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Ch 1
Flashcards for CNHP Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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-iatric | pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer |
-iatry | treatment |
-logy | study |
-logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-meter | instrument used for measuring |
-metry | the process of measuring |
-poiesis | formation |
-scope | instrument for examination |
-scopy | the process of examination |
-statis | stop or stand |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
aer/o | gas, air |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hydr/o | water |
lip/o | fat |
py/o | pus |
ur/o | urine |
urin/o | urine |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremity or topmost |
aden/o | gland |
angi/o | vessel |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
cutane/o | skin |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
cyt/o | cell |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
lapar/o | abdomen |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
nas/o | nose |
rhin/o | nose |
nephr/o | kidney |
ren/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
or/o | mouth |
oste/o | bone |
pneum/o | air or lung |
pneumon/o | air or lung |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
carcin/o | cancer |
crin/o | to secrete |
esthesi/o | sensation |
fibr/o | fiber |
gen/o | origin or production |
gynec/o | woman |
lith/o | stone |
morph/o | form |
necr/o | dead |
onc/o | tumor or mass |
orth/o | stright, normal, or correct |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child or foot |
phag/o | eat/swallow |
phas/o | speech |
phob/o | exaggerated fear |
plas/o | formation |
psych/o | mind |
scler/o | hard |
son/o | sound |
sten/o | narrow |
therm/o | heat |
tox/o | poison |
toxic/o | poison |
troph/o nourishment |