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Break Down Words
Term | Definition |
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itis | inflammation of |
hepat | of the liver |
hemat | blood |
ology | process of study |
electr | electricity |
cardi | heart |
gram | record |
gastr | stomach |
enter | intestines |
hypo, sub | below |
epi | above |
ic, al, ior, ose, eal, iac | pertaining to |
aden | gland |
oma | tumor |
arthr | joint |
bi | life |
carcin | cancer, cancerous |
cephal | head |
cerebr | cerebrum |
cis | to cut |
in | into |
ex | out of |
crine | to secrete |
endo | within, inside |
scopy | physical examination |
cyst | urinary bladder |
vascul | blood vessel |
cyt | cells |
encephal | brain |
erythr | red |
glyc | sugar |
hyper | more than normal |
emia | blood condition |
dia | complete |
sis | state or condition of |
gnos | knowledge of |
gynec | woman, female |
iatr | treatment, physician |
genic | produced of or by |
leuk | white |
nephre | kidney |
neur | nerves |
ist | one who specializes in something |
oste | bone |
path | disease |
ophthalm | eye |
ped | child |
psych | mind |
radi | x-rays |
rhin | nose |
sarc | flesh |
secto | to cut |
re | back |
thromb | clotting |
ur | urinary tract |
algia | pain |
ectomy | excision or removal |
emia | blood condition |
globin | protein |
ion | process |
opsy | process of viewing |
aut, auto | self, own |
um | structure |
pro | before, forward |
peri | surrounding |
retro | behind |
trans | across, through |
ana | up |
bol | to cast |
ism | process of |
cata | down |
meta | change |
hist | tissue |
anterior (ventral) | front side of the body |
posterior (dorsal) | back side of the body |
deep | away from the surface |
superficial | on the surface |
proximal | near the point of attachment to trunk |
distal | far away from the point of attachment at trunk |
inferior | below another structure |
superior | above another structure |
lateral | pertaining to the side |
medial | pertaining to the middle |
supine | lying on the back |
prone | lying on the stomach |
abdomin | abdomen |
adip | fat |
anter | front |
ose | full of |
chondr | cartilage |
chrom | color |
somes | bodies |
coccyx | tail bone |
crani | skull |
dist | far, distant |
dors | back portion of the body |
inguin | groin |
later | side |
lumb | lower back |
medi | middle |
pelv | pelvic |
poster | back, behind |
proxim | nearest |
sacr | sacrum |
sarc | flesh |
spin | spine |
thel, theli | nipple |
trache | trachea |
ventre | belly side of the body |
thorac | chest |
acr | extremities, extreme point |
amni | amnion(sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
angi | vessel |
axill | armpit |
blephar | eye lid |
hydr | water |
isch | to hold back |
laryng | larynx |
lapar | abdomen |
mamm, mast | breast |
morph | shape |
muc | mucus |
my | muscle |
myel | spinal chord, bone marrow |
neutr | a white blood cell (neutrophil) |
ot | ear |
phag | to swallow/eat |
phleb | vein |
plas | formation |
pneumon, pulmon | lungs |
rect | rectum |
splen | spleen |
staphyl | clusters |
strept | twisted chains |
tonsill | tonsils |
cele | hernia |
centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
dynia | pain |
lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
malacia | softening |
megaly | enlargement |
penia | deficiency |
phobia | fear |
plasia | development, formation, growth |
plasty | surgical repair |
ptosis | drooping, falling, prolapse |
sclerosis | hardening |
scope | instrument for visual examination |
statis | controlling, stopping |
stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
therapy | treatment |
er | one who |
ia | condition |
ole, ule | small or little |
um, ium | structure, tissue |
oid | resembling, derived from |
hernia | a protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it |
hiatal hernia | when the stomach protrudes upward into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm |
cystocele | occurs when part of the urinary bladder herniates through the vaginal wall as a result of weakness of the pelvic muscles |
streptococcus | a berry shaped bacterium growing in twisted chains |
staphylococci | other berry shaped bacteria that grows in small clusters like grapes |
abscess | a collection of pus, white blood cells, and protein at the site of infection |
MRSA | methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
granulocytes | polymorphonuclear cells |
eosiniphils | granules stained red with acidic stain active and increased in number through allergic conditions such as asthma |
basophils | granules stained blue with basic stain number increases through healing phase of inflammation |
neutrophils | granules stained purple with neutral stain they are fighting cells of bacteria |
Mononuclear Leukocytes | agranulocytes |
lymphocytes | fight disease by producing antibodies |
monocytes | cells with one large nucleus engulf and destroy foreign cells |
thrombocytes or platelets | clotting cells |
acromegaly | an endocrine disorder |
pituitary gland | produces growth hormone |
splenectomy | spleen being removed |
laparoscopy | a visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope |
adenoids | small masses of lymphatic tissues in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages |
carp | wrist |
cib | meals |
cost | rib |
cutane | skin |
dactyl | fingers, toes |
duct | to lead, carry |
furc | forking |
gloss | tongue |
immun | protection |
morph | shape, form |
mort | death |
nat | birth |
nect | to bind, tie, connect |
norm | rule, order |
ox | oxygen |
pub | pubis |
seps | infection |
somn | sleep |
son | sound |
the | to put, place |
thry | thyroid gland |
tox | poison |
blast | immature, embryonic |
drome | to run |
fusion | coming together |
gen | substance that produces |
lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
meter | to measure |
mission | to send |
or | one who |
oxia | oxygen |
partum | birth, labor |
phoria | to bear, to carry; feeling |
physis | to grow |
plasia | development, formation, growth |
plasm | structure formation |
pnea | breathing |
ptosis | falling, drooping, prolapse |
rrhea | flow, discharge |
stasis | stopping, controlling |
trophy | development, nourishment |
ab | away from |
a, an | no, not, without |
ad | toward |
ana | up, apart |
ante | before, forward |
anti | against |
bi | two |
brady | slow |
con | with, together |
contra | opposite, against |
hemi | half |
eu | good, normal |
in | not |
infra | beneath, under |
inter | between |
macro | large |
META | beyond, change |
micro | small |
neo | new |
pan | all |
para | abnormal |
per | through |
peri | surrounding |
poly | many, much |
pre | before, in front of |
pro | before, foward |
pros | before, forward |
retro | behind, backward |
sub | under |
supra | above, upper |
syn | together, with |
tachy | fast |
ultra | beyond, excess |
uni | one |