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Tonia's helper
medical terminology final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rhino | nose |
| laryng | larnynx |
| trache | trachea |
| bronch | lung air passage ways |
| pne / pnea | breath, air, lung |
| pulmo | lung |
| -ptysis | spitting ( coughing) |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| nephr | kidney |
| hydro | water |
| cyto | bladder |
| pyel | renel collecting ducts |
| ur / uria | urine |
| olig | scanty, less than normal |
| -pexy | surgically reattach |
| orchid | testes |
| balan | head of the penis |
| andr | male |
| prostat | prostate |
| vas | vessel, duct |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| hyster | uterus |
| metr | uterus |
| salping | uterine tube |
| colp | vagina |
| oophor | ovary |
| men | menstruation |
| mammo | breast |
| mast | breast |
| -pareunia | intercouse |
| coitus | intercourse |
| -gravida | pregnacy |
| -para | live birth |
| part | labor / birth/ delivery |
| toc | birth / labor/ delivery |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ectomy | to cut out ( remove) |
| -otomy | to cut into |
| -ostomy | to make an opening ( like a mouth) |
| a | without |
| an | without / none |
| micro | small |
| macro | large |
| mega | enlarge |
| megaly | enlarge |
| -scopy | to look, observe |
| scopic | to look , observe-graphy |
| -graphy | recording an image |
| -graph | recording an image |
| -gram | the image |
| -ology | study |
| -ologist | specializes |
| stomato | mouth |
| dento | teeth |
| glosso | tongue |
| linguo | tongue |
| gingivo | gums |
| encephalo | brain |
| gastro | stomach |
| entero | intestine |
| colo | lg intestine |
| procto | anus / rectum |
| hepato | liver |
| nephro | kidney |
| rene | kidney |
| orchido | testis |
| oophoro | ovary |
| hystero | uterus |
| metro | uterus |
| salpingo | uterine tubes |
| dermo | skin |
| mammo | breast |
| masto | breast |
| osteo | bones |
| cardio | heart |
| cysto | bladder |
| rhino | nose |
| phlebo | veins |
| veno | veins |
| pneumo | lung |
| pulmo | lung |
| hemo | blood |
| -emia | blood |
| leuk | white |
| melan | black |
| cyan | blue |
| cyan | blue |
| xanth | yellow |
| aden | gland |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lymph | lymph tissue |
| carcin | malignant |
| osteo | bone |
| endo | within |
| peri | around |
| circum | around |
| retro | behind |
| epi | upon, on top |
| trans | through |
| intra | within |
| sub | below |