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MED TERM CHP 9/10/13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| azot/o | nitrogenous wastes (cf) |
| bacteri/o | bacteria (cf) |
| bi/o | life (cf) |
| carcin/o | cancer (cf) |
| corpor/o | body (cf) |
| cyst/o | (urinary) bladder, sac (cf) |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus (cf) |
| glycos/o | sugar (cf) |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood (cf) |
| hydr/o | water (cf) |
| iatr/o | medicine (cf) |
| idi/o | distinctive (cf) |
| keton/o | ketones (cf) |
| lith/o | stone (cf) |
| meat/o | meatus (cf) |
| necr/o | death (cf) |
| nephr/o | kidney (cf) |
| neur/o | nerve (cf) |
| noct/i | night (cf) |
| olig/o | scanty (cf) |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (cf) |
| protein/o | protein (cf) |
| py/o | pus (cf) |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis (cf) |
| ren/o | kidney (cf) |
| tox/o | toxic (cf) |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine (cf) |
| ureter/o | ureter (cf) |
| urethr/o | urethra (cf) |
| ven/o | vein (cf) |
| -algia | pain (s) |
| -cele | protrusion (s) |
| -ectasis | dilated (s) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (s) |
| -emia | blood condition (s) |
| -genic | producing (s) |
| -gram | record (s) |
| -graphy | process of recording (s) |
| -itis | inflammation (s) |
| -lith | stone (S) |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones (s) |
| -logy | study of (s) |
| -lysis | to destroy (to break down) (s) |
| -malacia | abnormal softening (s) |
| -megaly | enlarged (s) |
| -meter | instrument to measure (s) |
| -oma | tumor (s) |
| -osis, iasis | abnormal condition (s) |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening (s) |
| -otomy | cutting into (s) |
| -pathy | disease (s) |
| -pexy | surgical fixation (s) |
| -plasty | surgical repair (s) |
| -ptosis | drooping (s) |
| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition (s) |
| -sclerosis | hardening (s) |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine (s) |
| -scopy | process of visually examining (s) |
| -stenosis | narrowing (s) |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing (s) |
| -uria | urine condition (s) |
| an- | without (p) |
| anti-, contra- | against (p) |
| dys- | painful, difficult (p) |
| extra- | outside of (p) |
| intra- | within (p) |
| poly- | many (p) |
| retro- | backward (p) |
| abdomin/o, lapar/o | abdomen (cf) |
| amni/o | amnion (cf) |
| cervic/o | cervix (cf) |
| chori/o | chorion (cf) |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina (cf) |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac (cf) |
| dilat/o | to widen (cf) |
| embry/o | embryo (cf) |
| episi/o | vulva (cf) |
| esophag/o | esophagus (cf) |
| fet/o | fetus (cf) |
| fibr/o | fibers (cf) |
| gynec/o | female (cf) |
| hemat/o | blood (cf) |
| hymen/o | hymen (cf) |
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus (cf) |
| ket/o | ketones (cf) |
| lact/o | milk (cf) |
| later/o | side (cf) |
| leuk/o | white (cf) |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast (cf) |
| men/o | menstruation (cf) |
| nat/o | birth (cf) |
| olig/o | scanty (cf) |
| oophor/o | ovary (cf) |
| or/o | mouth (cf) |
| ovari/o | ovary (cf) |
| pareun/o | sexual intercourse (cf) |
| pelv/o | pelvis (cf) |
| perine/o | perineum (cf) |
| py/o | pus (cf) |
| radic/o | root (cf) |
| rect/o | rectum (cf) |
| salping/o | uterine tube (cf) |
| semin/i | semen (cf) |
| son/o | sound (cf) |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder (cf) |
| vulv/o | vulva (cf) |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid (s) |
| -cyesis | pregnancy (s) |
| -emesis | vomiting (s) |
| -gravida | pregnant person (s) |
| -ia | condition (s) |
| -oid | resembling (s) |
| -oma | tumor (s) |
| -opsy | view of (s) |
| -para | to bear (s) |
| -partum | childbirth (s) |
| -pexy | surgical fixation (s) |
| -plasty | surgical repair (s) |
| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition (s) |
| -rrhaphy | suture (s) |
| -rrhea | discharge (s) |
| -rrhexis | rupture (s) |
| -salpinx | uterine tube (s) |
| -tocia | labor and childbirth (s) |
| ante-, pre- | before (p) |
| bi- | two (p) |
| endo- | inner, within (p) |
| hyper- | excessive (p) |
| in- | not (p) |
| multi-, poly- | many (p) |
| neo- | new (p) |
| nulli- | none (p) |
| peri- | around (p) |
| post- | after (p) |
| primi- | first (p) |
| pseudo- | false (p) |
| syn- | together (p) |
| ultra- | beyond (p) |
| andr/o | male (cf) |
| balan/o | glans penis (cf) |
| crypt/o | hidden (cf) |
| epididym/o | epididymis (cf) |
| genit/o | genital (cf) |
| hydr/o | water (cf) |
| immun/o | protection (cf) |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testis (cf) |
| pen/o, phall/o | penis (cf) |
| prostat/o | prostate gland (cf) |
| rect/o | rectum (cf) |
| spermat/o | sperm (cf) |
Created by:
Karen.