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Med Term Chapter 10
Med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol | alveolus;air sac |
| bronch | bronchus |
| bronchiol | bronchus |
| coni | dust |
| cyan | blue |
| lob | lobe |
| mediastin | mediastinum |
| angi | vessel |
| arteri | artery |
| atel | incomplete |
| carcin | cancer |
| cardi | heart |
| cyt | cell |
| embol | plug |
| fibr | hem |
| orth | straight |
| al | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| dynia | pain |
| ectasis | dilated,expansion |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| genic | producing |
| gram | record |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| graphy | process of recording |
| ia | state of |
| ic | pertaining to |
| itis | inflammation |
| logist | one who studies |
| logy | study of |
| meter | instrument to measure |
| metry | process of measuring |
| ole | small |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| otomy | cutting into |
| oxia | oxygen |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pnea | breathing |
| ptysis | spitting |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| scopy | process of visually examining |
| spasm | involuntary,strong muscle contraction |
| thorax | chest |
| a | without |
| an | without |
| brady | slow |
| dys | abnormal, labored |
| endo | within |
| eu | normal |
| hyper | excessive |
| hypo | insufficent |
| tachy | fast |
| py | pus |