The Language Of Medicine

Front 1

aden/o

Back 1

gland

Front 2

arthr/o

Back 2

joint

Front 3

bi/o

Back 3

life

Front 4

carcin/o

Back 4

cancerous,cancer

Front 5

cardi/o

Back 5

heart

Front 6

cephal/o

Back 6

head

Front 7

cerebr/o

Back 7

cerebrum (largest part of brain)

Front 8

cis/o

Back 8

to cut

Front 9

crin/o

Back 9

to secrete (to form and give off)

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cyst/o

Back 10

urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

Front 11

cyt/o

Back 11

cell

Front 12

derm/o OR dermat/o

Back 12

skin

Front 13

electr/o

Back 13

electricity

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encephal/o

Back 14

brain

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enter/o

Back 15

intestines (usually small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

Back 17

stomach

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glyc/o

Back 18

sugar

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gnos/o

Back 19

knowledge

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gynec/o

Back 20

woman, female

Front 21

hemat/o OR hem/o

Back 21

blood

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hepat/o

Back 22

liver

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iatr/o

Back 23

treatment, physician

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leuk/o

Back 24

white

Front 25

log/o

Back 25

study of

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nephr/o

Back 26

kidney

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neur/o

Back 27

nerve

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onc/o

Back 28

tumor

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opthalm/o

Back 29

eye

Front 30

oste/o

Back 30

bone

Front 31

path/o

Back 31

disease

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ped/o

Back 32

child

Front 33

psych/o

Back 33

mind

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radi/o

Back 34

xray

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ren/o

Back 35

kidney

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rhin/o

Back 36

nose

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sarc/o

Back 37

flesh

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sect/o

Back 38

to cut

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thromb/o

Back 39

clot, clotting

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ur/o

Back 40

urinary tract, urine

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-ac

Back 41

pertaining to

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-al

Back 42

pertaining to

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-algia

Back 43

pain

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-cyte

Back 44

cell

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-ectomy

Back 45

excision, removal

(appendectomy)

Front 46

-emia

Back 46

blood condition

(anemia)

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-genic

Back 47

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

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-globin

Back 48

protein

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-gram

Back 49

record

Front 50

-ic, -ical

Back 50

pertaining to

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-ion

Back 51

process

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-ist

Back 52

specialist

(gynecologist)

Front 53

-itis

Back 53

inflammation

Front 54

-logy

Back 54

process of study

Front 55

-oma

Back 55

tumor, mass, swelling

Front 56

-opsy

Back 56

process of viewing

Front 57

-osis

Back 57

condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

Front 58

-pathy

Back 58

disease condition

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-scope

Back 59

instrument to visually examine

Front 60

-scopy

Back 60

process of visually examining

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-sis

Back 61

state of; condition

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-tomy

Back 62

process of cutting, incision

Front 63

-y

Back 63

process, condition

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a-, an-

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no, not, without

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aut-, auto-

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self, own

Front 66

dia-

Back 66

complete, thorough

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endo-

Back 67

within

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epi-

Back 68

above, upon

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ex-, exo-

Back 69

out, outside of, outward

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hyper-

Back 70

excessive, above, more than normal

(hyperthyroidism)

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

(hypothyroidism)

Front 72

in-

Back 72

into, in

Front 73

peri-

Back 73

surrounding, around

(pericardium)

Front 74

pro-

Back 74

before, forward

Front 75

re-

Back 75

back, backward, again

Front 76

retro-

Back 76

behind

Front 77

sub-

Back 77

below, under

Front 78

trans-

Back 78

across, through

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adenoma

Back 79

tumor of a gland

Front 80

adentitis

Back 80

inflammation of a gland

Front 81

carcinoma

Back 81

cancerous tumor

Front 82

cephalic

Back 82

pertaining to the head

Front 83

cystoscopy

Back 83

process of visually examining urinary bladder

Front 84

electroencephalogram

Back 84

EEG/ record of brain electricity

Front 85

enteritis

Back 85

inflammation of intestines

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gastrectomy

Back 86

all or part of stomach is removed

Front 87

gastrotomy

Back 87

process of cutting stomach

Front 88

prognosis

Back 88

prediction about the outcome of an illness

Front 89

iatrogenic

Back 89

iatrogenic conditions are adverse effects that results from treatment or intervention by a physician

Front 90

sarcoma

Back 90

malignant tumor that grows from cells of "fleshy" connective tissue, like muscle, bone, and fat; carcinoma grows from epithelial cells that line the outside of the body or the inside of organs in the body

Front 91

resection

Back 91

cutting back int he sense of cutting out or excision (removal)

Front 92

nephrectomy

Back 92

removal of kidney

Front 93

enteropathy

Back 93

disease of small intestines

Front 94

leukocytosis

Back 94

slight increase in normal white blood cells, occurs as white blood cells multiple to fight an infection; different from leukemia (malignant condition marked by high levels of abnormal, immature white blood cells)

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adipose

Back 95

fat cells

Front 96

anabolism

Back 96

process of building up large proteins from small protein pieces called amino acids

Front 97

cartilage

Back 97

flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints

Front 98

catabolism

Back 98

process whereby complex nutrients are broken down to simpler substances and energy

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cephalic

Back 99

pertaining to the head

Front 100

cervical

Back 100

pertaining to the neck (of body or uterus)

Front 101

chondroma

Back 101

benign tumor of cartilage

Front 102

chondrosarcoma

Back 102

malignant tumor (from flesh or connective tissue)

Front 103

coccygeal

Back 103

pertaining to the tailbone

Front 104

coccyx

Back 104

tailbone

Front 105

craniotomy

Back 105

process of cutting into the skull

Front 106

epithelial cells

Back 106

skin cells that cover the outside of the body and line the internal surfaces of organs

Front 107

histology

Back 107

study of tissues

Front 108

iliac

Back 108

pertaining to part of the pelvic bone

Front 109

larynx

Back 109

"voice box"; located at the upper part of the trachea

Front 110

mediastinum

Back 110

centrally located space outside of and between the lungs; contains heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, bronchial tubes and many lymph nodes

Front 111

peritoneum

Back 111

membrane that surrounds abdominal viscera (liver, small and large intestines, stomach)

Front 112

periosteum

Back 112

membrane that protects bone

Front 113

pharynx

Back 113

throat

Front 114

pituitary gland

Back 114

endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Front 115

thoracotomy

Back 115

process of cutting into the chest

Front 116

trachea

Back 116

windpipe

Front 117

viscera

Back 117

internal organs

Front 118

abdomin/o

Back 118

abdomen

Front 119

adip/o

Back 119

fat

Front 120

anter/o

Back 120

front

Front 121

bol/o

Back 121

to cast (throw)

Front 122

cervic/o

Back 122

neck (of the body or the uterus)

Front 123

chondr/o

Back 123

cartilage (type of connective tissue)

Front 124

chrom/o

Back 124

color

Front 125

coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

Front 126

crani/o

Back 126

skull

Front 127

cyt/o

Back 127

cell

Front 128

dist/o

Back 128

far, distant

Front 129

dors/o

Back 129

back portion of the body

(~dorsal fin)

Front 130

hist/o

Back 130

tissue

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ili/o

Back 131

ilium (part of pelvic bone)

Front 132

inguin/o

Back 132

groin

Front 133

kary/o

Back 133

nucleus

Front 134

later/o

Back 134

side

Front 135

lumb/o

Back 135

lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

Front 136

medi/o

Back 136

middle

Front 137

nucl/o

Back 137

nucleus

Front 138

pelv/i

Back 138

pelvis, hip region

Front 139

poster/o

Back 139

back, behind

Front 140

proxim/o

Back 140

nearest

Front 141

sacr/o

Back 141

sacrum

Front 142

sarc/o

Back 142

flesh

Front 143

spin/o

Back 143

spine, backbone

Front 144

thel/o, theli/o

Back 144

nipple

Front 145

thorac/o

Back 145

chest

Front 146

trache/o

Back 146

trachea, windpipe

Front 147

umbilic/o

Back 147

navel, umbilicus

Front 148

ventr/o

Back 148

belly side of the body

Front 149

vertebr/o

Back 149

vertebrae, backbone

Front 150

viscer/o

Back 150

internal organs

Front 151

ana-

Back 151

up

Front 152

cata-

Back 152

down

Front 153

epi-

Back 153

above

Front 154

inter-

Back 154

between

Front 155

meta-

Back 155

change

Front 156

-al

Back 156

pertaining to

Front 157

-eal

Back 157

pertaining to

Front 158

-iac

Back 158

pertaining to

Front 159

-ior

Back 159

pertaining to

Front 160

-ose

Back 160

pertaining to, full of

Front 161

-plasm

Back 161

formation

Front 162

-somes

Back 162

bodies

Front 163

-tomy

Back 163

process of cutting

Front 164

-type

Back 164

picture, classification

Front 165

divisions of spinal region

Back 165

cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal

Front 166

regions of abdomen

Back 166

right hypochondriac

epigastric

left hypochondriac

right lumbar

umbilical

left lumbar

right inguinal (iliac)

hypogastric

left inguinal (iliac)