Vocab Ch 2 Flashcards
acr- (acrodermatitis)
highest / furthest point
ambly- (the essAMBLY was…)
full, faint
carcin- (carcinogen)
cancer, carcinoma
-cel- (hydrocele)
hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir- / chir- (chiropractor)
hand
chol(e)- (cholesterol)
bile, gall
col(i)- / colon- (colonoscopy)
colon
cyan- (cyanobacteria)
blue
cyst(i)- / -cystis (cystitis)
bladder, cyst
diplo- (diplococcus)
double, twin
enter- (from your stomach you enter the…)
(small) intestine
erg- (ergometry)
work, action
gastr- (gastrectomy)
stomach
hem- , hemat- , -em- (hemorrhage)
blood
hepar- , hepat- (hepatitis)
liver
lip- (liposuction lol)
fat
macr- (macromolecule)
large, long
mega- , megal- (megacolon)
(abnormally) large, long
melan- (melanin)
black, dark
micr- (microscope)
small
nyct- (nyctamblyopia)
night
odyn- (the god ‘odyn’ causes…)
pain
onc- (oncology > cancer > _____)
tumor
pachy- (she was pach-ing)
thick
sarc- (SARCastic people do not have…)
flesh, soft tissue
spasm- (neurospam)
spasm, involuntary contraction
splen- (splenectomy)
spleen
stom- / stomat- (the _____ leads to the stomach)
mouth, opening