medical terms

acute

sharp

aden-

gland

-oid

resembling

audi/o-

hearing

-logy, -logist

study of, one who studies

audit

hearing

ory-

having the function of

basil

base, support

ar, al, ous, etic, eal, ent

pertaining to

-later-

side

cerumin-

cerumen

chol/e

bile

-steat-

fat

cochle

cochlea

hear

to perceive sound

sensor/i

sensory

-neur-

nerve

labyrinth

inner ear

-pharynx

throat

-pharyng-

pharynx

topic

local

tympan/o

eardrum; tympanum

vestibul-

vestibule

centesis-

puncture

graphy

process of recording

metry

process of measure

stormy

new opening

anti-

agaisnt

-di-

complete

endo-

within

hypo-

below

-uret-

urination

-crin/e

to secrete

hormone-

hormone

-thalam-

thalamus

mela-

black

-ton-

dension pressure

oxy-

Oxygen

-toc-

labor and childbirth (root)

prosta-

prostate

-gland-

gland

ser/o-

serum

pituit-

pituiary

ad-

to, toward

supra-

above

ablat-

to take away

acr/o-

peak, highest point

adren/o

adrenal gland

-cortic/o

cortex

gonad/o-

testies, ovary

thyr/o

thyroid gland

-ren-

kidney

ald/o

organic compound

-ster-

steroid

andr/o

male

aspirat-

breath

bio

life

calc/i-

Calcium

catechol

tyrosine containing

amine

nitrogen compound

tropic

a turning; change

steroid

steroid

tropin

stimulate

cortis-

from the cortex

hydr/o-

water, fluid

crani/o-

cranium

cretin-

cretin

cretinism

Condition of severe congenital hypothyroidism

exo

outward

ex

out

-neo-

new

-sipid

flavor

emac/i

to make thin

-scop/e

an instrument that examines or views

-nephr-

kidney

-crine

to secrete

-ophthalmos

eye

genit-

primary male or female sex organs

gluc

sweetness, sugar, glucose

cortic

cortisone

mineral/o

inorganic material

ster-

solid

glyc/o

glycogen

-gen/o

create

lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

hyper-

excessive

iso-

equal

myx-

mucus

-pyrex-

fever

-plas-

formation

idi/o

unknown

-path

disease

iod-

violet

radi/o-

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

-act-

performance

insul-

an island

-top/e

part

lob-

lobe

lymphaden-

lymph node

-edema

swelling

opt

vision