Layman's term |
Medical term |
Layman's term |
Medical term |
cancer |
carcin - |
eye |
ophthal- |
| cartilage |
chondro - |
facies, face |
faci - |
| cell |
cyt -, cyte - |
false |
pseudo- |
| cheek |
buccal - |
fat |
lip - |
| child |
paed - |
finger, toe nail |
onych - |
| clot |
thrombo - |
fluid |
lymph - |
| colon |
col - |
foot |
ped -, pod - |
| cornea; scaly |
kerat - |
forward |
pro - |
| covering |
cort - |
gallbladder |
cholecyst - |
| crooked, looped |
ankyl - |
gland |
aden - |
| deficient |
hypo - |
gums |
gingiva - |
| diaphragm |
phrenic - |
half |
hemi - |
| double |
diplo - |
hand |
chiro -.chiro -. |
| ear, hearing |
oto - |
head |
cephalo- |
| ear, hearing |
aud-, aur - |
heart |
cardio - |
| egg |
ovi - |
heat |
therm- |
| elbow, forearm |
cubitus - |
hip |
coxa - |
| excessive |
hyper - |
hip bone |
ili - |
| eye |
ocul - |
hundredth(100th) |
centi - |