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Unit 15 Medical Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| albumin/o | albumin; simple protein |
| andr/o | male |
| ankyl/o | stiff, crooked, bent |
| arche | first |
| aur/o | gold |
| balan/o | penis |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| chem/o | chemical, drug |
| chlor/o | green |
| chrom/o | color |
| circum- | around, surround |
| corp | body |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| diure | to urinate |
| ech/o | reflected sound |
| erg/o | work |
| eti/o | cause of disease |
| Febrile | fever |
| Fovea | pit or depression |
| jejun/o | jejunum; middle part of small intestine |
| kyph/o | hump |
| mandibul/o | mandibule; lower jaw bone |
| metry | process of measurement |
| mortem | death |
| ox/i, oxia | oxygen |
| Philia | love, affinity |
| Poiesis | making or production |
| pupil/a | pupil of the eye |
| retin/a | retina; inner lining of eye |
| seb/o | oil |
| sepsis | infection |
| stetho | chest |
| tachy | fast |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| zoa, zoo | animal |