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White Term
Terminology
White Term | Meaning of Term |
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albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
cyst/o | bladder |
cali/o | calyx |
calic/o | calyx |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/o | night |
olig/o | scanty, few |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
nyctal/o | night |
prostat/o | prostate |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethra/o | urethra |
nyct/o | night |
ur/o | urine |
vesic/o | bladder |
ren/o | kidney |
andr/o | male |
gynec/o | female |
balan/o | glans penis |
crytp/o | hidden |
epididym/o | epididymis |
orch/i | testes |
spermat/o | sperm, spermatozoa |
vas/o | vas deferens (vessel duct) |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
vesic/o | bladder |
orchi/o | testes |
amni/o | amnion (amnion sac) |
cervic/o | cervix |
colp/o | vagina |
episi/o | vulva |
orchid/o | testes |
galact/o | milk |
gynec/o | female |
hyster/o | uterus |
lapar/o | abdomen |
labi/o | lip, labia |
uter/o | uterus |
men/o | menses (menstruation) |
mamm/o | breats |
oophor/o | ovary |
metri/o | uterus |
gonad/o | sex glands (gonads) |
aden/o | gland |
abort/o | miscarry |
agora- | marketplace (fear of open spaces) |
ovari/o | ovary |
nat/o | birth |
ov/o | egg |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o | tube (usually fallopian) |
vagin/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
uter/o | uterus (womb) |
-genesis | formation, production, origin |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-al, -ar | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-algia | pain |
-cele | herniation, hernia, swelling |
-arche | beginning |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-para | to bear (off spring) |
-algesia | pain |
-salpinx | tube (fallopian / eustachian) |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-version | turning |
Juxta- | beside, next to |
peri- | around |
epi- | above, on top |
-tropia | turning |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | deficiency, less than |
poly- | many, much |
dys- | difficult, bad, painful |
a-, an- | without, not |
endo- | within, in |
lacti- | milk |
primi- | first |
multi- | many, much |
metr/o | uterus measurement |
lact/o | milk |
pen/o | penis |
-spasm | twitching, involuntary contractions |
-tomy | incision |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-scopy | to view, visual examination |
-scope | instrument for examining |
-lysis | destruction, separation, loosening |
-pathy | disease |
-epi | above, upon, on top |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-physis | growth |
-ist | specialist |
log/o | study of |
-ism, -ia | condition of |
-iso | same, equal |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-plegia | paralysis |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ptosis | drooping, sagging |
-gram | record, writting |
-tripsy | crushing |
-oma | tumor |
-ptosis | downward placement |
-oid | resembling |
-penia | decrease deficiency |
-desis | binding, fixation |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
micr/o | small |
-ology | study of |
-schisis | a splitting |
-metry | act of measurement |
metr/o | uterus (womb) measurement |
mi/o | smaller, less |
muc/o | mucus |
log/o | study of |
micro- | small |
myx/o | mucus |
-rrhexis | rupture |
neo- | new |
-ectasis | dilation, expanison |
metri/o | uterus (womb) |
pseudo- | false |
gyn/o | femail |
nulli- | none |
pelv/i | pelvis |
peritone/o | pertioneum |
de- | cessation |
pelv/o | pelvis |
mega- | enlargement |
-us | condition, structure |
-esis | condition |
-ism, -sis | state of condition |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
-opsy | view of ... |
-ostomy | creation of artificial opening |
-pnea | breathing |
pyr/o | fire |
-tic, -ory, -itic | pertaining to, relating to |
-ar, -ial, -ary, -ac, -ic, -al | pertaining to |
-oid | resembling |
-er, -ician | one who .... |
in- | in, not |
spir/o | breathing |
-isy | state of condition |
pyr/o | heat, fever, fire |
sial/o | saliva |
puerper- | childbirth |
cauter/o | heat, burn |
onc/o | tumor |
aur/o | ear |
par/o | to bear, labour, give birth to |
-para | to bear (off spring) |
para- | near, beside, beyond |
auricul/o | ear |
son/o | sound |
-desis | surgical fixation, fushion |
pachy/o | thick |
home/o | same, alike |
cyt/o | cell |
idi/o | unknown |
tropia- | turning |
cyte- | cell |
homeo- | same, alike |
-opia | vision |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pexy | put in place, fixation |
-phagia | eatting, swallowing |
-phasia | speech |
phleb/o | vein |
-ptosis | spitting |
py/o | pus |
ven/o | vein |
tympan/o | middle ear, eardrum |
eosin/o | rose, dawn coloured |
retin/o | retina |
myel/o | spinal cord |
sulc/o | groove |
synaps/o | point of contact |
tachy- | fast, rapid, swift |
-trophy | nourishment |
sub- | below, under |
psych/o | mind |
syn- | union, together, joined |
schiz/o | split |
ment/o | mind |
xanth/o | yellow |
ton/o | tone, tension, pressure |
pachy/o | thick |
phren/o | mind |