Terms (R-X) Flashcards
retin/o
retina, net
rhytid/o
wrinkle
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
salping/o
uterine tube, auditory tube
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
scler/o
sclera, white of eye, hard
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
scoli/o
curved, bent
-spasm, spasmod/o
sudden, bent
-spasm, spasmodo
sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, or cramping
spondyl/o
vertebrae, vertebral, column backbone
-stasis
control, maintenance of a constant level
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
syn-
together, with, union, association
synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
tachy-
fast, rapid
ten/o, tend/o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
therapeut/o
treatment
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
thromb/o
clot
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
-tropia
turn, change
-trophy
development
tympan/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
-uria
urination, urine
vas/o
vas deferens, vessel
xer/o
dry