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What does the suffix '-cyst' mean in medical terminology?
What does the suffix '-cyst' mean in medical terminology?
What is the meaning of the prefix 'dermat-' in medical terminology?
What is the meaning of the prefix 'dermat-' in medical terminology?
What does the prefix 'leuk-' mean in medical terminology?
What does the prefix 'leuk-' mean in medical terminology?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis' in medical terminology?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis' in medical terminology?
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What does the prefix 'adren-' mean in medical terminology?
What does the prefix 'adren-' mean in medical terminology?
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'nephro-' in medical terminology?
What is the meaning of the prefix 'nephro-' in medical terminology?
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What does the prefix 'gynec-' mean in medical terminology?
What does the prefix 'gynec-' mean in medical terminology?
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'hepat-' in medical terminology?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology
Learning Objectives
- Learn and understand new medical terms
- Pronounce common medical terms correctly
Combining Forms
- cyst(o): relating to a bladder or fluid-containing sac (e.g., cystitis, ovarian cyst)
- cyt(o): relating to a cell (e.g., cytology, cytoplasm)
- acr(o): relating to an extremity (e.g., acromegaly)
- dermat(o): relating to the skin (e.g., dermatitis)
- leuk(o): relating to white blood cells (e.g., leukemia)
- erythr(o): relating to red blood cells (e.g., erythrocyte)
- aden(o): relating to a gland (e.g., lymphadenopathy)
- lith(o): relating to a stone (e.g., nephrolithiasis)
- dys-: meaning difficult, painful, or abnormal (e.g., dyspnea, dysmenorrhea, dysfunction)
More Combining Forms
- enter(o): relating to the intestines (e.g., enteropathy)
- melan-: meaning black (e.g., melanoma)
- arthro-: relating to a joint (e.g., arthroscopy, arthritis)
- my(o): relating to muscle (e.g., myalgia, myositis)
- nas(o): relating to the nose (e.g., nasal cavity)
- blephar(o): relating to an eyelid (e.g., blepharitis)
- brady-: meaning slow (e.g., bradycardia)
- gynec(o): relating to females or the female reproductive organs (e.g., gynecology)
- nephr(o): relating to the kidney (e.g., nephrology)
- neur(o): relating to a nerve or the nervous system (e.g., neurology)
- hepat(o): relating to the liver (e.g., hepatitis)
- oophor(o): relating to the ovary (e.g., oophorectomy)
- cervic(o): relating to the neck or the uterine cervix (e.g., cervical lymph node, cervical cancer)
- chondr(o): relating to cartilage (e.g., chondritis)
- cost(o): relating to a rib (e.g., intercostal muscle)
- hyster(o): relating to the uterus (e.g., hysteroscope)
- oste(o): relating to bone (e.g., osteoarthritis)
Even More Combining Forms
- ot(o): relating to the ear (e.g., otitis media)
- adip-: meaning fat (e.g., adipose tissue)
- inguin(o): relating to the groin (e.g., inguinal hernia)
- cutane(o): relating to the skin (e.g., subcutaneous)
- thorac(o): relating to the chest (e.g., thoracic cavity)
- cephal(o): relating to the head (e.g., cephalhematoma)
- cerebell(o): relating to the cerebellum
- cerebr(o): relating to the cerebrum or brain (e.g., cerebrovascular accident - CVA)
- adren(o): relating to the adrenal glands (e.g., adrenal cortex)
- thromb(o): relating to a clot (e.g., thrombophlebitis)
- bronch(o): relating to the bronchus (e.g., bronchitis)
- pleur(o): relating to the pleura (e.g., pleural cavity)
- gloss(o): relating to the tongue (e.g., glossitis)
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Description
Learn medical terms and their correct pronunciation in this lecture. Examples include cyst, cyt, and acr. Understand the meanings of these terms and how they are used in medical contexts.
