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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 2 Part 2
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and combinations, focusing on part 2 of the series. It includes definitions and meanings essential for understanding medical terms.
glen/o
socket of joint
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
glen/o
socket of joint
gli/o
neurologic cells, supportive tissue of nervous, glue
-glia
glue
-globin, -globulin
protein
gobul/o
ball shape
glomerl/o
glomerulus
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
glen/o | socket of joint |
gli/o | neurologic cells, supportive tissue of nervous, glue |
-glia | glue |
-globin, -globulin | protein |
gobul/o | ball shape |
glomerl/o | glomerulus |
gloss/o | tongue |
glott/o | pertaining to tongue |
gluc/o | glucose, sugar |
glyc/o, glycos/o | glucose, sugar |
glycer/o | sweet |
gon/o | seed |
gonad/o | gonad, sex glands |
goni/o | angle |
-grade | to go |
-gram | picture, record |
granul/o | granule(s) |
-graph | picture/record, machine to make record |
graph/o | writing |
-graphy | process of producing picture/record |
-gravida | pregnant |
gustat/o | taste |
gynec/o, gyn/o | woman, female |
hal/o, halit/o | breath |
hallucin/o | hallucination |
hem/o, hemat/o, hem/a | blood, relating to blood |
hemi- | half |
hemoglobin/o | hemoglobin |
hepat/o | liver |
hered/o, heredit/o | inherited, hereditary |
herni/o | hernia |
hiat/o | opening, gap |
hidr/o | sweat |
hirsut/o | hairy, rough |
hist/o | tissue |
hom/o | same, like, alike |
home/o | sameness, unchanging, constant, similar |
hormon/o | hormone |
humer/o | humerus |
hy/o | hyoid bone |
hydr/o | relating to water |
hygien/o | health |
hymen/o | hymen |
hyper- | excessive, increased, above normal |
hypn/o | sleep |
hypo= | deficient, decreased, below normal |
hyster/o | uterus |
iatr/o | physician, treatment |
-iatrics | field of medicine, healing |
-iatrist | specialist |