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Medical Terminology: A List of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Definitions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

A list of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, and definitions. The terms cover various aspects of anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Students of healthcare professions, such as medicine, nursing, and allied health sciences, will find this resource useful for expanding their vocabulary and understanding medical terminology.

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TERM 1
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
DEFINITION 1
WR: fat
TERM 2
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
DEFINITION 2
WR: skin
TERM 3
cyt/o
DEFINITION 3
WR: cell
TERM 4
hidr/o, sudor/o
DEFINITION 4
WR: sweat
TERM 5
hydr/o
DEFINITION 5
WR: water
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

WR: fat

TERM 2

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

DEFINITION 2

WR: skin

TERM 3

cyt/o

DEFINITION 3

WR: cell

TERM 4

hidr/o, sudor/o

DEFINITION 4

WR: sweat

TERM 5

hydr/o

DEFINITION 5

WR: water

ichthy/o

WR: dry, scaly

TERM 7

kerat/o

DEFINITION 7

WR: horny tissue; hard; cornea

TERM 8

myc/o

DEFINITION 8

WR: fungus

TERM 9

necr/o

DEFINITION 9

WR: death, necrosis

TERM 10

onych/o

DEFINITION 10

WR: nail

erythr/o, erythemat/o

WR: red

TERM 17

leuk/o

DEFINITION 17

WR: white

TERM 18

melan/o

DEFINITION 18

WR: black

TERM 19

xanth/o

DEFINITION 19

WR: yellow

TERM 20

plasty

DEFINITION 20

S: surgical repair

tome

S: instrument to cut

TERM 22

cele

DEFINITION 22

S: hernia, swelling

TERM 23

cyte

DEFINITION 23

S: cell

TERM 24

derma

DEFINITION 24

S: skin

TERM 25

emia

DEFINITION 25

S: blood condition

oma

S: tumor

TERM 32

osis

DEFINITION 32

S: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood

cells)

TERM 33

pathy

DEFINITION 33

S: disease

TERM 34

penia

DEFINITION 34

S: decrease, deficiency

TERM 35

phagia

DEFINITION 35

S: swallowing, eating

phoresis

S: carrying, transmission

TERM 37

rrhea

DEFINITION 37

S: discharge, flow

TERM 38

therapy

DEFINITION 38

S: treatment

TERM 39

al, ous

DEFINITION 39

S: pertaining to

TERM 40

auto

DEFINITION 40

P: self, own

Derm

dermatology

TERM 47

FH

DEFINITION 47

family history

TERM 48

ID

DEFINITION 48

intradermal

TERM 49

IM

DEFINITION 49

intramuscular

TERM 50

PE

DEFINITION 50

physical examination

WBC

white blood cell, white blood count

TERM 52

abrasion

DEFINITION 52

Rubbing some skin off; Scraping, or rubbing away of a

surface, such as skin, by friction

TERM 53

abscess

DEFINITION 53

Ball of pus; Localized collection of pus at the site of an

infection (characteristically a staphylococcal)

TERM 54

acne

DEFINITION 54

Pimples; Inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the

skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and

pustules (whiteheads)

TERM 55

alopecia

DEFINITION 55

Baldness; Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head, also

known as baldness

hematoma

Blood tumor; Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped

under the skin that usually results from trauma

TERM 62

hirsutism

DEFINITION 62

Extreme hair growth in unusual places; Condition

characterized by excessive growth of hair or presence of hair

in unusual places, especially in women

TERM 63

psoriasis

DEFINITION 63

Chronic disease characterized by pitted nails and silvery

scales; Chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red

patches covered with silvery scales

TERM 64

pustule

DEFINITION 64

Whitehead;

TERM 65

tinea

DEFINITION 65

Fungal infection whose name indicates body part infected;

Fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body

part affected, also called ringworm

vitiligo

Loss of skin pigmentation that causes little white patches;

Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-

white patches, also called leukoderma