Skills Medical Terminology Lesson 10 Flashcards
ana-
against; up; back
dipl-
double
exo-
outside; outward
hyper-
excessive; above normal
-ectomy
excision; removal
-plasty
surgical repair
-tomy
incision
-acusis
hearing
-algia
pain
-edema
swelling
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
softening
-opia
vision
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition; increase
-pathy
disease
-ptosis
prolapsed; downward displacement
-rrhexis
rupture
-salpinx
tube
-stenosis
narrowing; stricture
-dynia
pain
acous/o
hearing
aden/o
gland
blephar/o
eyelid
choroid/o
choroid
corne/o
cornea
dacry/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus
dipl/o
double
irid/o
iris
ketat/o
horny tissue; hard; cornea
myring/o
tympanic membrane
ocul/o
eye
ot/o
ear
retin/o
retina
rhin/o
nose
salping/o
tube (usually eustachian or fallopian tube)
scler/o
hardening
erythr/o
red
my/o
muscle
xanth/o
yellow
lacrim/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus
tympan/o
tympanic membrane