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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms Part 6
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms, focusing on terms related to anatomy, conditions, and procedures.
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
didym/o
testes, twins
digest/o
digest, break down food
digit/o
digit, finger, toe
dilat/o
spread out, widen, enlarge, expand
dipl/o
double
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
didym/o | testes, twins |
digest/o | digest, break down food |
digit/o | digit, finger, toe |
dilat/o | spread out, widen, enlarge, expand |
dipl/o | double |
dips/o, -dipsia | thirst |
dis- | negative, apart, absence of |
dissect/o | cutting apart |
dist/o | far, away from origin, distant |
distend/o | stretch apart, expand |
diverticul/o | diverticulum |
dont/o | tooth |
dors/o, dorsi- | back of body |
-dote | what is given |
-drome, | to run, running |
-duct | opening |
duct/o | to lead, carry |
duoden/o | duodenum |
dur/o | dura mater |
-dynia | pain |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
e- | out of, from, away from |
ec- | out, outside |
ecchym/o | pouring out of blood, blood in tissues |
ech/o | sound wave, echo, reflected sound |
-ectasis, -ectasia | stretching, dilation, enlargement |
ecto- | out, outside |
-ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
-ectopy | displacement |
-edema | swelling |
edentul/o | without teeth |
ef- | out of, outside |
effus/o | pouring out |
ejaculat/o | throw/hurl out |
electr/o | electricity, electric |
em- | in |
-ema | condition |
embol/o | something inserted/thrown |
embry/o | fertilized ovum, embryo |
-emesis | vomiting |
emet/o | vomit |
-emia | blood, blood condition |
-emic | pertaining to blood condition |
en- | in, within, into |
encephal/o | brain |
end-, endo- | in, within, inside |
enter/o | intestine (small) |
ento- | within |
epi- | above, upon, on, over |