HSC 3537 CH 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 MULTI | MANY,MULTIPLE,EXCESSIVE |
| MUMPS | SWELLING |
| MY/O | MUSCLE |
| MYC/O | FUNGUS |
| MYDRI/O | TO WIDEN |
| MYEL/O | SPINAL CORD OR BONE MARROW |
| MYRING/O | EARDRUM |
| MYX/O | MUCUS |
| NANO | BILLIONTH |
| NARC/O | SLEEP |
| NARES | NOSE OPENING |
| NAT | BIRTH |
| NATRI | SODIUM OR SALT |
| NAVICUL/O | BOAT OR BOAT SHAPED |
| NECR/O | DEATH,DEAD,DYING |
| NEO | NEW |
| NEPHR/O | KIDNEY |
| NEUR/O | NERVE |
| NEUTR/O | NEITHER OR NEUTRAL |
| NEV/O | BIRTHMARK |
| NIGRA | BLACK |
| NIN/O | NINE |
| NOCT/I | NIGHT OR BLIND |
| -NOIA | MIND |
| NUCLE/O | NUT |
| NULL/I | NONE OR NO |
| NUTRI/O | TO NOURISH |
| -O/PEXY | TO FIXATE,ATTACH,SEW |
| -O/PLASTY | REPAIR OF PLASTIC SURGERY |
| -O/RRHAGIA | BURSTING FORTH OR HEAVY FLOW |
| -O/RRHEA | DISCHARGE OR FLOW |
| -O/RRHEXIS | RUPTURE OR PROTRUSION |
| OBLIQUE | SIDE-LONG OR SLANTED |
| OBSTETR/I | MIDWIFE |
| OCCIPIT/O | BACK OF HEAD |
| OCCLUSI/O | CLOSURE OR BLOCKAGE |
| OCCULT/O | HIDDEN |
| OCT/O | EIGHT |
| OCUL/O | EYE |
| ODONT/O | TOOTH |
| -OID | RESEMBLING |
| OLEO | OIL |
| -OLEUM | OIL |
| OLFACT/O | SMELLING OR SMELL |
| OLIG/O | FEW,SCANTY,SLIGHT,LITTLE |
| -OLOG/Y | SCIENCE OR STUDY OF,PROCESS OF |
| -OMA | TUMOR OR SWELLING |
| OMO | SHOULDER |
| OMPHAL/O | NAVEL OR UMBILICUS |
| ONC/O | TUMOR |
| ONYCH/O | NAIL |
| OOPHOR/O | OVARY |
| OPHTHALM/O | EYE OR EYEBALL |
| OPISTH/O | BACKWARDS (BENDING) |
| OPTO | VISION,SIGHT,EYE |
| ORA | MOUTH |
| ORB | CIRCLE OR DISH |
| ORCHI/O | TESTE OR SEED PRODUCER |
| -OREXIA | APPETITE |
| -ORRHAPHY | SUTURING OR REPAIR |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT,NORMAL,CORRECT |
| OS | MOUTH |
| OSCILL/O | TO SWING |
| -OSE | SUGAR |
| -OSIS | CONDITION OF OR DISEASE |
| OSMO | SMELL |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| -OSTOMY | MOUTH LIKE OPENING PRODUCED BY SURGERY |
| OT/O | EAR |
| -OTOMY | CUTTING, TO CUT, CUT INTO |
| -OTRIPSY | CRUSHING OR TO CRUSH |
| OV/O | EGG |
| OX/Y | SHARP OR OXYGEN MOLECULES |
| PACHY | THICK |
| PALAT/O | PALATE,PLATE OR PLATE OF THE MOUTH ROOF |
| PALL/O | PALE OR LACK OF COLOR |
| PALM/A | PALM OR PALM OF HAND |
| PALPAT/O | TOUCHING OR TO TOUCH |
| PALPEBRA | EYELID |
| PALPIT | QUIVERING OR FLUTTERING |
| PALSY | SLIGHT OR MODERATE PARALYSIS |
| PAN | ALL,TOTAL,COMPLETE |
| PAPILLA | NIPPLE |
| PARA | NEAR,BESIDE,BEYOND,AROUND,SIMILAR,ADNORMAL |
| -PARESIS | PARALYSIS |
| PARIET/O | WALL OR PARTITION |
| PART/O | BIRTH OR LABOR |
| PATELL/O | LITTLE DISH OR KNEE CAP |
| PATH/O | DISEASE |
| PAUS/O | STOPPAGE |
| PECT/O | CHEST |
| PED | FOOT OR FEET |
| PEDI | CHILD |
| PEDICUL/O | LICE |
| PELI | PURPLE |
| PELL | SKIN |
| PELVI/O | BASE,BASIN,PELVIS |
| PEN/O | TAIL,ORGAN OF COPULATION,PENIS |
| -PENIA | DECREASE IN NUMBER |
| PENT/A | FIVE |
| PEPS/O | DIGESTION |
| PER | THROUGH |
| PERI | AROUND |
| PERINE/O | BASE OR FLOOR |
| PERITON/E | THAT WHICH HOLDS THE LOWER VISCERA |
| PERONEO | PIN OR CONCERNING THE LOWER OUTSIDE LEG BONE |
| PES | FOOT |
| PETECH/I | SMALL |
| PETIT | LITTLE ILLNESS |
| PETRO | ROCK,STONE,HARD |
| PHAGO | EAT,EATING, PERVERSE APPETITE |
| PHALANG/O | CLOSE KNIT ROW (FINGERS OR TOES) |
| PHARMAC/O | DRUG REALTIONSHIP, TO DRUG, MEDICINE |
| PHARYNG/O | THROAT |
| PHAS/O | SPEECH OR SPEAKING |
| -PHASE | STAGE |
| -PHERESIS | WITHDRAWAL OR TO SEPARE |
| -PHILE | LOVE OF, TO LOVE, LOVE FOR |
| PHIM/O | TO MUZZLE OR MUZZLING |
| PHLEB/O | VEIN |
| PHOB/O | FEAR |
| PHOC/O | SEAL |
| PHON/O | VOICE OR SOUND |
| PHOR/O | FEELING (MENTAL) |
| -PHORESIS | MIGRATION,TRANSPORT,MOVE OR CARRY |
| PHOT/O | LIGHT |
| PHRAG/O | WALL OR PARTITION |
| PHRASO | SPEECH OR TALK |
| -PHRAXIA | STOPPAGE OR OBSTRUCTION |
| PHREN/O | MIND OR DIAPHRAGM |
| -PHYLAXIS | PROTECTION OR GUARD |
| PHSI/O | FUNCTION OF OR NATURE OF |
| -PHYSIS | GROWTH OR NATURE OF |
| PHYTO | PLANT |
| PIA | GENTLE |
| PIL/O | HAIR |
| PINN/A | FEATHER OR FEATHER LIKE |
| PITUIT/O | PHLEGM OR GLUE LIKE MUCUS |
| PITYR/I | BRAN (CEREAL LIKE SCALES ON SKIN) |
| PLACENT/A | CAKE |
| -PLAKIA | PLATE OR PLATE-LIKE |
| PLAN/O | FLAT OR A PLAIN |
| PLANT/O | SOLE OF FOOT |
| PLAS | GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT,FORMATION |
| -PLEG/IA | PARALYSIS |
| PLEUR/O | SIDE OR RIB |
| -PLEXY | PARALYSIS |
| -PNEA | BREATHE OR BREATHING |
| PNEUM/O | LUNG,AIR,RESPIRATION |
| -POIE/SIS | TO MAKE, FORM, PRODUCE |
| -POIE/SIS | TO MAKE, FORM, PRODUCE |
| POIKIL/O | IRREGULAR OR VARIED SHAPE |
| POLI/O | GRAY |
| POLLEX | THUMB |
| POLY | MANY |
| PONS | BRIDGE |
| POR/O | CAVITY OR PASSAGE (POROUS) |
| POST | AFTER OR BEHIND |
| -POX | PITS |
| PRAND/I | MEAL OR BREAKFAST |
| -PRAX/IA | MOVEMENT OR ACTION |
| PRE | BEFORE |
| PREPUCE | FORESKIN OR HOOD |
| PRESBYO | OLD |
| PRIM/I | FIRST |
| PRO | BEFORE |
| PROCT/O | RECTUM OR ANUS |
| PRONE | TO BEND FORWARD |
| PROPRI/O | PROPERTY (NERVE STIMULI OR INFORMATION) |
| PROSTAT/O | ONE WHO LIES BEFORE |
| PROT/O | FIRST |
| PROXIM/O | CLOSE OR CLOSEST |
| PRUR/I | ITCH OR ITCHING |
| PSEUD/O | FALSE |
| PSOAS | LOIN (LUMBAR) |
| PSOR/I | TO ITCH |
| PSYCH/O | MIND |
| PTERYG/O | WINGED |
| -PTOSIS | TO DROP, FALL, DISPLACE |
| -PTYSIS | SPITTING OR SPIT |
| PUB/O | PUBIS OR PUBIC |
| PULMON/O | LUNG |
| PULP/O | SOLID FLESH |
| PUPILL/O | PUPIL |
| PURPUR/O | PURPLE |
| PYEL/O | PELVIS OR KIDNEY |
| PYKN/O | THICK, DENSE, COMPACT |
| PYL/O | GATEKEEPER |
| PYO | PUS |
| PYRET/O | FEVER |
| QUADR/I | FOUR |
| QUINT/I | FIVE |
| RADI/O | RAY, SPOKE, X-RAY, RADIO, ACTIVITY |
| RADIC/O | NERVE ROOT OR SPINAL NERVE |
| RAY | SPOKE OR WAVE LENGTH |
| RE | AGAIN |
| RECT/O | RECTUM OR STRAIGHT |
| REN/O | KIDNEY |
| RETICUL/O | NETWORK |
| RETINA | NET OR NET LIKE |
| RETRO/O | BACK OF, BEHIND, BACKWARD, AFTER |
| RHACHI/O | JOINTED VERTEBRAE, SPINE, SPINAL COLUMN |
| RHEUMAT/O | DISCHARGE OR FLOW THROUGH |
| RHIN/O | NOSE |
| RHOMB/O | PARALLELOGRAM OR DIAMOND SHAPED |
| RHYTID/O | WRINKLES |
| RICHETTS/IA | RICKETS LIKE SYMPTOMS IN JOINTS |
| ROENT/O | X-RAY |
| ROTAT/O | TO TURN OR SWING AROUND |
| -RRHYTH | RHYTHM OR CONTRACTION |
| RUBE/O | RED |
| RUG/A | FOLDS |
| SACCHAR/O | SUGAR |
| SACR/O | SAUCER OR SACRED BONE |
| SAGITT/O | ARROW OR ARROW LIKE |
| SALIV/O | SPIT |
| SALPING/O | TUBE, DUCT, CANAL |
| SARC/O | FLESHY |
| SCAB/O | TO ITCH |
| SCAPUL/O | SHOULDER BLADE |
| SCHIZ/O | SPLIT OR SPLITTING |
| SCLER/O | HARDENING |
| SCOLI/O | CROOKED OR TWISTED |
| -SCOP/E | AN INSTRUMENT THAT EXAMINES OR VIEWS |
| -SCOPY | TO EXAMINE OR VIEW |
| SCOT/O | DARKNESS |
| SCROT/O | SAC OR POUCH |
| SCURVY | TO SCRATCH |
| SEB/O | OIL |
| SECRETO | SEPARATING OR TO SEPARATE |
| SECT/O | TO CUT |
| SEMI | HALF |
| SEMIN/O | SEED OR SEED PRODUCER |
| SENIL/O | OLD |
| SEPT/A | PARTITION OR WALL |
| SEPT/I | SEVENTH |
| SEPT/O | POISON, INFECTION, DECAY, PUTREFY |
| SEAL/O | SLAIVA OR SPIT |
| SIDER/O | IRON |
| SILIC/O | SILICON CARBON PARTICLES |
| SIN/O | CAVITY |
| SINISTR/O | TO THE LEFT OR LEFT |
| SKELET/O | DRIED UP OR TO ATTACH |
| SOLE | THE SOLE OF THE FOOT |
| -SOL | IN SOLUTION OR SOLUTION |
| SOM/O | BODY |
| SOMN/O | SLEEP |
| SON/O | SOUND |
| SPAD/I | TO TEAR |
| -SPASM | INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION |
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