Pages 11-12 Flashcards
Onc/o
Oncologist
One who specializes in tumors
Onc/o
Oncology
Tumor
Study of a tumor
Ophthalm/o
Ophthalmoscope
An instrument for visual examination of the eye
Oste/o
Osteitis
Oste/o : bone
Inflammation of the bones
Oste/o
Osteoarthritis
Oste/o : bone
Inflammation of a joint and bone
Path/o
Pathology
Path/o : disease
Pathology : study of diseases
Path/o
Pathologist
One who examines biopsy samples and examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death
Ped/o
Pediatric
Ped/o : child
Pediatric : pertaining to a child
Psych/o
Psychology
Psych/o : mind
Psychology: study of the mind
Psych/o
Psychiatrist
Psych/o : mental
Psychiatrist: one who specializes in the treatment, diagnosis, etc of mental illnesses
Radi/o
Radiology
Radi/o : x-rays
Radiology: study of x-rays
Ren/o
Renal
Ren/o : kidney
Renal: pertaining to the kidney
Rhin/o
Rhinitis
Rhin/o : nose
Rhinitis: inflammation of the nose
Sarc/o
Sarcoma
Sarc/o : flesh
Sarcoma: mass/tumor of flesh
Sect/o
Resection
Sect/o : to cut
Resection: process of cutting back