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1MedicalTerminology:automobilemechanicsusetermstodescribetheobjectsandsituationstheyencounterwhileworking,suchasmastercylinderandoilfilter.Comparatively,medicalworkersusetermstodescribetheobjectsandsituationsencounteredintheirfields,suchashepatitisandintravenous.Thewords-orterms-whichmakeupthelanguageofmedicinearereferredtoastheterminologyofthemedicalfield,orMedicalTerminology.Likeeveryotherlanguage,medicalterminologyhaschangedovertime.Thebasisformedicalterminology;however,remainsthesame.ThemajorityofmedicaltermsarebasedinLatinorGreek.RootsWordRootDefinitionabdominabdomenacanththorny,spinyacetabulacetabulum(hipsocket)acouhearingacrextremities;heightactinray;radiusadenoidadenoidsadenglandadrenaladrenalglandadrenadrenalglandaerair;gasalbuminalbuminalgesipainalveolalveolusamblydull;dimamniamnionamnionamnionamylstarchandrmale2angivesselanisunequal;dissimilarankylcrooked;stiff;bentantrantrumananusaortaortaaponeuraponeurosisappendicappendixarchefirst;beginningarteriarteryarteriolarteriole(smallartery)arthrjointarticuljointatelimperfect;incompleteatheryellowish;fattyplaqueatriatriumaurearautselfaxillarmpitazoturea;nitrogenbacteribacteriabalanglanspenisbilifebilbileblastdevelopingcellblephareyelidbrachiarmbronchbronchusbronchiolbronchiolebucccheekbursbursa(cavity)calccalciumcancercancercarcincancercardiheart3carpcarpals(wristbones)caudtail;towardthelowerpartofthebodyceccecumceliabdomen(abdominalcavity)cephalheadcerebellcerebellumcerebrcerebrum,braincerumincerumen(earwax)cerviccervixcheillipchirhandcholangibileductcholgall;bilecholedochcommonbileductchondrcartilagechorichorionchromcolorclavicclavicle(collarbone)claviculclavicle(collarbone)colcoloncolpvaginaconidustconjunctivconjunctivacorepupilcornecorneacoronheartcorticcortex(outerlayerofbodyorgan)corpupilcostribcranicranium(skull)crycoldcrypthiddenculdculdesaccutaneskincyanblue4cyespregnancycystbladder;saccytcelldacrytear,tearductdactylfingersortoesdenttoothdermatskindermskindextrrightdiaphorsweatdiaphragmatdiaphragmdipltwo;doubledipsthirstdiskintervertebraldiskdiverticuldiverticulumdorsback(ofthebody)duodenduodenumdurhard;duramaterdynampowerorstrengthechsoundectoplocatedawayfromusualplaceelectrelectricity,electricalactivityembryembryo;tobefullemmetranormalmeasuesencephalbrainendocrinendocrineenterintestinesepididymepididymisepiglottepiglottisepisivulvaepitheliepitheliumerythrredesophagesophagusesthesisensation,sensitivity,feelingeticause(ofdisease)5facifacefemorfemur(upperlegbone)fetfetus;unbornchildfibrfibroustissue,fibersfibulfibula(lowerleg)gangligangliongangliongangliongastrstomachgeroldage;agedgerontoldage;agedgingivgumglomerulglomerulusglosstongueglucsweetness;sugarglycsugarglycossugargnathjawgnosknowledgegonseedgravidpregnancygynecwomangynwomanhembloodhematbloodhepatliverherniherniaheterotherhidrsweathisttissuehomsamehomesameness;unchanginghumerhumerus(upperarmbone)hydrwaterhymenhymenhypnsleep6hysteruterusiatrmedicine;physicianichthyfishileileumiliiliumimmunimmuneiridirisiriirisischiischiumischdeficiency;blockageisequal;samejejunjejunumkalpotassiumkarynucleuskeratcorneakerathornytissue;hardkinmovementkinesimovement;motionkyphhumplabilipslabyrinthlabyrinthlacrimtearduct,tearlactmilklaminlamina(thin;flatplateorlayer)laparabdomenlarynglarynxlatersideleismoothleukwhitelingutonguelipfatlithstone;calculusloblobelordbentforwardlymphlymph7macrabnormallargenessmammbreastmandibulmandible(lowerjawbone)mastbreastmastoidmastoidmaxillmaxilla(upperjawbone)meatmeatus(opening)melanblackmeningmeningesmeniscmeniscus(crescent)menmenstruationmentmindmetruterusmononemorphform;shapemucmucusmycfungusmyelbonemarrow;spinalcordmyelonbonemarrowmyosmusclemyringeardrummymusclenarcstupornasnosenatbirthnecrdeath(cells;body)nephrkidneyneurnervenoctnightnyctnightnyctalnightoculeyeoligscanty;fewomphalumbilicu;navelonctumor8onychnailooegg;ovumoophorovaryophthalmeyeoptvisionorchidtestis;testicleorchitestis;testicleorchtestis;testicleorganorganormouthorthstraightosteboneotearoveggoxoxygenpachythickpalatpalatepancreatpancreaspapillnippleparathyroidparathyroidglandparbear;givebirthto;laborpatellpatella(kneecap)pathdiseasepartbear;givebirthto;laborpectorchestpedchild;footpelvpelvis;pelvicboneperineperineumperitoneperitoneumpetrstonephaclensoftheeyephageat;swallowphaklensoftheeyephalangpharynxphasspeech9phlebveinphotlightphrenmindphysinatureplasmplasmapleurpleurapneumatlung;airpneumlung;airpneumonlung;airpodfootpoligraymatterpoikilvaried;irregularpolyppolyp;smallgrowthposterback(ofbody)primfirstproctrectumprostatprostateglandpseudfake;falsepsychmindpubpubispuerperchildbirthpulmonlungpupillpupilpyelrenalpelvispylorpylorus(pyloricsphincter)pypuspyrfever;heatquadrfourrachivertebra;spinalorvertebralcolumnradicnerverootradiculnerverootradiradius(lowerarmbone)rectrectumrenkidneyretinretina10rhabdrodshaped,striatedrhinnoserhytidwrinklesrhiznerverootsalpingfallopian(