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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| hemat/o | blood |
| oste/o | bone |
| -algia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -phasia | speech |
| dys- | difficult; pain; bad |
| poly- | many |
| bi/o | life |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histi/o | tissue |
| lip/o | fat |
| path/o | disease |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| cil/o | hair |
| pil/o | hair |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| oste/o | bone |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| ven/o | vein |
| phleb/o | vein |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland; lymph node |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| laryng/o | larynx; voicebox |
| naso | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| col/o | colon; large intestine |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| ren/o | kidney |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| test/o | testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| vas/o | ductus deferens; vas deferens |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| gynec/o | female |
| mast/o | breast |
| mamm/o | breast |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tube; uterine tube |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| electr/o | electric |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| tom/o | to cut |
| dia- | through; complete |
| pro- | before |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -gram | record; write |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording; process of producing images |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | specialist;one who studies |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | to suture (to sew) |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument used to veiw inside a body cavity or organ |
| -scopy | the process of veiwing inside a body cavity or organ |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -tomy | to cut; incision |
| -trophy | growth; nourishment |
| cellul/o | cell |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | rib |
| later/o | side |
| nat/o | birth |
| son/o | sound |
| -genous | produced by |
| -ion | process |
| -mortem | death |
| -partum | delivery |
| -plasia | development; formation |
| plasm | development; formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -um | structure |
| -uria | urination; urine |
| a(n)- | no; not |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| dys- | bad; difficult; painful; abnormal |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon; above |
| ex- | out |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| in- | in; into |
| infra- | below |
| intra-inter- | withinbetween |
| neo- | new |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| sub- | below; under |
| trans- | through; across |
| ultra- | beyond |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| medial | toward the midline of the body |
| lateral | away from the midline of the body |
| proximal | nearest to the point of origin |
| distal | farthest from the point of origin |
| superficial | near the surface of the body |
| deep | away from the surface of the body |
| supine | lying on back; face up |
| prone | lying on abdomen |
| plantar | bottom of the foot; sole |
| dorsum | top of the foot |
| anter/o | front |
| dors/o | back |
| ili/o | hip |
| infer/o | below; downward |
| inguin/o | groin |
| medi/o | middle |
| poster/o | back |
| proxim/o | near |
| super/o | above; toward the head |
| ventr/o | front |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| chem/o | drug |
| cry/o | cold |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| -ion | process |
| -opsy | to veiw |
| -sis | condition |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythem/o | red |
| necr/o | death |
| ras/o | scrape |
| -therapy | treatment |
| Bx | biopsy |
| Ca | cancer |
| C&S | culture and sensativity |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| I&D | Incision and drainage |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| carpals | wrist |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| cranium | skull |
| femur | thigh |
| humerus | upper arm |
| ilium | hip or pelvis |
| mandible | lower jaw |
| maxilla | upper jaw |
| metacarpals | hand |
| olecranon | elbow |
| patella | kneecap |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| phalanges | fingers or toes |
| sternum | breastbone |
| thorax | chest |
| tibia | shin |
| zygomatic bone | cheek |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -immune | immunity; safe |
| -malacia | softening |
| auto- | self |
| ortho- | straight |
| fasci/o | fascia(band of tissue surrounding muscle) |
| kinsei/o | movement |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| ton/o | tone; tension |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| -kinesia | movement |
| kenesis | movement |
| -taxia | order |
| mening/o | membrane; meninges |
| ment/o | mind |
| myelin/o | myelin sheath |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| spin/o | spinal cord |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| -ia | condition |
| -us | condition; thing |
| hemi- | half |
| para- | beside; near; abnormal |
| quadri- | four |
| tetra- | four |
| alges/o | pain |
| algo/o | pain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| comat/o | deep sleep/ coma |
| concuss/o | shaken |
| convuls/o | convulsion |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| narc/o | stupor |
| nerv/o | nerve |
| neur/o | nerve |
| occupit/o | occupital |
| syncop/o | fainting |
| hydr/o | water |
| magnet/o | magnet |
| -cele | hernia |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -cephalus | head |
| -encephaly | condition of the brain |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -paresis | condition of weakness |
| de- | lack of; removal |
| ambly/o | dull;dim |
| dipl/o | double |
| -metrist | specialist in the measure of |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phobia | fear |
| eso- | inward |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| presby- | old age |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjuctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| irid/o | iris |
| ir/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| labyrinth/o | inner ear |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | vision; sight |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| phac/o | lens |
| phak/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| retin/o | retina |
| -opia | visual condition |
| -trophia | turning |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| audi/o | hearing |
| audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o | ear |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| ot/o | ear |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
| -cusis | hearing |
| cry/o | cold |
| integument/o | skin |
| xer/o | dry |
| tens/o | stretch |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| malign/o | malignant tumor |
| splen/o | spleen |
| cyt/o | cell |
| melan/o | black |
| necr/o | death |
| ne/o | new |
| peps/o | digestion |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| -logy | study of |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ics | knowledge; practice |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -ia | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition; process; state of |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -tomy | to cut; incision |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -derma | skin |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ion | process of |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction |
| -in | in; into |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -esis | condition; action |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -scope | instrument used to veiw a body cavity or organ |
| -gram | record; write |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -scopy | process of veiwing |
| anti- | against |
| pro- | before |
| endo- | within |
| peri- | around |
| ultra- | beyond |
| inter- | between |
| hemi- | one half |
| retro- | backwards |
| Bx | biopsy |
| Fx | fracture |
| Tx | treatment |
| Rx | prescription |
| Ca | Cancer (or calcium) |
| c&s | culture and sensativity |
| hsv | herpes simplex virus |
| i&d | incision and drainage |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| NSAID | non-steriodal anti-inflammitory drug |
| ROM | range of motion |
| ADA | americans with disabilities act |
| ADL | activities of daily life |
| ALS | amyotropic lateral sclerosis |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CFS | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| EEG | electroencephalgraphy |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| PD | Parkinson's disease |
| PET | position emission tomography |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| -phasia | speech |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -partum | delivery |
| -plasia | devolpment; formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -uria | urine; urination |
| -um | structure |
| -physis | to grow |
| -phyte | growth |
| -paresis | condition of weakness |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| trans- | across |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland/nodes |
| align/o | aligned in a straight line |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| carcin/o | cancer(ous) |
| OSHA | Occupation Saftey and Health Administration |
| IM | intramuscular |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
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