Medical Terminology Letter C
Medical Terminology Letter C
| TERM |
MEANING |
| cac/o |
bad, ill |
| calcane/o |
heel |
| calci/o |
calcium |
| -calculia, calcul/o |
to compute |
| cali/o |
calyx |
| calor/i |
heat |
| campt/o |
bent |
| -capnia, capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
| capsul/o, caps/o |
capsule, container |
| carb/o |
carbon |
| carcin/o |
cancer |
| cardi/o |
heart |
| cari/o |
caries |
| carp/o |
wrist |
| cata- |
down, under |
| -cataphasia |
affirmation |
| cathar/o, cathart/o |
cleaning, purging |
| -cathisia, -kathisia |
sitting |
| caud/o |
tail |
| caus/o, cauter/o |
burn, burning |
| cavit/o, cav/o |
hollow, cavity |
| cec/o |
cecum |
| -cele |
hernia, swelling |
| celi/o |
abdomen |
| -centesis |
surgical puncture of a cavity |
| centi- |
one hundredth (10⁻²) |
| centr/o |
center |
| cephal/o |
head |
| cerebell/o |
cerebellum |
| cerebr/o |
cerebrum, brain |
| cervic/o |
neck, cervix |
| -chalasia |
relaxation |
| cheil/o, chil/o |
lip |
| chem/o |
chemical, chemistry |
| -chezia, -chesia |
defecation |
| chir/o, cheir/o |
hand |
| chlor/o |
green |
| chol/e |
gall, bile |
| choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
| chondr/o |
cartilage |
| chori/o |
chorion |
| -chroia |
skin coloration |
| chrom/o |
color |
| chron/o |
time, timing |
| chrys/o |
gold |
| chyl/o |
chyle |
| -cide |
killing, agent which kills |
| cine- |
movement |
| circum- |
around |
| cirrh/o |
orange-yellow |
| -clasis, -clasia |
break |
| cleid/o |
clavicle |
| clin/o |
to slope, bend |
| -clysis |
irrigation, washing |
| coagul/o |
coagulation, clotting |
| -coccus |
berry-shaped bacterium |
| coccyg/o |
coccyx |
| cochle/o |
cochlea |
| -coimesis |
sleeping |
| col/o |
colon |
| colp/o |
vagina |
| -coma |
deep sleep |
| com-, con- |
with, together |
| coni/o |
dust |
| conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva |
| consci/o |
awareness, aware |
| constrict/o |
narrowing, binding |
| contra- |
against, opposite |
| contus/o |
to bruise |
| corne/o |
cornea |
| cor/o |
pupil |
| coron/o |
heart |
| corpor/o |
body |
| cortic/o |
cortex |
| cost/o |
rib |
| cox/o |
hip |
| crani/o |
skull |
| -crasia |
mixture (good or bad), temperament |
| cric/o |
ring |
| crin/o |
secrete, separate |
| -crit |
separate |
| critic/o |
crisis, dangerous |
| cry/o |
cold |
| crypt/o |
hidden, concealed |
| crystall/o |
crystal, transparent |
| cubit/o |
elbow, forearm |
| culd/o |
cul-de-sac |
| cune/o |
wedge, wedge-shaped |
| cupr/o |
copper |
| -cusis |
hearing |
| cutane/o |
skin |
| cyan/o |
blue |
| cycl/o |
ciliary body, circular |
| -cyesis |
pregnancy |
| cyst/o |
bladder, cyst |
| cyt/o, -cyte |
cell |
