Week 3 Med Terms

con-

together; with

coni/o

dust

conjuctiv/o

conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)

consci/o

awareness, aware

constrict/o

narrowing, binding

-constriction

narrowing

contra-

against; opposite

contus/o

to bruise

cor/o

pupil

core/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

coron/o

heart

corpor/o

body

cortic/o

cortex, outer region

cost/o

rib

cox/o

hip

crani/o

skull

cras/o

mixture; temperament

crin/o

secrete

-crine

to secrete; separate

-crit

to separate

critic/o

crisis, dangerous

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

cubit/o

elbow, forearm

culd/o

cul-de-sac

cupr/o

copper

-cusis

hearing

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

-cyesis

pregnancy

cyst/o

urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

cyt/o

cell

-cyte

cell

-cytosis

conditon of cells; slight increase in numbers

dacry/o

tear

dacryoaden/o

tear gland

dacryocyst/o

tear sac; lacriman sac

dactyl/o

fingers; toes

de-

lack of; down; less; removal of

dem/o

people

dent/i

tooth

derm/o

skin

-derma

skin

dermat/o

skin

desicc/o

drying

-desis

to bind; tie together

dextr/o

right

dia-

complete; through

diaphor/o

sweat

-dilation

widening; stretching; expanding

dilat/o

to enlarge, expand

dipl/o

double

dips/o

thirst

dis-

apart, to separate

dist/o

far; distant

dolich/o

long

dolor/o

pain

dors/o

back (of body)

dorsi-

back

-dote

to give

-drome

to run

duct/o

to lead; carry

duoden/o

duodenum

dur/o

dura meter

dynam/o

power, strength

-dynia

pain

dys-

bad: painful: difficult: abnormal

-eal

pertaining to

ec-

out; outside

echin/o

spiny, prickly

echo-

reflected sound

-ectasia

dilation, dilatation, widening

-ectasis

dilation, dilatation, widening

ecto-

out; outside

ectro/o

congenital absence

-ectomy

removal

-edema

swelling

eight

octa- octi-

-elasma

flat plate

electr/o

electricity

ele/o

oil

em-

in

-ema

condition

embolo/o

embolus

embry/o

embryo

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

emmetr/o

in due measure

-emphraxis

stoppage, obstruction

en-

in; within

enanti/o

opposite, opposed

encephal/o

brain

end-

in; within

endo-

in; within

enter/o

intestines (usually small intestine)

eosin/o

red; rosy; dawn-colored

epi-

above; upon; on