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Word Parts Beginning With T
33 word parts in the Medical Terminology guide begin with the letter T — prefixes, word roots and suffixes together. Every entry links to its own page with worked examples.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z
| Word part | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tachy- | Prefix | fast, swift |
| -taxia | Suffix | coordination; order |
| tel- | Prefix | end |
| tele- | Prefix | far, distant, at a distance |
| ten | Word root | tendon |
| tendin | Word root | tendon |
| -tension | Suffix | pressure |
| tetra- | Prefix | four |
| therapeut | Word root | treatment, therapy |
| -therapy | Suffix | treatment |
| therm | Word root | heat |
| -thermia | Suffix | heat; temperature condition |
| thorac | Word root | chest |
| thromb | Word root | clot |
| thym | Word root | thymus gland |
| thyr | Word root | thyroid gland |
| tibi | Word root | tibia; shin bone |
| -tic | Suffix | pertaining to |
| -tocia | Suffix | labor; childbirth condition |
| -tome | Suffix | instrument for cutting |
| -tonia | Suffix | tone; tension |
| tox | Word root | poison |
| -toxic | Suffix | poisonous to |
| trache | Word root | trachea; windpipe |
| trachel | Word root | neck, cervix |
| trans- | Prefix | across, through, beyond |
| tri- | Prefix | three |
| -tripsy | Suffix | surgical crushing |
| troph | Word root | nourishment, growth |
| -trophy | Suffix | nourishment; development |
| -tropic | Suffix | acting on; attracted to |
| -tropin | Suffix | hormone that stimulates |
| tympan | Word root | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.