Language of Medicine Chapter 1 Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adenoma
tumor of a gland
arthr/o
joint
arthritis
inflammation of a joint
bi/o
life
biology
the process of the study of life
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
carcinoma
cancerous tumor
cardi/o
heart
cardiology
the process of the study of the heart
cephal/o
head
cephalic
pertaining to the head
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerebral
pertaining to the cerebrum
cis/o
to cut
incision
process of cutting into
excision
process of cutting out
crin/o
to secrete
endocrine
glands that secrete within
endo-
within
exo-
outside
cyst/o
urinary bladder; sac or cyst
cyt/o
cell
cytology
the process of the study of cells
derm/o; dermat/o
skin
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
-itis
inflammation
hypo-
under; below
electr/o
electricity
encephal/p
brain
electroencephalogram
record of the electricity of the brain
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
enteritis
inflammation of the intestines
erythr/o
red
erythrocyte
red cell
gastr/o
stomach
gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
-tomy
process of cutting (-tom- ‘to cut’; and -y ‘process of’)
gastrectomy
removal of the stomach
-ectomy
excision or removal
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
dia-
complete
-sis
state or condition of
diagnosis
state or condition of complete knowledge
prognosis
state or condition of knowledge before
pro-
before
gynec/o
woman, female