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med term-quiz 2
chabner 5th edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertainig to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | removal, excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | seperation, breakdown |
| -meagaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | excessive discharge of the blood |
| -rrhagia | excessive discharge of the blood |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stomy | opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -uria | urine condition |
| aden/o | gland |
| amni/o | amnion |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| athr/o | joint |
| ather/o | plaque |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon |
| crani/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | reed |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | lyranx |
| leuk/o | white blood cell |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | mensturation |
| mening/o | meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pelv/o | hip area |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopean tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| septic/o | pertaing to infection |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |