GlobalRPh Medical Terminology Section- Letter T
Medical terminology is used to precisely describe the human body components, processes, illnesses, medical procedures, and pharmacology. Medical terms are used in the field of medicine, and clinical settings. This section deals with all med terms beginning with the letter T, and features medical roots, prefixes and suffixes. Introduction to Medical Terminology.
Medical Terminology - Letter T
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tachy-
fast
tal/o
talus
tars/o
tarsus; hindfoot or ankle
tauto-
identical, same
tax/o
order; coordination
techn/o
skill, art
tel/o
complete
tele/o
distant
temp/o, tempor/o
period of time, the temples
ten
deca-
ten/o
tendon
tendin/o
tendon
-tension
pressure
tens/o
stretched, strained
tephr/o
gray (ashen)
terat/o
monster; malformed fetus
test/o
testis
tetan/o
tetanus
tetra-
four
thalam/o
thalamus
thalass/o
sea
thanat/o
death
the/o
put; place
thec/o
sheath
thel/o
nipple
therapeut/o
treatment
-therapy
treatment
therm/o
heat
thorac/o
chest
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
three
tri-
thromb/o
clot
-tropia
to turn
thym/o
thymus gland
-thymia
mind (condition of)
-thymic
pertaining to mind
thyr/o
thyroid gland; sheild
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
-tic
pertaining to
toc/o
labor; birth
-tocia
labor; birth (condition of)
-tocin
labor; birth (a substance for)
tom/o
to cut
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
process of cutting
ton/o
tension
tone/o
to stretch
tonsil/o
tonsil
top/o
place; position; location
torso
twisted
tox/o
poison
toxic/o
poison
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
trans-
across; through
traumat/o
trauma, injury, wound
trem/o, tremul/o
shaking, trembling
-tresia
opening
tri-
three
trich/o
hair
trigon/o
trigone (area within the bladder)
tri/o
to sort out, sorting
-tripsy
to crush
troph/o
nourishment; development
-trophy
nourishment; development (condition of)
-tropia
to turn
-tropic
turning
-tropin
stimulate; act on
tub/o
tube
tumesc/o, -tumescence
swelling
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear
-type
classification; picture
typhl/o
cecum, blindness
Word Building and Medical Terms beginning with the letter T
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Medical Terminology Intuitive Section 
This section was developed for 'speed learning' of medical terminology. Start by reviewing the meanings for a block of medical terms, and then go back and choose a previous term randomly and try to recall the meaning of that particular medical term before hovering over the term to determine the answer. These frequent mini-tests will accelerate the learning process and in a relatively short period of time, you will be able to quickly recall the meaning of all of the listed medical terms. This method of learning is superior to flash cards because of the frequent exposure and testing of your recall.
