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SCU MT Pathology 1
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A-, an- | Without |
| Acro- | Extremity |
| Adeno- | Glandular |
| -algia | Pain |
| Angio- | Blood or lymph vessels |
| Arthr- | Joint |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Carcin- | Crab (Cancer) |
| Cardio- | Heart |
| Cervi-, cervico- | Neck |
| -Cele | Swelling, hernia |
| Cep-, Ceph- | Head, brain |
| Chole | Bile |
| Com-, con- | With, together |
| Contra- | Against |
| Cyst | Hollow organ |
| Demo- | People |
| Derm- | Skin |
| Dia- | Through |
| Dys- | Difficulty |
| Ecto-, -ectomy | Outside, removal |
| -emia | Blood |
| Endo- | Inside |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Erythr- | Red |
| Ex- | Out of |
| -gen | Beginning, producing |
| Glyco- | Related to sugar |
| -graphy | Recording, writing |
| Hemo- | Blood |
| Hemi- | One-half |
| Hepat- | Liver |
| Hydro- | Water |
| Hyper- | Above, too much |
| Hypo- | Below, too little |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lepsis | Seizure |
| Leuko- | White |
| Lipo- | Fat |
| Litho- | Rock |
| -logy | Study |
| -Lysis, -lyso | Destruction |
| Mega- | Large |
| Meno- | Month |
| Metr- | Mother |
| Micro | Small |
| Myco | Fungus |
| Mye- | Marrow or spinal cord |
| Myo- | Muscle |
| Narco- | Stupor |
| Necro- | Death |
| Neo | New |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| -oid | Resembles |
| -oma | Tumor |
| Onco- | Tumor |
| Orchi- | Testes |
| -osis | Pathologic condition |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Para- | Alongside, near |
| Peri- | Around |
| Phagia- | Eating |
| -philia | Affinity |
| Phleb- | Vein |
| Phyto- | Plants |
| -plasia | Growth |
| -plasm, -plasma | Formed |
| Patho- | Disease state |
| Physio- | Nature |
| Pseudo | False |
| Psych | The mind, mental |
| Ren- | Kidney |
| -rrhagia, -rrhea | Flowing |
| Rhino- | Nose |
| Sarco- | Flesh |
| Sclero- | Hardness, scarring |
| Spondy- | Spine |
| -stasis | Stagnation, standing still |
| Stoma- | An opening, mouth |
| Syn-, sym- | With |
| Thrombo- | Clot |
| Therm- | Temperature |
| -trophy,-trophic | Nutrition, growth |
| Vaso- | Blood vessel |