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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bladder sac | cysto vesico |
| glomerulus | glomerulo |
| meatus | meato |
| kidney | nephro reno |
| renal pelvis | pyelo |
| ureter | uretero |
| urethra | urethro |
| albumin | albumino |
| urea nitrogen | azoto |
| developing cell germ cell | blasto |
| sugar | glyco glycoso |
| water | hydro |
| stone calculus | litho |
| night | nocti |
| scanty few | oligo |
| sound | sono |
| cut section | tomo |
| urine urinary tract | urino uro |
| condition | -iasis -esis |
| loosening dissolution separating | -lysis |
| enlargement | -megaly |
| drooping sagging prolase | -ptosis |
| suruting repairing | -rrhaphy |
| surgical crushing | -tripsy |
| nourishment development | -trophy |
| urine urination | -uria |
| gland | adeno |
| adrenal glands | adreno adrenalo |
| cortex | cortico |
| endocrine | endocrino |
| parathyroid glands | parathyroido |
| thyroid gland | thyroido thyro |
| extremities heights | acro |
| calcium | calci |
| thirst | dipso |
| potassium | kali |
| sodium | natro |
| run running | -drome |
| cerebellum | cerebello |
| cerebrum brain | cerebro |
| hard dura mater | duro |
| brain | encephalo |
| ganglion | ganglio gangliono |
| meanings | meningi meaningo |
| spinal cord | myelo |
| nerve | neuro |
| nerve root | radico radiculo rhizo |
| sensation sensitivity feeling | esthesio |
| mind | mento phreno psycho |
| one | mono |
| speech | phaso |
| gray matter | polio |
| four | quadri |
| -four | tetra |
| specialist physican | -iatrist |
| treatment specialty | -iatry |
| seizure attack | -ictal |
| slight paralysis | -paresis |
| hearing | acouo aucio |
| ear | auri auro oto |
| labyrinth | labyrintho |
| mastoid bone | mastoido |
| tympanic membrane | miringo |
| stapes | staped |
| tympanic membrane middle ear | tympano |
| eyelid | blepharo |
| conjunctiva | conjunctivo |
| pupil | coro coreo pupilo |
| cornea | corneo kerato |
| tear tear duct | darcyo lacrimo |
| iris | irido irio |
| eye | oculo ophthalmo |
| vision | opto |
| retina | retina |
| sclera | sclero |
| cold | cryo |
| two double | diplo |
| light | photo |
| tension pressure | tono |
| two | bi- bin- |
| vision | -opia |
| abnormal fear of | -phobia |
| paralysis | -plegia |
| anus | an/o |
| antrum | antr/o |
| cecum | cec/o |
| colon | col/o colono |
| duodenum | duodeno |
| intestine | entero |
| esophagus | esophago |
| stomach | gastro |
| ineum | ileo |
| jejunum | jejuno |
| mouth | oro somato |
| rectum | procto recto |
| sigmoid colon | sigmoido |
| abdomen | abdomeno celio laparo |
| appendix | appendico |
| lip | cheilo |
| bile duct | cholangio |
| gall bile | chole |
| common bile duct | choledocho |
| hollow organ | diverticulo |
| gum | gingivo |
| tonguw | glosso linguo |
| liver | hepato |
| hernia protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall | hernio |
| palate | palato |
| pancreas | pancreato |
| peritoneum | peritoneo |
| polyp small growth | polypo |
| pylorus pyloric sphincter | pyloro |
| saliva salivary gland | sialo |
| uvula | uvulo |
| half | hemi- |
| digestion | -pepsia |
| vessel | angio |
| aorta | aorto |
| artery | arterio |
| heart | cardio |
| lymph, lymph gland | lympho |
| vein | phlebo veno |
| plasm | plasmo |
| spleen | spleno |
| thymus gland | thymo |
| valve | valvo valvulo |
| yellowish fatty plaque | athero |
| sound | echo |
| electricity electrical activity | electro |
| deficiency blockage | ischo |
| heat | thermo |
| clot | thrombo |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy | fast rapid |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -apheresis | removal |
| -crit | to seperate |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -odynia | pain |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| adeno | gland |
| cyto | cell |
| epithelio | epithelium |
| fibro | fiber |
| histo | tissue |
| karyo | nucleus |
| lipo | fat |
| myo | muscle |
| neuro | nerve |
| organo | organ |
| sarco | flesh connective tisue |
| systemo | system |
| viscero | internal organs |
| cancero carcino | cancer |
| etio | cause of disease |
| gno | knowledge |
| iatro | physician, medicine |
| leio | smooth |
| onco | tumor, mass |
| patho | disease |
| rhabdo | rod-shaped, striated |
| somato | body |
| chloro | green |
| chromo | color |
| cyano | blue |
| erythro | red |
| leuko | white |
| melano | black |
| xantho | yellow |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, incomplete, deficient |
| meta- | after, beyond, change |
| neo- | new |
| pro- | before |
| -al -ic -ous | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| -gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
| -genesis | origin, cause |
| -genic | producing, originationg, causing |
| -logist | one who studies and treast |
| -logy | study of |
| -oid | resemblin |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasia | condition of formation, development, growth |
| -plasm | growth, sbstance, formation |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -sis | state of |
| -stasis | control, stop, standing |
| antero | front |
| caudo | tail |
| cephalo | head |
| disto | away |
| dorso | back |
| infero | below |
| latero | side |
| medio | middle |
| postero | back behind |
| proximo | near |
| super | above |
| vento | belly |
| bi- | two |
| uni- | one |
| -ad | toward |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| cutaneo dermo dermato | skin |
| hidro | sweat |
| kerato | horny tissue hard |
| onycho unguo | nail |
| sebo | sebum |
| tricho | hair |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| conio | dust |
| crypto | hidden |
| hetero | other |
| myco | fumgus |
| necro | death |
| pachyo | thick |
| rhytido | wrinkles |
| staphylo | grapelike clusters |
| strepto | twisted chain |
| xero | dry |
| epi- | on upon over |
| intra- | within |
| para- | beside beyond around |
| per- | through |
| sub- | under below |
| -a | no meaning |
| -coccus | berry-shaped |
| -ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| -ia | diseased or abnormal state condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -opsy | view of viewing |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | flow excessive discharge |
| -tome | instument used to cut |
| carpo | carpals |
| clavico claviculo | clavicle |
| costo | rib |
| cranio | cranium |
| femoro | femur |
| fibulo | fibula |
| humero | humerus |
| ilio | ilium |
| ischio | ischium |
| lumbo | loin, lumbar region of the spine |
| mandibulo | mandible |
| maxillo | maxilla |
| patello | patella |
| pelvi pelvo | pelvis, pelvic bone |
| phalango | phalanges |
| pubo | pubis |
| rachio | spine, vertebral column |
| radio | radius |
| sacro | sacrum |
| scapulo | scapula |
| spondylo vertebro | vertebra |
| sterno | sternum |
| tarso | tarsals |
| tibio | tibia |
| ulno | ulna |
| aponeuro | aponeruosis |
| arthro | joint |
| burso | bursa |
| chondro | cartilage |
| disko | intervertebral disk |
| menisco | meniscus |
| synovio | synovia, synovial membrane |
| teno tendo tendino | tendon |
| ankylo | crooked, stiff, bent |
| kinesio | movement motion |
| kypho | hump |
| lamino | lamina |
| lordo | bent forward |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| myo myoso | muscle |
| osteo | bone |
| petro | stone |
| scolio | crooked curved |
| inter- | between |
| supra- | above |
| sym- syn- | together joined |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -clasia -clasis -clast | break |
| -desis | surgical fixation fusion |
| -physis | growth |
| -schisis | split fissure |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| bronch/i bronch/o | bronchus |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur.o | pleura |
| pneum/o pneumat/o pneumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sept/o | septum |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| muc/o | mucus |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o ox/i | oxygen |
| py/o | pus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathe, breathing |
| a- an- | without absence of |
| endo- | within |
| eu- | normal, good |
| pan- | all, total |
| poly- | many, much |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar -ary -eal | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dialation, expansion |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record, x-ray image |
| -graphy | process of recording, x-ray imaging |
| -meter | insturment used to measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -oxia | -oxygen |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -phonia | sound or voice |
| -pnea | -breathing |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual ecamination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | constriction, narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | cut into, incision |
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