Lesson 4: Medical Terminology Vocabulary Bases

aut-

self

crin-

[separate] secrete, secretion

esthe(s)-

sensation, sensitivity, sense

gen(e)-, -gen

come into being; produce

gram-

[something written] a record

graph-

write, record

iatr-

healer, physician; treatment

idi-

of one’s self

kine-

move

kines(i)-

movement, motion

ly(s)-

destroy, break down

myx-

mucus

orth-

straight, erect; normal

ot-

ear

path-

[suffering] disease

phil-

love; have an affinity for

pt-

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

pyr-

[fire] fever, burning

pyret-

fever

pyrex-

be feverish

rhe-

[run] flow, secrete

rhag-

[burst forth] flow profusely

rhex-

hemorrhage rupture

rhin-

nose

scop-

look at, examine

sep-

[be putrid] be infected

ta-

stretching

tel-

end, completion

ten-, tenon(t)-

tendon

therap(eu)-

treat medically, heal

tom-

a cutting, slice, incision

ton-

[a stretching] (muscular) tone, tension