Chapter 3: Disease & Treatment Flashcards
1
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alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
A
Pain
2
Q
carcin/o
A
Cancer
3
Q
cyst/o
A
Filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder
4
Q
lith
A
Calculus, stone
5
Q
onc/o
A
Tumor
6
Q
path/o
A
disease
7
Q
py/o
A
pus
8
Q
pyr/o, pyret/o
A
Fever, fire
9
Q
scler/o
A
Hard
10
Q
tox/o, toxic/o
A
Poison
11
Q
brady-
A
Slow
12
Q
dys-
A
Abnormal, painful, difficult
13
Q
mal-
A
Bad, poor
14
Q
pachy-
A
Thick
15
Q
tachy-
A
Rapid
16
Q
xero-
A
Dry
17
Q
-algia, -Alesia
A
Pain
18
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, localized dilation
19
Q
-clasis, classic
A
Breaking
20
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
21
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
22
Q
-odynia
A
Pain
23
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
24
Q
-pathy
A
Any disease of
25
-rhage, rhagia
Busting fourth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
26
-rhea
Flow, discharge
27
-rhexis
Rupture
28
-schisis
Fissure, splitting
29
dilation, dilatation
Expansion, widening
30
estasia, ecstasies
dilation, dilatation, distension
31
edema
accumulation of fluid, swelling
32
lysis
Separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
33
malacia
softening
34
necrosis
death of tissue
35
ptosis
Dropping, downward, displacement, prolapse
36
sclerosis
Hardening
37
spasm
Sudden contraction. Cramp
38
stasis
Suppression , stoppage
39
stenosis
narrowing, constriction
40
toxin
Poison
41
staphylo-
Grape-like cluster
42
strepto-
Chain
43
bacill/I, bacill/o
Bacillus
44
bacteri/o
Bacterium
45
myc/o
Fungus, mold
46
vir/o
Virus
47
aer/o
Air, gas
48
bar/o
Pressure
49
chrom/o, chromat/o
Color, stain
50
chron/o
Time
51
cry/o
Cold
52
electr/o
Electricity
53
erg/o
Work
54
phon/o
Sound, voice
55
phot/o
Light
56
radi/o
Radiation, x-ray
57
son/o
Sound
58
therm/o
Heat, temperature
59
-graph
Instrument for recording data
60
-graphs
Act of recording data
61
-gram
Record of data
62
-meter
Instrument for measuring
63
-metry
Measurement of
64
-scope
Instrument for viewing or examining
65
-scopy
Examination of
66
-centesis
Puncture, tap
67
-desis
Binding, fusion
68
-ectomy
Excision, surgical removal
69
-pexy
Surgical fixation
70
-plasty
Plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
71
-rhaphy
Surgical repair, suture
72
-stomy
Surgical creation of an opening
73
-tome
Instrument for incising (cutting)
74
-tomy
Incision, cutting
75
-tripsy
Crushing
76
-lytic (adjective of lysis)
Dissolving, reducing, loosening
77
-mimetic
Mimicking, stimulating
78
-tropic
Acting on
79
anti-
Against
80
contra-
Against, opposite, opposed
81
counter-
Against, opossed
82
chem/o
Chemical
83
hypn/o
Sleep
84
narc/o
Stupor
85
pharm, pharmac/o
Drug, medicine
86
vas/o
Vessel
