Med term E-G

Question 1

-eal

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

Ec-

Answer 2

out, outside

Question 3

Echin/o

Answer 3

spiny, prickly

acantho - similar meaning

Question 4

Echo-

Answer 4

reflected sound

Question 5

-ectasia

Answer 5

dilation, widening

ectasia - dilation of duct due to loss of elastin

Question 6

Ecto-

Answer 6

out, outside

Question 7

Ectro/o

Answer 7

congenital absence
(did not have since birth)
(ectrodactyly - split hands/feet)

Question 8

-ectomy

Answer 8

removal, excision, resection

Question 9

-edema

Answer 9

swelling

Question 10

Eight

Answer 10

octa-, octi-

Question 11

-elasma

Answer 11

flat plate

Question 12

Electr/o

Answer 12

electricity

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Ele/o

Answer 13

oil

Question 14

Em-

Answer 14

in

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-ema

Answer 15

condition

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Embolo/o

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Embolus

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Embry/o

Answer 17

embryo

Question 18

-emesis

Answer 18

vomiting

Question 19

-emia

Answer 19

blood condition

-hemia

Question 20

-emic

Answer 20

pertaining to blood condition

Question 21

Emmetr/o

Answer 21

correct measure, portioned

Emmetropia - perfect vision

Question 22

-emphraxis

Answer 22

stoppage, obstruction

emphraxis - obstruction, usually sweat gland

Question 23

En-

Answer 23

in, within

Question 24

Enanti/o

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opposite, opposed

Question 25

Encephal/o

Answer 25

brain

Question 26

End-

Answer 26

in, within

Question 27

Endo-

Answer 27

in, within

Question 28

Enter/o

Answer 28

intestines (usually small intestine)

Question 29

eosin/o

Answer 29

red, rosy, dawn-colored

Question 30

Epi-

Answer 30

above, upon, on

Question 31

Epididym/o

Answer 31

epididymis

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Epiglott/o

Answer 32

epiglottis

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Episi/o-

Answer 33

vulva | episiotomy - incision made at opening of vagina at beginning of pregnancy

Question 34

Epitheli/o

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skin, epithelium

Question 35

Equi-

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equality, equal

Question 36

Equin/o

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horse | equinovarus - foot pointed downward and inward

Question 37

-er

Answer 37

one who | practitioner

Question 38

Erg/o

Answer 38

work | ergonomics

Question 39

Erethism/o

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irritation | erethism - state of abnormal irritation or excitement

Question 40

Erythem/o | erythema

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flushed, redness | erythema - skin redness

Question 41

Erythr/o

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red

Question 42

Eschar/o | eschar

Answer 42

scab

Question 43

-esis

Answer 43

action, condition, state of

Question 44

Eso-

Answer 44

inward

Question 45

Esophag/o

Answer 45

esophagus

Question 46

Esthes/o | esthesia

Answer 46

feeling or sensing (esthesia - capacity for sensing or feeling) (anesthesia)

Question 47

-esthesia

Answer 47

capacity for sensing or feeling

Question 48

Estr/o

Answer 48

female

Question 49

Ethm/o

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sieve | ethmoid bone

Question 50

Eti/o

Answer 50

cause | etiology - study the cause

Question 51

Eu-

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good, normal

Question 52

-eurysm

Answer 52

widening

Question 53

Ex-

Answer 53

out, away

Question 54

Exanthemat/o | exanthem

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rash | exanthem - widespread rash

Question 55

Exo-

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out, away from

Question 56

Extra-

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outside

Question 57

Faci/o

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face

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-facient

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to cause, make happen

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Fasci/o

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fascia (membrane supporting muscle)

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Febr/i

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fever | febrile - having/showing symptoms of fever

Question 61

Femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

Question 62

Ferr/i , Ferr/o

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iron

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Fet/o

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fetus

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Fibr/o

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fiber

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Fibros/o

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fibrous connective tissue

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Fibul/o

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fibula

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-fication

Answer 67

process of making

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-fida

Answer 68

split | spina bifida - split spine, baby spinal cord not developed correctly

Question 69

Fil/i , Fil/o , Filament/o

Answer 69

thread, threadlike

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Five

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pent- , penta-, quinque-

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Flav/o

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yellow

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Flex/o

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to bend

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Fluor/o

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luminous

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Follicul/o

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follicle, small sac

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Fore-

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before, in front

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-form

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resembling, in the shape of

Question 77

four

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quadri, tetra-

Question 78

Fovea/o

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small pit or depression | fovea - small pit in eye w/highest acuity

Question 79

Frig/o , frigid/o

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cold

Question 80

Funct/o

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performance

Question 81

Fung/i , Fung/o

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fungus, mushroom

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Furc/o

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forking, branching

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-fusion

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to pour, to come together

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Galact/o

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milk | galactorrhea - milkly discharge

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Ganglion/o

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ganglion, collection of nerve cell bodies

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Gastr/o

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stomach

Question 87

Gel/o

Answer 87

to freeze, congeal

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Gemell/o

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twins

Question 89

-gen

Answer 89

substance that produce, to which generates

Question 90

-gen/o

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to produce

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-genesis

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producing, forming

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-genic

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produced by or in, pertaining to formation, producing

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Geni/o

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chin | genioplasty - chin augmentation

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Genit/o

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Reproduction

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Ge/o

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earth, soil

Question 96

Ger/o

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old age | geriatric - relating to old people

Question 97

Geront/o

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old age | gerontology - study of old age

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Gest/o/a

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pregnancy | gestation - process of carrying/being carried in womb

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Gester/o

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pregnancy

Question 100

Gigant/o

Answer 100

huge

Question 101

Gingiv/o

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gum

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Glauc/o

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gray, silver | glaucoma

Question 103

Gli/o

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Glial cells, neuroglial cells, gluey substance

Question 104

-globin

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protein, containing protein | hemaglobin

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-globulin

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protein

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Glomerul/o

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glmoerulus | cluster of capillaries in kidney

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Gloss/o

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tongue

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Gluc/o

Answer 108

glucose, sugar

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Glyc/o

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glucose, sugar

Question 110

Gnath/o

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jaw | gnathoplasty

Question 111

Gnos/o

Answer 111

knowledge, to know | dia-gno/sis

Question 112

Gon/o

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seed | gonad - organ that makes gametes

Question 113

Gonad/o

Answer 113

sex gland

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Goni/o

Answer 114

angle | goniometer - measure angle

Question 115

-grade

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to go

Question 116

-gram

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record or picture

Question 117

Granul/o

Answer 117

granule

Question 118

-graph

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instrument for recording

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Graph/o

Answer 119

writing, recording

Question 120

-graphy

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process of recording

Question 121

Gravid/o/a

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pregnancy | gravida - any pregnancy

Question 122

-gravida

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pregnant woman

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Gynec/o

Answer 123

Woman, female | gynecology

Question 124

Gyr/o

Answer 124

circle, spiral