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Taxia - Zygo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -taxia | muscle coordination; ataxia- loss of coordination of the muscles |
| tel/o- | end or outward; telophase- the last stage of mitosis |
| tempor/o- | temple; temporal- Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull |
| ten/o- | tendon; tenodesis- the operation of suturing the end of a tendon to a bone |
| tens/o- | to stretch or stretches; tensor- a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body |
| terat/o- | monster; teratology- the study of monsters |
| teres | round; teres- round and smooth ligaments that are cylindrical |
| term | end, place at the end, boundary; term- a set period of time, like the end of pregnancy |
| tert/i- | third; tertiary stage- the third stage of condition/disease |
| test/e- | shell or seed producer; testicle- the appearance is that of a shell and it produces seed called sperm |
| tetan/o- | spasm or spasms; tetany- a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism |
| tetr/a- | four; tetraology- studing Fallot's Heart, four |
| thanat/o- | death; thanatology- the study of the effects of death and dying |
| thel/o- | nipple; thelectomy- the surgical removal of the nipple |
| then/o- | palm of hand or sole of foot; thenar-the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand |
| theo- | GOD; theomania- a delusional mental illness in which a person believes himself or herself to be God or specially chosen by God, as to found a religious order |
| therap/o- | treating or curing; therapy- the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative proces |
| therm/o- | heat, hot or warm; thermometer- to measure heat |
| thorac/o- | chest; thoracocentesis- removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| thromb/o- | clot, clump together, curdle; thrombosis- harding of the arteries causing blood to clot |
| thym/o- | soul, emotion, flowery smell; thymus- referring to the thymus gland |
| thyr/o- | shield or shield shaped; thyroid- the organ that creates the immune system so it shields your body |
| tibia- | shinbone; tibial- referring to the shin bone |
| -tic | capable of or state to; caustic- remarks that have some burn to them |
| tinea- | fungus; tineal- referring to fungus |
| tinnitus | jingling, tinkling, ringing; tinnitus- a constant ringing in the ears |
| -tion | process of or procedure of; nutrition- process of making sure you eat the right things |
| -tive | nature of or quality of; insensitive- to feel the nature of the emotion |
| toci/o- | birth, giving birth, birthing; dystocia- difficult birthing process |
| -tome | cutting instrument; dermatome- an instrument used to cut skin |
| ton/o- | tension, tone, pressure; tonometer- something that measures pressure in the eye |
| tonsill/o- | almond shape; tonsillectomy- removal of the tonsils |
| top/o- | location; topal- referring to a specific location |
| torsi- | twisted; torsion- referring to twisting of the body part |
| tox/o- | poison; toxic- referring to poison |
| trache/o- | rough; tracheotomy- the operation of cutting into the trachea |
| tract/o- | to draw or pull; traction-the deliberate and prolonged pulling of a muscle, organ, or the like, as by weights, to correct dislocation, relieve pressure |
| trans- | across or through; transfusion- the direct transferring of blood, plasma, or the like into a blood vessel |
| trauma | wound |
| -tresia | perforation or opening; atresia- the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity |
| tri- | three; trigeminal-Of, pertaining to, or designating, the fifth pair of cranial nerves, which divide on each side of the head into three main branches distributed to the orbits, jaws, and parts of the mouth |
| triage | to sort of classify |
| trich/o- | hair; trichocryptosis- any hair follicle disease; hidden part of the hair |
| -trigo- | rubbing; intertrigo- friction causing skin weakness usually between digits and fungus infection |
| trochle/o- | pulley or pulley like; trochlear- innervates superior oblique eye muscles |
| trop/o- (trop/in) | stimulate or to turn; gonadotropin- stimulating testes and ovary production |
| troph/o- | development, nourishment or nutrition; hypertrophy- abnormal enlargement of a part or organ |
| -tripsy | to crush; lithotripsy- crushing stones |
| trypan/o- | borer, to bore, drill; trypanosomiasis |
| tub/o- | canal or tube; tubal ligation |
| tubercul/o- | swelling, nodule, tubercule; tuberculosis- swelling within lungs, bones and in other body tissues |
| tum/o- | swelling or tumor growth; tumor- swelling |
| turgor/o- | swelling; turgor- skin test for hydration, looking at swelling |
| -tussis | cough; pertussis- whooping cough |
| tympan/o- | eardrum; tympanitis- inflammation of the eardrum |
| typhy/o- | stupor; typhoid- bacterial infection causing high fever and stupored state |
| ulcer- | sore; ulceration- process of getting a sore |
| -ule | small or lesser; tubule- small or lesser canal |
| uln/a- | elbow; ulnar- referring to the elbow |
| ultra- | beyond; ultrasound- beyond normal levels of sound waves to get a picture |
| umbilic/o- | navel; umbilical- referring to the navel |
| unguin/o- | nail; unguinal- pertaining to the nail |
| ur/o- | urine; urology- studying urine |
| ureter/o- | small canal; ureteritis- inflammation of the ureter |
| urethero- | canal; urethritis- inflammation of the tube running form the urinary bladder to the outside of body |
| urticari/o- | hives or nettles; urticaria- pertaining to getting hives |
| utero- | womb; uteral- referring to the womb |
| uve/a- | grape; uveitis- inflammation of the thin membrane between retina and the eye |
| vag/o- | wanderer (the longest cranial nerve); vagus- pertaining to a wondering |
| vagin/o- | sheath; vaginal- referring to the sheath |
| valgu- | inward; valgus- an abnormally turned position of a part of the bone structure of a human being |
| valvul/o- | tiny fold or small valve; valvulitis- inflammation of a valve, esp. a heart valve, often caused by rheumatic fever |
| var/u- | outward; varus- abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline |
| varic/o- | twisted; vericocele- ruptured or twisted vein |
| varicella | tiny spot; varicella- a tiny spot, chickenpox lesions |
| vas/o- | vessel; vasectomy- excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men |
| ven/o- | vein; venous- pertaining to a vein |
| ventr/o- | belly; ventral- referring to belly |
| vera- | true |
| vermi- | worm; vermiform- shaped like a worm |
| verruca/e- | wart; plantar verruca- wart on the feet |
| -version | turn or to turn; inversion- to turn inward (usually the foot) |
| vertebr/o- | jointed; veterbral- referring to the joints |
| vertigo | whirling; vertigo- maze part of labyrinth of inner ear inflamed causing a spinning sensation |
| vesic/o- | sac or small blister; vesical- pertaining to a small sac or blister |
| vill/i- | shaggy hair; villus- hair-like structure in small intestine that absorbs nutrients into the blood |
| vir/o- | poison; viral- referring to poison |
| viscer/a- | organ; eviscerate- take out the organs of the stomach |
| vit/o- | alive, life, living; vital- pertaining to life |
| vitilig/o- | to corrupt |
| volv/o- | to twist, twisting, rolling; volvulus- referring to twisting or rolling |
| vulv/o- | covering; vulva- the skin covering the vagina |
| wheal | round or circle; wheal = wheel, duh |
| whitlow | white flow; whitflow- white flow |
| xanth/o- | yellow; xanthderm- yellow skin |
| xen/o- | strange or foreign; xenophobia- fear of strangers |
| xero- | dry; xeroderma- having dry skin |
| yaws | raspberry appearance |
| -y | procedure of or process of; therapy- process of being treated and cured |
| zygo- | union; zygote- baby eggs |
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