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Chap 1
Med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| eponyms | to put your name on something |
| Acronyms | to make a name with the ends |
| arthro | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastro | stomach |
| hepato | liver |
| neuro | nerve |
| hemo | blood |
| myo/muscul | muscle |
| angio/vas/vascul | vessel |
| dermo/cutane/dermat | skin |
| pneum/pneumon/pulmon | lung |
| geno | creation/cause |
| hydro | water |
| morpho | change |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| orth/o | straight |
| path/o | suffering/disease |
| phag/o | eat |
| plas/o | formation |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| xen/o | foreign |
| -ac/al/ar/ary/ar/eal/ic/ous/tic | pertaining to |
| ia/ism | condition |
| ium | tissue |
| y | condition |