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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty degeneration |
| arthr/o | joint |
| atri/o | atrium |
| audi/o | hearing |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| chondr/i/o | cartilage |
| col/o | colon |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | rib |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| metr/a/o | uterus |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| -itis | inflam |
| -oma | tumor |
| leiomyoma | benign smooth muscle tumor |
| melanoma | melanocytes tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -algia, -dynia | pain or discomfort |
| -ate, ize | subject to, use |
| -cele | protrusion (hernia) |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to withdraw or aspirate fluid |
| -desis | surgical fusion or binding |
| -emia | pert to blood |
| -esis, ia, iasis, ity, osis, sis, tion, y | state |
| -malacia | softening |
| -otomy | process of incision or cutting into |
| -ostomy -stomy | artificial surgical opening |
| -penia | lack of or deficiency |
| -pexy, -pexis | surgical fixation |
| -plasia | formation, development |
| -plasty | surgical recon |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | production or manufcation of |
| -ptosis | downward displacement or drooping |
| -rrhage, rrhagia | excessive flow or discharage |
| -rrhaphy | suturing in place, fixation |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture or breaking away |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -spasm | sudden or involuntary |
| -tome | instrument |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophic, trophy | growth or development |
| apnea | condition of not breathing |
| colostomy | artifical opening into the colon |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| gastrodynia | stomach pain or discomfort |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| ileostomy | artificial opening into the ileum |
| leukemia | wbc condition |
| menorrhea | heavy menstrual period |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| nephrosis | kidney condition |
| orthopnea | inabilityt o breath properly except in an upright position |
| osteopenia | deficiency i bone mass |
| tracheostomy | artifical opening into the trachea, follows a tracheotomy |
| amniocentesis | procedure to withdraw fluid from amniotic sac during prengnacy |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of appendix |
| herniorrhaphy | surgical fixation or repair of a hernia |
| hysterectomy | surgcail removal of uterus |
| laparotmy | cutting into the abdomen |
| myorrhaphy | suture or fixation of a muscle |
| myorrhexis | suturing of a ruptured muscle |
| nasoplasty | repair of deviated nasal septum |
| osteotomy | cutting into bone |
| tracheotomy | cutting intot he trachea |
| urethropexy | surgical fixation of the urethra |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orchid/o, orchi/o | testis |
| oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo | bone |
| palat/o | roof of mouth |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane lining abdominal and pelvic cavities) |
| phleb | vein |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura, rib |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| pyel/o | pelvis of kidney |
| py/o | pus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/i, ren/o | kidney |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| episi/o | vulva |
| episiotomy | surgical cutting of the vulva |
| ileostomy | artificial opening into the ileum |
| myelogram | recording of spinal cord |
| lithotripsy | crushing of |
| orchialgia | pain in the testes |
| orchiectomy | surgical removal of tests |
| pleurisy | inflam of chest cavity |
| pyelography | radiograph of the pelvis of the kidney |
| pyelolithotomy | removal of the kdiney pelvis |
| rectosigmoid | pertaining to the recto sigmoid |
| salpingectomy | remove fallopian tube |
| sarcoid | resembling flesh |
| thoracotomy | incision into the cest |
| thoracentisis | puncture chest cavity |
| ureterolithotomy | removal of a stone from the ureter by incision |
| urethropexy | surg fix of urethra |
| vasectomy | removal of vas deferens for male sterilization |
| viscerography | radiography of viscera (organs) |
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