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Chapter 10,11,12,13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenoid/o | Adenoids Lymphatic tissue in the upper part of the throat behind the nose |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil Lymphatic tissue on either side of the throat |
| Capn/o Carb/o | Carbon Dioxide |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx The throat |
| Trache/o | Trachea The Windpipe |
| Phren/o | Mind |
| Sin/o Sinus/o | Sinus |
| Pneum/o Pneumat/o Pneumon/o | Air or Lung |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Lob/o | Lobe Lungs, Brain, Liver |
| Bronch/o Bronchi/o | Bronchus Major air passages |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Alveol/o | Alveolus Tiny sacks in the lungs |
| Stern/o | Sternum The Breastbone |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Hepat/o Hepatic/o | Liver |
| Doch/o | Duct A tube or channel that carries fluid |
| Cyst/o | Bladder Fluid filled sac |
| Abdomin/o Celi/o Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Bil/i Chol/e | Bile, Gall Bile Ducts, Gallbladder |
| Sial/o | Saliva Salivary Glands |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum First section of the small intestine |
| An/o | Anus |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid Colon S - Shaped final portion of the large intestine |
| Col/o Colon/o | Colon |
| Ile/o | ileum 3rd final segment of the small intestine |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum 2nd segment of the small intestine |
| Enter/o | Small Intestine |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus Tiny capillary tuft inside each nephron |
| Nephr/o Ren/o | Kidney |
| Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis |
| Ur/o Urin/o | Urine/Urinary Tract |
| Lith/o | Stone or Calculus |
| Cyst/o Vesic/o | Bladder |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Ureter/o | Ureter Carries urine from renal pelvis to the bladder |
| Meat/o | Meatus Opening or Passage |
| Balan/o | Glands Penis |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis Long coiled structure on the back of each testis |
| Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | Testis/Testicle |
| test/o, testicul/o | Testis/Testicle |
| Prostat/o | Prostate Gland |
| Sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i | Sperm |
| Colp/o, vagin/o | Vagina |
| Episi/o, vulv/o | Vulva |
| Perine/o | Perineum The space between the genitals and anus |
| Mast/o, mamm/o | Breast |
| Lact/o | Milk/Lactation |
| Cervic/o | Cervix |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| Oophor/o, ovari/o | Ovary |
| Men/o | Menstruation |
| Salping/o | Fallopian Tube |
| Amni/o | Amniotic sac |
| -cyesis | Pregnancy |
| Chori/o, chorion/o | Chorion Outermost fetal membrane |
| Toc/o | Labor/Childbirth |
| Fet/o | Fetus |