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Chapter 3
The language of medicine 13fh Edition. chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | to eat/to swallow |
| neur/o | nerve |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| nec/o | death (of cells or whole body |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| muc/o | mucus |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| mast/o | breast |
| mamm/o | breasst |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lapar/o | abdomen; abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| hydr/o | water/fluid |
| cyst/o | urinary/ bladder |
| col/o | colon/ large /intestine |
| chron/o | time |
| chrondr/o | cartilage |
| chem/o | drug/chemical |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| aden/o | gland |
| amin/o | amnion |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| acr/o | extremities/top/extreme point |
| ac/o | sharp/severe/sudden |
| axill/o | armpit |
| phleb/o | vein |
| splen/o | spleen |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus ( plural: cocci ) | berry shaped bacterium |
| -genesis | process of forming or producing |
| -gram | recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -lysis | breakdown or destruction; seperation |
| =emia | blood condition |
| -dynia | pain |
| trache/o | trachea windpipe |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| thromb/o | clot, clotting |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| rhin/o | nose |
| ren/o | kidney |
| staphyl/o | clusters |
| rect/o | rectum |
| radi/o | xray |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| plas/o | formation, development |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor, mass, collection of fluid |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | condition; usually abnormal |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -ule | small/minute |
| -ptosis | dropping; falling; prelapse |
| -rrhea | flow/discharge |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing; visual examination |
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
| -schlerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | controlling/stopping |
| -threrapy | treatment |
| -trophic | development; nourishment |
| -er | one who |
| -ia | condition |
| -ole | small ; minute |
| -um | structure; tissue |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -y | condition/process |
| -ium | structure / tissue |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -us | structure/substance |
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