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Terms for Chapters 1-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abarticular (ab/articul/ar) | relates to the location away from a joint |
| abdominocentesis (abdomin/o/cente/sis) | surgical puncture of the abdomen |
| abductor (ab/duct/or) | a muscle that leads away from the midline |
| acetabuloplasty (acetabul/o/plast/y) | a surgical repair of the hip joint |
| acetic (acet/ic) | relates to acid or vinegar |
| acetify (acer/ic) | to amke acid(ic) |
| achromatic (a/chromat/ic) | realtes to having no color |
| achromotrichia (a/chrom/o/trich/ia) | condtion in which the hair has no color |
| acrocyanosis (acr/o/cyan/o/sis) | condition in which extremities are blue |
| acroedema (acr/o/ede/ma) | swelling of extremities |
| acrohypothermy (acr/o/hypo/therm/y) | state of low temperature in the extremities |
| acrmiohumeral (acromi/o/humer/al) | pertains to the acromium and humerus |
| adductor (ad/duct/or) | a muscle that leads toward the midline |
| adenodynia (aden/odyn/ia) | pain in a gland |
| adenoidectomy (adenoid/ec/tom/y) | excision of teh adenoids |
| adipogenous (adip/o/gen/ous) | causing (formation) of fat |
| adneural (ad/neur/al) | pertains to a location near a nerve |
| agalactia (a/galact/ia) | condition of no milk (production) |
| agnosia (a/gno/sia) | condition of no recognition of stimuli |
| allomorphic (all/o/morph/ic) | relates to having another form |
| amphibious (amphi/bi/ous) | pertains to living both on land and in water |
| amphophile (ampho/phil/e) | a cell that has an affinity for both acid and base dyes |
| amylase (amyl/ase) | an enzyme to dissolve starch |
| anabiosis (ana/bi/o/sis) | a condition of living again after a period of dormancy |
| anconeal (ancon/eal) | relates to the elbow |
| anenterous (an/enter/ous) | contains no small intestine |
| angioblast (angi/o/blast) | embryonic blood vessel cell |
| angioparesis (angi/o/pare/sis) | partial paralysis of blood vessels |
| angiosclerosis (angi/o/scler/o/sis) | hardening of a vessel |
| anisomelia (an/is/o/mel/ia) | condtion in which the limbs are of unequal length |
| ankylodactylia (ankyl/o/dactyl/ia) | condition in which fingera are fused together |
| anorectal (an/o/rect/al) | pertains to the anus and rectum |
| antecubital (ante/cubit/al) | pertains to the area in front of the elbow |
| anthropology (anthr/o/log/y) | the study of mankind |
| anthropolorphic (anthrop/o/morph/ic) | relates to having human form |
| antitoxin (anti/tox/in) | a substance acting against poison |
| aortomalcia (aort/o/malac/ia) | softening of the aorta |
| aortoptosis (aort/o/pto/sis) | prolapse of the aorta |
| aphasia (a/pha/sia) | condition in which there is no speech |
| appendalgia (append/alg/ia) | pain in the appendix |
| appendectomy (append/ec/tom/y) | excision of the appendix |
| appendicitis (appendic/itis) | inflammation of the appendix |
| arrector (ar/rect/or) | a muscle that straightens (hair) |
| arterioplasty (arteri/o/plast/y) | surgical repair of an artery |
| arteriostenosis (arteri/o/sten/o/sis) | narrowing of an artery |
| arthroclasia (arthr/o/cla/sia) | fracture of a joint |
| arthrodesis (arthr/o/de/sis) | a condition of focusing joints |
| arthrophyte (arthr/o/phyt/e) | a growth within a joint |
| arthropyosis (arthr/o/py/o/sis) | abnormal condition of pus in a joint |
| arthrotomy (arthr/o/tom/y) | incision of a joint |
| articular (articul/ar) | relates to a joint |
| astrocyte (astr/o/cyt/e) | star shaped cell |
| asynchronous (a/syn/chron/ous) | pertains to events not occuring together in time |
| atelomyelia (atel/o/myel/ia) | a condition of having an incomplete spinal cord |
| athelia (a/thel/ia) | condtion of having no nipples |
| atriotome (atri/o/tom/e) | instrument to cut into atrium |
| audiometer (audi/o/met/er) | instrument to measure hearing |
| autogenous (aut/o/gen/ous) | caused by the organism itself |
| aversion (a/vers/ion) | the action of turning away |
| axillary (axill/ary) | perains to the area of the armpit |
| baresthesia (bar/esthe/sia) | sensitivity to pressure |
| bicornate (bi/corn/ate) | having two horns |
| bimanual (bi/manu/al) | pertains to two hands |
| blastodermal (blast/o/derm/al) | pertains to embryonic skin cells |
| blastomere (blast/o/mer/e) | pertains the embryonic skin cells |
| blennostasis (blenn/o/sta/sis) | controlling (production) of mucus |
| brachiocrural (brachi/o/crur/al) | pertains to the arms and the legs |
| brachydactylia (brach/y/dactyl/ia) | condition of short fingers or toes |
| bradyphemia (brad/y/phemia) | a condition of slow speech |
| bradypnea (brad/y/pne/a) | slow respiration |
| bradystalsis (brad/y/stal/sis) | slow contraction (of the bowel) |
| buccolingual (bucc/o/lingu/al) | pertains to the cheeks and tounge |
| bursolith (burs/o/lith) | a stone present in a bursa |
| calcaneodynia (calcane/odyn/ia) | pain in the clacaneus |
| camptomelia (campt/o/mel/ia) | condition of having bent legs |
| capillaritis (capillar/itis) | inflammation of capillaries |
| capital (capit/al) | pertains to the head |
| capnometry (capn/o/metr/y) | measurement of carbon dioxise levels |
| carcinogenic (carcin/o/gen/ic) | causing cancer |
| carcinoma (carcin/o/ma) | a cancerous tumor |
| cardiac (cardi/ac) | pertains to the heart |
| cardiocele (cardi/o/cel/e) | herniation of the heart |
| cardiomegaly (cardi/o/megal/y) | enlargement of the heart |
| cardionecrosis (cardi/o/necr/o/sis) | death of heart muscle |
| cardiorrhaphy (cadi/o/rrhaph/y) | suture of the heart |
| carpal (carp/al) | pertains to the wrist |
| cataropic (cata/trop/ic) | relates to turning downward |
| cecptosis (cec/opt/o/sis) | prolapse of the cecum |
| celiorrhaphy (celi/o/rrhaph/y) | suture of the abdominal cavity |
| cephalalgia (cephal/alg/ia) | pain in the head, headache |
| cephalocentesis (cephal/o/cente/sis) | surgical puncture of the head |
| cephalometry (cephal/o/metr/y) | measurement of the head |
| cerebellospinal (cerebell/o/spin/al) | pertains to the cerebellum and spine |
| cervicofacial (cervic/o/faci/al) | pertains to the neck and face |
| ch(e)ilitis (ch(e)il/itis) | inflammation of the lips |
| ch(e)iromegaly (ch(e)ir/o/megal/y) | enlargement of the hands |
| cholecystitis (chloecyst/itis) | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| choledocholithiasis (choledoch/o/lith/ia/sis) | presence of stones in the bile duct |
| choledochorrhaphy (choledoch/o/rrhaph/y) | suture of the bile duct |
| cholelith (chol/e/lith) | a gallstone |
| cholemia (chol/em/ia) | condition of bile present in the blood |
| cholestasia (chol/e/sta/sia) | condition in which bile flow is stopped |
| chondropathy (chondr/o/path/y) | cartilage disease |
| chromophilous (chrom/o/phil/ous) | pertains to an affinity for color or stain |
| chronic (chron/ic) | relates to something persistent in time |
| cicatricectomy (cicatric/ec/tom/y) | surgical removal of a scar |
| circumoral (circum/or/al) | pertains to the area around the lens |
| coccygectomy (coccyg/ec/tom/y) | excision to the coccyx bone |
| colenteritis (col/enter/itis) | inflammation of the large intestine |
| colopexy (col/o/pex/y) | fixation of the colon |
| colostomy (col/o/stom/y) | creation of a new opening in the colon |
| compressor (com/press/or) | a muscle that presses body parts together |
| condyloid (condyl/oid) | resembling a condyle |
| copremesis (copr/eme/sis) | vommiting of fecal matter |
| cornuate (corn/u/ate) | having horns |
| coronary (coron/ary) | pertains to a crown |
| conrugator (con/rugat/or) | a muscle that folds a surface of the body together |
| costotome (cost/o/tom/e) | an instrument to cut ribs |
| coxitis (cox/itis) | inflammation of the hip joint |
| craniometry (crani/o/metr/y) | measurement of the skull |
| crural (crur/al) | pertains to the leg |
| cubital (cubit/al) | pertains to the elbow |
| cutaneous (cutan/eous) | pertains to the skill |
| dactyledema (dactyl/ede/ma) | swelling of the fingers |
| dactylocampsis (dactyl/o/camps/is) | curvature of the fingers |
| decerebrate (de/cerebr/ate) | to remove the brain |
| defecate (de/fec/ate) | to remove or eliminate feces |
| deferent (de/fer/ent) | carrying away from the midline |
| dehydration (de/hydr/at/ion) | removal of water |
| depressor (dde/press/or) | a muscle that presses down |
| dermatitis (dermat/itis) | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatologist (dermat/o/log/ist) | one who studies skin conditions |
| desmectasia (desm/ec/ta/sia) | stretching of a ligament |
| dextrogastria (dextr/o/gastr/ia) | condition of the stomach being on the right side |
| diagnosis (dia/gno/sis) | condition of knowing something through symptoms |
| dicoria (di/cor/ia) | condition of two pupils in one eye |
| dicrotic (di/crot/ic) | relates to two pulse beats |
| digitate (digit/ate) | having fingers |
| dilator (di/lat/or) | a muscle that widens an opening |
| dissect (dis/sect) | to cut apart |
| distal (dist/al) | pertains to the the location farthest from the midline |
| dolichopelvic (dolich/o/pelv/ic) | relates to long pelvis |
| dorsodynia (dors/odyn/ia) | pain in the back |
| dorsoventral (dors/o/ventr/al) | pertains to the back and front of the body |
| duodenoscopy (duoden/o/scop/y) | examination of the duodenum |
| dynamometer (dynam/o/met/er) | instrument to measure power |
| dyskinesia (dys/kine/sia) | a condition of speaking with difficulty |
| dysplactic (dys/plast/ic) | relates to poor formation |
| ectodermal (ecto/derm/al) | pertains to the outer layer of skin cells |
| ectopic (ec/top/ic) | relates to something out of place |
| edentate (e/dent/ate) | having the teeth removed |
| electrocardiogram (electr/o/cardi/o/gra/m) | recording of the heart's electrical impulses |
| electrolysis (electr/o/ly/sis) | destruction using electrical impulses |
| encephalosclerosis (encephal/o/scler/o/sis) | hardening of the brain |
| endemic (en/dem/ic) | relates to something persistent in the population |
| endocrinology (endo/crin/o/log/y) | study of glands that secrete within the bloodstream |
| encephalocele (encephal/o/cel/e) | swelling of the brain |
| endoscope (endo/scop/e) | instrument to examine inner areas of the body |
| enterelcosis (enter/elc/o/sis) | ulceration of the small intestine |
| enterosepsis (enter/o/sep/sis) | infection of the small intestine |
| entocele (ento/cel/e) | herniation within the body |
| epidemic (epi/dem/ic) | relates to a condition spreading over a population |
| erector (e/rect/or) | a muscle used to straighten an area of the body |
| erythroblast (erythr/o/blast) | embryonic red blood cell |
| esophageal (esophag/eal) | realtes to the esophagus |
| esophagectasia (esophag/ec/ta/sia) | dilation of the esophagus |
| esophagectasis (esophag/ec/ta/sis) | dilation of the esophagus |
| etiology (eti/o/log/y) | the study of the cause of disease |
| eupepsia (eu/peps/ia) | good digestion |
| euryphagous (eur/y/phag/ous) | pertains to eating a wide variety of foods |
| eutrophia (eu/troph/ia) | normal development |
| exodontist (ex/odont/ist) | one who specializes in the removal of teeth |
| exogamy (exo/gam/y) | marriage/union outside a social grouping |
| exogenous (exo/gen/ous) | caused by an outside agent |
| extensor (ex/tens/or) | a muscle used to stretch out a part of the body |
| extra-articular (extra/articul/ar) | relates to an area outside of a joint |
| extroversion (extro/vers/ion) | a turning outward or outside oneself |
| facioplegia (faci/o/lpleg/ia) | paralysis of the face |
| fecaluria (feca/ur/ia) | a condition of feces in urine |
| femorotibial (femor/o/tibi/al) | pertains to the femur and tibia bones |
| ferriferous (fer/i/fer/ous) | carrying iron |
| ferrous (ferr/ous) | containing iron |
| fibroid (fibr/oid) | resembling fiber |
| fibroma (fibr/o/ma) | a fibrous tumor |
| fibromatosis (fibr/o/mat/o/sis | an abnormal condition of fibrous tumors |
| fibromatous (fibr/o/mat/ous) | pertains to fibrous tumors |
| fibroplasia (fibr/o/plas/ia) | formation of fibrous tissue |
| flexor (flex/or) | a muscle that causes bending |
| foliose (foli/ose) | full of leaves |
| frontoparietal (front/o/pariet/al) | pertains to the frontal and parietal bones |
| galactagogue (galact/agogue) | agent inducing the flow of milk |
| ganglioneuroma (gangli/o/neur/o/ma) | tumor of ganglion nerve cells |
| ganglionitis (ganglion/itis) | inflammation of the ganglion |
| gastradenitis (gastr/aden/itis) | inflammation of teh stomach glands |
| gastrostenosis (gastr/o/sten/o/sis) | narrowing of the stomach |
| gastrotome (gastr/o/tom/e) | an instrument used to cut the stomach |
| genucubital (gen/u/cubit/al) | pertains to the knees and elbows |
| geomorphic (ge/o/morph/ic) | relates to teh shape of the earth |
| geriatrics (ger/itar/ic/s) | a system for healing the aged |
| glossocele (gloss/o/cel/e) | swelling of the tounge |
| glucopenia (gluc/o/pen/ia) | a sugar deficiency condition |
| gluteal (glut/eal) | relates to the buttocks |
| glycemia (glyc/em/ia) | condition of having sugar in the blood |
| glycolytic (gluc/o/ly/tic) | relates to the dissoultion of sugar |
| haliphagia (hal/i/phag/ia) | condition of eating (an excess amount of) salt |
| halophilic (hal/o/phil/ic) | relates to an affinity for salt |
| heliotropic (heli/o/trop/ic) | relates to a turning towards the sun |
| hemagogue (hem/agogue) | agent inducing the flow blood |
| hematoma (hemat/o/ma) | a tumor filled with blood |
| hemiplegia (hemi/pleg/ia) | paralysis of one half of the body |
| hemogenic (hem/o/gen/ic) | causing production of blood cells |
| hemostat (hem/o/sta/t) | an instrument to stop the flood of blood |
| hepatic (hepat/ic) | relates to the liver |
| hidropoiesis (hidr/o/poie/sis) | production of sweat |
| homotopic (hom/o/top/ic) | relates to the same place or location |
| humeroradial (humer/o/radi/al) | pertains to the humerus and radius |
| hyaloid (hyal/oid) | resembling glass |
| hydrotherapy (hydr/o/therap/y) | treatment using water |
| hyperemesis (hyper/eme/sis) | exessive vomiting |
| hyperhidrosis (hyper/hidr/o/sis) | abnormal condition of excessive sweating |
| hyperphalangism (hyper/phalang/ism) | condition of having excessive phalanges |
| hyperpiesis (hyper/pie/sis) | excessive (blood) pressure |
| hypernea (hyper/pne/a) | excessive rate of respiration |
| hypertrophy (hyper/troph/y) | excessive development |
| hypnogenic (hypn/o/gen/ic) | causing sleep |
| hypocinesia (hypo/cine/sia)hypokinesia (hypo/kine/sia)hypokinesis (hypo/kine/sis) | movement below the normal range |
| hypothermia (hypo/therm/ia) | a condition of deficient temperature |
| hypotonia (hypo/ton/ia) | deficient tension in muscles or arteries |
| hypoxia (hyp/ox/ia) | a condition of deficient oxygen |
| ileocecal (ile/o/cec/al) | pertain to the ileum and cecum |
| iliolumbar (ili/o/lumb/ar) | relates the arera of the ilium and loins |
| infrapatellar (infra/patell/ar) | relates to the location below the patella |
| infrascapular (infra/scapul/ar) | realtes to an area below the scapula |
| inguinocrural (inguin/o/crur/al) | pertain to the legs and genital area |
| intercrural (inter/crur/al) | pertains to the area between the legs |
| intracystic (intra/cyst/ic) | relates to the area within the bladder |
| intrapelvic (intra/pelv/ic) | relates to the location within the pelvis |
| introflexion (intro/flex/ion) | a condtion of bending within or inward |
| ischiopubic (ischi/o/pub/ic) | relates to the ischium and pubic bones |
| isobaric (is/o/bar/ic) | relates to equal pressure |
| isotonic (is/o/ton/ic) | relates to equal tension |
| jejunoileostomy (jejun/o/ile/o/stom/y) | opening made between the jejunum and ileum |
| karyophage (kary/o/phag/e) | a nucleus-eating (parasite) |
| keratodermatitis (kerat/o/dermat/itis) | inflammation of the horny layer of skin |
| labiomycosis (labi/o/myc/o/sis) | fungus condition of the lips |
| lactate (lact/ate) | to make milk |
| lacteal (lact/eal) | relates to milk |
| lactiferous (lact/i/fer/ous) | carrying milk |
| lactorrhea (lact/o/rrhe/a) | flow of milk |
| laparonephrectomy (lapar/o/nephr/ec/tom/y) | excision of a kidney through the abdominal wall |
| laparotomy (lapar/o/tom/y) | incision through the abdonimal wall |
| leiomyoma (lei/o/my/o/ma) | smooth muscle tumor |
| leptodactyly (lept/o/dactyl/y) | state of abnormally thin fingers |
| leukemia (leuk/em/ia) | condition of (excessive/abnormal)white blood cells |
| leukocytopenia (leuk/o/cty/o/pen/ia) | deficiency of white blood cells |
| levator (levat/or) | a muscle used to lift parts of the body |
| lipase (lip/ase) | enzyme to dissolve fat |
| lipoma (lip/o/ma) | a fatty tumor |
| lithiasis (lith/ia/sis) | presence of stones |
| litholysis (lith/o/ly/sis) | dissolution of stones |
| lithotripsy (lith/o/trips/y) | surgical crushing of stones |
| lymphangioplasty (lymph/angi/o/plasty) | surgical repair of a lymph vessel |
| lymphopenia (lymph/o/pen/ia) | lymph deficiency |
| macrocyte (macr/o/cyt/e) | a large cell |
| macromazia (macr/o/maz/ia) | a condition of having large breasts |
| macrosomia (macr/o/som/ia) | a large body condition |
| mammiform (mamm/i/form) | having the shape of a breast |
| mammorgraphy (mamm/o/graph/y) | x-ray recording of the breast |
| mandibular (mand/i/bul/ar) | relates to the mandible |
| mastoid (mast/oid) | breast-like |
| maxillofacial (maxill/o/faci/al) | pertains to the maxilla and face |
| medial (medi/al) | pertains to the middle |
| megalogastria (megal/o/gastr/ia) | condition of a large stomach |
| megakaryocyte (meg/a/kary/o/cyt/e) | a cell with a large nucleus |
| meningitis (mening/itis) | inflammation of the meninges |
| metoplasty (met/o/plast/y) | surgical repair of the chin |
| mesiad (mesi/ad) | toward the middle |
| mesiobuccal (mesi/o/bucc/al) | pertains to the mesial and buccal surfaces of a tooth |
| mesoderm (mes/o/derm) | the middle layer of skin |
| metatarsal (meta/tars/al) | pertains to an area after the tarsal |
| micrognathia (micr/o/gnath/ia) | condition of a small jaw |
| monomerous (mon/o/mer/ous) | containing one part |
| muciferous (muc/i/fer/ous) | carrying of mucus |
| mucocolitis (muc/o/col/itis) | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon |
| myasthenia (my/a/sthen/ia) | condition where the muscle has no strength |
| mycetogenic (mycet/o/gen/ic) | realtes to a condition cuased by fungus |
| mycology (myc/o/log/y) | the study of fungus |
| myelopathy (myel/o/path/y) | disease of the spinal cord |
| myelopoiesis (myel/o/poie/sis) | a discolored muscle condition |
| myomelanosis (my/o/melan/o/sis) | a discolored muscle condition |
| neolithic (ne/o/lith/ic) | relates to the new stone age |
| neologist (ne/o/log/ist) | one who specializes in new words or meanings |
| nephrolithiasis (nephr/o/lith/ia/sis) | presence of kidney stones |
| neuroglioma (neur/o/gli/o/ma) | tumor of glue like nerve cells |
| nyctophobia (nyct/o/phob/ia) | condition of fearing nighttime |
| occipitotemporal (occipit/o/tempor/al) | pertains to the occipital and temporal bones |
| octamerous (oct/a/mer/ous) | containing eight parts |
| oculofacial (ocul/o/faci/al) | pertains to the occipital and temporal bones |
| octamerous (oct/a/mer/ous) | containing eight parts |
| oculofacial (ocul/o/faci/al) | pertains to the eyes and face |
| oleic (ole/ic) | relates to oil |
| omalgia (om/alg/ia) | pain in the shoulder |
| omentopexy (oment/o/pex/y) | surgical attachment of the omentum |
| omphalocele (omphal/o/cel/e) | herniation of the navel |
| onycholysis (onych/o/ly/sis) | destruction of the nails |
| optician (opt/ic/ian) | specialist in vision matters |
| oronasal (or/o/nas/al) | pertains to the mouth and nose |
| osteoclasis (oste/o/cla/sis) | bone fracture |
| osteogenic (oste/o/gen/ic) | causing bone development |
| osteomalacia (oste/o/malac/ia) | softening of bones |
| osteosynthesis (oste/o/syn/the/sis) | putting together the parts of a (fractured) bone |
| osteotome (oste/o/tom/e) | instrument to cut bone |
| oxychromatic (ox/y/chromat/ic) | pertains to cells colored or stained by acid |
| pachydermatous (pach/y/deramt/ous) | pertains to thick skin |
| palmar (palm/ar) | relates to the palm of the hand |
| pancreatemphraxis (pancreat/em/phrax/is) | pancreatic obstruction |
| pancreatography (pancreat/o/graph/y) | a recording of the pancreas |
| pandemic (pan/dem/ic) | relates to something affecting the entire population |
| panophthalmitis (pan/ophthalm/itis) | inflammation of the entire eye |
| papillary (papill/ary) | pertain to the nipple |
| papilliform (papill/i/form) | having a nipple shape |
| parasternal (para/stern/al) | perstain to an area beside the sternum |
| paresthesia (par/esthe/sia) | abnormal sensitivity |
| parietotemporal (pariet/o/tempor/al) | pertains to the parietal and temporal bones |
| patellar (patell/ar) | relates to the patella |
| pathologist (path/o/log/ist) | one who studies diseases |
| pectoral (pector/al) | pertains to the chest |
| pedalgia (ped/alg/ia) | foot pain |
| pediatrics (ped/iatr/ic/s) | system of healing children |
| pedicle (ped/i/cle) | a small foot (diminutive form) |
| pedodontics (ped/odont/ic/s) | the science of children's teeth |
| peristalsis (per/i/stal/sis) | contractions around tubes/organs |
| peristole (peri/stol/e) | coontraction of the stomach around it's contents |
| peritoneoclysis (peritone/o/cly/sis) | irrigation of the peritoneal |
| peritonitis (periton/itis) | inflammation of teh peritoneum |
| phagocyte (phag/o/cty/e) | cell that eats microorganisms |
| pharmacist (pharmac/ist) | one who specializes in drugs |
| pharyngeal (pharyng/eal) | relates to the pharynx |
| phlebectasia (phleb/ec/ta/sia) | dilation of a vein |
| phleborrhexis (phelb/o/rrhex/is) | rupture of a vein |
| phonics (phon/ic/s) | the system of speech sounds |
| photodermatitis (phot/o/dermat/itis) | inflammation of the skin caused by light |
| plantar (plant/ar) | relates to the sole of the foot |
| podarthritis (pod/arthr/itis) | inflammation of the joint of the foot |
| polioencephalitis (poli/o/encephal/itis) | inflammation of teh gray matter of the brain |
| polyneuritis (pol/y/neur/itis) | inflammation of many nerves |
| posthepatic (post/hepat/ic) | relates to an area below the liver |
| popliteal (poplit/eal) | relates to the ham of the knee |
| pregangalionic (pre/gangalion/ic) | relates to the ara before the gangalion |
| proctoscopy (proct/o/scop/y) | examination of the rectum and anus |
| prognathic (pro/gnath/ic) | relates to having a projecting jaw |
| pronator (pronat/or) | a muscle that bends body parts forward |
| prosoponeuralgia (prosop/o/neur/alg/ia) | pain in the nerves in the face |
| proximal (proxim/al) | pertains to a location closest to the midline |
| pseudocyesis (pseud/o/cy/e/sis) | false pregnancy |
| pseudogeusia (pseud/o/geu/sia) | a false sense of taste |
| psychology (psych/o/log/y) | the study of the mind |
| psychosomatic (pscyh/o/somat/ic) | relates to the body and mind |
| ptyalagogue (ptyal/agogue) | an agent inducing the flow of saliva |
| pubiotomy (pubi/o/tom/y) | incision of the pubic bone |
| pyloric (pylor/ic) | relates to the pylorus |
| pyretogenic (pyret/o/gen/ic) | causing fever |
| pyromania (pyr/o/man/ia) | preoccupation with fire |
| rachicentesis (rechi/cente/sis) | surgical puncture of the spine |
| rachiocampsis (rachi/o/camps/is) | curvature of the spine |
| radicotomy (radic/o/tom/y) | excision of a root |
| radicular (radicul/ar) | relates to roots |
| radiobicipital (radi/o/bicipit/al) | pertains to the radius and biceps muscle |
| radiologist (radi/o/log/ist) | one who specializes in x ray use |
| radiopathology (radi/o/path/o/log/y) | the study of diseases caused by radiation |
| ramify (ram/i/fy) | to make branches |
| rectocele (rect/o/cel/e) | herniation of the rectum |
| revival (re/viv/al) | pertains to making something alive again |
| rhinorrhagia (rhin/o/rrhag/ia) | discharge from the nose |
| rhizoid (rhiz/oid) | resembling a root |
| saccharolytic (sacchar/o/ly/tic) | pertains to the dissolution of sugar |
| sacrocoxalgia (sacr/o/cox/alg/ia) | pain in the sacrum and the hip joint |
| salimeter (sal/i/met/er) | instrument used to measure salt content |
| sanguiferous (sangu/i/fer/ous) | bearing blood |
| sarcophagous (sacr/o/phag/ous) | pertains to flesh eating organisms |
| sacrcostosis (sarc/ost/o/sis) | ossification of fleshy tissue |
| scapulopexy (scapul/o/pex/y) | fixation of the scapula |
| sebiferous (seb/i/fer/ous) | carrying grease |
| seborrhea (seb/o/rrhe/a) | (increased) flow of grease |
| sialolithiasis (sial/o/lith/ia/sis) | presence of stones in saliva gland or duct |
| sigmoidopexy (sigmoid/o/pex/y) | fixation of the sigmoid flexure |
| sigmoidoscope (sigmoid/o/scop/e) | instrument to examine the sigmoid colon |
| sinistromanual (sinistr/o/manu/al) | pertains to the left hand |
| sinogram (sin/o/gra/m) | a recording of the sinuses |
| somatogenic (somat/o/gen/ic) | caused by the body |
| sphincter (sphinct/er) | a muscle that closes an opening in the body |
| sphygmogram (sphygm/o/gra/m) | a recording of the pulse |
| spinalgia (spin/alg/ia) | pain in the spine |
| splanchnoptosis (splanchn/o/pto/sis) | prolapse of abdominal organs |
| splenectopia (splen/ec/top/ia)splenectopy (splen/ec/top/y) | displacement of spleen |
| splenelcosis (splen/elc/o/sis) | ulceration of the spleen |
| splenomegaly (splen/o/megal/y) | enlargemtn of the spleen |
| spondyloschisis (spondyl/o/schi/sis) | splitting of a vertebra |
| squamous (squam/ous) | pertains to or contains scales |
| stelliform (stell/i/form) | having a star shape |
| stenophagous (sten/o/phag.ous) | pertains to eating a narrow range of food |
| sternocleidal (stern/o/cledi/al) | pertains to the sternum anc clavicle |
| sternodynia (stern/o/dyn/ia) | pain in the sternum |
| stethomyitis (steth/o/my/itis) | inflammation of the muscles of the chest |
| stomatorrhagia (stomat/o/rrhag/ia) | discharge from the mouth |
| sublingual (sub/lingu/al) | pertains to the area under the tounge |
| subpubic (sub/pub/ic) | relates to a location under the pelvic bone |
| supinator (supinat/or) | a muscle that bends a body part backward |
| symbiosis (sym/bi/osis) | a condition in which species live together |
| symphysis (sym/phy/sis) | a growing together |
| synathrophysis (syn/arthr/o/phy/sis) | a growing together of the bones of a joint |
| synchronize (sny/chron/ize) | to make in terms come together |
| syndrome (syn/drom/e) | a running together of symptoms |
| synergy (syn/erg/y) | state of working together |
| synosteosis (syn/oste/o/sis)synostosis (syn/ost/o/sis) | calcification together of separate bones |
| synovioma (synovi/o/ma) | a tumor of snyovial membrane |
| tachyphagia (tach/y/phag/ia) | a condition of eating rapidly |
| talocalcaneal (tal/o/calcane/al | pertains to the talus and calcaneus bones |
| tarsalgia (tars/alg/ia) | pain in the ankle bones |
| telangiectasis (tel/angi/ec/ta/sis) | dilation of blood vessels at their ends |
| telegram (tele/gra/m) | a recording of information sent from afar |
| telemetry (tele/metr/y) | measurement of vital signs at a distance |
| teninitis (tendin/itis) | inflammation of a tendon |
| tenontodynia (tenont/odyn/ia) | a painful tendon condition |
| tenoplasty (ten/o/plast/y) | surgical repair of tendon |
| tensor (tens/or) | a muscle that causes stretching |
| thermal (therm/al) | pertains to heat |
| thermography (therm/o/graph/y) | a recording of the radiant of heat of the body |
| thermophile (therm/o/phil/e) | organism with any affinity for heat |
| thermotherapy (therm/o/therap/y) | treatment using heat |
| thoracocentesis (thorac/o/cente/sis) | surgical puncture of the chest |
| thrombokinesis (thromb/o/kine/sis) | movement of a clot |
| thrombopoiesis (thromb/o/poie/sis) | clot production |
| thrombosis (thromb/o/sis) | adnormal clot condition |
| tibiad (tibi/ad) | toward the tibia |
| tonsillitis (tonsill/itis) | inflammation of the tonsils |
| toponymic (top/onym/ic) | relates to place names |
| toxemia (tox/em/ia) | the presence of poisons in the blood |
| toxin (tox/in) | a poisonous substance |
| toxoid (tox/oid) | resembles poision |
| trachelectomy (tachel/ec/tom/y) | excision of the cervix |
| trachyphonia (trach/y/phon/ia) | a rough voice condition |
| transseptal (trans/sept/al) | pertains to the area across a septum |
| trichoid (trich/oid) | resmebling hair |
| tridentate (tri/dent/ate) | having three teeth |
| trilateral (tri/later/al) | pertains to three sides |
| typhlostenosis (typhl/o/sten/o/sis) | narrowing of the cecum |
| ulnar (uln/ar) | relates to teh ulna bone, nerve, or artery |
| uremia (ur/em/ia) | condition of urine present in blood |
| vasculitis (vascul/itis) | inflammation of a vessel |
| venoclysis (ven/o/cly/sis) | irrigation of a vein |
| venogram (ven/o/gra/m) | a recording of a vein |
| ventricular (ventricul/ar) | relates to the ventricle |
| vermiform (verm/i/form) | having a wormy shape |
| vertebrocostal (verebr/o/cost/al) | pertains to the vertebrae and ribs |
| visceromegaly (viscer/o/megal/y) | enlargement of the abdominal organs |
| vitriform (vitr/i/form) | having the shape of glass |
| xerostomia (xer/o/stom/ia) | a dry mouth condition |
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