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Terminology6
Terminology mix
Question | Answer |
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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 |