Chapter 4 Flashcards
-genesis
formation, origin
crin-
(separate) secrete, secretion
phil-
love, have an affinity for
scop-
look at, examine
idi-
of one’s self
-scope
an instrument for examining
therap-, therapeu-
treat medically, heal
-lysis
dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
pyrex-
be feverish
ot-
ear
ten-, tenon-, tenont-
tendon
esthe(s)-
sensation, sensitivity, sense
myx-
mucus
rhin-
nose
-rrhexis
bursting (of tissues), rupture
-rrhea
profuse discharge, excessive secretion
rhag-
(burst forth) flow profusely, hemorrhage
ta-
stretching
kines-, kinesi
movement, motion
tom-
a cutting, slice, incision
-scopy
examination
path-
(suffering) disease
-genous
by, produced by or in
-rrhagia
profuse discharge, hemorrhage
-pathy
disease
-genic
causing, producing, caused
pt-
fall, sag, drop, prolapse
-gen
substance that produces something
-graphy
- the recording of the activity of an organ or 2. a descriptive treatise on a subject
pyret-
fever
rhe-
(run) flow, secrete
-lytic
pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration
-ptosis
dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)
kine-
move
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation, enlargement
-tome
a surgical instrument for cutting
graph-
write, record
orth-
straight, erect, normal
gram-
(something written) a record
-gram
a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)
rhex-
rupture
ly-, lys-
destroy, break down
gen(e)-, -gen
come into being, produce
-tomy
surgical incision
-ectomy
surgical excision, removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ
-graph
an instrument for record the activity of an organ
tel-
end, completion
iatr-
healer, physician, treatment
sep-
(be putrid) be infected
ton-
(muscular) tone, tension
pyr-
(fire) fever, burning
aut-
self