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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| aden/o | gland |
| balan/o | penis |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| arthr/o | joint |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chol/e | bile (gall) |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dips/o | thirst |
| dur/o | dura |
| ellipt/o | oval-shaped |
| embol/o | plug, blockage |
| enter/o | intestines |
| episi/o | vulva |
| erythr/o | red |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femor/o | femur |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus ("little ball" in kidney where blood is filtered to form urine) |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glucos/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | gonads (testicles and ovaries) |
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| irid/o | iris |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kal/o | potassium |
| kerat/o | cornea // hard, horny |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapra/o | abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| lob/o | lobe |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| mening/o | meninges |
| metr/o | uterus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spine |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| nas/o | nose |
| natr/o | sodium |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| norm/o | normal |
| odont/o | tooth |
| olig/o | few |
| onych/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pachy/o | thick |
| palat/o | palate |
| path/o | disease |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | eat |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phren/o | diaphragm // mind |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | air or lungs |
| pneumat/o | air or lungs |
| presby/o | old age |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| psych/o | mind |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| reticul/o | network |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopian tube // eustachian tube |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| splen/o | spleen |
| steat/o | fat |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tars/o | ankle |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| ungu/o | nail |
| ven/o | vein |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| a- | not |
| an- | not |
| anti- | against |
| dys- | bad |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| pan- | all |
| par- | around, beside |
| poly- | many |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | written record |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | presence |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -sclerosis | hardening condition |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophic | nourishment |
| -uria | urine condition |
| AD | right ear |
| AU | both ears |
| BID | twice a day |
| BS | blood sugar |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| ENT | ear, nose, throat |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| IVC | inferior vena cava |
| LASIK | laser assisted in situ kerratomileusis |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| SVC | superior vena cava |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| TID | three times a day |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VA | visual acuity |
| adrenal insufficiency | condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones |
| antibody | substance produced by the body in response to an antigen |
| anticoagulant | drug that prevents the coagulation on blood |
| antigen | substance that causes the body to produce antibodies |
| ascities | retention of fluid in the peritoneum |
| bulla | a large blister (Latin for bubble) |
| catatonia | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| Chambers of the heart | Left atrium (receives oxygenated blood from lungs), right atrium (receives oxygen poor blood from body), Left ventricle (sends oxygenated blood to body), right ventricle (sends oxygen poor blood to lungs) |
| coronal plane | front to back vertical plane of body |
| demetia | loss or decline in mental function |
| diabetes mellitus | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy |
| dyslexia | difficulty reading |
| ecchymosis | A large bruise (Greek for "to pour out") |
| enuresis | involuntary urination (typically in children) |
| general anestics | Anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness |
| local anestics | An anesthetic that does not affect consciousness |
| regional anestics | Anesthetic that is injected into a nerve, causing loss of sensation over a particular area |
| topical anestics | Local anesthesia applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized |
| hematocrit | Test to judge or separate the blood; used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume |
| hemorrhage | excessive blood loss |
| hemostatic | Drug that stops the flow of blood |
| idiopathic | having no known cause or origin |
| incontinence | inability to control urination |
| lateral | out to the side |
| macule | Small, flat, discolored area - freckle (Latin for spot or stain) |
| medial | toward the middle |
| menarche | beginning or first menstruation |
| nystagmus | involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes (Greek for "to nod") |
| occlusion | closing or blocking of a passage |
| papule | Small, solid mass (Latin for "Pimple") |
| petechia | small bruise |
| prone | lying down on belly |
| reflux | flow back |
| sagittal plane | right to left vertical plane of body |
| sphygmomanometer | Device used to measure blood pressure |
| splenectopy | displacement of the spleen |
| stroke types | Hemorrhagic stroke, Ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
| supine | lying down on back |
| thelarche | beginning of breast development |
| thrombolytic | drug that breaks down blood clots |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| transverse plane | top to bottom horizontal plane of body |
| vesicle | A small blister (Latin for "little bladder") |
| What vessel returns blood from the upper body to the heart? | superior vena cava |
| Difference between arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis? | Hardening of an artery vs hardening of an artery due to build up of fatty plaque |
| Difference between enuresis and incontinence? | Enuresis is a specific type of incontinence referring to bedwetting or daytime wetting in children 5 or older. |
| What is Greek for "to pour out"? | Ecchymosis |
| Venospasm: root and meaning | ven/o (vein), involuntary contraction of a vein |
| Hypoparathyroidism: root and meaning | parathyroid/o (parathyroid), underproduction by the parathyroid |
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of a gland |
| cholelithotripsy | crushing of the bile (gall) stones |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| cystoptosis | downward displacement of the bladder |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland (node) |
| hematuria | bloody urination |
| cholecystogram | record of the bile (gall) bladder |
| thoracentesis | puncture of the chest |
| laryngectomy | removal of the larynx |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| cardiomyotomy | incision into the heart muscle |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| embolectomy | surgical removal of an embolus |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| thyroidotomy | incision into the thyroid |
| Stroke | loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood flow and supply to the brain |
| hemorrhagic stroke | A stroke where blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
| ischemic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | a mini-stroke caused by the blockage of a blood vessel that resolves (goes away) within 24 hours |
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