Massage Connection Anatomy & Physiology - Medical Vocabilary - pg 40-44
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- A-, an-
- Absent, Without
- Ab-
- Away from
- Abdomino-
- Abdomen
- -ac; -al; -ar; -ary
- Pertaining to
- Acou-
- Relating to hearing
- Acr(o)-
- Extremity
- -acusis
- Hearing Condition
- Ad-
- Toward
- Aden(o)-
- Gland
- Adipo-
- Fat
- Aero-
- Air
- Af-
- Moving toward the a central point
- Alb-
- White
- -alg
- Pain
- Ambi-
- Both
- An-
- Without
- Andr(o)-
- Male
- Angi-
- Pertaining to blood vessels
- Ankylo-
- Crooked
- Ante-
- In front of
- Anti-
- Against
- Aque-
- Water
- -arche
- Begining
- Arthr-
- Pertaining to joint
- -ase
- An enzyme
- -asthenia
- Weakness
- Auto-
- Self
- Bi-
- Two
- Bili-
- Bile
- Bio-
- Life
- Blast-/-blast
- Embryonic State
- Blephar(o)-
- Eyelid
- Brachi-
- Arm
- Brachy-
- Short
- Brady
- Slow
- Bucc-
- Pertaining to the cheek
- Cac-
- Bad
- Calc-
- Stone
- Capit-
- Carbon Dioxide
- Capn- or Carb-
- Pertaining to the head
- Carcin-
- Cancer
- Cardi-
- Heart
- Cata-
- Down
- Caud-
- Tail
- Cephal-
- Head
- -cele
- Pouching or Hernia
- Celi-
- Abdomen
- -centesis
- Puncture for aspiration
- Cerebro-
- Brain
- Cervic-
- Neck
- Chol-
- Bile
- Chondr-
- Cartilage
- Chrom-
- Color
- -cide
- Destroy
- Circum-
- Around
- Co- or Con-
- Together
- Col(i)(o)-
- Colon
- Contra-
- Against
- Coron(o)-
- Crown or Circle
- Corp-
- Body
- Cost(o)-
- Rib
- Crani(o)-
- Skull
- Crin(o)-
- Secrete
- Crypt-
- Hidden
- Cutane(o)-
- Skin
- Cyan-
- Blue
- Cysti-
- Sac or Bladder
- Cyt(o)-
- Cell
- Dactyl-
- Digit (finger or toe)
- De-
- Down
- Derm-
- Relating to the Skin
- Dextr(o)-
- Right
- Di-
- Two
- Dia-
- Across or Through
- Diplo-
- Double
- Dips-
- Thirst
- Dis-
- Apart
- Dors(i)(o)-
- Back
- Duct-
- Conduct
- Dur-
- Hard
- Dys-
- Bad or Difficult
- E-
- Out
- -eal
- Pertaining to
- Ecto-
- Outside
- -ectomy
- Removel
- Ede-
- Swelling
- -emia
- Pertaining to blood
- En-
- Within
- End-
- Within
- Enter(o)-
- Pertaining to the gut
- Epi-
- Above
- Erythro-
- Red
- Eu-
- Normal
- Ex-
- Out of
- Exo-
- Outside
- Extra-
- Outside of
- Fasci-
- Band or Bundle
- Febri-
- Fever
- -ferent
- Carry
- Fil-
- Threadlike
- Fiss-
- Split
- For-
- Opening
- -form
- Shape
- Galact(o)-
- Milk
- Gastro-
- Related to the Stomach
- -gen
- Agent that produces
- -genic
- originating from
- Gest-
- Carry
- Gli-
- Glue
- Gloss-
- Related to the Tongue
- Glott-
- Opening
- Glyco-
- Sweet or sugar
- Gnos(o)
- Knowing
- -gram
- Record of
- Gran-
- Particulates
- -graph
- Instrument for Recording
- Gravi-
- Heavy
- Gyn(o)-
- Woman
- Hema-
- Blood
- Hemi-
- Half
- Hepat-
- Liver
- Hetero-
- Other
- Histo-
- Tissue
- Holo-
- Whole
- Homo-
- Same
- Hydro-
- Water
- Hyper-
- Excessive
- Hypo-
- Less or Below
- Hyster-
- Uterus
- -ia
- Condition
- Idio-
- Self
- Ile(o)-
- Ileum
- Infra-
- Beneath
- Inter-
- Among
- Intra-
- Inside
- Ischi(o)-
- Hip
- -ism
- Condition
- Iso-
- Equal
- -ist
- One who specializes in
- -itis
- Inflammation
- Jejun(o)-
- Jejunum (Empty)
- Juxta-
- Adjoining or Near to
- Kerat(o)-
- Cornea or Scarred Tissue
- Kine(t)(o)-
- Movement
- Labi-
- Lip
- Lacri-
- Tears
- Lact-
- Milk
- Lapar(o)-
- Abdomen
- Laryn(o)-
- Larynx
- Later-
- Side
- -lepsy
- Seizure
- Leuk-
- White
- Lex(o)-
- Word or Phrase
- Lip-
- Fat
- Lith(o)-
- Stone
- -logy
- Science
- Lord(o)-
- Bent
- Lymph(o)-
- Clear Fluid
- -lysis
- Dissolve
- Macro-
- Large
- Mal-
- Bad
- -malacia
- Softening
- Mamm(o)-
- Breast
- Mast(o)-
- Breast
- Meat(o)-
- Opening
- Medi-
- Middle
- Mega-
- Big
- Melan(o)-
- Black
- Meno-
- Menstruation
- Ment-
- Mind
- Meso-
- Middle
- Meta-
- After
- -meter
- Measuring Device
- Micro-
- Small
- Mio-
- Less or Smaller
- Mito-
- Threadlike
- Mono-
- Single
- Morph-
- Shape
- Multi-
- Many
- Myc(o)-
- Fungus
- Myel(o)-
- Marrow or Spinal Cord
- Myo-
- Muscle
- Myx-
- Mucus
- Narc-
- Numd
- Naso-
- Nose
- Necro-
- Dead
- Neo-
- New
- Nephro-
- Kidney
- Neuro-
- Nerve
- Oc-
- Against
- Ocul(o)-
- Eye
- -oid
- Resembling
- -ole
- Small
- Oligo-
- Small
- -oma
- Tumor
- oo-
- Egg
- Ophthalm-
- Eye
- Or-
- Mouth
- Orchi-
- Testes
- Ortho-
- Normal
- -ory
- Pertaining to
- -ose
- Full of
- -osis
- Condition
- Oste(o)-
- Bone
- Ot(o)-
- Ear
- Ovo-
- Egg
- Ox(o)
- Oxygen
- Pachy-
- Thick
- Par-
- Give birth to
- Para-
- Near or Abnormal
- Path(o)-
- Disease
- -pathy
- Abnormality
- Ped-
- Children
- -pinia
- Lack of
- Peri-
- Around
- Phag-
- To eat
- Pharmac(o)-
- medicine
- Pharyng(o)-
- Pharynx
- -phil
- An affinity for
- Phleb(o)-
- Vein
- -phobe
- Dread
- Phot(o)-
- Light
- -plasia
- Growth
- -plasty
- Reconstruction of
- Platy-
- Flat
- -plegia
- Paralysis
- Pleur(o)-
- Rib, Side, or Pleura
- -pnea
- To Breath
- Pneumon(o)-
- Air or Lung
- Pod-
- Foot
- -poiesis
- Formation of
- Poly-
- Many
- Post-
- After
- -praxia
- Movement
- Pre-
- Before
- Pro-
- Favoring or Sapporting
- Proct-
- Anus
- Prote(o)-
- Protein
- Pseudo-
- False
- Psych(o)-
- Mental
- Pulmo(n)-
- Lung
- Pyell(o)-
- Kidney
- Py(o)-
- Pus
- Pyr(o)-
- Heat
- Quad-
- Four
- Re-
- Again
- Rect-
- Straight
- Ren(o)-
- Kidney
- Rete-
- Network
- Retro-
- Behind