Medical Terminology (lesson 1-5) (125 words)

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Spiro

coil

-iasis

condition

-ostomy

create an opening

-otomy

cut into

-penia

decrease

-trophy (trophy)

development

Path-

disease

oto

ear

myring

eardrum

Ovar

egg

Megal

enlarged

-ectasis

expansion

Acro-

extremities

Ophthalm-

eye

Blephar-

eyelid

-ptosis

falling

Lip-

fat

myco

fungus

pyle

gate

Aden

gland

hallux

great toe

Gingiv-

gum

Hemi-

half

Cephal-

head

Cardi-

heart

-cele

hernia

-itis

inflammation

End-

inside, within

Enter-

intestine

-spasm

involuntary contraction

Arthr-

joint

Nephr-

kidney

cheil

lip

Hepat-

liver

-lysis

loosening, destruction

Mani-

madness

Myel

marrow, spinal cord

mening

membrane

benign

mild, not cancerous

Lact

milk

Psycho-

mind

Or

mouth

My-

muscle

-oid

Like

-gram

Record

celio

abdomen

supra-

above

Hyper-

above, more than normal

trans

across, through

anti

against

Contra-

against, counter

cantho

angle at the end of the eyelid

Proct-

anus

-osis

any condition

Retro-

backwards

Para-

beside, beyond

Bili

bile

Chole-

bile

-desis

binding

Melan

black

Vesic

bladder

Cec

blind passage

Hem-

blood

Cyan-

blue

Ost-

bone

Cerebr-

brain

rhexis

break, burst

Mast-

breast

Carcin-

cancer

Chondr-

cartilage

Cyt

cell

Thorac

chest

onych

nail, claw

steno

narrow, contracted

Cervic-

neck

Rhin-

nose

-scop-

observe

viscero

organ

Gen-

original, production

-algia

pain

-dyn-

pain

-centesis

puncture

erythro

red

Cost-

rib

Trip-

rub, friction

Burso-

sac

Cyst-

sac containing fluid

Squam

scale

lobo

section

semen

seed

Auto-

self

-esthesia

sensation

Dermat

skin

Crani-

skull

brady-

slow

-malacia (my late show)

soft

-ologist

specialist

spondyl

spinal column

Macul

spot

Gastr

stomach

Lith-

stone

-ology

study of

-ectomy

surgical removal

Plast-

surgical repair

-pexy

suspension

-rraphy

suture

cauda

tail

Lacrim

tear

Dent-

teeth

Glosso-

tongue

lingua

tongue

odont

tooth

-oma

tumor

Onco

tumor

Strept-

twist

Hypo-

under

sub

under

epi-

upon

Hyster-

uterus

Angi-

vessel

Vaso

vessel

-emesis

vomiting

Hydro-

water

sphenic-

wedge

Leuk

white


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