Chapter 1 Flashcards
- Tripsy
Crushing
- oid
Resembling
-Graph
Instrument for recording
Phas/o
Speech
-Gram
Record
-Stomy
Creation of an opening
Re-
Again or back
De-
From, down, or not
-Genesis
Origin or production
Dia-, trans-
Across or through
- poiesis
Formation
Ad-
To, toward, near
Post-
After or behind
-Osis
Condition or increase
A-, an-
Without
- Ac,-al, - Ar
Pertaining to
-Cele
Pouching or hernia
Abdomin/o, lapar/o
Abdomen
Col/o, colon/o
Colon
Phag/o
Eat or swallow
-Oma
Tumor
Hemi-, semi-
Half
- Rrhexis
Rupture
Para-
Abnormal, alongside of
-Plasty
Surgical repair or reconstruction
Nas/o, rhin/o
Nose
Nephr/o, ren/o
Kidney
- Rraphy
Suture
Poly-, multi-
Many
- dynia
Pain
Dys-
Painful, difficult, or faulty
-Lysis
Breaking down or dissolution
Anti-, contra-
Against or opposed to
- desis
Binding
Ger/o
Old age
-E
General indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
Son/o
Sound
Lith/o
Stone
Neur/o
Nerve
Super-, Supra-
Above or excessive
Oligo-
Few or deficient
Gynec/o
Woman
- Penia
Abnormal reduction
Circum-, peri-
Around
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
- emia
Blood condition
Path/o
Disease
-Logy
Study of
Sub-, infra-
Below or under
Eu-
Good or normal
Dextr/o
Right or on the right side
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hist/o
Tissue
Therm/o
Heat
Ecto-, exo-, extra-
Outside
-Iasis
Formation or presence of
- Centesis
Puncture for aspiration
Retro-
Behind or backward
Acr/o
Extremity or topmost
Ultra-
Beyond or excessive
-Logist
One who specializes in the study or treatment of
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Air or lung
E-,ec-, ex-
Out or away
Meta-
Beyond, after, or change
Peri-
Around
Tox/o, toxic/o
Poison
-Scope
Instrument for examination
- rrhage, - rrhagia
To burst forth (usually blood)
-Scopy
Process of examination
Orth/o
Straight, normal, correct
Phob/o
Exaggerated fear or sensitivity
Esthesi/o
Sensation
-Iatrics, -iatry
Treatment
My/o, muscul/o
Muscle
Fibr/o
Fiber
Ped/o
Child, foot
Ophthalm/o, opt/o
Eye
Morph/o
Form
Scler/o
Hard
Psych/o
Mind
Necr/o
Death
- pexy
Suspension or fixation
-Ist
One who specializes in
Ante-, pro-, pre-
Before
- metry
Process Of measuring
-Meter
Instrument for measuring
- Ptosis
Falling downward displacement
-Tomy
Incision
Carcin/o
Cancer
-Spasm
Involuntary contraction
Plas/o
Formation
Troph/o
Nourishment or development
Cephal/o
Head
Aden/o
Gland
Enter/o
S intestine
Con-, syn-, sym-
Together or with
Ab-
Away from
- malacia
Softening
- Ectomy
Excision, removal
Gen/o
Origin or production
- ac, - al, - ar, - ary, - eal, -ic, - ous, -tic
Pertaining to
Or/o
Mouth
En-, endo-, intra-
Within
Arthr/o
Joint
Angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
Vessel
Aer/o
Air, gas
-Y, -ation
Condition or process of
Immun/o
Safe
Ot/o
Ear
-ium
Structure or tissue
Hyper-
Above or excessive
Obstetr/o
Midwife
Hypo-
Below or deficient
-Graphy
Process of recording
Laryng/o
Voicebox
Onc/o
Tumor or Mass
Crin/o
To secrete
-Alia, - dynia
Pain
-Philia,-phil
Attraction for
Gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o
Sugar
-Stasis
Stop or stand
Sten/o
Narrow
- ia, -ism
Condition of
-Icle, - ole, - ula, -ule
Small
Sinistr/o
Left or on the left side
Hydr/o
Water
- al, -eal
Pertaining to
Cyan/o
Blue
Mes/o
Middle
Erythr/o
Red
Ur/o, urin/o
Urine
Tachy-
Fast
Melan/o
Black
Micro-
Small
Tri-
Three
Cyt/o
Cell
Quadri-
Four
Py/o
Pus
Inter-
Between
Mono-, uni-
One
-itis
Inflammation of
-Ia
Condition of
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Pan-
All
Derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
Skin
Neo-
New
Oste/o
Bone
Cardi/o
Heart
Brady-
Slow
Hepat/o
Liver
- Megaly
Enlargement
Endo-
Within
Leuk/o
White
Lip/o
Fat
Macro-
Large or long
Bi-
Two or both
Epi-
Upon
-ectasis
Dilation, expansion
-RRhea
Discharge