medt-211_ch_7_20150914234829 Flashcards
aer/o
Meaning: air, gas
bar/o
Meaning: pressure
chrom/o, chromat/o
Meaning: colour, stain
chron/o
Meaning: time
cry/o
Meaning: cold
electro/o
Meaning: electricity
erg/o
Meaning: work
phon/o
Meaning: sound, voice
phot/o
Meaning: light
radi/o
Meaning: radiation, x-ray
son/o
Meaning: sound
therm/o
Meaning: heat, temperature
-graph
Meaning: instrument for recording data
-graphy
Meaning: act of recording data
-gram
Meaning: a record of data
-meter
Meaning: instrument for measuring
-metry
Meaning: measurement of
-scope
Meaning: instrument for viewing or examining
-scopy
Meaning: examination of
-centesis
Meaning: puncture, tap
-desis
Meaning: binding, fusion
-ectomy
Meaning: excision, surgical removal
-pexy
Meaning: surgical fixations
-plasty
Meaning: plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
-rhaphy
Meaning: surgical repair, suture
-stomy
Meaning: surgical creation of an opening
-tome
Meaning: instrument for incising (cutting)
-tomy
Meaning: incision, cutting
-tripsy
Meaning: crushing