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Gen/o - Ist
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gen/o- | race; genotype- race or classifcatioin |
| geni/o | chin; geniectomy- cutting out the procedure of chin; Frank Burns didn't need this |
| genit/o- | reproductive or birth; genital (do I really need to define this word) |
| genu- | knee; genuclast- knee breaking, How the Irish ided a traitor |
| -gen | origin, develop, to produce, to form, to make; carcingen- that which causes cancer to form |
| ger/o- | old or old age; geriatric- study of old age |
| gest- | to bear or separate; gestation- to separate from the baby during birth (the time of conception to birth) |
| gingiv- | gum; gingivitis- inflamation of the gums` |
| glandul/o- | little acron or gland; gland.. glandular maybe slightly obvious |
| glauc/o- | waterfall or gray; glaucoma- grayness in eyes of old dogs |
| gli/o- | glue or glue-like; glioma- glue tumor |
| glomerul/o- | small mass or tiny ball; glomerulitis- inflammation of the kidney functional unit of filter |
| gloss/o- | tongue; glossitis- inflamtion of the tongue |
| glotto- | back of the tongue; epiglottis- structure at the back of the tongue |
| glut- | buttocks- glutitis |
| glyco- | sugar; glyccopenia- refering to a decrease in sugar |
| -gnosis | knowledge; diagnosis- total or complete knowledge |
| goiter | swelling (throat) |
| gon/o- | seed or seed producer; aka gonods |
| gout | to drop |
| -grade | a step, stage, or degree in a process; retrograde- backward or behind a step |
| -graft | to probe or cut with a knife; dermograft- to probe the skin ith a knife |
| -gram | to record; myogram- to record muscle activity |
| -graphy | procedure of using an instrument to do recording; myography- a procedure where you use and instrument to record muscle activity |
| -graph | instrument |
| gravid/o- | heavy or pregnant; gravida- means pregnant women |
| groin | inguinal region; groin-region beytween thigh and trunk |
| gumm/o- | gumm or gum-like; gummo ... gum, the word duh comes to mind |
| gust/o- | tasting or to taste; gystation- to taste or the process of tasting |
| gynec/o- | woman; gynecologist- science of woman |
| hallux- | great or big toe; halluxectomy- big toe removal |
| haplo- | half (single); haploid- half set of chromosomes |
| health | wholeness |
| helico- | spiral; helical dna- spiral |
| helio- | sun; heliopathy- injury caused by the sun |
| helminth/o- | worms or worm; helminthiasis- diseases caused by worms |
| hem/o- | blood; hemorrhage |
| heme- | iron; hematin- small part iron |
| hemi- | half or one half |
| hepat/o- | liver; hepatitis- inflammaton of the liver |
| hept/a- | seven; heptadactylia- having seven fingers or toes |
| herni/o- | rupture or protrusion; hernia-condition that could rupture |
| herpes | to creep; herpes are creepy |
| heter/o- | other or opposite; heterogenous- state of bein gopposite |
| hiat- | an opening; hiatal- refering to an opening in the head |
| hidr/o- | sweat; hidrosis- condition of abnormal sweating |
| hirsut- | hairy or profound hair; hairsutism- extremely hair person |
| -hiscence | to gape open; dehiscence- an injury thatgapes wide open |
| histo- | web-like or tissue; histology- study of thw web-like tissue |
| holist/o- | whole; holistic medicine |
| homeo- | same, constant, or unchanged; homeostasis- remaining the same |
| hormon/o- | to urge on: hormonal- chemicals in the body that urge on emotions |
| humer/o- | arm (upper); humeral referring to the upper arm |
| hyal/o- | glassy or glass like; hyalase- glass like enzyme, used to breakd own tisse on contact |
| hydro- | water; duh |
| hyper- | increase or above; hypertension- high blood pressure |
| hypn/o- | sleep; hypnosis- the conditon of sleep like brain wave patterns |
| hypo- | under or below; hypotension- blow blood pressure |
| hyster/o- | uterus; hysterectomy- the removal of the uterus |
| iatr/o- | treat or cure, procedure of treating; geriatric- to treat old age |
| -ia | refers to, condition, state of; estesia- condition of being able to feel |
| ichthy- | fish or fish like; ichthyosis- have a fungus creating a condition of fish like scales |
| -ician | one who; dietician- one who performs diet evaluations |
| -icle | small or tiny; icle-ronikins (little Ron) |
| -isy | inflamed; pleurisy- inflmation of the ribs |
| ide/o- | idea, thoughts, emotions, image; ideo = idea |
| idio- | unique to or unknown cause; idosynchrosies- odd this people due |
| -id | state of; morbid- a state of being diseased |
| ile/o- | twisted; ileum- a part of the intestines that is twisted (3rd part of the small intestines about 15 feet) |
| ilio- | flank; ilium- refering to the muscle on the outer pelvic flank area |
| im- | into or not; implant |
| immun/o- | safe, protect, immune; immunology- the science of protecting the body from disease, ect |
| in situ | in position or location |
| in- | into or not |
| incus | anvil; mallus/incus/stapes- hammer/anvil/stirrup (shapes, the three tiny ossicles or middle ear bones |
| infarct | to stuff into; infarction- refering to stuff stuck in an area, a clot or blockage that causes diminished blood flow to the heart or other body parts |
| infect/o- | to invade; infection- the process of invading |
| inflam/o- | flame within; inflammation- the process of created a flame within |
| infra- | under or below; infraclavicalar- under or below the collar bone |
| inguin/o- | groin; inguinal- refering to the groin area between the belly and thigh |
| -ing | procedure of or process of; operating- the procedure of working on the body |
| integu- | covering; integument- refering to a state of skin covering the body |
| inter- | between; intercellular- refering to the area between the areas between the cell chambers |
| intra- | within; intranuclear- refering to the with the nut |
| intro- | within; introspect- to view within |
| intus- | within; intusseception- the process sllipping a body part within the lower body part |
| -in | substance or chemical; gastrin- the chemicals found in the stomach |
| -iole | smaller, lesser, diminutive; bronchiole- smaller trachea-like tubes |
| ion/o- | going, ion movement; iontotherapy- treatment by introducing ions into the body |
| -ior | one who is; inferior- one who is under or below |
| -ious | state of; delirious- a state of mental confusion or excitement |
| ipsi- | equal; ipsilateral- process of creating equal sides |
| ir- | not or lack of; irregular- refering to somethign that is not regular |
| ir/o- | rainbow; iris- refering to the rainbow that the color of iris is |
| isch/o- | deficiency, blockage, to hold back; ischemic- referering to the lack of blood |
| ischi/o- | hip joint or hip; Ischiodynia- hip pain |
| -ish | resembling or related to; lapish- resembling a stone |
| -ism | state of or condition of; giantism- state of being very large |
| iso- | equal or same; isotonic- refering to the same pressure |
| -ist | specialist; endocrinolgoy- a specialist that focuseeson the endocrine system |
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