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Prefixes, suffixes, roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -osis | Abnormal condition, disease |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -algia | Pain |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -ostenosis | Abnormal narrowing |
| -pathy | Suffering |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Neuro | Brain |
| Hypo | Deficient |
| Endo | Within |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Arthr/o | Joints |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Brady | Slow |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -scope | Instrument for visual examination |
| -ology | The study of |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| Dys | Bad, difficult, painful |
| -ologist | Specialist |
| Lapar | Abdomen |
| -otomy | Surgical incision |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Thora | Chest |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -uria | Urination |
| Ren | Kidney |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Enter/o | Small Intestine |
| Dent/o | Teeth |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Uni | One |
| Bi | Two |
| Tri | Three |
| Pre | Before |
| Post | After |
| Trans | Across, through |
| A | Without |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| Peri | Around |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| -cyte | Cell |
| Myo | Muscle |
| -ostomy | Surgically creating an opening |
| -necrosis | Tissue death |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| -stenosis | Abnormal narrowing |
| -scopy | Visual examination |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -gram | Resulting record |
| -rrhage | Bleeding, Abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | To suture |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -rrhea | Abnormal flow, discharge |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -osis | Abnormal condition, disease |
| -pathy | Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| Supra | Above, upper, excessive |
| Sub | Under, less, below |
| Ab | Toward, to, in direction of |
| Inter | Between, among |
| Intra | Within, inside |
| Ather/o | Plaque, fatty substance |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Caud/o | Lower part of body, tail |
| Coron/o | Coronary, crown |
| Dist/o | Far |
| Anter/o | Before, front |
| Midsagitt/o | From front to back, at the middle |
| Poster/o | Behind, toward the back |
| Proxim/o | Near |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Ventr/o | In front, belly side of body |
| Dors/o | Back of body |
| Infer/o | Below, beneath |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| -desis | Surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
| Kyph/o | Bent, hump |
| Lord/o | Curve, swayback bent |
| -lysis | Breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o | Bone |
| -poietic | Forming, making |
| Scoli/o | Curved, bent |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone |
| -um | Singular noun ending |
| Ligament/o | Ligament |
| Synovi/o | Synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| Burs/o | Bursa, sac of fluid near joint |
| My/o, myos/o | Muscle |
| Oblique | Slanted, sideways |
| -lysis | Breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Ton/o | Tension, tone, screeching |
| Sphincter | Tight band |
| -trophy | Development, nourishment |
| Quadr/i | Four |
| -ia | Abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium |
| Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain |
| Electr/o | Electricity, electric |
| Ankyl/o | Crooked, bent, stiff |
| Fasci/o | Fascia, fibrous band |
| -plegia | Paralysis, stroke |
| Rectus | Rectum, straight |
| Transverse | Across, crosswise |
| -cele | Hernia, tumor, swelling |
| Fibr/o | Fiber |
| -desis | Surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
| Tax/o | Coordination, order |
| Kinesiology | Scientific study of human movement |
| Atrophy | Partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body |
| Ergonomics | Science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the capabilities of the working population |
| Ligament | Fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones |
| Tendon | Tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone |
| ROM | Range of motion; rupture of membranes |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| DTR | Deep tendon reflex |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Coron/o | Coronary, crown |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood |
| Ather/o | Plaque, fatty substance |
| -emia | Blood, blood condition |
| Tachy | Fast, rapid |
| Aneurysm/o | Aneurysm |
| Valv/o | Valve |
| Capill/o | Hair |
| Angi/o | Blood or lymph vessels |
| Brady | Slow |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Plasm/a, Plasm/o | Something molded or formed |
| -ema | Blood, blood condition |
| -ectasis | Stretching, dilation, enlargement |
| -osmia | Smell, odor |
| -ptysis | Spitting |
| -sphyxia | Pulse |
| -spasm | Sudden involuntary contraction, tightening or cramping |
| -tachy | Fast, rapid |
| -brady | Slow |
| Adenoid/o | Adenoids |
| Alveoli/o | Alveolus, airsac, small sac |
| Bronchi/o | Bronchial tube, bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole, bronchiolus |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance |
| Coni/o | Dust |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Laryng/o | Larynx, throat |
| Lob/o | Lobe, well-defined part of an organ |
| Mediastin/o | Mediastinum, middle |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Orth/o | Straight, normal, correct |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Pharyng/o | Throat, pharynx |
| Phon/o | Sound, voice |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm, mind |
| Pleur/o | Pleura, side of the body |
| Pneumon/o | Lung, air |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Sinus/o | Sinus |
| Spir/o | To breathe |
| Tele/o | Distant, far |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| -thorax | Chest |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil, throat |
| Trache/o | Trachea, windpipe |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| An/o | Anus, ring |
| Cec/o | Cecum |
| Chol/e | Bile, gall |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Col/o, colon/o | Colon, large intestine |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Gastr/o | Stomach, belly |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| -lithiasis | Presence of stones |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| -pepsia | Digest, digestion |
| Proct/o | Anus and rectum |
| Rect/o | Rectum, straight |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon |
| Or/o | Mouth, oral cavity |
| Glucose | An important carbohydrate in biology, cells use it as the primary source of energy |
| Bilirubin | A bile pigment produced by breakdown of heme and reduction of biliverdin; it normally circulates in plasma and is taken up by liver cells and conjugated to form _________ diglucuronide, the water-soluble pigment excreted in bile |
| Bile | A bitter-tasting, dark green to yellowish brown fluid, produced by the liver of most vertebrates, that aids the process of digestion of lipids in the small intestine |
| Metabolism | The set of chemical reactions that happen in the cells of living organisms to sustain life |
| Enzymes | Biological molecules that catalyze (increase the rates of) chemical reactions |
| Gastroenterologist | A specialist in the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders |
| Emesis | Vomiting, the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose |
| Peristalsis | A radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion |
| Gastric acids | Digestive fluids formed in the stomach |
| Duodenum | First section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds |
| Jejunum | Middle section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds |
| Ileum | Final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Neur/I, neur/o | Nerve, nerve tissue |
| Ambul/o | Walk |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Concuss/o | Shaken together, violently agitated |
| Contus/o | Confusion, disorder |
| Ech/o | Sound |
| -esthesia | Sensation, feeling |
| Klept/o | To steal |
| Mening/o | Membranes, meninges |
| Narc/o | Numbness, stupor |
| -phobia | Abnormal fear |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Somn/o | Sleep |
| Acrophobia | An excessive fear of being in high places |
| Amnesia | A disturbance in the memory marked by total or partial inability to recall past experiences. |
| Analgesic | A drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness. |
| Anesthesia | The absence of normal sensation, espcially sensitivity to pain. |
| Claustrophobia | An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed places. |
| Comatose | The condition of being in a coma. |
| Concussion | A violent shaking up or jarring of the brain. |
| Dementia | A slowly progressive decline in mental abilities including impaired memory, thinking, and judgment. |
| Dyslexia | A learning disability characterized by reading achievement that falls substantially below that expected given the individual’s chronological age, measured intelligence, and age-appropriate education. |
| Empathy | The ability to understand another person’s metal and emotional state without becoming personally involved. |
| Encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain. |
| Meningitis | An inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord. |
| Neurologist | A specialist in diagnosing and treating disorders of the central nervous system. |
| PTSD | The development of symptoms such as sleep disorders and anxiety after a psychologically traumatic event such as witnessing a shooting, surviving a natural disaster, or being held as a hostage. |
| Psychiatrist | A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependencies, emotional problems, and mental illness. |
| Seizure | A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in brain function; also known as a convulsion. |
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