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Ch 3
Med Term 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aden | Gland |
| Amni | Amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo) |
| Angi | Vessel |
| Arteri | Artery |
| Artho | Joint |
| Ather | Plaque (yellow, fatty material) |
| Axill | Armpit |
| Bronch | Bronchial tube |
| Bronchi | Bronchial tube |
| Carcin | Cancer |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Chem | Drug, chemical |
| Cholecysto | Gallbladder |
| Chrono | Time |
| Colo | Colon |
| Crani | Skull |
| Cry | Cold |
| Cyst | Urinary bladder, sac of fluid, cyst |
| Electro | Electricity |
| Encephal | Brain |
| Erythro | Red |
| Esophag | Esophagus |
| Hem/Hemat | Blood |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Hystero | Uterus |
| Inguin | Groin (area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body) |
| Ischo | To hold back |
| Lapar | Abdomen |
| Laryngo | Voice box |
| Leuk | White |
| Mammo/Mast | Breast |
| Men | Menses |
| Mening | Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord) |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Myel | Spinal cord (nervous tissue connected to the brain, located within the spinal column) |
| Necro | Death |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Oophor | Ovary |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Oto | Ear |
| Pelvo | Hip area |
| Peritoneo | Peritoneum (membrane surrounding organs in abdomen) |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Pneumon/Pulmon | Lung |
| Radi | X-ray |
| Ren | Kidney |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Salping | Fallopian (uterus) |
| Sarc | Flesh |
| Septic | Pertaining to infection |
| Thorac | Chest |
| Tonsill | Tonsil |
| Trache | Windpipe/Trachea |
| Ur | Urine/Urea (waste material) Urinary tract |
| Vascul | Blood vessel |
| Algia | Pain |
| Emia | Blood condition |
| Ia | Condition |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Megaly | Enlargement |
| Oma | Tumor, Mass |
| Osis | Abnormal condition |
| Pathy | Disease condition |
| Rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| Rrhage/Rrhagia | Excessive discharge of blood |
| Sclerosis | Hardening |
| Uria | Condition of urine |
| Ar | Pertaining to |
| Ary | Pertaining to |
| Ic | Pertaining to |
| Centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| Ectomy | Removal, excision |
| Gram | Record |
| Graphy | Process of recording |
| Lysis | Separation, breakdown, destruction |
| Plasty | Surgical repair, correction |
| Scopy | Visual exam |
| Tomy | Incision, cutting into |