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CNHP Chapter 1
30 Terms/Abbreviations from Chapter 1 (Creative Study Assignment).
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -iatric | Pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer. |
| -iatry | Treatment. |
| -logy | Study. |
| -logist | One who specializes in the study or the treatment of. |
| -ist | One who specializes in. |
| -meter | Instrument for measuring. |
| -metry | Process of measuring. |
| -poiesis | Formation. |
| -scope | Instrument for examination. |
| -scopy | Process of examination. |
| -statis | Stop or stand. |
| cyan/o | Blue. |
| erythr/o | Red. |
| leuk/o | White. |
| melan/o | Black. |
| aer/o | Air or gas. |
| hem/o | Blood. |
| hemat/o | Blood. |
| hydr/o | Water. |
| py/o | Pus. |
| ur/o | Urine. |
| urin/o | Urine. |
| abdomin/o | Abdomen. |
| acr/o | Extremity or topmost. |
| aden/o | Gland. |
| angi/o | Vessel. |
| angi/o | Joint. |
| cephal/o | Head. |
| col/o | Colon. |
| colon/o | Colon. |