Chapter One Flashcards
-itis
Inflammation
-plasty
Surgically forming
-logy
Study of
-algia
Pain
-tomy
Cutting
-scope
Instrument to view
Ot/o
Ear
Rhin/o
Nose
Hepat/o
Liver
Arthr/o
Joint
Gastr/o
Stomach
Ophthalm/o
Eye
-Icle
Small / tiny
Cut/o
Skin
-is
Structure/ thing
Hypo-
Under
Derm/o
Skin
-ole
Small
Arteri/o
Artery
-ule
Small /tiny
Ven/o
Vein
-um
Structure/ thing/ membrane
Endo
Within
Cardi/o
Heart
-y
Condition / process of
Poly
Many /much /excessive/ frequent
Dactyl/o
Digitus
( fingers / toes )
-ac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
Cervic/o
Neck
-ar
Pertaining to
Valvul/o
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
Coron/o
Heart / crown
-eal
Pertaining to
Esophag/o
Esophagus
-ic
Pertaining to
Hypo
Below
-ous
Pertaining to
Sub
Under
Cutane/o
Skin
Cephal/o
Head
Cyst/o
Bladder / Sac
-cele
Herniation / protrusion
-dynia
Pain
Hyper
Excessive
Lipid/o
Fats
-emia
Blood condition
a-
Without
-ia
Condition
Enter/o
Small intestine
Chondr/o
Cartilage
-malacia
Softening
Splen/o
Spleen
-megaly
Enlargement
Oste/o
Bone
-Oma
Tumor / mass
Psych/o
Mind
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease process
Hyster/o
Uterus
-ptosis
Prolapse / drooping
Hem/o
Blood
-rrhage
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Discharge / flow
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sclerosis
Abnormal condition of hardening
-spasm
Sudden involuntary contraction
Trache/o
Trache / windpipe
-stenosis
Abnormal condition of narrowing
-centesis
Surgical puncture
-amni/o
Amnion inner fetal sac
-desis
binding
Arthr/o
Joint
-ectomy
Cutting out
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
-graphy
Recording
Mamm/o
Breast
-metry
Measuring
Spir/o
Breathing
-opsy
Viewing
Bi/o
Living , life
-pexy
Suspension, fixation
-plasty
Surgically forming
Rhin/o
Nose
-rrhaphy
Suturing
Splen/o
Spleen
-scopy
Viewing
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Gastr/o
Stomach
Dudoden/o
Duodenum
-stomy
Making a new opening
Col/o
Colon
Large intestine
-tomy
Cutting
Oste/o
Bone
-tripsy
Crushing
Lith/o
Stone
-graph
Instrument to record
Electr/o
Electricity
Cardi/o
Heart
-meter
Instrument to measure
Therm/o
Temperature
Heat
-scope
Instrument to view
Ophthalm/o
Eye
-tome
Instrument to cut
Oste/o
Bone
-tripter
Machine to crush
Lith/o
Stone
-trite
Instrument to crush