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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pyret/o | fever |
| radi/o | radiation x-rays |
| -otomy | cutting,surgical incision |
| -scope | instrument fo visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| son/o | sound |
| ultra- | beyond |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hydr/o | water |
| lip/o | fat |
| hirsut/o | hairy,rough |
| melan/o | black,dark |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | fingernail or toenail |
| pil/o | hair |
| pil/i | hair |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid | wrinkle |
| seb/o | sebum-skin oil |
| urtic/o | rash, hives |
| xer/o | dry |
| albumin/o | protein, albumin |
| calc/i | calcium |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| flour/o | glowing |
| glycos/o | glucose, sugar |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdomen wall |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| cervic/o | cervix (neck of the uterus) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| -gravida | pregnant |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation, menses |
| orchid/o | testicles |
| ov/o | egg, ovum |
| -para | to give birth |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| test/i | testicle ,testis |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| pen/i | penis |
| phall/i | penis |
| orch/o | testicles |
| test/i | testicles -produce sperm and the hormone testosterone |
| oophor/o | ovaries - produce eggs and female hormones |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes site of fertilization catches mature egg and transports to the uturus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| metri/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| placent/o | placenta exchanges nutrients zand waste between mother and baby during pregnancy |
| adren/o | adrenal glands- regulate electrolytes levels influence metabolism and respond to stress |
| gonad/o | gonads- gamete producing glands |
| tastic/o | testicles sperm producing glands |
| ovari/o | overies - ova (egg) producing glands |
| pancreat/o | pancreatic islets- control blood sugar and glucose metabolism |
| parathyriod/o | parathyroid glands regulate calcuim levels thoughout the body |
| pineal /o | pineal gland influences sleep awake cycles |
| pituit/o | pituitary gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland secrete hormones that control other endocrine glands |
| thym/o | thymus plays a major role in the immune system |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland stimulates metabolism, growth and nervous system activity |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland stimulates metabolism, growth and nervous system activity |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| glyc/o | glucose, sugar |
| -ism | condition ,state of |
| poly- | many |
| somat/o | body |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin -plays the 1st line of defense for the immune system |
| derm/o | skin - waterproofs the body |
| seb/o | sebaceous glands secrete sebum |
| opt/i | eyes |
| opt/o | eyes |
| optic/o | eyes |
| opthalm/o | eyes |
| ir/i | iris |
| ir/o | iris - controls light entering in to eyes |
| irid/o | iris |
| irit/o | iris |
| phac/o | lens- focuses rays of light |
| phak/o | lens |
| retin/o | retina-converts light into electric impulses and transmits them to the brain |
| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal apparatus accessory structures of the eyes that produce ,store, and remove tears |
| lacrim/o | lacrimal apparatus |
| acous/o | ear receptacle for hearing |
| acoust/o | ear help maintain balance |
| audi/o | ear |
| audit/o | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| pinn/i | outer ear transmits sound to middle ear |
| myring/o | middle ear transmits sound to inner ear |
| tympan/o | middle ear transmits sound to inner ear |
| labyrinith/o | inner ear |
| blaphar/o | eyelid |
| -cusis | hearing |
| irid/o | iris ,colored part of the eye |
| kerat/o | horny,hared, cornea |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane, ear drum |
| opthalm/o | eye ,vision |
| -opia | vision condition |
| opt/o | eye vision |
| ot/o | ear,hearing |
| phak/o | lens of eye |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina, net |
| scler/o | sclera, white of eye ,hard |
| trop/o | turn, change |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane ,eardrum |
| cerebro/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain coordinates all body activity by recieving and transmittingmessages thoughout the body |
| myel/o | spinal cord transmits messages from brain to the lower parts of the body and extremities, bone marrow produce lymphocytes and red blood cells |
| neur/i | nerves |
| neur/o | nerves recieve and transmits messages to and from the body |
| caus/o | burning, burn |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
| concuss/o | shaken together, violently agitated, |
| contus/o | bruise |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| esthet/o | feeling, nervous sensation, sense of preception |
| -mania | madness |
| mening/o | membranes,meninges |
| neur/i | nerves,nerve tissue |
| neur/o | nerves,nerve tissue |
| -phasia | speak or speech |
| phobia | abnormal fear |
| psych/o | mind |
| radicul/o | rootor nerve root |
| -tropic | having an affinity for |
| nephr/o | kidneys |
| ren/o | kidneys |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis collects urine produced by kidneys |
| ur/o | urine liquid waste products to be excreted |
| urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureters transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra transports urine from bladder through the urethral meatus where its excreted |
| prostat/o | prostate male sex organ that surrounds the urethra |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| cyst/o | bladder,cyst,sac of fluid |
| dia- | through,between, apart,complete |
| glumerul/o | glomerulus |
| hydro/o | water |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| -lysis | breakdown ,seperation,setting free,destruction,loosening |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis, bowl of kidney |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| ur/o | urine ,urinary tract |
| -uria | urination, urine |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| or/o | mouth |
| stamato/o | mouth prepares fod for digestion |
| oront/i | teeth |
| pharyng/o | pharynx transports food from mouth to the esophagus |
| esophag/o | transports food from pharynx to the stomach |
| gastr/o | stomach,belly |
| enter/o | small intestines completes most of digestion and absorbs most nutrients |
| col/o | absorbs excess water and prepares waste for elimination Large intestine |
| colon/o | large intestine |
| anu/o | rectum and anus |
| proct/o | rectum and anus |
| rect/o | rectum and anus |
| hepat/o | liver secretes bile and aids in the digestion of fat |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder stores bile and releases it back into small intestine as needed |
| pancreat/o | pancreas secretes digestive juices and enzymes into the small intestines as needed |
| an/o | anus, ring |
| chol/e | bile , gall |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| -pepsia | digest,digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| nas/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinuses |
| pharyng/o | pharynx transports air back and forth between nose and trachea throatp |
| laryng/o | larynx mack speech possible |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis clos the trachea when swallowing |
| trache/o | trachea transports air back and forth between pharynx and the lungs |
| bronch/o | bronchi transports air from trachea to the lungs, bronchial tube, broncus |
| bronch/i | bronchi transports air from trachea to the lungs, bronchial tube, broncus |
| alveol/o | alveoli air sacs that exchange gases with the pulmonary capillaries |
| pneum/o | lungs, air |
| pnuemon | lungs,air |
| pulman/o | lungs,air |
| pnue- | lung,air |
| pulm/o | lung |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| ox/y | oxygen |
| phon/o | sound,voice |
| pleur/o | pluara ,side of body |
| -pnea | breathing |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | to breath |
| thorac/o | chest, pleural cavity |
| -thorax | chest, pleural cavity |
| trache/o | windpipe ,trachea |
| trachea | windpipe ,trachea |
| lymph/o | lymph the fluid that removes cellular waste products,pathogens,and dead blood cells from the tissues |
| lymphangi/o | lymphamatic vessels and ducts the capillaries,vessels and ducts that return lymph from the tissues to the venous bloodstream |
| lymphaden/o | lymph nodes bean- shaped structures of the lymphatic system where pathogens and other harmful substances are filtered from the lymph by specialized cells ine immune system |
| tonsill/o | tonsils protect entrance to respiratory system |
| adenoid/o | adenoids protect entrance to respiratory system |
| splen/o | spleen has roles in both lymphatic and immune system |
| lymphocyt/o | lymphocytes play important roles in the immune system |
| thym/o | thymus a gland that is located in the upper chest near the lungs with roles in lymph and immune system |
| anti- | against |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| immun/o | immune, safe,protection |
| neo- | new, strange |
| -oma | tumor, neoplasm |
| onc/o | tumor |
| phag/o | eat swallow |
| -plasm | formative material in cells |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| ne/o | new, strange |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| tox/o | poison,poisonous |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia cover, support and seperates muscles,fibrous band |
| ten/o | tendons attach muscles to bone |
| tend/o | tendons attach muscles to bone |
| tendin/o | tendons attach muscles to bone |
| bi- | twice,double,two |
| clon/o | violent action |
| dys- | bad,difficult,painful |
| -ia | abnormal condition disease , plural of -ium |
| -ic | prtaining to |
| kines/o | movement |
| kenesi/o | movement |
| -plegia | paralysis,stroke |
| tax/o | coordination,order |
| ten/o | tendon stretch out,extend ,strain |
| tend/o | tendon stretch out,extend ,strain |
| tendin/o | tendon stretch out,extend ,strain |
| ton/o | tone ,stretching,tension |
| tri- | three |
| oss/e | bones |
| oss/i | bones |
| osteo/o | bones |
| ost/o | bones |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| joints | arthr/o |
| ligament/o | ligaments connect bone to bone |
| synovi/o | synovial fluid,synovial membrane, |
| synov/o | synovial fluid,synovial membrane |
| burs/o | bursa cushions areas subject to friction while moving |
| chondr/i | cartilage |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull |
| -desis | to bind, to tie |
| kyph/o | bent,hump |
| lord/o | curve,swayback ,bent |
| Lumbo/o | lumbar, lower back, |
| scoli/o | curved ,bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae, vertebral column,backbone |
| aden/oadip/o | gland |
| anter/o | before ,front |
| caud/o | lower part of the body |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| end- | in, within, inside |
| endo- | in, within, inside |
| exo- | out of , out side,away from |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the science or study of |
| -pathy | disease,suffering,feeling,emotion |
| plas/i | |
| plas/o | |
| -plasia | development,growth,formation |
| poster/o | behind,toward the back |
| -statis | control,maintanance of a constant level |
| -static | control,maintanance of a constant level |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record |
| hyper- | excessive, higher |
| hypo- | deficient ,lower than |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening |
| pre- | before |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage- | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -lith | stone |
| lysis | to set free or loosen |
| adren/o | adrenal glands |
| gonad/o | gonads ( sex cell producing glang) |
| testic/o | testicles |
| ovari/o | ovaries |
| pancreat/o | pancreatic islets |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid |
| pineal/o | pineal gland (shaped like a pine cone) |
| pituit/o | pituitary gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| acr/o | hands and feet, extreme point |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| glyc/o | glucose, sugar |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| poly- | many |
| somat/o | body |
| -ism | condition ,state of |
| megaly | enlargement |
| amni/o | amniotic |
| andr/o | male |
| -pause | stop |
| -centesis | to draw fluid by a needle |
| men/o | menstrual |
| A- | without |
| zoo | life |
| albumin/o | albumin ,protein |
| calc/i | calcium ,lime, the heel |
| creatin/o | creatinine |
| fluor/o | glowing |
| glycos/o | glucose |
| laper/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| -otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
| pyret/o | fever |
| radi/o | radiation |
| -scope | instrument to visually look |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| son/o | sound |
| ultra- | beyond |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -uria | pertaining to urine |
| albumin/o | protein |
| -pyre/o | fever |
| -ia | pertaining to |
| -centesis | to puncture to remove fluid |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| calci/o | calcium |
| -anti | against |
| derma/o | skin |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -follicul/o | follicle |
| hemat/o | blood |
| -oma | tumor |
| lip/o | fat |
| -edema | swelling |
| rhytid/o | wrinkles |
| scler/o | hardening |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| -pepsia | digest, digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rect/o | rectum, straight |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| seb/o | sebaceous glands ,sebum(skin oil) |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hydr/o | water |
| pil/i | hair |
| pi/o | hair |
| onych/o | nails |
| ungul/o | nails |
| aut/o | self |
| pan- | all |
| aut- | self |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| path/o | disease |
| -ology | the study of |
| ad- | towards |
| ab- | away from |
| hyp/o | to low, deficient |
| hyper | excessive |
| presby/o | old age |
| -cusis | condition of hearing |
| -opia | condition of sight |
| ot/o | ear |
| rrhea | discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -edema | swelling |
| my/o | fungus |
| acro- | height |
| an- | without |
| esthet/o | feeling |
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