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SCHS MedTerm
SCHS MedTerm Lesson 8
| Element | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pneum | the lungs; air |
| phage | to eat; eating, swallowing |
| phren | mind/also the diaphragm; also the phrenic nerve, a nerve with branches spreading mostly over the lower part of the diaphragm |
| corne | horny, hornlike; the cornea of the eye, the transparent part of the covering of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior |
| plak | a plate/also plaque; a patch of eruption |
| iris | rainbow (eye membrane)/specifically, the colored membrane of the eye |
| kerat- | horny; horny tissue/also the cornea of the eye |
| pulmon- | lung |
| ptyal | saliva; spit |
| alveol- | cavity; socket/small cavity, pit or hollow |
| oophor- | ovary/literally "egg carrier" (oo-, egg or ovum + phor-, carrier); either of the pair of female reproductive glands producing eggs and sex hormones |
| oment- | covering (of internal abdominal organs)/the membrane in the front part of the abdomen that folds over and supports the stomach, liver and parts of the intestine |
| sedat- | quiet; calm |
| furca- | fork shaped/ frequently used to designate the area between the roots of the teeth |
| radic- | root/origin |
| radi- | ray; beam; spoke |
| fistul- | pipe; a narrow passage / an abnormal passage leading from an abscess (a collection of pus in a cavity) or hollow organ to the body surface, or from one hollow organ to another and permitting passage of fluids (as pus) or secretions (as saliva) |
| edema | swelling by fluid / an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues or cavities of the body, resulting in swelling |
| dactyl- | finger; toe / digit (Note: a digit is a finger or a toe; a finger is a "digit of the hand" and a toe is a "digit of the foot" |
| metabol(e) | change |
| pariet- | wall / wall of an organ or cavity |
| ependym- | wrapping; a covering / specifically the membrane lining the cavities of the brain and the canal enclosing the spinal cord |
| gravid | pregnant |
| aer- | air; gas |
| glyco- | sweet; sugary / sugar |
| pneum | the lungs; air |
| phage | to eat; eating, swallowing |
| phren | mind/also the diaphragm; also the phrenic nerve, a nerve with branches spreading mostly over the lower part of the diaphragm |
| corne | horny, hornlike; the cornea of the eye, the transparent part of the covering of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior |
| plak | a plate/also plaque; a patch of eruption |
| iris | rainbow (eye membrane)/specifically, the colored membrane of the eye |
| kerat- | horny; horny tissue/also the cornea of the eye |
| pulmon- | lung |
| ptyal | saliva; spit |
| alveol- | cavity; socket/small cavity, pit or hollow |
| oophor- | ovary/literally "egg carrier" (oo-, egg or ovum + phor-, carrier); either of the pair of female reproductive glands producing eggs and sex hormones |
| oment- | covering (of internal abdominal organs)/the membrane in the front part of the abdomen that folds over and supports the stomach, liver and parts of the intestine |
| sedat- | quiet; calm |
| furca- | fork shaped/ frequently used to designate the area between the roots of the teeth |
| radic- | root/origin |
| radi- | ray; beam; spoke |
| fistul- | pipe; a narrow passage / an abnormal passage leading from an abscess (a collection of pus in a cavity) or hollow organ to the body surface, or from one hollow organ to another and permitting passage of fluids (as pus) or secretions (as saliva) |
| edema | swelling by fluid / an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues or cavities of the body, resulting in swelling |
| dactyl- | finger; toe / digit (Note: a digit is a finger or a toe; a finger is a "digit of the hand" and a toe is a "digit of the foot" |
| metabol(e) | change |
| pariet- | wall / wall of an organ or cavity |
| ependym- | wrapping; a covering / specifically the membrane lining the cavities of the brain and the canal enclosing the spinal cord |
| gravid | pregnant |
| aer- | air; gas |
| glyco- | sweet; sugary / sugar |