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| multi- | many, multiple, excessive; multiple scleraosis (MS)- hardening of the many nerves | ||||
| mumps | swelling; mumps- s a viral infection of the paraotid saliva gland near the ear | ||||
| my/o- | muscle; myoma- muscle tumor | ||||
| myc/o- | fungus; mycoid is resembling a fungus | ||||
| mydri/o- | to widen; mydrioptic- referring to when he pupil dilates to widen the vision | ||||
| myelo- | spinal cord or bone marrow; myelogram- recording of activity of the spinal cord | ||||
| myring/o- | eardrum; myringtiis- inflammation of the eardrum | ||||
| myx/o- | mucus; myxoid- resembling mucus | ||||
| nano- | 1 billionth | ||||
| narc/o- | sleep; narcolepsy- suddenly falling into sleep | ||||
| nares | nose opening; nares | ||||
| nas/o- | nose; nasal- referring to the nose | ||||
| nat- | birth; natal- referring to birth | ||||
| natri- | sodium or salt; hypernatremia- increase in sodium or salt in blood | ||||
| navicul/o- | boa or boat shaped; navicular- referring to a boat shaped ankle and wrist scaphoid bones) | ||||
| necr/o- | death, dead, dying; necrotic- referring to death or dying things | ||||
| neo- | new; neoplasm- a new growth | ||||
| nephr/o- | kidney; nephritis- inflammation of kidney | ||||
| neur/o- | nerve; neuralgia- nerve pain | ||||
| neutr/o- | neither or neutral; neutrophile- WBC that stains with a neutral PH of 7 | ||||
| nev/o- | birthmark; nevus referring to a birth mark like moles or stains | ||||
| nigra- | black; nigra bodies- black structures in the nucleus | ||||
| nin/o- | nine; ninus- pertaining to nine | ||||
| noct/i- | night or blind; nocturia- urination at night | ||||
| -noia | mind; paranoia- beyond the mind; loss of reality | ||||
| nucle/o- | nut; nucleus- referring to the nut shaped | ||||
| null/i | none or no; nullipara- having a null or voided birth | ||||
| nutri/o- | to nourish; nutrition- the process of creating nourishment | ||||
| -o/pexy | to fixate, attach, sew; nephropexy- the process of fixing the kidney by sewing back | ||||
| -o/plasty | repair or plastic surgery; rhinoplasty- to repair the nose through surgery | ||||
| -o/rrhagia | bursting forth or heavy flow; menorrhagia- having an extremely heavy flow | ||||
| -o/rrhea | discharge or flow; menorrhea- having monthly discharge or flow | ||||
| -o/rrhexis | rupture or protrusion; enterorrhexis- a small rupture in the intestine | ||||
| oblique | side-long or slanted; oblique- side or slanted at about 45 degree angle | ||||
| obstetr/i- | midwife; obstetrics- pertaining to childbirth | ||||
| occipit/o- | back of the head; occipitotomy- opening on the back of the head | ||||
| occlusi/o- | closure or blockage; occlusion- process of closure or blockage | ||||
| occult/o- | hidden; occulta- referring to the hidden condition | ||||
| oct/o- | eight; octagon- having eight sides | ||||
| ocul/o- | eye | ||||
| odont/o- | tooth; odontoid- resembling a tooth | ||||
| -oid | resembling; lipoid- resembling fat | ||||
| oleo- | oil; oleo one letter off from oil, Olive Oil | ||||
| -oleum | oil; petroleum- stone oil | ||||
| olfact/o- | smelling or smell; olfactory | ||||
| olig/o- | few, scanty, slight, little; oligomenorrhea- having a very light period | ||||
| -ology | science or study of, process of | ||||
| -oma | tumor or swelling; carcinoma- cancer swelling | ||||
| omo- | shoulder; omobursitis- inflamation of the shoulder | ||||
| omphal/o- | navel or umbilicus; omphalectomy- removal of the ubilicus | ||||
| onc/o- | tumor; oncology- the study of out of control tumors known as cancer | ||||
| onych/o- | nail; onchyofidia- a spilt nail | ||||
| oophoro- | ovary; oophoritis- inflamed ovaries | ||||
| ophthalm/o- | eye or eyeball; ophthalmologist- person who studies the eyes | ||||
| opisth/o- | backwards (bending); opisthotonus- muscle contractions that allow the head to bend backwards | ||||
| opto- | vision, sight, eye; optometrist- person who corrects vision | ||||
| ora- | mouth; oral- pertaining to the mouth | ||||
| orb- | circle or dish; orbital- eye socket (the circle orb part) | ||||
| orchi/o- | teste or seed producer; orchioma- tumor in the testes | ||||
| -orexia | appetite; anorexia- without appetite (not hungry) | ||||
| -orrhaphy | suturing or repair; neurorrhaphy- procedure where you suture or repair the nerve | ||||
| orth/o- | staight, normal, correct; orthodontic- braces to straighten teeth | ||||
| os- | mouth; tracheostomy- cut open a whole in the windpipe to create a mouth to breath out of | ||||
| oscill/o- | to swing; oscillograph- an instrument to measure the swinging | ||||
| -ose | sugar; maltose- malt sugar | ||||
| -osis | condition of or disease; scoliosis- disease causing crooked spine | ||||
| osmo- | smell; anosmia- referring to not having a smell | ||||
| oste/o- | bone; osteopath- disease caused by bone | ||||
| -ostomy | mouth like opening produced by surgery; colostomy- opening a mouth like hole in the colon | ||||
| ot/o- | ear; otitis- inflammation of the ear | ||||
| -otomy | cutting, to cut, cut into; anatomy- the procedure cutting apart the body to see what's inside | ||||
| -otripsy | crushing or to crush; lithotripsy- crushing up stones to get ride of kidney stones | ||||
| ov/o- | egg; ovary- referring to the eggs | ||||
| ox/y- | sharp or oxygen molecules; oxyopia- referring to very sharp vision | ||||
| pachy- | thick; pachydermia- referring to having thick skin | ||||
| palat/o- | palate, plate or plate of the mouth roof; palatoplasty- repairing the roof of the mouth or your mouth plate | ||||
| pall/o- | pale or lack of color; pallor- one who is pale or lacking color | ||||
| palm/a- | palm or palm of hand; palmar- referring to the palm | ||||
| palpat/o- | touching or to touch; palpation- processing of touching | ||||
| palpebra- | eyelid; palpebritis- inflammation of the eyelid | ||||
| palpit- | quivering or fluttering; palpitation- process of quivering or fluttering of the heart | ||||
| palsy- | slight or moderate paralysis; Cerebral palsy- paralysis of the brain or injury to brain that causes temporary or permanent loss of sensation, movement, control) | ||||
| pan- | all, total, complete; pandemic- a complete total disease spreading everyone | ||||
| papilla- | nippily; papillary- state of being a nipple | ||||
| para- | near, beside, beyond, around, similar, abnormal; parathyroid- near shield shaped resembling | ||||
| -paresis | paralysis; hemiparesis- condition of being half paralyzed | ||||
| pariet/o- | wall or partition; parietal- referring to the wall of a cavity | ||||
| part/o- | birth or labor; postpartum- referring to after birth | ||||
| patell/o- | little dish or knee cap; patellar- referring to the knee cap | ||||
| path/o- | disease; pathology- science of disease | ||||
| paus/o- | stoppage; menopausal- referring to the monthly stoppage | ||||
| pect/o- | chest; pectoral- chest or breast area referring | ||||
| ped- | foot or feet; pedal- a foot operated pedal | ||||
| pedi- | child; pediatrics- medicine treating children | ||||
| pedicul/o- | lice; pediculosis- condition of having lice | ||||
| peli- | purple; peliosis- condition of being purple | ||||
| pell- | skin; pellagra- having skin | ||||
| pelvi/o- | base, basin, pelvis; pelvic- referring to the basin that is bound by hip bones and the sacrum | ||||
| pen/o- | tail, organ of copulation, penis; penitis- inflammation of penis | ||||
| -penia | decrease in number; luekocytopenia- decrease in the number of WBC's |
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Created by:
KC Croy
on 2009-02-10