UNT Final Test Review Medical Terminology Demarest
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Final Test Review for Dr Demarest Medical Terminology Class UNT
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a-, an- | without, absence of, lacking, no or none |
| ab- | away from |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| -able, -ible | able to |
| abras/o (abrasion) | to rub away (scrape injury) |
| abscess | an accumulation of pus due to infection |
| -ac, -ic | pertaining to |
| acou/o, acoust/o | hearing |
| acr/o | extremity |
| acute | rapid, sharp, severe, immediate |
| ad-, -ad | toward |
| aden/o | gland |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| aer/o | air |
| affusion | pouring upon |
| -al | pertaining to |
| albumin/o | albumin (a protein) |
| alges/i, alges/o | sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| alopecia | baldness |
| alveol/o | air sac (lung alveoli) |
| ambi- | both, both sides |
| ambly/o | dull or dim |
| ambul/o | walk |
| amni/o | amnion (protective sac covering the fetus) |
| -an | pertaining to |
| an/o | anus |
| analgesic | "without sensitivity to pain": a painkiller (specifically) |
| anatomical position | reference body stance: eyes, toes, palms forward |
| andr/o | male |
| anesthetic | "without sensation": a substance that blocks all physical feeling |
| aneurysm | weakness and bulging in the arterial wall |
| angi/o, angin/o | (blood) vessel |
| aniso- | unequal (without equality) |
| ankyl/o | immovable or fixed |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anteri/o, anter/o | front, in front of |
| anti- | against |
| antibiotics | substances that kill microorganisms, usually in the body |
| antipruritics | substances that reduce itching and inflammation |
| antiseptics | substances that kill/inhibit the growth of microorganisms |
| aort/o | aorta |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| aque/o | water |
| -ar, -ary | pertaining to |
| arteri/o, arter/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity |
| -ase | enzyme |
| asphyxia | lack of oxygen (suffocation) |
| aspiration | removal by suction |
| asthen/o, -asthenia | weakness |
| astigmatism | vision distortion due to uneven cornea |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -ation | process |
| atresia | condition of being abnormally closed |
| atri/o | atrium |
| -atrist, -iatric | medical professionals / physicians |
| audi/o, audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o | ear |
| auscultation | listening with a stethoscope |
| aut/o, auto- | self |
| axillary | the underarm area (armpit) |
| azot/o | urea, nitrogen |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| balan/o | glans penis (head of the penis) |
| bar/o | weight |
| bas/o | base |
| bi-, bin- | two |
| bi/o | life |
| blast/o, -blast | primitive or immature; germ cell; gives rise to something |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| boil (furuncle) | bacterial infection of a hair follicle |
| brachi/o | arm |
| brady- | abnormallyslow |
| bronch/o, bronch/i, bronchi/o | airway, the bronchi (passages that conduct air to the lungs) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchioles (small airways that connect the bronchi to the alveoli) |
| bronchodilator | medication that causes the bronchi to dilate |
| burs/o | bursa (small serous sac between tendon and bone) |
| cachexia | weight loss due to illness and anorexia |
| calcane/o | calcaneus bone (calcaneum, heel) |
| calculus | a hard stone-like deposit |
| carcin/o | cancer (of epithelial origin) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist (carpals—hand bones) |
| cataract | clouding of the eye lens |
| caud/o | tail |
| cauterization | destruction of tissue by chemicals, electric current, laser, or freezing |
| cec/o | cecum (pouch at beginning of large intestine) |
| cel/o, -cele | sac, hernia, swelling, protrusion |
| cellulitis | inflammation of connective tissue cells of skin |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | "little brain" (cerebellum) |
| cerebr/o | brain, cerebrum |
| cervic/o | neck, neck structure (neck of uteruscervix, neck part of spine, etc.) |
| cheil/o | lips |
| chem/o | chemical |
| chir/o | hand |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholangi/o | biole duct |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chori/o | chorion (membrane between mother and fetus) |
| choroid/o | choroid layer (vascular layer of the eye) |
| chrom/o, chromat/o | color |
| chronic | pertaining to time: long, slow, ongoing |
| cicatrix | a scar |
| -cide | to kill or destroy |
| circum- | around |
| cirrh/o | orange |
| cirrhosis | a chronic liver disease |
| -clasia, -clasis, -clast | surgical breaking |
| claudication | limb pain caused by poor circulation |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collarbone) |
| -cle | small |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| -clonus | in motion |
| -clysis | washing or irrigation |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| coccyg/o | coccyx (tailbone) |
| cochle/o | cochlea (part of the inner ear) |
| col/o, colon/o | large intestine (colon) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| comedo | a blackhead pimple |
| con- | with (not against) |
| con/i, coni/o | dust |
| condyl/o | knuckle of a joint (rounded bone process—ball) |
| congenital | present from birth ("with development") |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva (membrane lining the sclera and inner eyelids) |
| continence | ability to control defecation and urination |
| contra- | against |
| contusion | a bruise caused by blunt trauma |
| cor/e, cor/o, core/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| coron/o | crown; encircling; heart |
| coronal or frontal plane | vertical plane separating front from back |
| corpor/o | body |
| cortic/o | outer covering, cortex |
| corticosteroid | steroid with anti-inflammatory properties |
| cost/o | rib |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| cretinism | condition of poor development due to lack of thyroid hormones |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| -crit | to separate |
| croup | dyspnea and cough caused by virus |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cubit/o | elbow |
| culture and sensitivity | test that checks bacteria and their response to antibiotics |
| cutane/o | skin |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cycl/o | ciliary body of the eye (also more generally: round or recurring) |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| cyst | fluid-filled sac under the skin |
| cyst/o | bladder (usually urinary); cyst, sac |
| cystic fibrosis | genetic illness that results in severe congestion |
| cyt/o, -cyte | cell |
| dacry/o | tears (as in crying) |
| dactyl/o | digits (fingers or toes) |
| de- | without, down from |
| debridement | physical removal of material and damaged tissue from a wound |
| decubitus ulcer (decub, bedsore) | open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences obstructing blood flow |
| dementia | "pertaining to not mind": decline of mental function |
| dent/i, dent/o | tooth |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| -derma | skin condition |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| dextr/o | right |
| di-, dipl- dipl/o, diplo- | two, double |
| dia-, di- | through, thorough (complete), around |
| diagnosis | "condition of thorough knowledge" |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating ("complete or through transmission") |
| diaphragm/o, diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| diphtheria | upper respiratory tract infection |
| dips/o, -dipsia | thirst |
| dis- | separate, take apart, free of, undo |
| disease | any deviation from homeostasis |
| disinfectants | substances that kill microorganisms, usually on objects |
| dist/o | away from the point of origin (distal) |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum (an outpouching of a hollow structure) |
| dors/o | back side of body |
| duoden/o | duodenum (upper or beginning of small intestine) |
| dur/o | hard; dura mater (outer layer of the meninges) |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, painful, problematic, faulty, bad |
| dysentery | acute intestinal condition of pain and diarrhea |
| e- | to remove |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| ecchymosis | black and blue bruise due to blood accumulation |
| ech/o | reflected sound |
| eclampsia | sudden convulsions or coma during pregnancy |
| ect/o, ecto- | outside |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | stretching, dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| edema, -edema | fluid accumulation, swelling due to buildup of fluid |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| efferent | outflowing, take away, away from center |
| effusion | escape of fluid |
| electr/o | electricity |
| -elle | small |
| embol/o | plug, blockage |
| embolism | blood clot or air bubble |
| embolus | a moving thrombus (blood clot) or other blockage |
| embry/o | embryo |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
| -emia, -hemia | blood condition |
| emphysema | pulmonary condition characterized by overinflated alveoli |
| encephal/o | brain |
| endo- | within, inner, inside |
| endotrachial intubation | insertion of tube to open the airway |
| enter/o | small intestine, or the intestine generally |
| eosin/o | rosy red |
| epi- | over, upon, above, on top |
| epididym/o | epididymis (tube connecting testicles to vas deferens) |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis (cartilage flap/gate over the larynx) |
| epilepsy | "seized upon": brain disorder causing seizures |
| episi/o | vulva |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| -er | one who or one which |
| erythema | redness of skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| -esis | action or process |
| eso- | in or toward |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| -esthesia | feeling or sensation |
| eu- | normal, good, well, easy |
| ex-, exo- | outside, away from, outward |
| extra- | outside of, beyond |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fet/o | fetus |
| fibr/o | fiber, fibrous |
| fibrillation | uncoordinated, rapid contractions of the heart ventricles or atria |
| fibul/o | fibula (thinner lower leg bone) |
| fistula | abnormal passageway |
| fove/o | fovea centralis (central dimple in the retina) |
| fulguration | use of an electric spark to remove bad tissue |
| fung/o | fungus |
| furco- | branching or dividing |
| furuncle | a boil |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | knot, swelling; ganglion (collection of nerve cells) |
| gangrene | tissue death caused by lack of blood supply |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gavage | feeding through a nasogastric tube |
| -gen | that which produces |
| gen/o, gene/o | form, cause, produce, generate |
| -genesis | generation, development, origin, cause, production |
| -genic | pertaining to origin; producing, forming, causing |
| genit/o | reproductive parts (genitals) |
| ger/i, ger/o, geront/o | old age |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| glaucoma | problem of high intraocular pressure |
| gli/o | glue, neuroglia (glial cells) |
| -globin, -globulin | globule type protein |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus (capillary tuft that filters blood to form urine) |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | sweet, sugar, glucose |
| glut/o, glute/o | buttock |
| glyc/o, glycos/o | sweet, sugar, glucose, glycogen |
| goiter | abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland |
| -gram | an image or record |
| -graph | instrument that writes, images, or records |
| -graphy | process of writing, imaging, or recording |
| gravid/o, gravidar/o, -gravida | pregnant, pregnancy |
| gynec/o | woman |
| halit/o | breath |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hematocrit | blood cell measurement, as fraction of total blood volume |
| hematoma | "mass of blood" bruise, esp. swelling bruise |
| hemi- | half |
| hemodialysis | artificial filtering of waste from blood |
| hemorrh/o | likely to bleed |
| hemorrhoids | varicose veins in the rectum |
| hepat/o | liver |
| heter/o, hetero- | different, other |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hist/o | tissue |
| home/o, hom/o, homo- | same |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| hydr/o, hydro- | water |
| hyper- | above, excessive, abnormally high |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| hypo- | below, insufficient, abnormally low |
| hyster/o | uterus (usually the whole organ) |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -iasis | abnormal/pathologic condition |
| -iatrist | one who practices, physician |
| -iatry | treatment, specialty, medicine |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| ichthy/o | scaly |
| -ician | one who treats, specialist |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| ile/o | ileum (lower end of small intestine) |
| ileus | condition of obstructed ileum |
| ili/o | ilium (a pelvic bone) |
| immun/o | immune (protection) |
| impetigo | inflammatory skin disease with pustules |
| in- | in, into, within, not |
| induration | formation of local hard areas |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| infer/o, inferi/o | below, lower (inferior) |
| inflammation | trauma response marked by redness, swelling, heat, and pain |
| infra- | below, under |
| inguin/o | groin |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside, within |
| intussusception | infolding of an intestine segment |
| -ion | pertaining to; process |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris (also rainbow) |
| -is | pertaining to |
| isch/o | to hold back; deficiency; blockage |
| ischi/o | ischium (a pelvic bone) |
| -ism | condition, state, or theory of |
| iso- | equal, same |
| -ist | specialist in; one who practices |
| -ite | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ity | quality of |
| jaundice | yellow coloration of skin |
| jejun/o | jejunum (middle small intestine) |
| keloid | an overgrowth of scar tissue |
| kerat/o | keratin, hard, hornlike; cornea |
| kinesi/o, -kinesia | movement |
| kyph/o | hump |
| laceration | a tear or jagged cut (wound) |
| lacrim/o | tears (as in crying) |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box), throat (sometimes) |
| later/o | side; lateral; toward the side, away from the midline |
| lei/o | smooth |
| -lepsy | seizure or attack |
| lesion | any discontinuity of tissue, or loss of function in a part |
| leuk/o | white |
| ligament | connective tissue attaching bone to bone |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat, lipid |
| lith/o, -lith | stone |
| lob/o | lobe (rounded part) |
| -logist | specialist, one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| lord/o | bent backward (swayback) |
| lower extremity | the entire leg |
| lumb/o | lower back, lumbar part of spine |
| lymph/o | clear water, fluid; lymph |
| lys/o, -lysis | destroy, loosen, dissolve |
| -lytic | pertaining to destruction, loosening, dissolving |
| macro-, macr/o | large |
| macular degeneration | deterioration of part of the retina |
| macule | a discolored flat spot |
| mal/o, mal- | bad or poor |
| malac/o, -malacia | softening, softness |
| mamm/o | breast |
| man/o | thin; frenzy |
| mandibul/o | mandible (lower jaw) |
| -mania | condition of madness |
| -manometer | instrument for measuring pressure |
| mast/o | breast |
| maxill/o | maxilla (upper jaw) |
| medi/o | middle, toward the midline |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum (middle section of the thoracic cavity) |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata (lower brain stem) |
| megal/o, -megaly | enlarged |
| melan/o | dark |
| melena | very dark, tarry, bloody stools |
| men/o, menstru/o | menstruation |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (triple membrane covering the brain and spinal cord) |
| ment/o | mind; chin |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | change, beyond, after, occurring later |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals (middle hand bones) |
| metatars/o | metatarsals (midfoot bones) |
| -meter | instrument for measuring or counting |
| metri/o, metr/o | measurement; uterus (generally the tissues) |
| -metrist | one who measures |
| -metry | process of measuring or counting |
| micro-, micr/o | small |
| mono- | one |
| morbidity | illness rate |
| morph/o | form, shape, or structure |
| mortality | death rate |
| muc/o | mucus |
| multi- | many, more than one |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o, myelon/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| myelin/o | myelin (nerve sheath) |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| narc/o | sleep, numbness |
| nas/o | nose, nasal cavity |
| nat/o | birth |
| nausea | feeling of need to vomit |
| necr/o | death |
| neo- | new |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve or neuron; sinew or cord (sometimes) |
| neurosis | "condition of nerves": an emotional disorder |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| nevus | a circumscribed pigmented area (mole or birthmark) |
| -nic | pertaining to |
| noct/o | night |
| nodule | solid, raised clump of skin cells |
| nosocomial | (disease) pertaining to the hospital |
| nulli- | none |
| nyct/o, nyctal/o | night |
| nyctalopia | poor night vision |
| nystagmus | jerky involuntary eye movement |
| o/o | egg (ovum) |
| obstetr/o | midwife; prenatal development |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ocular | pertaining to the eye |
| odont/o | tooth-shaped, or related to the tooth |
| -oid | like or resembling |
| -ole | small |
| olig/o | scanty, few in number |
| -oma | tumor, swelling, mass |
| omphal/o | umbilicus (navel) |
| onc/o | tumor, mass, swelling, cancer |
| onych/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | view of |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| -opter | visible |
| -or, -ory | pertaining to |
| or/o | mouth |
| orbit/o | eye socket |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testis, testicle |
| -orexia | appetite |
| orth/o | straight, normal |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -osis | disease, abnormal condition |
| -osmia | sense of smell |
| oste/o | bone |
| -ostomy, -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| ot/o | ear |
| -otomy, -tomy | cutting into, incision |
| -ous | pertaining to, possessing, full of |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| ox/i, -oxia | oxygen |
| pachy- | thick |
| pain | an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience |
| palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| pallor | paleness (lack of skin color) |
| palmar | palm of the hand |
| palpation | pounding, racing, or skipping of the hearbeat |
| palsy | localized paralysis |
| pan- | all, entire |
| pancreat/o, pancreatic/o | pancreas |
| papill/o | small tissue elevation |
| papilloma | wart-like skin lesion; symptom of HPV (genital warts) |
| papule | small, solid, circumscribed skin elevation (skin tab) |
| par/o, part/o, parturit/o, -partum | parturition (labor, childbirth) |
| para- | near, beside, alongside; abnormal |
| para, -para | to bear; a woman who has given live birth |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| -paresis | paralysis (minor) |
| pariet/o | wall |
| Parkinson's disease | degenerative brain disease affecting motor function |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
| path/o, -pathy | disease |
| pector/o | chest |
| ped/i | foot |
| ped/o, pedi/a, pediatr/o | child |
| pelv/i, pelv/o | pelvis (hipbone, renal pelvis) |
| -penia | low, insufficient, deficient, too few |
| peps/o, pept/o, -pepsia | digestion |
| per- | through |
| percussion | tapping and listening for the purpose of diagnosis |
| peri- | round, about |
| pertussis | bacterial infection of the upper respiratory system |
| PET scan | positron emission tomography scan |
| petechia | pinpoint skin hemorrhage (purple spots) |
| petr/o | stone |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| phag/o, -phagia | eat or swallow |
| phalang/o | phalanges (finger and toe bones) |
| pharmac/o | drug or medicine |
| pharmaceutical | medication or drug |
| pharmacology | "study of drugs/medicines" |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phas/o, phasi/o, -phasia | speech |
| phil/o, -phil, -philia | love, affinity for, attraction to |
| phimosis | constrictive narrowing of the foreskin over the penis head |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phlegm | thick mucus generated in the respiratory tract |
| phob/o, -phobia | fear, sensitivity |
| phon/o, -phonia | voice |
| -phoria | to carry or bear (often used as in carrying a feeling) |
| phot/o | light |
| phragm/o, phragmat/o | partition |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| pineal/o | pineal gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| plantar | sole of the foot |
| -plasia | growth, shape, development, formation |
| plasm/o, -plasm, -plasma | formation, development; substance, cell matter |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis (major) |
| pleo- | more, excessive, multiple |
| pleur/o | pleura (the lung and thorax membrane/lining) |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura |
| pne/o, -pnea | breathing, breath |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o | air, lung |
| pneumonia | acute inflammation of the lung with fluid accumulation |
| pneumothorax | air in the pleural cavity, collapsed lung |
| pod/o | foot |
| -poiesis | formation |
| poly- | (too) many, much |
| polyp/o | a polyp (small growth) |
| pont/o | pons (structure located on the brain stem) |
| popliteal | creased area behind the knee |
| por/o | small opening (pore) |
| post- | after, following, behind |
| posteri/o, poster/o | back, behind, following, toward the rear |
| -practic | pertaining to practice |
| -practor | one who practices |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| presby/o | old age |
| priapism | an abnormally persistent erection of the penis |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | in front of, preceding, before |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| prognosis | "condition of before knowledge" |
| prone | lying face down |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| prot-, proto- | first |
| proxim/o | near the point of origin (proximal) |
| pruritus | intense itching |
| pseud/o | FALSE |
| psoriasis | chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by crusty papules |
| psych/o | the mind (NOT a crazy or obsessive ex) |
| psychosis | "condition of the mind": mental disorder of distorted reality |
| psychosomatic | "of the mind and body": physical problem of mental cause |
| -ptosis | falling down, drooping, displaced |
| -ptysis | to cough up |
| pub/o | pubis (a pelvic bone); adult |
| puerper/o, puerper/i | childbirth |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| purpura | purple-red skin discoloration due to easy bruising |
| purulent | containing pus |
| pustule | a pimple |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis (funnels urine from the kidney into the ureter) |
| pylor/o | pylorus (connection between stomach and duodenum) |
| pyrexia | fever |
| rachi/o | spine |
| radi/o | radius (one of the bones of the lower arm); radiation |
| rales | crackling sound from aspirating fluid/mucus |
| rect/o | straight, erect; rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| retin/o | retina |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth, excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexia, -rrhexis | rupture |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm; repitition |
| rubin/o | red pigment |
| sacr/o | sacrum (triangular bone at the base of the spine) |
| sagittal plane | vertical plane separating left from right |
| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian) |
| sanguin/o | blood, bloody |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
| schisto-, schist/o, -schisis | split, fissure |
| schizo-, schiz/o | split |
| scler/o | hard; the sclera (hard white outer coat of the eye) |
| scoli/o | curved, crooked, bent |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing or visually examining |
| scotoma | blind spot in vision |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| seizure | sudden attack |
| semi- | half |
| semin/o, semin/i | semen |
| senescence | process of aging |
| sepsis | bacterial infection of the blood |
| sept/i, sept/o, septic/o, seps/o | bacterial infection; putrefying |
| sept/o | wall, partition |
| sequelae | conditions following and resulting from a disease |
| ser/o | serum |
| shingles (herpes zoster) | viral infection of nerves that causes skin blisters above |
| sigmoid/o | S-shaped, sigmoid colon |
| sign | an objectively observable manifestation |
| sinistr/o | left |
| sinus/o | cavity, sinuses |
| -sis | state of |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| skelet/o | skeleton |
| -some | body |
| somn/o | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| spadias/o | rip, tear |
| spasm/o, spasmod/o, spast/o, -spasm | spasm (sudden involuntary muscle contraction) |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm (male germ cells) |
| -spermia | condition of sperm |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spin/o | spine, thorn |
| spir/o | to breathe |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebra, spine |
| sputum | mucus or phlegm coughed up through the mouth |
| -stasis | in one place, stopping, controlling, standing still |
| staxis | dripping or oozing |
| sten/o | narrowness, constriction |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| steth/o | chest |
| -stomy, -ostomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| strabismus | condition of crossed eyes that causes people to squint |
| stricture | abnormal narrowing |
| sub- | below, beneath, under |
| superi/o, super/o, super- | above, over; excessive |
| supine | lying face up |
| supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | with, together, joined |
| symptom | a subjectively experienced manifestation |
| syncope | fainting |
| -syndesis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| synov/o, synovi/o | synovia (fluid in joint cavities and tendon sheaths) |
| tachy- | abnormally fast |
| tars/o | tarsals (upper foot/lower ankle bones); edge of the eyelid |
| taxi/o, tax/o | reaction to a stimulus |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon (connective tissue attaching muscle to bone) |
| tendon | connective tissue attaching muscle to bone |
| test/o, testicul/o | testis, testicle |
| tetany | nerve irritability and pain due to deficiency of parathyroid hormone |
| thalam/o | thalamus (part of the brain) |
| -therapy | treatment |
| thorac/o, -thorax | chest or thorax, thoracic part of spine |
| thromb/o | (blood) clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| tibi/o | tibia (shin—lower leg bone) |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| tinea | fungal skin disease with itchy, scaly lesions |
| tinnitus | a ringing or buzzing in the ears |
| -tion | condition of |
| toc/o, -tocia | labor (childbirth) |
| tom/o | cut |
| -tome | instrument for cutting slices |
| -tomy, -otomy | cut into, incise, incision |
| ton/o | tone, tension, pressure |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| tox/o, toxic/o,-toxic | poison |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| trans- | across, through |
| transient ischemic attack | brief loss of blood flow to the brain |
| transverse or horizontal plane | horizontal plane separating top from bottom |
| trauma | any wound or injury |
| tri- | three |
| trich/o | hair |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| troph/o, -troph, -trophy, -trophic | nourishment, growth, development |
| -tropia | turning |
| trunk | the torso or core body |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| ulcer | an open sore or lesion in the skin or mucous membrane |
| ulcerative colitis | chronic inflammatory bowel disease with ulcers in the colon |
| -ule | small |
| uln/o | ulna (one of the bones of the lower arm) |
| ultra- | above, beyond, excessive |
| um-, -um | pertaining to |
| umbilic/o | navel (umbilicus) |
| ungu/o | nail |
| uni- | one |
| upper extremity | the entire arm |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| uran/o | palate |
| -uresis | urination |
| ureter/o | ureter (tube transferring urine from the kidney to the bladder) |
| urethr/o | urethra (tube transferring urine out of the body) |
| -uria | condition of urine or urination |
| urticaria | hives |
| uter/o | uterus (womb) |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| varicella | chicken pox |
| vas/o | (blood) vessel; duct |
| vascul/o | small (blood) vessel |
| ven/o, ven/i | vein |
| ventr/o | front of the body |
| ventricul/o | cavity, ventricle |
| venul/o | venule |
| verruca | wart |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| vertigo | dizziness |
| vesic/o | sac, bladder |
| vesicle | a blister |
| vesicul/o | vesicle, seminal vesicle |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| volvulus | twisted intestine |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| wheal | a welt |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| -y | process of, condition of |
| zo/o | animal |
| noun -e -> adjective ? | -ar |
| noun -ia -> adjective ? | -ic |
| noun -osis -> adjective ? | -otic |
| noun -sis -> adjective ? | -tic |
| noun -um -> adjective ? | -ac |
| noun -us -> adjective ? | -ous, -al |
| singular -a -> plural? | -ae |
| singular -ax -> plural? | -aces |
| singular -ex, -ix -> plural? | -ices |
| singular -is -> plural? | -es |
| singular -ma -> plural? | -mata |
| singular -on -> plural? | -a |
| singular -sis -> plural? | -es |
| singular -um -> plural? | -a |
| singular -us -> plural? | -i |
| singular -y -> plural? | -ies |
| singular -x (-nx) -> plural? | -ges (-nges) |
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