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RUGM
UNDERSTANDING the words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tachy | fast |
| brady | slow |
| hypo | below |
| hyper | above |
| dys | difficult |
| bronch | bronchus |
| laryng | larynx |
| ox | oxygen |
| pnea | breathing |
| thorax | chest |
| scopy | visual examination |
| itis | inflammation |
| oxia | oxygen level |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| col | colon |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| esophag | esophagus |
| chol | bile |
| peri | around |
| sub | under |
| inter | between |
| dys | abnormal |
| -algia | pain |
| megaly | enlargement |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| oma | tumor |
| rrhea | discharge |
| poly | many |
| inter | between |
| an/a- | without |
| nephr/o = ren/. o | kidney |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| pyel | renal pelvis |
| ureter/o- | ureter |
| cyst | bladder |
| urin | urine |
| glomerul | glomerulus |
| uria | urine condition |
| lith | stone |
| ptosis | drooping |
| cele | hernia |
| orch | testicles |
| prostat | prostate gland |
| vesicul | seminal vesicles |
| balan | glands penis |
| spermat | sperm |
| epididym | epididymis |
| vas | vas deferens |
| pen | penis |
| genesis | formation |
| ectomy | removal |
| plasia | growth |