Medical Terminology Midterm

Sept-

wall or fence

Scirr-

hard

Antr-

cavity

Plak-

plate

Alveol-

cavity

sedat-

quiet/calm

furca-

fork-shaped

Radic-

root

radi-

ray

metabol-

change

pariet-

wall

gemin-

twin

grad-

taking steps

calc-

calcium

labi-

lip

micr-

small

phob-

fear

en-

in

pro-

in front of or before

mechano-

machine

-itis

inflammation of a nonspecific object

-osis

any condition

-malacia

soft

-megal

enlarged

-algia

pain

-oma

tumor (stomach or liver)
*can mean “tumor consisting of” or “tumor arising from”

-plast

surgical repair

-ologist

specialist

-ology

the study of

-penia

deficiency

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-oid

resemble

-scop

observe

-gram

record

-otomy

cut into

-ostomy

to create an opening

-ectomy

surgical removal

-lysis

loosened/destruction

-rrhexis

ruptured/rupture

-desis

binding

-trophy

development

-ptosis

falling

-dyn

pain

-rrhaphy

suture/stitches

-emesis

vomiting

-ectasis

expansion

esthesia

feeling

-pexy

suspension

-cele

hernia

-asthenia

weakness

-tope

place

-crine

to secrete

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhag

blood flow

-rrhe

flow

-acusis

hearing

-phil

attraction for

-ptysis

spitting

-stasis

stopping/standing

a-

without, not

an-

without, not

auto-

self

bi-

two

Brady-

slow

dys-

bad

hemi-

half

hyper-

above, more than normal

hypo-

under

inter-

between

intra

within

multi-

many

peri-

around or near

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

quad-

four

retro-

backwards

semi-

half

sub-

under

steno-

narrow,contracted

cheil-

lip

benign-

not cancerous

melan-

black

onco-

tumor

viscero-

organ

sphenic-

wedge

anti-

against

myco-

fungus

plasia-

development

rug-

wrinkle, fold, crease

iso-

equal

malign-

bad

adnexa-

ties, connection

laper-

abdominal wall

ment-

mind

somato-

body

trachel-

neck

hypno-

sleep

scler-

hard

glom-

speech