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Terminology
Term | Definition |
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adren/o | gland |
adrenal/o | gland |
andr/o | male |
calc/o | calcium |
crin/o | secrete |
chrom/o | colour |
cyt/o | cell |
dips/o | thirst |
glyc/o | sugar |
glycos/o | sugar |
gluc/o | sugar |
glucos/o | sugar |
home/o | same, alike |
insulin/o | insulin |
kal/i | potassium |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid | parathyroid gland |
phe/o | dusky, dark |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
thorac/o | the chest |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toxic/o | poison |
-crine | secrete |
-dipsia | thirst |
-ectomy | excision |
-emia | blood condition |
-gen | forming producing origin |
-genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | insturment for recording |
-ism | condition |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | resembles |
-oma | tumor |
-stasis | standing still |
-tomy | incision |
-toxic | toxin |
-tropin | stimulate |
-uria | urin |
endo | within, in |
eu | good |
exo | outside, outward |
hyper | excessive, above |
hypo | below, under, deficient |
poly | many, much |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremity |
albin/o | white |
anter/o | anterior/front |
bi/o | life |
cardi/o | heart |
caud/o | tail |
cervic/o | neck, cervix, neck of uterus |
chlor/o | green |
cirrh/o | yellow |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium |
crin/o | secrete |
cyan/o | blue |
dist/o | far/farthest |
dors/o | back |
erythr/o | red |
eti/o | cause |
gastr/o | stomach |
glucos/o | sugar/sweetness |
gnos/o | knowing |
hist/o | tissue |
histi/o | tissue |
idi/o | unknown/perculiar |
infer/o | lower/below |
inguin/o | groin |
jaund/o | yellow |
kary/o | nucleus |
later/o | side to one side |
leuk/o | white |
lumb/o | lower back |
medi/o | middle |
melan/o | black |
morph/o | form shape, structure |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
nucle/o | nucleus |
omphal/o | navel (umbilical) |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
path/o | disease |
pelv/i | pelvis |
pelv/o | pelvis |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
poli/o | grey, gray matter |
poster/o | back of body, behind, posterior |
proxim/o | near, nearest |
radi/o | radiation xray |
somat/o | body |
son/o | sound |
spin/o | spine |
super/o | upper, above |
umbilic/o | umbilius, naval |
ventr/o | belly, belly side |
viscer/o | internal organs |
xanth/o | yellow |
-ac | pertaining to |
-ad | toward |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-cyte | cell |
-duction | act of leading, bringing forward |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-gen | forming, producing origin |
-gnosis | knowing |
-graphy | process of |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ice | noun, ending |
-ior | pertaining to |
-lysis | separation, destruction, losening |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | act of measuring |
-opia | vision |
-opsy | view of |
-ose | pertaining to, sugar |
-osis | abnormal condition, increased (usually pertaining to blood cells) |
-ous | pertaining to |
-pathy | disease |
-plasia | formation, growth |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward |
hetero- | different |
homeo- | same, alike |
infra- | below, under |
pan- | all |
peri- | around |
super- | upper, above |
trans- | across, through |
ultra- | excess, beyond |