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ch 1 terminology
ch 1
gloss/o | tongue |
-itis | inflammation |
bi- | two |
lingu/o | tongue |
-al | pertaining to |
sub- | under |
arthr/o | joint |
gastr/o | stomach |
ophthalm/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
rhin/o | nose |
-algia | pain |
-tomy | incision |
-scope | instrument to view |
-logy | the study of |
-plasty | surgical repair |
cut/o | skin |
-icle | small |
hypo- | under, below |
derm/o | skin |
-is | structure |
arteri/o | artery |
-ole | small |
ven/o | vein |
-ule | small |
endo- | within |
cardi/o | heart |
-um | structure |
-ac | pertaining to |
cervic/o | neck |
valvul/o | valve |
-ar | pertaining to |
coron/o | heart, crown |
-ary | pertaining to |
esophag/o | esophagus |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
cutane/o | skin |
-ous | pertaining to |
cephal/o | head |
cyst/o | bladder, sac |
-cele | herniation, protrusion |
hyper- | excessive |
lipid/o | fats |
-emia | blood condition |
a- | without |
-ia | condition |
enter/o | small intestine |
chondr/o | cartilage |
-malacia | softening |
splen/o | spleen |
-megaly | enlargement |
oste/o | bone |
-oma | tumor, mass |
necr/o | dead, death |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease process |
hyster/o | uterus |
-ptosis | prolapse |
hem/o | blood |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
-stenosis | abnormal condition of narrowing |
mamm/o | breast |
-graphy | process of recording |
spir/o | breathing |
-metry | process of measurement |
bi/o | living, life |
-opsy | process of viewing |
duoden/o | duodenum |
-scopy | process of viewing |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
-ectomy | removal |
-rrhaphy | suture |
col/o | colon, large intestine |
-stomy | new opening |
lith/o | stone |
-tripsy | crushing |
electr/o | electricity |
an- | without |
ante- | forward |
anti- | against |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
dent/i | teeth |
dys- | abnormal |
epi- | above |
-er | one who |
glyc/o | sugar |
-graph | instrument to record |
graph/o | record |
hepat/o | liver |
-iatrician | one who specializes in treatment |
-iatrics | treatment |
-iatrist | one who specializes in treatment |
-iatry | process of treatment |
-id | pertaining to |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
-ion | process of |
-ist | one who specializes |
-logist | one who specializes |
-meter | instrument to measure |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
nat/o | born, birth |
neo- | new |
neur/o | nerve |
par- | near |
para- | abnormal |
path/o | desease |
ped/o | children |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding |
phil/o | attraction |
pne/o | breathing |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
psych/o | mind |
somn/o | sleep |
therm/o | temperature, heat |
-tome | instrument to cut |
trans- | through |
-tripter | machine to crush |
-trite | machine to crush |
troph/o | nourishment |
-trophy | process of nourishment |
urethr/o | urethra |
vers/o | turning |
vertebr/o | vertebra, backbone |