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