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Elliott Blue Roots
Question | Answer |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
abdominoplasy | surgical repair of the abdomen |
aden/o | gland |
adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
arthr/o | joint |
arthralgia | joint pain |
cardi/o | heart |
cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
cephal/o | head |
cephalomegaly | enlargement of the head |
cervic/o | neck |
cervicodynia | neck pain |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chondromalacia | softening of the cartilage |
crani/o | skull |
craniotomy | surgical opening into the skull |
derm/a | skin |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
cyt/o | cell |
cytology | study of cells |
dors/o | back |
dorsodynia | back pain |
gastr/o | stomach |
gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
hem/a | blood |
hematoma | blood clot/tumor |
hepat/o | liver |
hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
hist/o | tissue |
histolysis | breakdown of tissue |
kary/o | nucleus |
karyogenesis | formation of a cell nucleus |
nephr/o | kidney |
nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
oste/o | bone |
osteochondritis | inflammation of a bone and its cartilage |
ot/o | ear |
pelv/i/o | hip/pelvic cavity |
pelvoscope | instrument for examining the interior of the pelvis |
path/o | disease |
pathogen | disease-causing agent(germ) |
psych/o | mind |
psychologist | mind specialist |
rhin/o | nose |
rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal membranes/nose |
spin/o | column of bone that protects the spinal chord |
spinal | pertaining to the spine(backbone) |
thorac/o | chest |
thoracalgia | chest pain(angina is too) |
vertebr/o | backbones |
vertebrosacral | relating to the vertebra and the sacrum |