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med terms ch.1-8
chapters 1-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gastr | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| megal | enlarged |
| itis | inflammation |
| dermat | skin |
| plast | surgical repair |
| cerebr | braon |
| path | disease |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter | intestines |
| osis | any condition |
| otomy | cut into |
| aden | gland |
| angi | vessel |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ologist | specialist |
| rhin | nose |
| gingiv | gum |
| malacia | soft |
| ology | the study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| algia | pain |
| crani | skull |
| end | inside, within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluids |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | under |
| scop | observe |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| para | beside, beyond |
| lysis | loosening, destruction |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem(at) | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| ophthalm | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original, production |
| burso | sac |
| retro | backwards |
| trip | rub, friction |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| mani | madness |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| supra | above |
| ptosis | falling |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra | against |
| iasis | condition |
| trans | through, across |
| brady | slow |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| odont | tooth |
| luek | white |
| esthesia | sensation |
| cantho | angle at the end of eyelid |
| steno | narrow, contracted |
| cheil | lip |
| cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio | abdomen |
| erytho | red |
| vaso | vessel |
| melan | black |
| cauda | tail |
| lingua | tongue |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondyl | spinal column |
| ovar | egg |
| centesis | puncture |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scale |
| mening | membrane |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| pexy | suspension |
| onco | tumor |
| or | mouth |
| sub | under |
| spiro | coil |
| lacrim | tear |
| viscero | organ |
| lact | milk |
| onyxh | nail, claw |
| thorac | chest |
| pyle | gate |
| vesic | bladder |
| sphenic | wedge |
| myel | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti | against |
| myco | fungus |
| hallux | great toe |
| physio | nature |
| bucco | cheek |
| plasia | development |
| rug | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur | ear |
| acousti | hearing |
| colpo | hollow, vagina |
| phon | voice, sound |
| leio | smooth |
| cor | heart |
| ren | kidney |
| orchi | testis |
| encephal | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid |
| cilia | eyelash |
| dendr | tree, branching |
| phleb | vein |
| pilo | hair |
| histo | tissue |
| stoma | mouth |
| umbilic | navel |
| salpingo | tube |
| tympan | eardrum |
| palpebr | eyelid |
| helio | sun |
| astr | star shaped |
| asthenia | weakness |
| fascia | sheet, band |
| iso | equal |
| tarso | ankle |
| tope | place |
| pod | foot |
| malign | bad |
| adnexa | ties, connection |
| ocul | eye |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| dacry | tear |
| ment | mind |
| part | labor, bring forth |
| scler(a) | hard |
| somato | body |
| trachel | neck |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno | sleep |
| sept | wall, fence |
| scirr(h) | hard |
| antr | cavity |
| crine | to secrete |
| dura | hard |
| pneum | lung |
| phage | to eat |
| phren | mind |
| corne | horny |
| plak | plate |
| iris | rainbow |
| kerat | horny |
| pulmo | lung |
| ptyal | saliva |
| alveol | cavity |
| oophor | ovary |
| oment | covering |
| sedat | quiet, calm |
| furca | fork-shaped |
| radic | root |
| radi | ray |
| fistul | pipe |
| edema | swelling |
| dactyl | finger, toe |
| metabol(e) | change |
| pariet | wall |
| ependym | wrapping |
| gravid | pregnant |
| aer | air |
| glyco | sweet |