Language of Medicine –
Study Guide & Key Medical
Terms
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cis/o
to cut
crin/o
to secrete
cyst/o
urinary bladder, a sac or a cyst
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
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dermat/o
skin
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines (usually the small intestine)
erythr/o
red
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gastr/o
stomach
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gynec/o
woman, female
hemat/o
blood
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