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Ch 1
Flashcards for CNHP Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -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 |