Really Big Anatomy Med Terms

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cephal/0

head

cerebr/o

brain

esthesi/0

sensation

-plegia

paralysis

tax/o

order or coordination

encephal/o

brain

gnos/o

knowing

-lepsy

seizure

-paresis

slight paralysis

crani/o

brain

neur/o

nerve

myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord

top/o

place

gli/o

glue

pelv/o

hip bone

oste/o

bone

cost/o

rib

fibr/o

fiber

crani/o

skull

rhabd/o

rod shaped or striated (skeletal)

kyph/o

humped

spondyl/o

vertebra

my/o

muscle

-malacia

soft ending

epiphys

end of bone

sarc/o

flesh

articul/o

joint

mys/o

muscle

ton/o

tone or tension

-emia

blood condition

-graph

instrument for recording

xer/o

dry

py/o

puss

cyt/o

cell

dactyl/o

digit (finger or toe)

phag/o

eat or swallow

chrom/o

color

melan/o

black

-logist

one who specialized in the study or treatment of

nephr/o

kidney

poly-

many

peri-

around

hydr/o

water

phot/o

light

bronch/o

bronchus (airway)

phob/o

exaggerated fear or sensitivity

psych/o

mind (Jackson)

aden/o

gland

opt/o

eye

carcin/o

cancer

tox/o

poison

micro

small

mono

one

ecto

outside

hyper

above or excessive

-itis

inflammation

-ism

condition of

-ase

enzyme

-ectomy

excision (removal)

-algia

pain

arthr/o

joint

chondr/o

cartilage (gristle)

endo-

within

hypo-

below or deficient

an-

without

bio-

life

cardi/o

heart

-sect

to cut

hem/o

blood

gastr/o

stomach

dys-

painful, difficult, or faulty

pachy

thick

kerat/o

hard or corrnea

seb/o

sebum (oil)

-rrhea

discharge

hidr/o

sweat

toxic/o

poison

-emia

blood condition

-graph

instrument for recording

xer/o

dry

py/o

pus

-oma

tumor

dactyl/o

digit

chrom/o

color

cyan/o

blue

peri-

around

hydr/o

water

phot/o

light

erythr/o

red

bronch/o

bronchus

phob/o

exaggerated fear or sensitivity

lip/o

fat

aden/o

gland

opt/o

eye

carcin/o

cancer

leuk/o

white

derm/o

skin

pachy/o

thick

kerat/o

hard/cornea

xanth/o

yellow