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Med Term 8-9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ar | pertaining to |
| alveol | air sac |
| ole | small |
| bronchi | bronchus |
| ion | action, condition |
| ex | out |
| -ion | into |
| spirat | breathe |
| ory | having the function of |
| olfact | smell |
| gen | create |
| oxy | oxygen |
| eal | pertaining to |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| logy | study of |
| plumon/o- | lung |
| logist | one who is a specialist |
| ation | process |
| re | again |
| spir | to breathe |
| ator | person or thing that does something |
| alis | pertaining to |
| trache | trachea |
| ize | action |
| cauter | to burn |
| ant | pertaining to |
| de | take away, remove |
| congest | accumulation |
| -is | pertaining to |
| epi | above, upon |
| stax | fall in drop |
| nas | nose |
| para | adjacent to |
| rhin | nose |
| sinus | sinus |
| itis | inflammation |
| glottis | windpipe |
| in | in |
| ectomy | surgical excision |
| tonsil | tonsil |
| poly | many |
| graphy | process of recording |
| or/o | mouth |
| pharyx | throat |
| laryngx | largnx |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ia | condition |
| hyp | below |
| emia | condition of the blood |
| pnea | breathe |
| aden | gland |
| oid | resembling |
| tub | tube |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| scope | instrument for view |
| oma | tumor |
| papill/o | pimple |
| voc | vice |
| diaphragm/a | diaphrgam |
| ure | process, result of |
| fiss | split |
| lob | lobe |
| um | structrue |
| stin | partition |
| media | middle |
| pleur | pleura |
| isy | inflammation |
| brady | slow |
| pnea | breathe |
| osis | condition |
| cyan | dark blue |
| tic | pertaining to |
| dys | bad, difficult |
| eu | normal, good |
| ex | out |
| hem/o | blood |
| ptysis | spit |
| hyper | excessive |
| hale | breathe |
| tachy | rapid |
| atuc | pertaining to |
| asthm | asthma |
| auscult | a process |
| ectasis | dilation |
| bronch | bronchus |
| constricts | to narrow |
| cyst | cyst |
| em | in, into |
| capon | carbon dioxide |
| viscos | viscous ,sticky |
| anthrec | coal |
| osis | condition |
| asbest | asbestos |
| sar | flesh |
| coni | dust |
| throax | chest |
| tubercul | nodule |
| pneumon | lung,air |
| scopy | to examine, view |
| endo | inside |
| trache | trachea |
| scopy | to exaime, view |
| endo | inside |
| trache | trachea |
| mediastino | mediastinum |
| meter | measure |
| tomy | surgical incision |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trans | across |
| thorac | chest |
| ultra | beyond |
| son/o | sound |
| or | one who does, that which does something |
| dilate | expand, open up |
| immuniz | make immune |
| muc/o | mucus |
| lyt | disslove |
| izer | line of actions, affect in a particular way |
| sect | cut off |
| stomy | -new,opening |
| Ventil | wind |
| ator | person or thing that does something. |
| aliment | nourishment, food |
| gastr | stomach |
| enter/o | interesting |
| intestin | gut |
| ive | nature of, pertaining to |
| ist | specialist in |
| ase | enzyme |
| amyi | starch |
| deglutit | to swallow |
| elimin | throw away |
| lip | fat |
| mastic | chew |
| prot/e | porteint |
| ine | pertaining to |
| dent | tooth |
| ist | specialist |
| dent | trootrh |
| or | mouth |
| sub | underneath |
| gingiv | gum, |
| dyina | pain |
| ics | knowlege |
| stomat/i | oral caivty |
| rrhea | flow |
| rrhaphy | sutrue |
| hiat | opening to |
| duoden | twelve |
| hyro | water |
| factor | maker |
| gen | produce |
| plor | gate, pyorusa |
| oreax | appetite |
| cec | cecum |
| peps | digestion |
| esophage | esophagus |
| pept | digest |
| ion | condition |
| perfrat | bore through |
| dis | apart |
| suscept | |
| ped | foot |
| provision | provide |
| gnosis | knowledge og abdnormal condition |
| chol/e | bile |
| cyst | bladder |
| lith | stone |
| exo | outward,outside |
| gall | bitter |
| gluc | glucose |
| insul | island |
| gen | to produce |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| mal | bad,diffcult |
| lact | milk |
| miner | mines |
| cec | cecum |
| rect | rectum |
| diverticul | byroad |
| um | tissue |
| proct | anus |
| ile/o | ileum |
| grade | going |
| canabin | hemp |
| mot | to move |
| lith | stone |
| os | mouth |
| col | colon |
| ile | ileum |
| retro | backward |
| grade | going |
| ultra | higher |
| emetic | causing vomitating |
| cach | bad |
| tive | pertaining to |
| lax/a | looseness |
| proton | frist |
| inhibit | repress |