Chapters 3-5 Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremities; top; extreme point
acu/o
sharp; severe; sudden
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
axill/o
armpit
bi/o
life
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
chem/o
drug; chemical
chondr/o
cartilage
chron/o
time
col/o
colon (large intestine)
cyst/o
urinary bladder
encephal/o
brain
erythr/o
red
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hydr/o
water; fluid
inguin/o
groin
isch/o
to hold back
lapar/o
abdomen; abdominal wall
laryng/o
larynx
leuk/o
white
lymph/o
lymph
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
morph/o
shape; form
muc/o
mucus
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
nucle/o
nucleus
ophthaml/o
eye
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
path/o
disease; feelings
pertione/o
peritoneum
phag/o
to eat; swallow
phleb/o
vein
plas/o
formation, development
pleur/o
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
pneumon/o
lung; air
pulmon/o
lungs
radi/o
x-rays
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
sarc/o
flesh
splen/o
spleen
staphy/o
clusters
strept/o
twisted chains
thorac/o
chest
thromb/o
clot
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
ven/o
vein
-algia
pain
-cele
hernia
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
-cocci
berry-shaped bacterium
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
excision; removal resection
-emia
blood condition
-genesis
condition of producing forming
-gram
record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown; destruction; separation
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor; mass; collection of fluid
-opsy
to view
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
disease condition
-penia
deficiency
-phobia
irrational fear
-plasia
development; formation; growth
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
drooping; falling; prolapse
-rrhea
flow; discharge
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
-stasis
controlling; stopping
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
incision; cutting into
-trophy
development; nourishment
-er
one who
-ia
condition