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Medical Terminology
Chapters7-13 roots, prefixes, & suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| cortic/o | outer surface |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -emia | blood condition |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glucos/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | gonads (sex organs) |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| ket/o | ketone body |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid |
| thyroid/o | thyroid |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| -uria | urine condition |
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune system |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -penia | deficiency |
| phleb/o | vein |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium (upper chamber) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart (crown) |
| sept/o | septum (plural,septa) |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower chamber) |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o | air or lungs |
| pneumat/o | air or lungs |
| pneumon/o | air r lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sin/o | sinus |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| bil/i | bile (gall) |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| chol/e | bile (gall) |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dent/o | tooth |
| doch/o | duct |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepatic/o | liver |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| balan/o | penis |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| lith/o | stone |
| meat/o | opening |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| orch/o | testicle |
| orchi/o | testicle |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| test/o | testicle |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| amni/o | amnion |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| chori/o | chorion |
| chorion/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fet/o | fetus |
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| part/o | birth |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| toc/o | labor |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
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