Cohen Med Term
Terms
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- -ia
- condition of
- -ism
- condition of
- -sis
- condition of
- -y
- condition of
- ego
- self
- -ion
- condition of
- enter/o
- intestines
- esthesi/o
- sensation
- ur/o
- pee
- -ian
- specialist in a field of treatment
- -iatrics
- medical specialty
- -iatry
- medical specialty
- -ics
- medical specialty
- -ist
- specialist in a field of treatment
- -logy
- study of
- -ologist
- specialist in study and treatment
- cardi/o
- heart
- neuro/o
- nerves
- ger/i
- old
- physi/o
- nature
- opt/o
- eyes
- ped/o
- children
- pod/o
- foot
- -ac
- pertaining to
- -al, -eal
- pertaining to
- -ar
- pertaining to
- -ary
- pertaining to
- -form
- resembling
- -ic, -tic, -itic
- pertaining to
- -ical (ic+al)
- pertaining to
- -ile
- pertaining to
- -oid
- resembling
- -ory
- pertaining to
- -ous
- pertaining to
- plural for -a
- -ae
- plural for -en
- -ina
- plural for -ex, -ix, -yx
- -ices
- plural for -is
- -es
- plural for -ma
- -mata
- plural for -nx (-anx, -inx, -ynx)
- -nges
- plural for -on
- -a
- plural for -um
- -a
- plural for -us
- -i
- -icle
- small
- -ole
- small
- -ula
- small
- -ule
- small
- prim/i-
- first
- mon/o-
- one
- uni-
- one
- hemi-
- half; one side
- semi-
- half; partial
- bi-
- two, twice
- di-
- two, twice
- dipl/o-
- double
- tri-
- three
- quadr/i-
- four
- tetra-
- four
- multi-
- many
- poly-
- many, much
- ambi-
- both
- cyan/o-
- blue
- erythr/o-
- red
- leuk/o-
- white
- melan/o-
- black
- xanth/o-
- yellow
- a-, an-
- not, without, lack of, absence
- anti-
- against
- contra-
- against, opposite
- de-
- down, without, removal, loss
- dis-
- absence, removal, separation
- in- (im- before b, m, p)
- not
- non-
- not
- un-
- not
- ab-
- away from
- ad-
- toward, near
- dia-
- through
- per-
- through
- trans-
- through
- hyper-
- over, excess, abnormally high, increased
- hypo-
- under, below, abnormally low, decreased
- olig/o-
- few, scanty
- pan-
- all
- super-
- above, excess
- equi-
- equal, same
- eu-
- true, good, easy, normal
- hetero-
- other, different, unequal
- homo, homeo-
- same, unchanging
- iso-
- equal, same
- macro-
- large, abnormally large
- mega-, megalo-
- large; abnormally large
- A
- A
- ultra-
- beyond, excessive
- micro-
- small
- neo-
- new
- normo-
- normal
- ortho-
- straight, correct, upright
- poikilo-
- varied; irregular
- pseudo-
- false
- re-
- again; back
- ante-
- before
- pre-
- before, in front of
- pro-
- before, in front of
- post-
- after, behind
- meta-
- after, change, along, beyond
- dextr/o-
- right
- sinistr/o-
- left
- ec-, ecto-, e-
- out; outside
- ex/o-, e-
- away from; outside
- end/o-, en-
- in; within
- mes/o-
- middle
- syn- (sym- before b, m, p)
- together
- tel/e-, tel/o-
- end
- con-
- together
- morph/o
- form
- cyt/o-, -cyte
- cell
- nucle/o
- nucleus
- hist/o, histi/o
- tissue
- fibr/o
- fiber
- reticul/o
- network
- aden/o
- gland
- papill/o
- nipple
- myx/o
- mucus
- muc/o
- mucus, mucous membrane
- somat/o, -some
- body, small body
- -ium
- tissue
- -megaly
- enlargement
- lys/o, -lytic, -lysis
- cut, free, loosen, dissolve
- blast/o, -blast
- immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
- gen
- origin, formation
- phago/o
- eat, ingest
- phil
- attract, absorb
- plas
- formation, molding, development
- trop
- act on, affect
- troph/o
- feeding, growth, nourishment
- -penia
- reduction
- -ase, -zyme
- enzume
- -ose
- sugar
- gluc/o
- glucose
- glyc/o
- sugar, glucose
- sacchar/o
- sugar
- amyl/o
- starch
- steat/o
- fatty
- prote/o
- protein
- lact/o
- milk
- anabolism
- the type of metabolism in which body substances are made; the building phase of metabolism
- cortex
- outer region of an organ
- inerstitial
- between parts, such as the spaces between cells in a tissue
- medulla
- the inner region of an organ; marrow
- parenchyma
- the functional tissue of an organ
- parietal
- pertaining to a wall; describes a membranne that lines a body cavity
- visceral
- pertaining to the internal organs; describes a membrane on the surface of an organ
- anterior (ventral)
- towar the front of the body
- posterior (dorsal)
- toward the back of the body
- medial
- toward the midline of the body
- lateral
- toward the side of the body
- proximal
- nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point
- distal
- farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point
- superior
- above; in a higher positoin
- inferior
- below; in a lower position
- cranial (cephalad)
- toward the head
- caudal
- toward the lower end of the spine
- superficial
- closer to the surface of the body
- deep
- closer to the center of the body
- frontal (coronal) plane
- divides body into front and back
- sagittal plane
- divides body into right and left
- transverse plane
- divides body into upper and lower portions
- dorsal cavity
- made up of the cranial cavity and spinal (canal) cavity
- cranial cavity
- contains brain
- ventral cavity
- contains thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
- thoracic cavity
- contains lungs and heart
- peritoneum
- large membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs within it
- epigastric region
- located above the stomach
- umbilical region
- named for the umbilicus, or navel
- hypogastric region
- located below the stomach
- decubitus position
- lying down, specifically according to the part of the body resting on a flat surface, as in left or right lateral decubitus, or dorsal or ventral decubitus
- dorsal recumbent position
- on back, with legs bent and separated, feet flat
- Fowler position
- on back, head of bed raised about 18 inches, knees elevated; used to ease breathing and for drainage
- jackknife position
- on back with shoulders elevated, legs flexed and thighs at right angles to the abdomen; used to introduce a tube into the urethra
- knee-chest position
- on knees, head and upper chest on table, arms crossed above head
- lateral recumbent position
- on the side with one leg flexed; arm position may vary
- lithotomy position
- on back, legs flexed on abdomen, thighs apart
- prone
- lying face down
- Sims position
- on left side, right leg drwn up high and forward, left arm along back, chest forward resting on bed
- supine
- lying face up
- Trendelenburg position
- on back with head lowered by tilting bed back at 45 degree angle
- cephal/o
- head
- cervic/o
- neck
- thorac/o
- chest, thorax
- abdomin/o
- abdomin
- celi/o
- abdomen
- lapar/o
- abdominal wall
- lumb/o
- lumbar region, lower back
- periton, peritone/o
- peritoneum
- centesis
- surgical puncture
- acro
- extremity, end
- brachi/o
- arm
- dactyl/o
- finger, toe
- cheir-, chir-
- hand
- circum-
- around
- peri-
- around
- intra-
- in, within
- epi-
- on, over
- extra-
- outside
- infra-
- below
- sub-
- below, under
- inter-
- between
- juxta-
- near, beside
- para-
- near, beside
- retro-
- behind, backward
- supra-
- above
- fundus
- the base or body of a hollow organ; the area of an organ farthest from its opening
- meatus
- passage or opening
- orifice
- the opening of a cavity
- os
- mouth, any body opening
- sinus
- a cavity, as within a bone