Language of Medicine 7th Edition - Chapter 3
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| -algia | pain | ||||
| -cele | hernia | ||||
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid | ||||
| -coccus | berry shaped bacterium | ||||
| -cyte | cell | ||||
| -dynia | pain | ||||
| -ectomy | removal;excision;resection | ||||
| -emia | blood condition | ||||
| -er | one who | ||||
| -genesis | producing; forming | ||||
| -graphy | process of recording | ||||
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation | ||||
| -malacia | softening | ||||
| -megaly | enlargement | ||||
| -penia | deficiency | ||||
| -phobia | fear | ||||
| -plasia | development, formation, growth | ||||
| -plasty | surgical repair | ||||
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging | ||||
| -sclerosis | hardening | ||||
| -statis | stopping, controlling | ||||
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma) | ||||
| -therapy | treatment | ||||
| -trophy | development, nourishment | ||||
| acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point | ||||
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden | ||||
| agor/a | marketplace | ||||
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) | ||||
| angio/o | vessel | ||||
| arteri/o | artery | ||||
| axill/o | armpit | ||||
| blephar/o | eyelid | ||||
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs) | ||||
| chem/o | drug, chemical | ||||
| chron/o | time | ||||
| col/o | colon (large intestines) | ||||
| hydr/o | water, fluid | ||||
| isch/o | to hold back | ||||
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall | ||||
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) | ||||
| lympho/o | lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces) | ||||
| mamm/o | breast | ||||
| mast/o | breast | ||||
| morph/o | shape, form | ||||
| muc/o | mucus | ||||
| my/o | muscle | ||||
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow | ||||
| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) | ||||
| neutr/o | neutrophil (a white blood cell) | ||||
| ot/o | ear | ||||
| peritone/o | peritoneum | ||||
| phag/o | to eat, swallow | ||||
| phleb/o | vein | ||||
| plas/o | formation, development | ||||
| pneumon/o | lungs | ||||
| rect/o | rectum | ||||
| splen/o | spleen | ||||
| staphyl/o | clusters | ||||
| strept/o | twisted chains | ||||
| tonsill/o | tonsils | ||||
| ven/o | vein | ||||
| -er | one who | ||||
| -ia | condition | ||||
| -ole | little, small | ||||
| -ule | little, small | ||||
| -um, -ium | structure, tissue, thing | ||||
| -ar | pertaining to | ||||
| -ary | pertaining to | ||||
| -oid | resembling | ||||
| -ous | pertaining to | ||||
| -tic | pertaining to | ||||
| hernia | Protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it. | ||||
| hiatal hernia | Occurs when the upper part of the stomach protrudes upward through the diaphragm. This condition can lead to GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). | ||||
| inguinal hernia | Occurs when a small loop of bowel protrudes through a weak lower abdomenal muscle. | ||||
| rectocele | A protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina through a weak part of the vaginal wall muscles. | ||||
| omphalocele | A herniation of the intestines through the navel occurring in infants at birth. | ||||
| amniocentesis | Surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis. | ||||
| streptococcus | A berry-shaped bacterium, grows in twisted chains. Can cause strep, tonsillitis, kideny ailments, infections of the teeth, sinuses and valves of the heart. | ||||
| staphylococci | Other berry-shaped bacteria, grow in small clusters, like grapes, may be external lesions or internal. | ||||
| abscess | A collection of pus, white blood cells, and protein that is present as the site of infection. | ||||
| diplococci | Berry-shaped bacteria organized in pairs. | ||||
| pneumococci | Cause bacterial pneumonia. | ||||
| gonococci | (blank) | ||||
| erythrocytes | red blood cells | ||||
| hemoglobin | (blank) | ||||
| leukocytes | (blank) | ||||
| granulocytes | (blank) | ||||
| eosinophils | (blank) | ||||
| basophils | (blank) | ||||
| neutrophils | (blank) | ||||
| phagocytes | (blank) | ||||
| polymorphonuclear leukocytes | (blank) | ||||
| mononuclear leukocytes | (blank) | ||||
| lymphocytes | (blank) | ||||
| monocytes | (blank) | ||||
| macrophages | (blank) | ||||
| thrombocytes or platlets | (blank) | ||||
| anemia | (blank) | ||||
| aplastic anemia | (blank) | ||||
| ischemia | (blank) | ||||
| ischemic | (blank) | ||||
| tonsillitis | (blank) | ||||
| tonsillectomy | (blank) | ||||
| acromegaly | (blank) | ||||
| achondroplasia | (blank) | ||||
| laparoscopy (peritoneoscopy or MIS) | (blank) | ||||
| MIS | minimally invasive surgery | ||||
| arterioles | (blank) | ||||
| venules | (blank) | ||||
| adenoids | (blank) |
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Created by:
groffja
on 2004-12-29