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med term ch 1 & 2
word analysis Combining forms, suffixes and prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer (cancerous) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines (small intentines) |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| leuk/o | white |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| psych/o | mind |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| thromb/o | clotting |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain (condition of) |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | cutting out; removal; excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition; process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -opsy | to view (process of viewing) |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | cutting into; incision |
| a- an- | no, not |
| aut- | self |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| endo- | within |
| exo- | out, outside |
| hyper- | excessive, more than normal, too much |
| hypo- | below, less than normal, under |
| peri- | surrounding |
| pro- | before |
| re- | back |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anteri/o | front |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube |
| cervic/o | neck of the body OR neck (cervix) of the uterus |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coccyg/o | coccyx, tailbone |
| crani/o | skull |
| epitheli/o | skin, surface tissue |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | loin (waist region) |
| lymph/o | lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels) |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum (space between the lungs) |
| pelv/o | pelvis (bones of the hip) |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| pleur/o | pluera (membrane surrounding the lungs) |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| sacr/o | sacrum (S1 - S5) lower back |
| spin/o | spine |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone) |
| anterior | front side |
| posterior | back side |
| inferior | belpw |
| superior | above |
| lateral | side |
| medial | middle |
| distal | far |
| proxmial | near |
| deep | away from surface |
| superficial | on the surface |
| supine | facing up |
| prone | facing down |
| Circulatory System | Organ that carry blood throughout the body |
| Digestive System | Organs that bring food into the body and break it down to enter the bloodstream or eliminate it |
| Endocrine System | Endocrine glands |
| Musculoskeletal System | Organs that support the body and allow it to move |
| Nervous System | Organs that transmit electrical messages throughout the body |
| Reproductive System | Organs involved in producing offspring |
| respiratory System | Organs that control breathing, allowing air to enter and leave the body |
| Skin and sense System | Skin and sense of touch |
| Urinary System | Organs that produce and send urine out of the body |
| diaphragm | muscle separating the chest and abdomen |
| disk/ disc | cartilage in between two backbones |
| vertebra | single backbone |
| spinal column | backbone |
| spinal column 5 divisions | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal |
| CT scan | cross sectional x-ray images |
| MRI - magnetic resonance imaging | Image of the body with magnetic and radio waves |
| Frontal plane (coronal) | a plane that divides the body into front and back |
| Transverse plane (axial) | a plane the divides the body into an upper and lower part |
| Sagittal plane | a plane that divides the body into right and left parts |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| craniotomy | incision of the skull |
| abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis (bones in the hip) |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| mediastinal | pertaining to the mediastinum (space between the lungs) |
| epithelial | pertaining to the skin (lining or surface) cells |
| tracheotomy | incision of the trachea (windpipe) |
| peritoneal | pertaining to the peritoneum (the membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen) |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| cervical | "pertaining to the neck of the body |
| lymphocyte | lymph cell (a type of white blood cell) |
| lateral | pertaining to the side |
| bronchoscopy | visual examination of bronchial tubes using an endoscope |
| pluera | membrane surrounding the lungs |
| chondrosarcoma | malignant tumor (sarcoma) of cartilage |
| radiology | study of x-rays |
| coccygeal | pertaining to the tailbone (coccyx) |
| esophageal | pertaining to the tube from the throat to stomach |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen |
| laparotomy | incision of the abodomen |
| laryngeal | pertaining to the voice box (larynx) |
| lumbar | pertaining to the loin (waist) region below the thoracic vertebrae |
| pharyngeal | pertaining to the throat (pharyn) |
| pleuritis | inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs |
| sacral | pertaining to the sacrum |
| thoracotomy | incision of the chest |
| vertebral | pertaining to the backbones (vertebra) |
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