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Terminology6
Terminology mix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an- | not, without, absence of |
| a- | not, without, absence of |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| epi- | above, |
| eu- | good, normal, well, easily |
| extra- | outside,out |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| intra- | in, within |
| mono- | one |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| pneu- | lungs, air |
| pro- | before |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| trans- | across, through |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide (co2) |
| -cele | hernia, swelling, protusion |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -crasia | mixture, blending |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -fusion | pouring |
| -gram | record, writing, x-ray, film |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition of |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -ology | the study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ostomy | forming a new opening |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -pexy | fixation, suspension |
| -phage | eating, swallowing, digesting |
| -phonia | voice, sound |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | proloapse, downward, displacement |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument to examine/view |
| -scopy | visual exam, process of viewing/examining |
| -spasm | twitching, spasm |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stasis | standing still, stopping, control |
| -stenosis | narrowing, |
| -thorax | chest, thorax |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus;air sac |
| anthrac/o | coal, coal dust, black |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| chrom/o | color |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| hem/o | blood |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lip/o | fat |
| lob/o | lobe |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nas/o | nose |
| olfact/o | smell, sense of smell |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| ox/y | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phon/o | sound, voice |
| phren/or | diaphragm; mind |
| pleur/o | pleura; side of body |
| pneum/o | air; lungs |
| pneumon/o | air; lungs |
| pseud/o | false; fake |
| pulm/o | lungs |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | septum, partition |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spir/o | breath, breathing |
| steth/o | chest |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| albunim/o | albumin |
| aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel, widening |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole, small artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | crown, encircling, structure |
| cyt/o | cell |
| ech/o | repeated sound |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | embolus (plug) |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrill/o | muscular twitching |
| fibrin/0 | fibrin (threads of a clot) |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| hemat/o | blood |
| isch/o | to hold back; block |
| leuk/o | white |
| lipid/o | fat, lipids |
| macr/o | large |
| my/o | muscle |
| necr/o | death; necrosis |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating, digesting |
| phleb/o | vein |
| reticul/o | net, mesh |
| scler/o | hardening |
| septi/o | seven |
| septic/ | poison |
| ser/o | serum |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| thromb/o | blood clot; thrombin |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | small valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or brain) |
| aden/o | gland |
| ambul/o | walk |
| ametr/o | out of proportion |
| anis/o | unequal |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| caust/o | burning |
| cardi/o | heart |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| contus/o | bruise |
| convolut/o | coiled and twisted |
| core/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cortic/o | cortex; outer region |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dendr/o | branching |
| dipl/o | two/ double |
| dur/o | hard; dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| eustachian/o | eustachian tube |
| gli/o | glueg |
| gyr/o | turning or folding |
| irit/o | iris |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| kinet/o | movement |
| lacrim/o | ter, lacrimal duct |
| lact/o | milk |
| macul/o | spot |
| medull/o | inner region; medulla |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| narc/o | stupor; |
| noct/o | night |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophhthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| phac/o | lens |
| plex/o | plexus/network |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| presby/o | old age |
| pseud/o | false; fake |
| radicul/o | root;nerve root |
| scot/o | darkness |
| somn/o | sleep |
| staped/o | stapes |
| sulc/o | groove |
| synaps/o | point of contact |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane;eardrum |
| vitre/o | vitreous humor; glassy |
| -asthenia | weakness; debility |
| -cusis | hearing loss |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -oid | resembling |
| -opia | vision |
| para- | beside, beyond, near |
| contra- | against |
| bi- | two;double |
| eso- | inward |
| ex0- | outward; outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hydro- | water |
| -ion | the act of |
| -ism | condition of |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tropia | turning |
| uni- | one |
| ambul/o | walk |
| ambulat/o | walk |
| athet/o | uncontrolled |
| ax/o | axis or mainstream |
| caus/o | burning |
| caust/o | burning |
| cerebell/o | head |
| concuss/o | shaken together |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| convolut/o | coiled and twisted |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crani/o | cranium |
| dendr/o | branching |
| dur/o | hard; dura mater |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| ganglion/o | ganglion |
| glauc/o | gray |
| hemat/o | blood |
| iris/o | iris |
| mening/o | meninges |
| neur/i | nerve;nervous system |
| phot/o | light |
| sympath/o | sympathetic nerve |
| thalam/o | thalamus, chamber |
| ton/o | tension; pressure |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| sub- | below; under |
| -phasia | speech |
| -dynia | pain |
| acous/o | hearing |
| acoust/o | hearing |
| ambly/o | dull/dim |
| ametr/o | out of proportion |
| audi/o | hearing |
| audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o | ear |
| canth/o | corner of the eye |
| chlor/o | green |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| chromat/o | color |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body of eye |
| dacry/o | tear duct; tear |
| dermat/o | skin |
| fove/o | pit |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth; maze |
| lacrim/o | tear duct; tear |
| lute/o | yellow |
| lact/o | milk |
| macul/o | spot |
| mastoid/o | mastoid |
| mon/o | one |
| myring/o | eardrum; tympanic membrane |
| nyct/o | night |
| pinn/o | external ear |
| retin/o | retina |
| salping/o | tube (fallopian or eustachian) |
| staped/o | stapes |
| strab/o | squint eyed |
| tars/o | edge of eyelid |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| -opsia | inequality of vision |
| opia | vision (condition) |
| acr/o | extremeties |
| andr/o | male |
| calc/o | calcium |
| gluc/o | sweetness; sugar |
| glyc/o | sweetness; sugar |
| gonad/o | gonads |
| kal/o | potassium |
| ket/o | ketones; ketone bodies |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| pineal/o | pineal gland |
| somat/o | body |
| thyroid/0 | thyroid gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| adren/o | adrenal glands |
| ADRENAL/n/oO | adrenal glands |
| crin/o | secrete |
| gynec/o | woman; female |
| home/o | same ; alike |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| lute/o | yellow |
| melan/o | black |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituit/o | pituitary gland |
| ren/o | kidne |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| ad- | toward; in direction of |
| inter- | between |
| mal- | bad; poor |
| meta- | change; beyond |
| micro- | small |
| pan- | all ; every; entire |
| poly- | many; much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| tri- | three |
| semi- | half |