward, near to
anthra- coal, charcoal, carbon
-ate to use, act like, make
anthrop- man or human being
into, subject to
anti- against, combating,
alleviating atel- imperfect, incomplete
antr- antrum, sinus ather- fatty degeneration
ankyle- bent or crooked atm- steam or vapour
ap-1 toward, near to -atresia condition of occlusion
ap-2 away from, derived atreto- closed, imperforate
from, separation
atri- upper chamber of heart,
aph- away from, derived
atrium
from, separation
-atrophia condition of
api- bee
malnutrition
aqua- water
audi- hearing, sound
-ar pertaining to
aur- ear
arch- chief, first, beginning
auri- gold

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auricul- flap of ear, appendage brachi- arm, especially upper
of atrium of heart arm
auto- self, spontaneous, -brachia anatomic condition of
independent the arm
aux- growth, increase brachy- short
-auxe enlargement brady- slow, dull
axi- axis, axle branchi- gill
axilla- armpit breph- embryo, foetus, new
born infant
azot- nitrogen, urea
brevi- short
bacill- rod shaped bacterium
brom- odour, stench
balan- glans penis
bronch- bronchus
bar- pressure
bry- full of life
bar- weight, pressure
bucc- cheek
bary- heavy, deep, low,
difficult -bund prone to
basi- foundation or base cac- bad, diseased,
deformed, ill
-basia ability to walk
-cace bad, diseased,
bath- depth, downward,
deformed
lower
caen- new, recent
bi- twice, double
-caine local anaesthetic
bibli- book
substance
bin- twice, double calc-1 lime, limestone
bio live, pert. to life calc-2 heel
-biosis, -biotic life
calor- heat
bis- twice, double
cancer- cancer
-blast embryonic state of
cancr- cancer
development
canth- angle at slit for eyelids
blast- bud, formative cell,
germ, nucleus capill- hair
blenn- mucus capit- head
blephar- eyelid, eyelash -capnia presence of carbon
dioxide
-blepharia condition of the eyelid
caps- capsule, container
-blepsia condition of sight
caput- heat
-blepsy condition of sight

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carcin- cancer cephal- head
-carcinoma malignant tumour -cephalia, -cephaly condition of the head
cardi- heart cer- wax
-cardia type of heart action or cerat-1 cornea
location
cerat-2 horny tissue
-cardiac types and locations of
cerebell- cerebellum
heart ailments
cerebr- brain
-carp fruit
-cerebral pertaining to the brain
carp- wrist
cervic-, cervix neck or neck of an
cary- nucleus
organ
case- resembling cheese
chalc- copper, brass
cat-1 down, against
chancr- cancer
cat-2 with, completely
cheil-, chil- lip
cath- with, completely, down
cheir-, chir- hand
-catharic pertaining to cleaning
-chesia condition of defecation
cau-, caus- burn, burning
-chezia condition of defecation
caud- tail like, lower part of
-chirurgia treatment of illness or
the body
deformity
caul- stem
chlor- green, chlorine
cav- hollow
chol- gall, bile
cel-1 cavity of the body
cholangi- bile vessel or passage
cel-2 hernia tumour or
choledoch- common bile duct
swelling
chondr- cartilage
-cele hernia, tumour or
swelling
-chondria condition of worrying
cen-1 general, common about disease
cen-2 new, recent chord- cord, string
-chorea a specified nervous
cente- puncture
disorder
-centesis puncture (to remove
chori- protective foetal
fluid)
membrane
centi- hundredth part,
-chroia condition of
hundred
colouration
centr- center, central
chrom- coloured, pigment
-centric with a centre

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-chromasia condition of colour -coccus berry shaped organism
-chromatic staining properties of coccyg- coccyx
tissues
coel-1 cavity of the body
chron- time
coel-2 hernia, tumour or
chyle- digested fats swelling, hollow
-chylia condition of digestive coel-3 colon
juices
-coele chamber, ventricle,
-cide killer, killing normal cavity of the
body
cili- eyelash, eyelid
coen- general, common
cilia- hair, hairlike,
col-1 with, together
cine- movement
col-2 colon
circum- around, surrounding
colp- vagina
cirrho- orange-yellow
com- with, together
cis- on this side
-comma a piece of a structure
clas- a piece broken off
con- with, together
-clasia breaking up, crushing
con- dust
-clasis to break or crush
contra- against. opposite
-clast something that breaks
cor- with, together
clast- an instrument for
surgical breaking cor- heart
-clastic causing disintegration core- pupil of the eye
-cle diminutive corp- body
cleid- clavicle cost- rib
-cleisis closure, conclusion crani- skull
cleist-, clist- closed -crania condition of skull or
head
clin- to bend or make lie
down -crasia condition of a mixture
-clinous pertaining to ancestry -cratia condition of
incontinence
-clonia involving spasms
cresc- to grow
-cnemia condition of leg below
knee cric- ring
co- with, together crin- to separate

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-crine secretion (as of a dec- ten, tenth
gland)
deka- multiple of ten
-crotic pulse, heartbeat
dem- people, population
crur- pertaining to the leg
demi- half
cry- cold, freezing, frost
-demic relating to a disease in
crypt- hidden, covered, occult a specified region
-cule dimutive dendr- tree or branches
-culum dimutive -dendron treelike formation
-culus dimutive dent- tooth
-current running, flowing, der- neck
happening
derm- skin
-cusis hearing
-dermia condition of the skin
cusp- point
des- undoing, reversal,
cyan- blue depriving, freeing from
cycl- circle, ring, ciliary -desis binding, fixation
body, round, recurring
desm- bond, connective
cymbo- boat shaped tissue, ligaments
cyn- dog, doglike -desma bridging or connecting
cyrt- bent, curved deuter- secondary, second
-cyst bladder, a sac of fluid dextr- right
cyst- bladder, sac of fluid di- two, twice, double,
reversal, separation,
-cystic condition of having
apart from
cysts
dia- through, across,
cyt- cell
between, apart,
complete
-cyte cell
digit- finger, toe
-cythemia condition of cells in
blood
diplo- double, twin
dacry- tears, lacrima
-dipsia condition of thirst
dactyl- digit, toe, finger
dis- two, twice, double,
reversal, separation,
-dactylia condition of fingers or
apart from
toes
dodec- twelve
de- undoing, reversal, loss,
removal, down, from
dolich- long, narrow

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-donita condition /treatment of ecto- out, outer, out of place
teeth
-ectomy surgical removal of
dont- tooth
-ectopia an organ or part out of
dors- of or on the back, after place
-dorsal pertaining to the back ectro- congenital absence
drom- running or construction -edema swell
-drome that which runs in a ef- outside, out, to
specified way protrude, over, away,
less
-duct draw
-egasia interfunctioning of the
duo- two
mind and body
duoden- duodenum
ele- oil
dy- two
electr- electricity
dynam- power, energy, motion
-ellum dimutive
-dynamia condition of strength
elytr- vagina
-dynamy condition of strength
em- inside, within, into, in,
on
-dynia a painful condition
-ema condition of
dys- painful, difficult,
abnormal
embry- foetus
e- outside, out, to
emet- vomiting
protrude, over, away,
less -emetic pertaining to vomit
-eal pertaining to -emia blood
ec-1 house emnea- nine
ec-2 outside, out, to -empyema accumulation of pus
protrude, over, away,
en- inside, within, into, in
less
-ence quality or state
-echia condition of holding
encephal- brain
echin- spine or spiny
-encephalia condition of the brain
-ecoia condition of hearing
-encephaly condition of the brain
-ectasia expansion, stretch,
dilate
-enchyma liquid that nourishes
tissues
-ectasis expansion, stretch,
dilate
-ency quality or state
-ectasy expansion, stretch,
endo- inside, within, into, in
dilate

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-ent agent ex- outside, out, to
protrude, over, away,
ent- within, inner
less
enter- intestine
exo- outside, outer layer,
out of
eole- oil
extra- outside of, out, over,
-eous pertaining to,
beyond, in addition to
composed of, like
extro- outside, outward
ep- upon, in addition to,
beside, among, on the
faci- face
outside, over
-facient making, causing
epi- upon, in addition to,
beside, among, on the -faction process of making
outside, over
fasci- band of fibrous tissue
episi- vulva
-fast securely attached,
equi- equal confined, resistant to
-er agent, person febri- fever
concerned, instrument
-febrile pertaining to fever
erg- pertaining to work,
-fer something that
activity
carries
-ergetic effect of activity
-ferous bearing, producing,
-ergic effect of activity carrying
-ergy effect or result ferr- iron
ergy- action fibr- fiber
erot- love or sexual desire -fibroma benign tumour of
fibrous tissue
-erotic sexual love or desire
-fication process of making
erythr- red
fila- thread or threadlike
-escent1 become like
fiss- split or cleft
-escent2 emmiting or reflecting
light flav- yellow
-esis action, process or -flect to bend
result of
-flex to bend
eso- within
flu- flow
eu- well, good, normal,
-fluent to flow
easily
flux flow
eury- broad, wide
foet- foetus or foetal
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fore- front or before geny- under the jaw
-form, -forme having a shape or form ger- old age
fract- breaking geront- old age
front- frontal, forehead -gerous bearing or
characterised by
-fuge drives away
-geusia condition of the sense
fus- spindle
of taste
-fuse to pour or flow
-geustia condition of the sense
of taste
-fy to make into something
specified
giganto- huge
-fying making
gingiva gum
galact- milk, milky fluid
glia- gluelike
gam- marriage, union
glossa- tongue, language
gamet- reproductive cell
-glossia condition of the tongue
-gamy marriage or sexual
glott- glottis
union
gluc- glucose
gangli- knot or knotlike mass
glyc- sweet, sugar, glucose
gastr- stomach, abdominal
-glycaemia condition of sugar in
ge- earth or soil
blood
gelat- freeze, congeal
gn- know or discern
gemin- twin
gnath- jaw
-gen that which generates
-gnathia condition of the jaw
gen-1 to become or produce
-gnomy science of judging
gen-2 race, kind, sexual
-gnosia condition of perceiving
-gene that which generates
-gnosis knowledge
-genesia condition concerning
gon- knee
information
gon- sexual, seed, semen
-genesis origin, reproducing
goni- corner, angle
geni- chin
goni- angle
-genia condition of the jaw
-gony birth, origin
-genic origin, formation, to
produce gony- knee
genu- knee -gram a drawing, writing,
record

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granul- grain, granule hept- seven
graph- writing heter- other, different,
abnormal
-graph1 product of writing or
drawing hex- six
-graph2 machine for making
hidr-, hidr- sweat, perspiration
something drawn
hier-1 sacrum
-grapher one who produces
writing or drawing hier-2 religion
-graphia1 condition marked by hist- tissue
markings or tracings
holo- entire, whole
-graphia2 psychological
abnormality revealed hom- common, like, same
through handwriting
homeo- like, similar, same
-graphy action of recording or
printing homo- same
gravid- pertaining to horm- urge, stimulate
pregnancy, or pregnant
hyal- resembling glass,
gravis- heavy vitreous
gymno- nakedness hydr-1 water, wet
gyn- female, female hydr-2 hydrogen
reproductive organs
-hydria level of fluid in the
-gyne female characteristics body
gyr- circular movement hygr- moisture, humidity
haem- blood
hyl- material, substance,
matter
hal- salt, halogen
hymen- hymen, membrane
hal- salt
hallux- big toe hyper- above, beyond,
excessive
hapl- single, simple
hypo- below, deficient, under
hect- one hundred
hyps- height
hel- horn, corn
hypsi- high
helc- ulcer
hyster- womb, uterus
heli- the sun
-ia a specified condition or
helic- spiral, snail, helix
disease
-helminth worm
-iac pertaining to
hemi- half
-iasis disease produced by or
hepat- liver producing something

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