test 8 (final) Flashcards
Aden/o
gland
Angi/o
vessel
Aort/o
aorta
Arteri/o
artery
Arteriol/o
arteriole
Arthr/o
joint
Bi/o
life
Carcin/o
cancer/cancerous
Cardi/o
heart
Cephal/o
head
Cerebr/o
cerebrum
Coron/o
heart
Cyt/o
cell
Derm/o
skin
Dermat/o
skin
Electr/o
electricity
Encephal/o
brain
Enter/o
intestines (small)
Erythr/o
red
Gastr/o
stomach
Gnos/o
knowledge
Gynec/o
woman
Hem/o
blood
Hemat/o
blood
Hepat/o
liver
Lapar/o
abdomen
Leuk/o
white
Nephr/o
kidney
Neur/o
nerve
Onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
Ophthalm/o
eye
Oste/o
bone
Path/o
disease
Phleb/o
vein
Psych/o
mind
Ren/o
kidney
Rhin/o
nose
Sarc/o
flesh
Thromb/o
clotting
Ven/o
vein
Venul/o
venule
Abdomen/o
abdomen
An/o
anus
Anter/o
front
Append/o
appendix
Bronch/o
bronchial tubes
Cervic/o
neck of the body or neck
Cholecyst/o
gallbladder
Chondr/o
cartilage
Coccyg/o
coccyx, tailbone
Col/o
colon
Colon/o
colon
Crani/o
skull
Cyst/o
urinary bladder
Duoden/o
duodenum
Epitheli/o
skin, surface tissue
Esophag/o
esophagus
Ile/o
ileum
Jejun/o
jejunum
Larang/o
larynx (voice box)
Later/o
side
Lumb/o
loin (waist)
Lymph/o
lymph
Mediastin/o
mediastinum (space between lungs)
Or/o
mouth
Pancreat/o
pancreas
Pelv/o
pelvis
Peritone/o
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)
Pharang/o
pharynx (thoat)
Pleur/o
pleura
Poster/o
back, behind
Proct/o
anus and rectum
Pyel/o
renal pelvis
Radi/o
x rays
Sacr/o
sacrum
Sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
Spin/o
spine (backbone)
Stomat/o
mouth
Thorac/o
chest
Trache/o
trachea
Ureter/o
ureter
Urethr/o
urethra
Vertebr/o
vertebra
Vesic/o
urinary bladder
Adrenal/o
adrenal gland
Amni/o
amnion
Ather/o
fatty plaque
Axill/o
armpit
Bronchi/o
bronchial tubes
Chem/o
drug, chemical
Cry/o
cold
Hypophys/o
pituitary gland
Hyster/o
uterus
Inguin/o
groin
Isch/o
to hold back
Mamm/o
breast
Mast/o
breast
Men/o
menstruation
Mening/o
meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord)
My/o
muscle
Myel/o
spinal cord
Necr/o
death
Oophor/o
ovary
Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o
testis
Ot/o
ear
Ovari/o
ovary
Parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
Pituitar/o
pituitary gland
Pneumon/o
lung
Pulmon/o
lung
Salping/o
fallopian tubes
Septic/o
infection
Thyroaden/o
thyroid gland
Thyroid/o
thyroid gland
Tonsill/o
tonsils
Ur/o
urinary tract
Vascul/o
blood vessels
Carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
Cis/o
to cut
Cost/o
ribs
Cutane/o
skin
Dur/o
dura mater (outermost membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)
Gen/o
to produce, begin
Glyc/o
sugar
Norm/o
rule, order
Ox/o
oxygen
Plas/o
formation, growth, development
Scapul/o
scapula
Son/o
sound
Top/o
to put, place, position
Colp/o
vagina
Vagin/o
vagina
Metri/o
uterus
balan/o
penis
prostat/o
prostate gland
scrot/o
scrotum
Endocrin/o
endocrine glands
Esthesi/o
sensation
Ger/o
old age
Lymphaden/o
lymph node
Lymphangio/o
lymph vessel
Nos/o
disease
Obstetr/o
midwife
Odont/o
tooth
Opt/o
eye
Optic/o
eye
Orth/o
straight
Ped/o
child
Rect/o
rectum
Rheumat/o
flow, fluid
Splen/o
spleen
Thym/o
thymus gland
Cerebell/o
cerebellum
Ligament/o
ligament
Leiomy/o
smooth muscle
Medull/o
medulla oblongata
Muscul/o
muscle
Myos/o
muscle
Rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
Spondyl/o
vertebra
Ten/o
tendon
Phren/o
mind
Epiglott/o
epiglottis
Alveol/o
alveoli
Cyan/o
blue
Onych/o
nail
Phak/o
lens of the eye
Pil/o
hair
Retin/o
retina
Trich/o
hair
Aur/o
ear
Myring/o
eardrum
Tympan/o
eardrum
Ungu/o
nail
-algia
condition of pain
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
cutting out; removal, excision
-emia
blood condition
-globin
protein
-gram
record
-ia
condition
-ic
pertaining to
-ism
condition, process
-itis
inflammation
-logist
specialist in the study of
-logy
study of
-oma
tumor; mass
-opsy
to view
-osis
abnormal condition
-scope
instrument to visually examine
-scopy
process of visual examination
-sis
state of
-tomy
process of cutting into; incision
a-
no, not
An-
no, not
Aut-
self
Endo-
within
Epi-
above, upon, on
Exo-
outside
Hyper-
excessive, more than normal, too much
Pan-
all
Peri-
surrounding
Pro-
before, forward
Re-
back
Retro-
behind
Sub-
below, under
Trans-
across, through
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor; mass
-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
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
-graphy
process of recording
-lysis
separation, breakdown, destruction
-plasty
surgical repair or surgical correction
-therapy
treatment
-ation
process, condition
-cision
process of cutting
-crine
secretion
-dipsia
thirst
-gen
to produce
-meter
to measure
-mission
to send
-mortem
death
-ous
pertaining to
-partum
birth
-phasia
speech
-plasm
formation (tissue)
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-ptom
a happening
-section
to cut
-stasis
to stand, place, stop, control
-tension
pressure
-thesis
to put, place
-tic
pertaining to
-trophy
nourishment, development
-um
structure
-y
process, condition
Ab-
away from
Ad-
toward, near
Ana-
up, apart
Ante-
before, forward
Anti-
against
Brady-
slow
Con-
with, together
Dia-
complete, through
Dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Ec-
out, outside
Extra-
outside of
Hemi-
half
Hypo-
deficient, too little, below
In-
in, into
Inter-
between
Intra-
within
Mal-
bad
Meta-
change, beyond
Neo-
new
Para-
beside, near, along the side of
Poly-
many, much
Post-
after, behind
Pre-
before
Pros-
before, forward
Quadri-
four
Syn-
with, together
Tachy-
fast
Tri-
three
Ultra-
beyond
Uni-
one
Sarcoma
cancerous (malignant) tumor of connective tissue, such as bone, muscle, fat, or cartilage
Dysentery
condition of painful intestines
Resection
removal of an organ or a structure
Septicemia
infection in the blood
Ischemia
deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels
Hematuria
abnormal condition of blood in the urine
Dialysis
complete separation of wastes from the blood when the kidneys fail
Epidural hematoma
pathological mass of blood above the dura mater (outermost membrane around brain)
Subdural hematoma
collection of blood under the dura mater
Hyperplasia
cells increase in number
Hypoxia
deficiency of oxygen in tissue
Paraplegia
impairment or loss of movement in the lower part of the body, primarily the legs and in some cases bowel and bladder function
Metastasis
spread of a cancerous tumor to a distant organ or location
Remission
lessening or absence of signs and symptoms of a disease
Atelectasis
collapsed lung or part of a lung