Quiz #4: Chapter 3 Flashcards
Aden/o
Gland
Amni/o
Amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
Angi/o
Vessel
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Arther/o
Plaque
Axill/o
Armpit
Bronch/o
Bronchial tube
Bronchi/o
Bronchial tube
Carcin/o
Cancerous
Cardi/o
Heart
Chem/o
Drug
Chron/o
Time
Col/o
Colon
Coron/o
Heart; crown
Crani/o
Skull
Cry/o
Cold
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Electr/o
Electricity
Encephal/o
Brain
Erythr/o
Red
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Hyster/o
Uterus
Inguin/o
Groin
Isch/o
To hold back
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Laryng/o
Voice box
Leuk/o
White
Mamm/o
Breast (used with -ary, -graphy, -gram, -plasty)
Mast/o
Breast (used with -ectomy, and -itis)
Men/o
Menses (menstruation month)
Mening/o
Meninges (membrane around the brain and spinal cord)
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Spinal cord
Necr/o
Death (of cells)
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Oophr/o
Ovary
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
ear
Pelv/o
Hip area
Peritone/o
Peritoneum (membrane surrounding organs in the abdomen)
Phleb/o
Vein
Pneumon/o
Lung
Pulmon/o
Lung
Radi/o
Xrays
Ren/o
Kidney
Rhin/o
Nose
Salping/o
Fallopian tube
Sarc/o
Flesh
Septic/o
Pertaining to infection
Thorac/o
Chest
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
Trache/o
Windpipe, trachea
Ur/o
Urine or urea
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
-algia
Pain in
-emia
Blood condition
-ia
Condition
-itis
Inflammation
-megaly
Enlargement
-oma
Tumor, mass
-osis
Condition, abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease condition
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-rrhage/-rrhagia
Excessive discharge of blood
-sclerosis
Hardening
-Uria
Condition of urine
-al/eal
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
-ic
Pertaining to
-centesis
Puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy
Removal, resection, excision
-gram
Record
-graphy
Process of recording
-lysis
Separation, breakdown, destruction
-plasty
Surgical repair/ surgical correction
-scopy
Process of visual examination
-stomy
Opening
-therapy
Treatment
-tomy
Incision, cutting into