Question | Answer |
a,an | no, not, without, lack of |
gland | aden/o |
ac | pertaining to |
auto- | self |
arthr/o | joint, articulation |
-al | pertaining to |
dia- | complete, through |
bi/o | life |
-algia | pain |
endo- | within |
carcin/o | cancer |
-ectomy | excision |
epi- | upon, above |
cardi/o | heart |
-tomy | incision |
ex, exo | out, outer |
cephal/o | head |
-emia | blood condition |
hyper- | above, excessive |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
-genic | producing |
hypo- | below, deficient |
cis/o | to cut |
-gram | record |
in- | in, into |
crin/o | secrete |
-ic, ical | pertaining to |
peri- | surrounding, around |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
-ion | process |
pro- | before |
cyt/o | cell |
-ist | specialist |
re- | back, backward, agains |
skin | derm/o dermat/o |
-itis | inflammation |
retro- | behind |
encephal/o | brain |
-logy | study of |
sub- | below, under |
enter/o | small intestine |
-oma | mass, collection, tumor |
trans- | across, through |
erythr/o | red |
-osis | condition |
gastr/o | stomach |
-pathy | disease |
glycos | sugar |
-scope | instrument to view |
gnos/o | knowledge |
-scopy | visual examination |
gynec/o | female |
-sis | state of |
hemat/o | blood |
-y | process, condition |
iatr/o | treatment |
electr/o | electricity |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
onc/o | tumor |
ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
path/o | disease |
psych/o | mind |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
sect | to cut back, remove |
thromb/o | clot |
glycos/o | sugar |
hepat/o | liver |
ur/o | urinary tract |
Abnormally enlarged glands | adenopathy |
Less than normal red blood cell or hemoglobin count | anemia |
Joint pain | arthralgia |
Inflammation of a joint | arthritis |
Post mortem medical examination to establish cause of death and disease states present | autopsy |
Scientific study of all living organisms | biology |
Examination of living tissue under a microscope | biopsy |
Something capable of causing cancer | carcinogenic |
Cancer that arises from the covering or lining of an organ system | carcinoma |
Pertaining to the heart | cardiac |
Pertaining to the head | cephalic |
Inflammation of the urinary bladder | cystitis |
Process of identifying a disease by signs and symptoms | diagnosis |
Record of the electrical function of the heart | electrocardiogram |
Glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream | endocrine glands |
Fiberoptic instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ | endoscope |
Examining the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ with a fiberoptic instrument | endoscopy |
Inflammation of the small intestine | enteritis |
Outer layer of the skin | epidermis |
Mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues | erythrocyte |
Surgical removal | excision |
An externally secreting that releases its secretions directly or through a duct | exocrine glands |
Study of the digestive system | gastroenterology |
Study of the female reproductive system | gynecology |
Collection of blood in a cavity, organ or under the skin | hematoma |
The presence of an abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood | hyperglycemia |
Of or relating to the layer just beneath the epidermis; injected under the skin | hypodermic |
Unexpected side effect or complication resulting from the treatment for another condition | iatrogenic |
A cut into a body tissue or organ | incision |
Neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs | leukemia |
Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; part of the body's defense system; white blood cell | leukocyte |
Abnormally large increase in the number of WBC’s in the blood, occurring during an acute infection | leukocytosis |
Of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system | neural |
Surgical excision of the kidney | nephrectomy |
Physician specializing in the study of the development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tumors | oncologist |
An instrument for examining the interior structures of the eye | ophthalmoscope |
Joint disorder characterized by progressive cartilage deterioration; degenerative joint disease | osteoarthritis |
Disease causing organism | pathogen |
Of or relating to the medical care of children | pediatric |
Prediction of the outcome of a disease | prognosis |
Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and conditions | psychiatry |
Scientific study of the behavior and personality of an individual | psychology |
Branch of medicine concerned with the various forms of diagnostic and therapeutic radiation | radiology |
Of, relating to, or in the region of the kidneys | renal |
Surgical cutting back or removal of a body part or organ | resection |
Cancer of connective tissue, bone or cartilage | sarcoma |
Blood cell the helps control bleeding by causing clotting; platelet | thrombocyte |
Care and treatment of the male and female urinary tract and male reproductive tract | urology |