Med Term Z-A final

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ab-

from, away
a-, an-

without, lack of
-able

capable of
-ac, -ic

pertaining to
acr-(o)

extremities
ad-

to, toward, near
aden-(o)

gland, glandular
adren-(o)

adrenal gland
aer-(o)

air
-al

like, similar, pertaining to
alba-

white
alges-(i,ia)

pain
-algia

pain
ambi-

both, both sides
an-(o,us)

anus (opening to rectum)
angi-(o)

vessel
ankyl-

crooked, looped, immovable, fixed
ante-(ro)

before, in front of, ahead of
anti-

against
append-(i,o)

appendix
arter-(i,o)

artery
arthr-(o)

joint
-ase

enzyme
-asis

condition of
-asthenia

weakness, lack of strength
ather-(o)

fatty, lipid
audi-(o)

sound, hearing
aur-

ear
auto-

self
bi-(s)

twice, double, both
bio-

life
-blast

germ cell, embryonic cell
blephar-(o)

eyelid
brachi-

arm
brachy

short
brady-

slow
bronch-(i,o)

air tubes in lungs
bucc-(a)

cheek
calc-(u, ulus)

stone
carcin-(o)

cancer, malignancy
cardi-(a, o)

pertaining to the heart
carp-(o)

wrist
-cele

swelling, tumor,cavity, hernia
cent-(i)

one hundred
-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid
cephal-(o)

head, pertaining to head
cerebro-

brain
cerv-(ci)

neck, neck of uterus
cheil-(o)

lip
chem-(o)

drug, chemical
chir-(o)

hand
chlor-(o)

green
chol-(e,o)

bile, gallbladder
chond-(i, r, ri)

cartilage
chrom-(o)

color
-cide

causing death
circum-

around, about
-cise

cut
-clysis

washing, irrigation
co-(n)

with, together
-coccus

round
-coele

chamber, enlarged space
col-(in,o)

colon, bowel, large intestine
colp-(i, o)

vagina
contra-

against
cost-(a, i, o)

rib
crani-(o)

pertaining to the skull
-crine

secrete
cryo-

cold
crypt-

hidden
cut-

skin
cyan-(o)

blue
cyst-(i, o)

bladder, bag, sac
cyt-(e, o)

cell
dacry-(o)

tear duct, tear
dactyl-(o)

finger, toe
dec-(a,i)

ten
dent-(i,o)

tooth
derm-(a,at,o)

pertaining to skin
-desis

surgical union or fixation
dextr-(i,o)

to the right
di-(plo)

double, twice
dia-

through, between, part
dis-(ti,to)

separation, away from
dors-(i,o)

to the back, back
duoden-(o)

duodenum
dys-

difficult, bad, painful
-ectomy

surgical removal of
electr-(o)

electrical
-emesis

vomit
-emia

blood
encephal-(o)

brain
endo-

within, innermost
enter-(i,o)

intestine
epi-

upon, over, upper
erythro-

red
-esis

condition of
-esthesia

sensation, perception, feel
eu-

well, easy, normal
ex-(o)

outside of, beyond
faci-

face
-fascia (l)

fibrous band
fibr-(a,i,o)

fiber, connective tissue
fore-

in front of
-form

having the form of, shape
-fuge

driving away, expelling
galacto-

milk, galactose (milk sugar)
gast-(i,ro)

stomach
-genesis

development, production, creation
-genetic,-genic

origin, producing, causing
genito-

organs of reproduction
-genous

kind, type
geront-(o)

old age, elderly
gingiv-

gums, gingiva
gloss-(o)

tongue
gluc-(o)

sweetness, sugar, glucose
gly-(c, co)

sugar
-gram

tracing, picture, record
-graph

diagram, instrument for recording
gyn-(ec,o)

woman, female
hem-(a, ato,o)

blood
hemi-

half
hepat-(o)

liver
herni-

rupture
hetero-

other, unlike, different
hist-(o)

tissue
hom-(eo, o)

same, like
hydro-

water
hyper-

excessive, high, over, incrreased, more than normal
hypno-

sleep
hypo-

decreased, deficient, low, under, less than normal
hyster-(o)

uterus
-ia, -iasis

condition of, abnoral pathological state
-ic, -ac

pertaining to
idio-

peculiar to an individual, self-originating
ile-(o,um)

ileum (part of the intestine)
infra-

beneath, below
inter-

between, among
intra-

within, into, inside
-ism

condition, theory, state of being
iso-

equal, alike, same
-itis

inflammation, inflammation of
kerat (o)-

cornea of eye
-kinesis,-kinetic

motion
Labi-(a,o)

lip
lacrima-

tears
lact-(o)

milk
lapar-(o)

abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng-(o)

larynx (voicebox)
latero-(al)

side
-lepsy

seizure, convulsion
leuco-, leuko-

white
lingu-(a,o)

tongue
lip-(o)

fats, lipids
lith-(o)

stone, calculus
-logy

study of
lymph-(o)

lymph tisue
-lys(is,o)

destruction, dissolving of
macro-

large
mal-

bad, abnormal, disordered, poor
malac-(ia)

softening of tissue
mamm-(o)

breast, mammary glands
-mania

insanity, mental disorder
mast-(o)

breast
med-(i,io)

middle, midline
-megaly, mega-

large, enlarged
melan-(o)

black
mening-(o)

membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
meno-

monthly, menstruation
mes-(o)

middle, midline
-meter

measuring instrument, measure
-metry

measurement
micro-

small
mono-

one, single
-mortem

death
muc-(o,us)

mucus, secretion of mucous membrane
multi-

many, much, a large amount
my-(o)

muscle
myc-(o)

fungus
myel-(o)

bone marrow, spinal cord
myring-(o)

eardrum, tympanic membrane
narco-

sleep, numb, stupor
naso-

nose
-natal

birth
necro-

death
neo-

new
nephro-

kidney
neuro-

nerve, nervous system
nocti-

night
non-

no, none
oculo-

eye
-oid

form, shape, like, resembling
odonto-

tooth
oligo-

few, less than normal, small
-ologist

person who studies
-ology

study of
-oma

swelling, tumor
-onco-

mass, bulk, tumor
oophoro-

ovary, female egg cell
ophthalmo-

eye
-opia

vision
-opsy

to view
optic-

vision, eye
ora-

mouth
orchido-

testicle, testes
-orrhea

flow, discharge
ortho-

normal, straight
osteo-

bone
-oscopy

diagnostic examination
-osis

Condition, state, process
oto-

ear
-otic

pertaining to a condition
-otomy

cutting into
-ous

full of, containing, pertaining to, condition
ovi-, ovario-

ovary, egg, female sex gland
pan-

all, complete, entire
pancreato-

pancreas
para-

near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body
-paresis

paralysis
-partum

birth, labor
patho-, pathy-

disease, abnormal condition
pedia-

child
-penia

lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency
penta-

five
-pepsia, -pepsis

digestion
per-

through, by, excessive
peri-

around
-pexy

fixation
phago-

eat, ingest
-phage, -phagia

eat, consume, swallow
pharyngo-

pharynx, throat
-phasia

speech
-philia, -philic

affinity for, attracted to
phlebo-

vein
-phobia

fear
phono-

sound, voice
-phylaxis

protection, prevention
-plasty

surgical correction or repair
-plegia

paralysis
pleuro-

side, rib
-pnea

breathing
pneumo

lung, air
podo-

foot
poly-

many, much
post-

after, behind
pre-

before, in front of
pro-

in front of, forward
procto-

rectum, rectal, anus
psora-

itch
pseudo-

false
psycho-

pertaining to the mind
-ptosis

drooping down, sagging
pulmono-

lung
pyo-

pus
pyelo-

renal pelvis of kidney
pyro-

heat, fever
quad-

four
radio-

x-rays, radiation
re-

back, again
recto-

rectum
reno-

kidney
retro-

backward, in back, behind
rhino-

nose
-rraphy

suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect
-rrhagia

sudden or excessive flow
-rrhea

flow or discharge
-rrhexis

rupture of, bursting
salpingo

tube, fallopian tube
sanguino-

blood
sarco-

malignant connective tissue
-sarcoma

tumor, cancer
-sclero

hardening
-sclerosis

dryness, hardness
-scope

examining instrument
-scopy

observation
-sect

cut
semi-

half, part
septi-

poison, rot, infection
sinistro-

left
soma-

body
sono-

sound
-spasm

involuntary contraction
spermato-

spermatozoa, male germ (sex)cell
spleno-

spleen
stasis

stoppage, maintaining a constant level
steno-

contracted, narrow
sterno-

sternum, breastbone
stoma-

mouth
-stomy

artificial opening
sub-

less, under, below
super-, supra

above, upon, over, higher in position
sym-, syn-

joined, fused, together
tachy-

rapid, fast
teno-, tendo-

tendon
tetra-

four
-therapy

treatment
thermo-

heat
thoraco-

chest, thorax
thrombo-

clot, thrombus
thymo-

thymus gland
thyro-

thyroid gland
-tome

instrument that cuts
-toxic

poison
tracho-

trachea, windpipe
trans-

across, over, beyond
tri-

three
tricho-

hair
-tripsy

crushing by rubbing or grinding
-trophy

nutrition, growth, development
tympano-

tympanic membrane, eardrum
ultra-

beyond, excess
uni-

one
uro-

urine, urinary tract
uretero-

ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)
urethro-

urethra (tube from bladder to urinary meatus)
-uria

urine
utero-

uterus, womb
vaso-

vessel, duct
vena-

vein
ventro-

to the front, abdomen
vertebro-

spine, vertebrae
vesico-

urinary bladder
viscero-

internal organs
vita-

necessary for life
xantho-

yellow
-xenia

strange, abnormal
zoo-

animal
zymo-

enzymes

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Filename:	Med Term Z-A final
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