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Question | Answer |
gen/o- | race; genotype- race or classifcatioin |
geni/o | chin; geniectomy- cutting out the procedure of chin; Frank Burns didn't need this |
genit/o- | reproductive or birth; genital (do I really need to define this word) |
genu- | knee; genuclast- knee breaking, How the Irish ided a traitor |
-gen | origin, develop, to produce, to form, to make; carcingen- that which causes cancer to form |
ger/o- | old or old age; geriatric- study of old age |
gest- | to bear or separate; gestation- to separate from the baby during birth (the time of conception to birth) |
gingiv- | gum; gingivitis- inflamation of the gums` |
glandul/o- | little acron or gland; gland.. glandular maybe slightly obvious |
glauc/o- | waterfall or gray; glaucoma- grayness in eyes of old dogs |
gli/o- | glue or glue-like; glioma- glue tumor |
glomerul/o- | small mass or tiny ball; glomerulitis- inflammation of the kidney functional unit of filter |
gloss/o- | tongue; glossitis- inflamtion of the tongue |
glotto- | back of the tongue; epiglottis- structure at the back of the tongue |
glut- | buttocks- glutitis |
glyco- | sugar; glyccopenia- refering to a decrease in sugar |
-gnosis | knowledge; diagnosis- total or complete knowledge |
goiter | swelling (throat) |
gon/o- | seed or seed producer; aka gonods |
gout | to drop |
-grade | a step, stage, or degree in a process; retrograde- backward or behind a step |
-graft | to probe or cut with a knife; dermograft- to probe the skin ith a knife |
-gram | to record; myogram- to record muscle activity |
-graphy | procedure of using an instrument to do recording; myography- a procedure where you use and instrument to record muscle activity |
-graph | instrument |
gravid/o- | heavy or pregnant; gravida- means pregnant women |
groin | inguinal region; groin-region beytween thigh and trunk |
gumm/o- | gumm or gum-like; gummo ... gum, the word duh comes to mind |
gust/o- | tasting or to taste; gystation- to taste or the process of tasting |
gynec/o- | woman; gynecologist- science of woman |
hallux- | great or big toe; halluxectomy- big toe removal |
haplo- | half (single); haploid- half set of chromosomes |
health | wholeness |
helico- | spiral; helical dna- spiral |
helio- | sun; heliopathy- injury caused by the sun |
helminth/o- | worms or worm; helminthiasis- diseases caused by worms |
hem/o- | blood; hemorrhage |
heme- | iron; hematin- small part iron |
hemi- | half or one half |
hepat/o- | liver; hepatitis- inflammaton of the liver |
hept/a- | seven; heptadactylia- having seven fingers or toes |
herni/o- | rupture or protrusion; hernia-condition that could rupture |
herpes | to creep; herpes are creepy |
heter/o- | other or opposite; heterogenous- state of bein gopposite |
hiat- | an opening; hiatal- refering to an opening in the head |
hidr/o- | sweat; hidrosis- condition of abnormal sweating |
hirsut- | hairy or profound hair; hairsutism- extremely hair person |
-hiscence | to gape open; dehiscence- an injury thatgapes wide open |
histo- | web-like or tissue; histology- study of thw web-like tissue |
holist/o- | whole; holistic medicine |
homeo- | same, constant, or unchanged; homeostasis- remaining the same |
hormon/o- | to urge on: hormonal- chemicals in the body that urge on emotions |
humer/o- | arm (upper); humeral referring to the upper arm |
hyal/o- | glassy or glass like; hyalase- glass like enzyme, used to breakd own tisse on contact |
hydro- | water; duh |
hyper- | increase or above; hypertension- high blood pressure |
hypn/o- | sleep; hypnosis- the conditon of sleep like brain wave patterns |
hypo- | under or below; hypotension- blow blood pressure |
hyster/o- | uterus; hysterectomy- the removal of the uterus |
iatr/o- | treat or cure, procedure of treating; geriatric- to treat old age |
-ia | refers to, condition, state of; estesia- condition of being able to feel |
ichthy- | fish or fish like; ichthyosis- have a fungus creating a condition of fish like scales |
-ician | one who; dietician- one who performs diet evaluations |
-icle | small or tiny; icle-ronikins (little Ron) |
-isy | inflamed; pleurisy- inflmation of the ribs |
ide/o- | idea, thoughts, emotions, image; ideo = idea |
idio- | unique to or unknown cause; idosynchrosies- odd this people due |
-id | state of; morbid- a state of being diseased |
ile/o- | twisted; ileum- a part of the intestines that is twisted (3rd part of the small intestines about 15 feet) |
ilio- | flank; ilium- refering to the muscle on the outer pelvic flank area |
im- | into or not; implant |
immun/o- | safe, protect, immune; immunology- the science of protecting the body from disease, ect |
in situ | in position or location |
in- | into or not |
incus | anvil; mallus/incus/stapes- hammer/anvil/stirrup (shapes, the three tiny ossicles or middle ear bones |
infarct | to stuff into; infarction- refering to stuff stuck in an area, a clot or blockage that causes diminished blood flow to the heart or other body parts |
infect/o- | to invade; infection- the process of invading |
inflam/o- | flame within; inflammation- the process of created a flame within |
infra- | under or below; infraclavicalar- under or below the collar bone |
inguin/o- | groin; inguinal- refering to the groin area between the belly and thigh |
-ing | procedure of or process of; operating- the procedure of working on the body |
integu- | covering; integument- refering to a state of skin covering the body |
inter- | between; intercellular- refering to the area between the areas between the cell chambers |
intra- | within; intranuclear- refering to the with the nut |
intro- | within; introspect- to view within |
intus- | within; intusseception- the process sllipping a body part within the lower body part |
-in | substance or chemical; gastrin- the chemicals found in the stomach |
-iole | smaller, lesser, diminutive; bronchiole- smaller trachea-like tubes |
ion/o- | going, ion movement; iontotherapy- treatment by introducing ions into the body |
-ior | one who is; inferior- one who is under or below |
-ious | state of; delirious- a state of mental confusion or excitement |
ipsi- | equal; ipsilateral- process of creating equal sides |
ir- | not or lack of; irregular- refering to somethign that is not regular |
ir/o- | rainbow; iris- refering to the rainbow that the color of iris is |
isch/o- | deficiency, blockage, to hold back; ischemic- referering to the lack of blood |
ischi/o- | hip joint or hip; Ischiodynia- hip pain |
-ish | resembling or related to; lapish- resembling a stone |
-ism | state of or condition of; giantism- state of being very large |
iso- | equal or same; isotonic- refering to the same pressure |
-ist | specialist; endocrinolgoy- a specialist that focuseeson the endocrine system |
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