Medical Terminolgy (1)

Front 1

a-

Back 1

lack of,
no
without

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ab-

Back 2

away from,
negative

Front 3

abdomin-

Back 3

abdomen,
belly

Front 4

-ac

Back 4

pertaining to

Front 5

ac-

Back 5

addition to
near to
toward,

Front 6

acanth-

Back 6

spiny,
thorn

Front 7

acar-

Back 7

mite, itch

Front 8

-aceous

Back 8

pertaining to

Front 9

acet-

Back 9

vinegar

Front 10

acetab-

Back 10

saucer

Front 11

acou-

Back 11

hearing,
sound

Front 12

-acousia

Back 12

condition of hearing

Front 13

-acoustic

Back 13

pertaining to the organs of hearing

Front 14

acr-

Back 14

extremities (ie head, hands, feet)
eg acromegaly - overgrowth of soft tissues and bones - large spadelike hands and feet, prominent brow

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actin-

Back 15

ray

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acu-

Back 16

sudden, sharp, severe

Hint 16

acute

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-acy

Back 17

quality of
or
state

Front 18

-ad

Back 18

toward (a specific terminus)

Front 19

ad-

Back 19

addition to,
near to,
toward

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aden-

Back 20

gland

Front 21

-adenia

Back 21

condition of the glands

Hint 21

aden - gland

-ia/ a specific condition or disease

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adenoid-

Back 22

gland-like, glandular

Front 23

adip-

Back 23

fat, fatty tissue

Front 24

-adol

Back 24

an analgesic

Front 25

adren-

Back 25

adrenal gland

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-aemia

Back 26

condition or presence of blood

Front 27

aemia-

Back 27

blood

Front 28

aesthesi-

Back 28

feeling or perception

Front 29

-aesthesia

Back 29

condition involving sensation

Hint 29

aesthes-/ feeling or perception
-ia/ a specific condition or disease

Front 30

-aesthetic

Back 30

a person's sensation of something

Hint 30

aestheically pleasing
pleasant to the eye

Front 31

aeti-

Back 31

cause

Front 32

af-

Back 32

toward, near to, addition to

Front 33

ag-

Back 33

toward,
near to,
addition to

Front 34

-age

Back 34

rate, action or process

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-agnosia

Back 35

loss of faculty to peceive

Hint 35

Gk, a+ gnosis - not knowlege
autotop/agnosia, par/agnosia

Front 36

-agogue, -agog

Back 36

expulsing,
inducing,
stimulating,
leading

Hint 36

galactogogue - stimulating milk supply, inducing milk supply in nursing mothers

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-agra

Back 37

pain or painful seizure

Front 38

-al

Back 38

pertaining to

Front 39

ala-

Back 39

wing

Front 40

alb-

Back 40

white

Front 41

alg-, algesi-

Back 41

pertaining to sense of pain

Front 42

-algesia

Back 42

sensitivity to pain

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-algia

Back 43

pain

Front 44

ali-
ala-

Back 44

wing

Front 45

aliment-

Back 45

food, nourishment

Front 46

-alis

Back 46

pertaining to

Front 47

all-

Back 47

other, different

Front 48

alveol-

Back 48

air sac, small hollow, cavity

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ambly-

Back 49

dim, dull

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ametr-

Back 50

disproportionate

Front 51

amm-

Back 51

sand

Front 52

amnio

Back 52

pertaining to the amnion
(foetal membrane)

Front 53

amph

Back 53

on both sides

Hint 53

amphoteric, a substance that can act as acid or base depending on conditions

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amyl-

Back 54

starch

Front 55

an-

Back 55

anus, anal

Front 56

an-

Back 56

up,
back,
again

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an-

Back 57

without, lack of, not

Front 58

-ance

Back 58

quality or state

Hint 58

-ency, -ance, -ancy, -ence
deffici/ency, depend/ence lat/ency emerg/ency

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-ancy

Back 59

quality or state

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andr-

Back 60

man, male

Front 61

angi-

Back 61

vessel

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anis-

Back 62

unequal, dissimilar

Front 63

ankyle-

Back 63

fused or bent

Hint 63

Gk- ankylosis, bent condition
Ankylosis - fixation of a joint, often in an abnormal position, ankylosing spondylosis

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anomalo-

Back 64

uneven, irregular

Front 65

-ans

Back 65

'ing'

Front 66

ante-

Back 66

before,
prior to,
in front of in time or place

Hint 66

ante/natal - before birth

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antero-

Back 67

anterior, forward

Front 68

anth-

Back 68

flower, floral

Front 69

-anthema

Back 69

specific type of rash

Front 70

anthra-

Back 70

coal, charcoal, carbon

Front 71

anthrop-

Back 71

prefix
man or human being

Hint 71

anthoproid
Gk, anthropos, human, eidos
human-like apes or other primates

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anti-

Back 72

against, combating, alleviating

Front 73

antr-

Back 73

antrum, sinus

Front 74

ankyle-

Back 74

bent or crooked

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ap-(1)

Back 75

toward, near to

Front 76

ap-(2)

Back 76

away from, derived from, separation

Front 77

aph-

Back 77

away from, derived from, separation

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api-

Back 78

bee

Front 79

aqua-

Back 79

water

Front 80

-ar

Back 80

pertaining to

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arch-

Back 81

chief, first, beginning

Front 82

-arche

Back 82

beginning

Hint 82

menarche Gk- men, month archaios, from the beginning; the first menstruation, commencement of cyclical menstrual function

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argyr-

Back 83

silver

Front 84

aristo-

Back 84

best

Front 85

-arit

Back 85

anti arthritic drug

Front 86

arrhen-

Back 86

male

Front 87

arteriol-

Back 87

small artery

Front 88

arthr-

Back 88

joint

Front 89

articul-

Back 89

joint

Front 90

-ary

Back 90

pertaining to

Front 91

as-

Back 91

toward, near to

Hint 91

see -ad toward a specific terminus - cephalad, toward the head, away from the tail

Front 92

-ase

Back 92

pertaining to an enzyme

Hint 92

amylase
protease

Front 93

-aster

Back 93

star shaped

Front 94

aster-, astr-

Back 94

star

Front 95

asthen-

Back 95

weak, weakness

Front 96

-asthenia

Back 96

weakness

Front 97

at-

Back 97

toward, near to

Front 98

-ate

Back 98

to use,
act like,
make into,
subject to

Front 99

atel-

Back 99

imperfect,
incomplete

Hint 99

atelectasis - Gk, ateles, incomplete, ektasis, expansion
collapse of the alveoli resulting in "collapsed lung" Failure of the lung to fully expand

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ather-

Back 100

fatty degeneration

Front 101

atm-

Back 101

steam or vapour

Front 102

-atresia

Back 102

condition of occlusion

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atreto-

Back 103

closed, imperforate

Front 104

atri-

Back 104

chamber of heart, atrium

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-atrophia

Back 105

condition of malnutrition

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audi-

Back 106

hearing, sound

Front 107

aur-

Back 107

ear

Hint 107

auricle (pinna) - the external ear

Front 108

auri-

Back 108

gold

Front 109

auricul-

Back 109

flap of ear,
appendage of atrium of heart

Front 110

auto-

Back 110

self, spontaneous, independent

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aux-

Back 111

growth, increase

Front 112

-auxe

Back 112

enlargement

Front 113

axi-

Back 113

axis, axle

Front 114

axilla-

Back 114

armpit

Front 115

azot-

Back 115

nitrogen, urea