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Med Term. Ch 4-8
Radiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fluor/o | emitting or reflecting light |
| tom/o | to cut |
| algesi/o | sensitivity to pain |
| chem/o | chemical |
| plast/o | repair |
| tox/o | poison |
| ana- | upward, again |
| -plasia | development or formation of tissue |
| acr/o | extremities |
| cyst/o | cyst, bladder, sac |
| dactyl/o | digits |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| omphal/o | naval, umbilicus |
| onych/o | nail |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| perit/o | peritoneum |
| som/a, somat/o | body |
| crin/o, -crine | secrete |
| dacryl/o, lacrim/o | tear, crying |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hydr/o | water |
| -poiesis | production |
| -poietin | substance that cause production |
| sial/o | saliva |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -penia | -deficiency |
| cost/o | ribs |
| rachi/o, spin/o | spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| coccyg/o | coccyx |
| tars/o | tarsals |
| calcane/o | calcaneus (heel bone) |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| burs/o | bursa |
| calc/i | calcium |
| cellul/o | little cell |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| de- | down, from, reversing |
| meta- | change or next in series |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor or connective tissue |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | yellow fatty plaque |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| venul/o | venule |
| home/o | sameness |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| atel/o | imperfect |
| coni/o | dust |
| embol/o | embolus |
| -ole | little |
| ox-o | oxygen |
| -pnea | breathing |
| silic/o | silica |
| spir/o | to breathe |