Ch 4/5 Flashcards
aut-
self
crin-
secrete, secretion
esthe(s)-
sensation, sensitivity, sense
gen(e)-, -gen
come into being, produce
gram-
a record
graph-
write, record
iatr-
healer, physician, treatment
idi-
of one’s self
kine-
move
kines-
movement, motion
ly(s)-
destroy, break down
myx-
mucus
orth-
straight, erect, normal
ot-
ear
path-
disease
phil-
love, to have an affinity for
pt-
fall, sag, drop
pyr-
fever, burning
pyret-
fever
pyrex-
to be feverish
rhe-
flow, secrete
rhag-
flow prefusely, hemmorage
rhex-
rupture
rhin-
nose
scop-
look at, examine
sep-
be infected
ta-
stretching
tel-
end, completion
ten-, tenon(t)-
tendon
therap(eu)-
treat medically, heal
tom-
cutting, slice, incision
ton-
tone, tension
-gen
subtance that produces something
-genesis
formation, orgion
-genic
causing, produced, caused
-genous
by, produced by or in
-gram
a record, activity of an organ
-graph
intrument for recording the activity of an organ
-graphy
the recording of the activity of an organ
-lysis
dissolution, reduction, decomposition
-lytic
pertaining to dissolution or decomposition
-pathy
disease
-ptosis
dropping, sagging, prolapse
-rrhagia
hemmorage
-rrhexis
rupture
-scope
and instrument for examing
-scopy
examination
-tome
a surgical instrument for cutting
-tomy
surgical incision
acou(s)-, acu-
hear
amni-
fetal membrane
asc-, ascit-
bladder, sak, bag
bary-
heavy, dull, hard
cente-
pierce
chrom-
color, pigment
dips-
thirst
echo-
reverberating sound
edema-, edemat-
swelling
gno-
know
lal-
talk
lapar-
abdomen, abdominal wall
lex-
read
mne-
remember
ne-
new
no-
mind, mental activity, comprehension
orec-, orex-
have an appetite
oxy-
acute, pointed, rapid, acid, oxygen
pha-
speak, communicate
phag-
swallow, eat
pharmac(eu)
medicine, drug
phem-
speech
phob-
abnormal fear
phon-
voice, sound
phrac-, phrag-
enclose, abstruct
phras-
speak
phren-
mind, diphragm
phylac-
protection (against disease
phys-
nature, appearance
phyt-
plant, organism, growth
poie-
produce, make
sapr-
rotten, putrid, decaying
stear-, steat-
fat, sebum, sebaceous glands