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SCU MT Pathology 1
Terminology
Question | Answer |
---|---|
A-, an- | Without |
Acro- | Extremity |
Adeno- | Glandular |
-algia | Pain |
Angio- | Blood or lymph vessels |
Arthr- | Joint |
Brady- | Slow |
Carcin- | Crab (Cancer) |
Cardio- | Heart |
Cervi-, cervico- | Neck |
-Cele | Swelling, hernia |
Cep-, Ceph- | Head, brain |
Chole | Bile |
Com-, con- | With, together |
Contra- | Against |
Cyst | Hollow organ |
Demo- | People |
Derm- | Skin |
Dia- | Through |
Dys- | Difficulty |
Ecto-, -ectomy | Outside, removal |
-emia | Blood |
Endo- | Inside |
Epi- | Upon |
Erythr- | Red |
Ex- | Out of |
-gen | Beginning, producing |
Glyco- | Related to sugar |
-graphy | Recording, writing |
Hemo- | Blood |
Hemi- | One-half |
Hepat- | Liver |
Hydro- | Water |
Hyper- | Above, too much |
Hypo- | Below, too little |
-itis | Inflammation |
-lepsis | Seizure |
Leuko- | White |
Lipo- | Fat |
Litho- | Rock |
-logy | Study |
-Lysis, -lyso | Destruction |
Mega- | Large |
Meno- | Month |
Metr- | Mother |
Micro | Small |
Myco | Fungus |
Mye- | Marrow or spinal cord |
Myo- | Muscle |
Narco- | Stupor |
Necro- | Death |
Neo | New |
Nephro | Kidney |
Neuro | Nerve |
-oid | Resembles |
-oma | Tumor |
Onco- | Tumor |
Orchi- | Testes |
-osis | Pathologic condition |
Osteo | Bone |
Para- | Alongside, near |
Peri- | Around |
Phagia- | Eating |
-philia | Affinity |
Phleb- | Vein |
Phyto- | Plants |
-plasia | Growth |
-plasm, -plasma | Formed |
Patho- | Disease state |
Physio- | Nature |
Pseudo | False |
Psych | The mind, mental |
Ren- | Kidney |
-rrhagia, -rrhea | Flowing |
Rhino- | Nose |
Sarco- | Flesh |
Sclero- | Hardness, scarring |
Spondy- | Spine |
-stasis | Stagnation, standing still |
Stoma- | An opening, mouth |
Syn-, sym- | With |
Thrombo- | Clot |
Therm- | Temperature |
-trophy,-trophic | Nutrition, growth |
Vaso- | Blood vessel |