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Chapter 3 Med Term
Medical Term Chapter 3 "Jody"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden- | gland |
| angi- | vessel |
| arth- | joint |
| bas- | base |
| cephal- | head |
| cerebr- | brain |
| derm- | skin |
| dermat- | skin |
| gastr- | stomach |
| myel- | marrow or spinal cord |
| neur- | nerve |
| oste- | bone |
| uri- | urine |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ry | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -blast | immature |
| -cyte | cell |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument fro measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| iatry | study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment |
| -ole | small |
| -ula | small |
| -ule | small |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | examination |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | pouch, sac, or hernia |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -oid | resembling |
| -genic | origin / geginning |
| -genesis | production |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | breaking down |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -rrhea | discharge or flow |
| -rrhagia | to burst forth |
| -rrhexis | rupture or breaking |
| -trophy | development |
| -centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| angi/o | vessel |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyst/o | sac or cyst |
| cyt/o | cell |
| electr/o | electricity |
| enter/o | intestines |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lip/o | fat |
| mast/o | breast |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| path/o | disease |
| pelv/o | pelvic |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| a- | without, not |
| an- | without, not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before |
| brady- | slow |
| peri- | around |
| trans- | across or through |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | inside; within |
| intra- | inside; within |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | normal or good |
| hemi- | half |
| semi- | half |
| hyper- | above |
| hypo- | below |
| infra- | under; below |
| sub- | under; below |
| mal- | bad |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| neo- | new |
| para- | alongside |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| quadri- | four |
| tetra- | four |
| retro- | backward |
| super- | above |
| supra- | outside or beyond |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excessive |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| purpur/o | purple |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| cutane/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat glands |
| onych/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| bulla | blister |
| bx | biopsy |
| FS | frozen section |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| subq | subcutaneous |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cervic/o | neck |
| crani/o | head |
| ili/o | hip |
| osse/o | bony |
| oste/o | bone |
| chrom/o | color |
| morph/o | shape |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| cytorrhexis | breaking cells |
| tox/o | poison |
| auto- | self |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| suprarenal | above kidney |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
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