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HCA-terminology, Mosby's Canadian textbook for support worker
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vertebr(o) | spine, vertebrae |
| ven(o) | vein |
| vas(o) | blood vessel, vas deferens |
| uter(o) | uterus |
| urin(o) | urine |
| urethr(o) | urethra |
| ur(o) | urine, urinary tract, urination |
| thora(o) | chest |
| therm(o) | heat |
| stomat(o) | mouth |
| stern(o) | sternum |
| sten(o) | narrow, constriction |
| splen(o) | spleen |
| salping(o) | fallopian or uterine tube |
| rhin(o) | nose |
| rect(o) | rectum |
| py(o) | pus |
| pulm(o) | lung |
| psych(o) | mind |
| proct(o) | rectum |
| pneum(o) | lung, air, gas |
| pnea(o) | breathing, respiration |
| phleb(o) | vein |
| pharyng(o) | pharynx |
| ped(o) | child & foot |
| ot(o) | ear |
| oste(o) | bone |
| orth(o) | straight, normal, correct |
| ophthalm(o) | eye |
| oophor(o) | ovary plural: ovaries |
| ocul(o) | eye |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| nephr(o) | kidney |
| necr(o) | death |
| myel(o) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| my(o) | muscle |
| men(o) | menstruation |
| mast(o) | mammary gland, breast |
| mamm(o) | breast, mammary gland |
| lith(o) | stone |
| laryng(o) | larynx |
| lapar(o) | abdomen, loin of flank |
| ile(o) & ili(o) | ileum plural: ilea |
| hyster(o) | uterus |
| hydro(o) | water |
| hepat(o) | liver |
| hem, hema, hemo, hemat(o) | blood |
| gyn, gyne, gynec(o) | woman plural: women |
| glyc(o) | sugar |
| gluc(o) | sweetness, glucose |
| gloss(o) | tongue |
| gastr(o) | stomach |
| fibr(o) | fibre, fibrous |
| enter(o) | intestines |
| encephal(o) | brain |
| duoden(o) | duodenum |
| derma | skin |
| dent(o) | tooth plural; teeth |
| cyt(o) | cell |
| cyst(o) | bladder, cyst |
| cyan(o) | blue |
| crani(o) | skull |
| cost(o) | rib |
| col(o) | colon, large, intestine |
| chondr(o) | cartilage |
| chole, chol(o) | bile |
| cephal(o) | head |
| card, cardi(o) | heart |
| bronch(o) | bronchus plural: bronchi |
| arthr(o) | joint |
| arteri(o) | arterey plural: arteries |
| angi(o) | vessel |
| adren(o) | adrenal gland |
| aden(o) | gland |
| abdomin(o) | abdomen |
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