test 3 Flashcards
Aden/o
gland
Adrenal/o
adrenal gland
Amni/o
amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
Angi/o
vessel (blood)
Arteri/o
artery
Arthr/o
joint
Ather/o
plaque
Axill/o
armpit
Bronch/o
bronchial tube
Bronchi/o
bronchial tube
Carcin/o
cancerous
Cardi/o
heart
Chem/o
drug/chemical
Cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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
Hypophys/o
pituitary gland
Hyster/o
uterus
Inguin/o
groin
Isch/o
to hold back
Lapar/o
abdomen
Laryng/o
voice box (larynx)
Leuk/o
white
Mamm/o
breast
Mast/o
breast
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
Oophor/o
ovary
Orch/o
testis
Orchi/o
testis; testicle
Orchid/o
testis; testicle
Oste/o
bone
Ot/o
ear
Ovari/o
ovary
Pancreat/o
pancreas
Parathyroid/o
parathyroid
Pelv/o
hip area
Peritone/o
peritoneum
Pituitar/o
pituitary gland
Phleb/o
vein
Pneumon/o
lung
Pulmon/o
lung
Radi/o
x rays
Ren/o
kidney
Rhin/o
nose
Salping/o
fallopian tube
Sarc/o
flesh
Septic/o
pertaining to infection
Thorac/o
chest
Thyroaden/o
thyroid gland
Thyroid/o
thyroid gland
Tonsill/o
tonsil
Trache/o
windpipe; trachea
Ur/o
urine or urea
Vascul/o
blood vessel
-algia
condition of pain, pain
-emia
blood condition
-ia
condition
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor; mass
-osis
condition, abnormal condition
-pathy
disease condition
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhage
excessive discharge of blood
-rrhagia
excessive discharge of blood
-sclerosis
hardening
-uria
condition of urine
-al or -eal
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy
removal, excision
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recording
-lysis
separation, breakdown, destruction
-plasty
surgical repair or surgical correction
-scopy
process of visual examination
-stomy
opening
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
incision, cutting into