CH 2 Flashcards
aut(o)
self
bi(o)
life or living
dipl(o)
double
gen(o)
beginning or origin
iatr(o)
physician or treatment
idi(o)
individual
nos(o), path(o)
disease
anti
against
intra
within
micro
small
-cidal
killing
-emia
condition of the blood
-gen
that which generates
-genesis
producing or forming
-genic
produced by or in
seps(o), sept(i), sept(o)
infection
bacter(i), bacteri(o)
bacteria
fung(i), myc(o)
fungus
parasit(o)
parasite
staphyl(o)
grapelike cluster; uvula
strept(o)
twisted
vir(o), virus(o)
virus
aden(o)
gland
angi(o)
vessel
append(o), appendic(o)
appendix
blephar(o)
eyelid
cephal(o)
head
cerebr(o), encephal(o)
brain
chir(o)
hand
col(o), colon(o)`
colon
cutane(o), derm(o), dermat(o)
skin
hist(o)
tissue
mamm(o), mast(o)
breast
muscul(o), my(o)
muscle
nas(o), rhin(o)
nose
nephr(o), ren(o)
kidney
or(o), stomat(o)
mouth
oste(o)
bone
pod(o)
foot
steth(o)
thorax(chest)
tonsil(o)
tonsil
trachea(o)
trachea(windpipe)
vas(o)
vessel
cancer(o), carcin(o)
cancer
lith(o)
stone or calculus
-cele
hernia(protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)
-emia
condition of the blood
-ia, -iasis
condition
itis
inflammation
-lith
stone or calculus
-mania
excessive preoccupation
-maniac
a person who shows excessive preoccupation
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)
-pathy
disease
-phobia
abnormal fear
-ptosis
prolapse(sagging)
-able, -ible
capable of, able to
-al, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
-crine
to secrete
-eum, -ium
membrane
-ia, -ism
condition or theory
-iac
one who suffers
-opia
vision
-ose
sugar
-ous
pertaining to or characterized by
-y
state or condition
cyt(o), -cyte
cell
kinesi(o), -kinesia
movement
kinesis
motion
leps(o), -lepsy
seizure
log(o)
knowledge or words
-logy, -logist
the study of, one who studies
lys(o)
destruction or dissolving
-lysin
that which destroys
-lysis
the process of destroying
-lytic
capable of destroying
megal(o)
large, enlarged
-megaly
enlargement
metr(o)
measure; uterine tissue
-meter
instrument used to measure
-metry
process of measuring
path(o), -pathy
disease
phag(o)
eat, ingest
-phagia, -phagic, -phagy
eating, swallowing
phas(o), -phasia
speech
plas(o)
formation, development
-plasia
formation or development
plasma
substance of cells
plast(o)
repair
-plasty
surgical repair
pleg(o), plegia
paralysis
-schisis, schis(o), schiz(o), schist(o)
split, cleft
scler(o)
hard
sclerosis
hardening
scop(o)
examine, to view
-scope
instrument used for viewing
-scopy
process of visually examining
troph(o) -trophic, -trophy
nutrition
chlor(o)
green
cyan(o)
blue
erythr(o)
red
melan(o)
black
xanth(o)
yellow
-endo
inside
-algia, -dynia
pain
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation or stretching of a structure or part
-edema
swelling
-emesis
to vomit, vomitting
-malasia
soft, softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-penia
lack of, deficieny
-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-spasm
twitching, cramp
-stasis
stopping, controlling
-gram
a record
-graph
instrument used to record
-graphy
process of recording
-meter
instrument used to measure
-scope
instrument used for viewing
-scopy
visual examination
ech(o), son(o)
sound
electr(o)
electricity
fluor(o)
emitting or reflecting light
radi(o)
radiant energy
tom(o)
to cut
ultra
excessive
algesi(o)
sensitivity to pain
chem(o)
chemical
cry(o)
cold
esthesi(o)
feeling or sensation
narc(o)
stupor
pharmac(o), pharmaceut(o)
drugs or medicine
therapeut(o)
treatment
therm(o)
heat
tox(o), toxic(o)
posion
-an
no, not, without
-therapy
treatment
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
-ectomy
excision( surgical removal or cutting out)
-lysis
process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
-pexy
surgical fixation(fastening in a fixed position)
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture(uniting a wound by stitches)
-scope
instrument used for viewing
-scopy
visual examination
-stomy
formation of an opening
-tome
an instrument used for cutting
-tomy
incision(cutting into the tissue)
-tripsy
surgical crushing
