Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor
-cyte
cell
an-
without/not
hyper-
excessive, above normal
intra-
in, within
para-
near, beside; beyond
poly-
many, much
pre-
before
hepat
liver
cholecyst
gall bladder
pancreat
pancreas
append
appendix
gastr/o
stomach
splen/o
spleen
colon/o
colon
hyster/o
uterus
enter/o
intestine
neur/o
nerve
ot/o
ear
dermat/o
skin
hydr/o
water
-emesis
vomiting
hemat
blood
arthr
joint
oste
bone
-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-ectomy
excision, removal
-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crushing
-gram
record, writing