Scientific studies Flashcards
Audi/o
The science concerned with the sense of hearing (evaluation and measurement) Ex: audiology
Bacteri/o
Study of bacteria
Bi/o
Study of living organisms
Dermat/o
Medical speciality concerned with diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases
Cardi/o
Study and heart and its functions
endocrin/o
Study of endocrine system
Gastr/enter/o
Study of stomach and intestine and their diseases
gynec/o
Branch of medicine dealing with the diseases of the genital tract
Hemat/o
Morphology of blood and blood forming tissues and their pathology and physiology
Neur/o
Branch of medical science dealing with the nervous system, both normal and diseased
Onc/o
Study of tumors
Opthalm/o
Branch of medicine dealing with the eye
Path/o
Branch of medicine that treats the essential nature of disease, especially changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease
Physi/o
the science that treats the functions of the living organism and its parts, and the physical and chemical factors and processes involved
Proct/o
Branch of medicine concerned with disorders of the rectum and anus