Medical Terminology- C
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- calc/o
- calcium
- calcane/o
- calcaneum (heel bone)
- -capnia
- carbon dioxide (CO2)
- carcin/o
- cancer
- cardi/o
- heart
- -cardia
- heart condition
- carp/o
- carpus (wrist bones)
- cata-
- down
- caud/o
- tail
- cauter/o
- heart, burn
- -cele
- hernia, swelling
- -centesis
- surgical puncture
- cephal/o
- head
- -ception
- conceiving
- cerebell/o
- cerebellum
- cereb/o
- cerebrum
- cervic/o
- neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
- chalic/o
- limestone
- cheil/o
- lip
- chem/o
- chemical, drug
- chlor/o
- green
- chol/e
- bile, gall
- cholangi/o
- bile vessel
- cholecyst/o
- gallbladder
- choledoch/o
- bile duct
- chondr/o
- cartilage
- chori/o
- chorion
- choroid/o
- choroid
- chrom/o
- color
- chromat/o
- color
- -cide
- killing
- cine-
- movement
- cinemat/o
- things that move
- circum-
- around
- cirrh/o
- yellow
- -cision
- a cutting
- -clasia
- to break; surgical fracture
- -clasis
- to break; surgical fracture
- -clast
- to break; surgical fracture
- clavicul/o
- clavicle (collar bone)
- -clesis
- closure
- clon/o
- clonus (turmoil)
- -clysis
- irrigation, washing
- coccyg/o
- coccyx (tailbone)
- cochle/o
- cochlea
- col/o
- colon
- colon/o
- colon
- colp/o
- vagina
- condyl/o
- condyle
- coni/o
- dust
- conjunctiv/o
- conjunctiva
- -continence
- to hold back
- contra-
- against, opposite
- core/o
- pupil
- corne/o
- cornea
- cor/o
- pupil
- corp/o
- body
- corpor/o
- body
- cortic/o
- cortex
- cost/o
- ribs
- crani/o
- cranium (skull)
- crin/o
- secrete
- -crine
- secrete
- cruci/o
- cross
- cry/o
- cold
- crypt/o
- hidden
- culd/o
- cul-de-sac
- -cusia
- hearing
- -cusis
- hearing
- cutane/o
- skin
- cyan/o
- blue
- cycl/o
- ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle
- -cyesis
- pregnancy
- cyst/o
- bladder
- cyt/o
- cell
- -cyte
- cell