Chapter 1 Flashcards
Introduction to terminology
-algia
Pain
-ic
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-genic
Produced by or in
Cerebr/o
Brain; cerebrum
Arthr/o
Joint
Carcin/o
Cancerous
Cephal/o
Head
Sect/o
To cut
Endo-
In; within
-emia
Blood condition
Hyper-
Above; excessive
Hypo-
Deficient; below; under
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder; cyst; sack of fluid
Thromb/o
Clot
Ex-
Out; away from
Sub-
Under; below
-osis
Abnormal condition
-sis
State of; condition
Aden/o
Gland
-al
Pertaining to
Radio/o
X-ray; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
Hepat/o
Liver
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
Auto/o
Self, own
-globin
Protein
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Leuk/o
White
Gastr/o
Stomach
Path/o
Disease
Erythr/o
Red
-ion
Process
-ac
Pertaining to
a-, an-
No; not; without
-ist
Specialist
Re-
back, again, backward
Enter/o
Intestines (usually small intestines)
Sarc/o
Flesh (connective tissue)
Glyc/o
Glucose, sugar
Peri-
Surrounding
Cis/o
To cut
Dermat/o
Skin
Cyt/o
Cell
Log/o
Study of
Electr/o
Electricity
Dia-
Complete, through
Oste/o
Bone
-scopy
Visual examination
Hem/o
Blood
-opsy
View of
Encephal/o
Brain
-tomy
Process of cutting
-pathy
Disease, emotion
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Rhin/o
Nose
-cyte
Cell
Exo-
Out, away from
Derm/o
Skin
Trans-
Across
Nephr/o
Kidney
Iatr/o
Physician, treatment
Pro-
Before
End/o
In, within
-itis
Inflammation
Cardi/o
Heart
Retro-
Behind, backward
Neur/o
Nerve
Psych/o
Mind
-logy
Study of
In-
In, into, not
-y
Condition, process
-gram
Record
Hemat/o
Blood
Epi-
Above, upon, on
-ectomy
Removal, excision, resection
Ren/o
Kidney
-oma
Tumor, mass, fluid collection