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Med Terms:Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. -iatric | pertaining to medicine, a physician, or a healer |
| 2. -iatry | treatment |
| 3. -ist | one who specializes in |
| 4. -merty | process of measuring |
| 5. -poiesis | formation |
| 6. -statis | stop or stand |
| 7. erythr/o | red |
| 8. aer/o | air, gas |
| 9. py/o | pus |
| 10. ur/o | urine |
| 11. acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| 12. angi/o | vessel |
| 13. col/o | colon |
| 14. cutane/o | skin |
| 15. enter/o | small intestine |
| 16. hepat/o | liver |
| 17. lapar/o | abdomen |
| 18. nas/o | nose |
| 19. nephr/o | kidney |
| 20. ren/o | kidney |
| 21. rhin/o | nose |
| 22. vas/o | vessel |
| 23. crin/o | to secrete |
| 24. esthesi/o | sensation |
| 25. gen/o | origin or production |
| 26. litho/o | stone |
| 27. necr/o | death |
| 28. orth/o | straight, normal, correct |
| 29. scler/o | hard |
| 30. PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |