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What does the prefix 'home/o' mean?
What does the prefix 'home/o' mean?
same
What does the suffix '-stasis' refer to?
What does the suffix '-stasis' refer to?
stopping, controlling
What does 'neur/o' stand for?
What does 'neur/o' stand for?
nerve
What does the suffix '-logy' signify?
What does the suffix '-logy' signify?
What is the meaning of 'somat/o'?
What is the meaning of 'somat/o'?
What does the suffix '-on' mean?
What does the suffix '-on' mean?
What does 'dendro' refer to?
What does 'dendro' refer to?
What does '-glia' indicate?
What does '-glia' indicate?
What does 'astr/o' mean in medical terms?
What does 'astr/o' mean in medical terms?
What does '-cyte' refer to?
What does '-cyte' refer to?
What does 'encephal/o' mean?
What does 'encephal/o' mean?
What is the meaning of 'cerebr/o'?
What is the meaning of 'cerebr/o'?
What does 'cerebell/o' denote?
What does 'cerebell/o' denote?
What is the definition of 'cortic/o'?
What is the definition of 'cortic/o'?
What does 'lob/o' refer to?
What does 'lob/o' refer to?
What does 'cord/o' mean?
What does 'cord/o' mean?
What does 'chord/o' or 'myel/o' refer to?
What does 'chord/o' or 'myel/o' refer to?
What does 'mening/o' indicate?
What does 'mening/o' indicate?
What does 'meningi/o' mean?
What does 'meningi/o' mean?
What does 'rhiz/o' refer to?
What does 'rhiz/o' refer to?
What is the meaning of 'radicul/o'?
What is the meaning of 'radicul/o'?
What does 'dur/o' denote?
What does 'dur/o' denote?
What does 'ventricul/o' mean?
What does 'ventricul/o' mean?
What does 'dermat/o' indicate?
What does 'dermat/o' indicate?
What does the suffix '-tome' refer to?
What does the suffix '-tome' refer to?
What does 'dendro/o' refer to?
What does 'dendro/o' refer to?
What does the prefix '-a' mean?
What does the prefix '-a' mean?
What does 'phas/o' signify?
What does 'phas/o' signify?
What does the suffix '-ia' refer to?
What does the suffix '-ia' refer to?
What does 'dys-' mean?
What does 'dys-' mean?
What does 'phag/o' mean?
What does 'phag/o' mean?
What does 'somn/o' denote?
What does 'somn/o' denote?
What is the meaning of 'hypo'?
What is the meaning of 'hypo'?
What does 'kinesi/o' refer to?
What does 'kinesi/o' refer to?
What does '-algia' mean?
What does '-algia' mean?
What does 'para-' signify?
What does 'para-' signify?
What does 'esthesi/o' denote?
What does 'esthesi/o' denote?
What does the prefix 'a-' mean?
What does the prefix 'a-' mean?
What does 'calcul/o' refer to?
What does 'calcul/o' refer to?
What does 'geus/o' stand for?
What does 'geus/o' stand for?
What does 'gnos/o' mean?
What does 'gnos/o' mean?
What does 'graph/o' indicate?
What does 'graph/o' indicate?
What does the prefix 'an-' signify?
What does the prefix 'an-' signify?
What does 'osm/o' refer to?
What does 'osm/o' refer to?
What does 'prax/o' mean?
What does 'prax/o' mean?
What does 'dys-' signify?
What does 'dys-' signify?
What does 'lex/o' mean?
What does 'lex/o' mean?
What does the suffix '-al' denote?
What does the suffix '-al' denote?
What does 'hydro/o' mean?
What does 'hydro/o' mean?
What does '-cephalus' indicate?
What does '-cephalus' indicate?
What does 'spin/o' mean?
What does 'spin/o' mean?
What does 'bi-' signify?
What does 'bi-' signify?
What does '-fida' mean?
What does '-fida' mean?
What does 'hemat/o' denote?
What does 'hemat/o' denote?
What does '-oma' signify?
What does '-oma' signify?
What does 'inter-' mean?
What does 'inter-' mean?
What does 'vertebr/o' signify?
What does 'vertebr/o' signify?
What does 'my/o' mean?
What does 'my/o' mean?
What does 'troph/o' refer to?
What does 'troph/o' refer to?
What does '-ic' mean?
What does '-ic' mean?
What does 'later/o' denote?
What does 'later/o' denote?
What does 'sclerosis' mean?
What does 'sclerosis' mean?
What does 'hermat/o' refer to?
What does 'hermat/o' refer to?
What does 'inter-' mean?
What does 'inter-' mean?
What does '-algia' signify?
What does '-algia' signify?
What does 'epi-' mean?
What does 'epi-' mean?
What does '-lepsy' denote?
What does '-lepsy' denote?
What does 'narc/o' mean?
What does 'narc/o' mean?
What does '-itis' signify?
What does '-itis' signify?
What does 'polio' mean?
What does 'polio' mean?
What does 'myel/o' denote?
What does 'myel/o' denote?
What does 'vascul/o' refer to?
What does 'vascul/o' refer to?
What does '-ar' mean?
What does '-ar' mean?
What does 'ischem/o' indicate?
What does 'ischem/o' indicate?
What does 'di-' signify?
What does 'di-' signify?
What does '-plegia' refer to?
What does '-plegia' refer to?
What does 'hemi-' mean?
What does 'hemi-' mean?
What does '-paresis' mean?
What does '-paresis' mean?
What does 'mono-' signify?
What does 'mono-' signify?
What does 'quadri-' denote?
What does 'quadri-' denote?
What does 'fibr/o' refer to?
What does 'fibr/o' refer to?
What does 'astr/o' mean?
What does 'astr/o' mean?
What does 'cyt/o' signify?
What does 'cyt/o' signify?
What does 'medull/o' mean?
What does 'medull/o' mean?
What does 'blast/o' refer to?
What does 'blast/o' refer to?
What does 'angi/o' mean?
What does 'angi/o' mean?
What does '-graphy' signify?
What does '-graphy' signify?
What does 'tom/o' mean?
What does 'tom/o' mean?
What does 'echo-' indicate?
What does 'echo-' indicate?
What does 'myel/o' refer to?
What does 'myel/o' refer to?
What does 'elect/o' denote?
What does 'elect/o' denote?
What does 'poly-' mean?
What does 'poly-' mean?
What does 'spin/o' signify?
What does 'spin/o' signify?
What does 'lumb/o' refer to?
What does 'lumb/o' refer to?
What does 'endo-' mean?
What does 'endo-' mean?
What does '-scopy' denote?
What does '-scopy' denote?
What does 'crani/o' mean?
What does 'crani/o' mean?
What does '-ectomy' signify?
What does '-ectomy' signify?
What does '-tomy' mean?
What does '-tomy' mean?
Study Notes
Medical Terminology Overview
- Home/o signifies sameness, often used in terms related to homeostasis.
- The suffix -stasis denotes stopping or controlling, commonly used in describing bodily functions.
Nervous System Terms
- Neur/o refers to nerve, fundamental in neurology.
- Dendro indicates dendrites, components of neurons that transmit signals.
- Glia translates to glue, representing supportive cells in the nervous system.
- Encephal/o pertains to the brain, critical for understanding brain disorders.
- Cerebr/o refers specifically to the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain, associated with higher brain functions.
- Cerebell/o relates to the cerebellum, which manages coordination and balance.
- Cord/o and myel/o both denote the spinal cord, essential for neural communication.
- Mening/o and meningi/o both refer to the meninges, protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
- Rhiz/o and radicul/o relate to nerve roots, crucial for understanding nerve pathways.
Anatomy and Structure Terms
- Cortic/o signifies the cortex, the outer layer of an organ.
- Lob/o indicates a lobe, often used to describe sections of the brain or liver.
- -cyte refers to a cell, foundational in cellular biology.
- -on signifies a structure, commonly used in medical contexts.
Musculoskeletal and Tissue Terms
- Somat/o means body, essential in discussions of bodily systems and functions.
- My/o denotes muscle, critical in understanding movement and physical health.
- Troph/o refers to development or nutrition, often used in relation to tissue health.
- Fibr/o means fiber, significant in muscle and connective tissue contexts.
Conditions and Disorders
- -algia signifies pain, widely applicable in various medical diagnoses.
- Dys- refers to difficult or impaired, often seen in terms like dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).
- -itis denotes inflammation, indicating conditions like arthritis or appendicitis.
- Sclerosis indicates a condition of hardening, relevant in various disorders affecting tissues.
Diagnostic and Procedural Terms
- -ectomy refers to removal, as in appendectomy or cholecystectomy.
- -tomy signifies incision, commonly used in surgical terminology.
- -graphy entails the process of recording, often associated with imaging techniques.
Sensory and Cognitive Terms
- Esthesi/o means feeling, relevant in discussions of sensations.
- Gnos/o translates to knowledge, significant in cognitive assessments.
- Phas/o pertains to speech, important in language disorders.
- Lex/o refers to words, related to language and communication studies.
Directions and Positions
- Lateral/o signifies side, important in anatomical orientations.
- Epi- means above, often used to describe anatomical positions.
- Inter- refers to between, critical in describing spatial relationships in anatomy.
Size, Quantity, and Movement Terms
- Poly- means many and is often used in conditions involving multiple entities.
- Bi- and di- indicate two, commonly seen in terms like bilateral or digraph.
- Hemi- signifies half, useful in describing partial conditions.
- -paresis indicates slight paralysis, important in neurology contexts.
Fluid and Substance Terms
- Hydro/o refers to water, often seen in contexts involving body fluids.
- Hemat/o denotes blood, critical in hematology and blood-related conditions.
- Ischem/o signifies holding back, relevant in discussions of blood flow restrictions.
Miscellaneous Terms
- -lepsy indicates seizure, common in neurological diagnoses.
- Narc/o means sleep, relating to conditions like narcolepsy.
- -opsy refers to viewing or inspection, significant in biopsies.
- -oscopy indicates a process for viewing internal structures, often involving endoscopy.
Anatomical Structures
- Crani/o pertains to the skull, essential in cranial surgery contexts.
- Spin/o refers to the spine, important in discussions of spinal health.
- Medull/o signifies the medulla, associated with automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate.
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