Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure- Terminology Flashcards
-Retro
Behind
-sub
Below, Under
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-in
into, in
-endo
Within
-trans
Across, Through
-epi
Above, Upon
-ex, exo
out, outside of, outward
-dia
Complete, Through
-aut, auto
self, own
-a, an
no, not, without
-tomy
Process of Cutting, Incision
-sis
State of, Condition
-y
Process, Condition
-scope
Instrument of visually Examining
-pathy
Disease, Condition
-osis
Condition
-opsy
Process of Viewing
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
-logy
Process of Study
-itis
Inflammation
-ist
Specialist
-ion
Process
-ac
Pertaining to
-gram
Record
-hypo
Below, Under, less than normal
-globin
Protein
-hyper
Excessive, Above, more than normal.
Pro
Before, Forward
-peri
Surronding, around
-genic
Pertaining to, producing, produced by
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
-emia
blood condition
-ectomy
excision, removal
-cyte
cell
-hemat/o
blood
-electr/o
electricity
-cardi/o
Heart
-gastr/o
Stomach
-enter/o
Intestines
-bi/o
life
-aden/o
gland
arthr/o
joint
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
crin/o
to secrete, to form and give off
cyst/o
urinary, bladder, a sac or cyst
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
encephal/o
brain
erythr/o
red
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
Knowledge
gynec/o
woman, female
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
Liver
iatr/o
treatment, physician
leuk/o
white
log/o
study of
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
onc/o
tumor
ophthalm/o
Eye
oste/o
Bone
Path/o
Disease
Ped/o
Child
Psych/o
Mind
radi/o
x-rays
ren/o
Kidney
rhin/o
Nose
sarc/o
flesh
sect/o
to cut
thromb/o
clot,clotting
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
-scopy
process of visually examining
-re
back, backward, again