Medical Terminology Reference
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Use this reference to see how common medical terms are created using the various prefixes, suffixes, and root words. |
salpingectomy
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: salping/o 1st Root Definition: fallopian tube 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -ectomy Suffix Definition: removal; excision; resection Definition: surgical removal; excision; resection of the fallopian tube |
sarcoma
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: sarc/o 1st Root Definition: flesh (connective tissue) 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -oma Suffix Definition: tumor; mass; fluid collection Definition: cancerous tumor of connective tissue |
scleroderma
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Prefix: sclero- Prefix Definition: hard; hardening 1st Root Word: 1st Root Definition: 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -derma Suffix Definition: skin Definition: hardening and tightening of the skin |
scoliosis
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: scoli/o 1st Root Definition: crooked; bent 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -osis Suffix Definition: condition, usually abnormal Definition: abnormal condition of a bent; curved spine |
sinusitis
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: sinus/o 1st Root Definition: sinus 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -itis Suffix Definition: inflammation Definition: inflammation of the sinus |
sociopath
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Prefix: socio- Prefix Definition: social; society 1st Root Word: path/o 1st Root Definition: disease 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: Suffix Definition: Definition: mental disorder of having extreme antisocial behavior |
somatic
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: somat/o 1st Root Definition: body 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -ic Suffix Definition: pertaining to Definition: pertaining to the body |
sonography
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: son/o 1st Root Definition: sound 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -graphy Suffix Definition: process of recording Definition: process of recording sound waves |
spermatogenesis
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: spermat/o 1st Root Definition: spermatozoa; sperm cells 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -genesis Suffix Definition: producing; forming Definition: producing mature spermatozoa |
splenectomy
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: splen/o 1st Root Definition: spleen 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -ectomy Suffix Definition: removal; excision; resection Definition: surgical removal; excision; resection of the spleen |
spondylitis
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: spondyl/o 1st Root Definition: vertebra (backbone) 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -itis Suffix Definition: inflammation Definition: inflammation of the joints of the vertebra |
stenography
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: sten/o 1st Root Definition: narrowed; constricted 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -graphy Suffix Definition: process of recording Definition: process of recording words in shorthand |
stethoscope
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: steth/o 1st Root Definition: chest 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -scope Suffix Definition: instrument for visual examination Definition: instrument for visual examination of the chest |
stomatodynia
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Prefix: Prefix Definition: 1st Root Word: stomat/o 1st Root Definition: mouth 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -dynia Suffix Definition: pain Definition: mouth pain |
subcutaneous
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Prefix: sub- Prefix Definition: under; below 1st Root Word: cutane/o 1st Root Definition: skin 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -ous Suffix Definition: pertaining to Definition: pertaining to below the skin |
submucosa
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Prefix: sub- Prefix Definition: under; below 1st Root Word: mucos/o 1st Root Definition: mucous membrane 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: Suffix Definition: Definition: connective tissue under the mucous membrane |
syndrome
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Prefix: syn- Prefix Definition: together; with 1st Root Word: 1st Root Definition: 2nd Root Word: 2nd Root Word Definition: Suffix: -drome Suffix Definition: to run Definition: simultaneous symptoms that depict a disease or condition |