Chapter 3 - Terms Flashcards by Nate Miller

arthr/algia

joint/pain

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ot/algia

ear/pain

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neur/algia

nerve/pain

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my/algia

muscle/pain

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recto/cele

rectum/hernia

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cysto/cele

urinary bladder/hernia

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thoraco/centesis

chest/surgical puncture to remove fluid

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amnio/centesis

amnion/surgical puncture to remove fluid

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abdomino/centesis

abdomen/surgical puncture to remove fluid

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strepto/coccus

twisted chains/berry-shaped bacterium

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staphylo/cocci

clusters/berry-shaped bacteria

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erythro/cyte

red/cell

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leuko/cyte

white/cell

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thrombo/cyte

clotting/cell

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pleuro/dynia

pleura/pain

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laryng/ectomy

larynx/removal

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mast/ectomy

breast/removal

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an/emia

no, not, without/blood condition

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isch/emia

to hold back/blood condition

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carcino/genesis

cancer/condition of producing, forming

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patho/genesis

disease/condition of producing, forming

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angio/genesis

vessel/condition of producing, forming

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electro/encephalo/gram

electricity/brain/record

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electro/encephalo/graphy

electricity/brain/process of recording

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mammo/gram

breast/record

electro/encephalo/graph

electricity/brain/instrument to record

angio/graphy

vessel/process of recording

bronch/itis

bronchi/inflammation

myel/itis

spinal cord/inflammation

tonsill/itis

tonsils/inflammation

thrombo/phleb/itis

clotting/vein/inflammation

ophthalmo/logy

eye/study of

morpho/logy

shape, form/study of

hemo/lysis

blood/breakdown, destruction, separation

osteo/malacia

bone/softening

chondro/malacia

cartilage/softening

acro/megaly

extremities/enlargement

spleno/megaly

spleen/enlargment

my/oma

muscle/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

myo/sarc/oma

muscle/flesh/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

multiple myel/oma

many bone marrow/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

hemat/oma

blood/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

bi/opsy

life/to view

necr/opsy

death/to view

necr/osis

death/condition

hydro/nephr/osis

water/kidney/condition

leuko/cyt/osis

white/cell/slight increase in numbers

cardio/myo/pathy

heart/muscle/disease condition

erythro/penia

red/deficiency

neutro/penia

neutrophil/deficiency

thrombo/cyto/penia

clotting/cell/deficiency

acro/phobia

top, extreme point/fear

agora/phobia

outside (market)/fear

a/chondro/plasia

without/cartilage/development, formation, growth

angio/plasty

vessel/surgical repair

blepharo/ptosis

eyelid/drooping, falling

rhino/rrhea

nose/flow, discharge

arterio/sclerosis

artery/hardening

laparo/scope

abdomen/instrument for visual examination

meta/stasis

beyond/controlling, stopping

hemo/stasis

blood/controlling, stopping

colo/stomy

colon/opening to form a mouth

tracheo/stomy

trachea/opening to form a mouth

hydro/therapy

water, fluid/treatment

chemo/therapy

drug, chemical/treatment

radio/therapy

x-rays, radioactive/treatment

laparo/tomy

abdomen/incision

phlebo/tomy

vein/incision

tracheo/tomy

trachea/incision

hyper/trophy

excessive/development, nourishment

a/trophy

without/development, nourishment

radio/graph/er

x-rays/record/one who

leuk/emia

white/blood condition

pneumon/ia

lung/condition

nephro/log/ist

kidney/study of/specialist

arteri/ole

artery/small, little

ven/ule

vein/small, little

peri/cardi/um

surrounding/heart/structure

muc/us

mucus/substance, structure

eso/phag/us

within, inward/t eat/structure, substance

nephro/pathy

kidney/disease condition

cardi/ac

heart/pertaining to

peritone/al

peritoneum/pertaining to

inguin/al

groin/pertaining to

pleur/al

pleura/pertaining to

tonsill/ar

tonsils/pertaining to

pulmon/ary

lungs/pertaining to

axill/ary

armpit/pertaining to

laryng/eal

larynx/pertaining to

carcino/genic

cancer/pertaining to producing, produced by or in

osteo/genic

bone/pertaining to producing, produced by or in

chron/ic

time/pertaining to

patho/log/ic

disease/study of/pertaining to

aden/oid

glands/resembling, derived from

muc/oid

mucus/resembling, derived from

adip/ose

fat/pertaining to, full of

muc/ous

mucus/pertaining to mucus = noun mucous = adjective

necro/tic

death/pertaining to