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Medical Terminology Glossary, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

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Definitions for various medical terms, their prefixes, and suffixes, as well as some common abbreviations used in the medical field. It covers terms related to anatomy, pathology, and procedures such as biopsy and incision and drainage.

What you will learn

  • What is the meaning of the prefix 'ana' in medical terminology?
  • What is the meaning of the suffix '-oma' in medical terminology?
  • What is the meaning of the prefix 'dys' in medical terminology?
  • What is the meaning of the prefix 'epi' in medical terminology?
  • What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis' in medical terminology?

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2014/2015

Uploaded on 03/21/2015

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Download Medical Terminology Glossary and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 ana- DEFINITION 1 up, toward, apart TERM 2 dys- DEFINITION 2 bad, abnormal, painful, dificult TERM 3 epi- DEFINITION 3 upon, over, above, on top TERM 4 hyper- DEFINITION 4 excessive, abnormally high, above TERM 5 meta- DEFINITION 5 after, change TERM 6 neo- DEFINITION 6 new TERM 7 aden/o DEFINITION 7 gland TERM 8 carcin/o DEFINITION 8 cancer TERM 9 chem/o DEFINITION 9 chemistry TERM 10 cyt/o DEFINITION 10 cell TERM 21 nucl/o, nucle/o DEFINITION 21 kernel, nucleus TERM 22 onc/o DEFINITION 22 tumor TERM 23 organ/o DEFINITION 23 tool TERM 24 oste/o DEFINITION 24 bone TERM 25 radi/o DEFINITION 25 light energy, radiation; spoke of a wheel, radius TERM 26 rhabd/o DEFINITION 26 rod TERM 27 sarc/o DEFINITION 27 flesh, meat TERM 28 thel/i DEFINITION 28 nipple TERM 29 -al DEFINITION 29 pertaining to TERM 30 -elle DEFINITION 30 small TERM 31 -gen DEFINITION 31 producing, formation, causing TERM 32 -genesis DEFINITION 32 origin, cause TERM 33 -genic DEFINITION 33 pertaining to formation, causing, producing TERM 34 -ic DEFINITION 34 pertaining to TERM 35 -logist DEFINITION 35 one who studies TERM 46 -therapy DEFINITION 46 treatment TERM 47 -um DEFINITION 47 pertaining to TERM 48 a- DEFINITION 48 without, absence of TERM 49 an- DEFINITION 49 without, absence of TERM 50 ep- DEFINITION 50 upon, over, above, on top TERM 51 epi- DEFINITION 51 upon, above, over, on top TERM 52 hyper- DEFINITION 52 excessive, abnormally high, above TERM 53 intra- DEFINITION 53 within TERM 54 par- DEFINITION 54 near, along side, departure from normal TERM 55 per- DEFINITION 55 through TERM 56 sub- DEFINITION 56 under, beneath, below TERM 57 abras/o DEFINITION 57 to rub away TERM 58 aden/o DEFINITION 58 gland TERM 59 aut/o DEFINITION 59 self TERM 60 bi/o DEFINITION 60 life TERM 71 kerat/o DEFINITION 71 hard, horny tissue TERM 72 lei/o DEFINITION 72 smooth TERM 73 leuk/o DEFINITION 73 white TERM 74 melan/o DEFINITION 74 dark, black TERM 75 myc/o DEFINITION 75 fungus TERM 76 necr/o DEFINITION 76 death TERM 77 onych/o DEFINITION 77 nail TERM 78 pachy/o DEFINITION 78 thick TERM 79 pedicul/o DEFINITION 79 body louse TERM 80 rhytid/o DEFINITION 80 wrinkle TERM 81 sarc/o DEFINITION 81 flesh, meat TERM 82 scler/o DEFINITION 82 thick, hard; sclera TERM 83 seb/o DEFINITION 83 sebum, or oil TERM 84 trich/o DEFINITION 84 hair TERM 85 xer/o DEFINITION 85 dry TERM 96 -malacia DEFINITION 96 softening TERM 97 -oma DEFINITION 97 abnormal swelling, tumor TERM 98 -opsy DEFINITION 98 view of TERM 99 -osis DEFINITION 99 condition of TERM 100 -ous DEFINITION 100 pertaining to TERM 101 -phagia DEFINITION 101 eating or swallowing TERM 102 -plasty DEFINITION 102 surgical repair TERM 103 -rrhea DEFINITION 103 discharge (of fluid) TERM 104 -tome DEFINITION 104 cutting instrument TERM 105 colla DEFINITION 105 glue TERM 106 BCC DEFINITION 106 basil cell carcinoma TERM 107 Bx, bx DEFINITION 107 biopsy TERM 108 I&D DEFINITION 108 incision and drainage TERM 109 sc DEFINITION 109 subcutaneous TERM 110 SLE DEFINITION 110 systemic lupus erythematosis
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