Medical Terminology

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-ices

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-a

• -era
• -i
• -ora

-ges

-ies

-ices

• Suffix
• "pertaining to"

• Suffix
• "specialist"

• Suffix
• "occupation"

• Root
• "tooth"

• root
• "complete"

• Suffix
• "knowledge of an abnormal condition"

• suffix
• "pertaining to"

• suffix
• "recognize an abnormal condition"

• combining form
• "blood"

• suffix
• "to flow profusely"

• Latin
• "abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart or blood vessels"

• suffix
• "condition"

• root
• "fever, heat"

• prefix
• "below, deficient"

• root
• "pressure"

• suffix
• "condition"

• root
• "excessive"

• combining form
• "rib"

• root
• "spine"

• suffix
• "pertaining to"

study of the diseases of the nervous system

Tube from the kidney to the bladder.

The tube from the bladder to the outside of the body.

Low blood pressure

Condition of high blood pressure.

pertaining to the rib and spine

Bone Specialist

Ear, nose, and throat specialist.

The study of diseases of the kidney and bladder and the male reproductive system.

stopping bleeding

• Greek for indivisible
• "a small unit of matter"

• blast/o- "immature cell"
• -cyst "cyst, sack, bladder"

The first 2 weeks of an embryo developing

Latin for "a storeroom"

The smallest unit capable of independent existence.

• Adj.
• Pertaining to a cell

cyt/o- "cell"

Study of the cell

Fertiliz- "to bear"

Union of a male sperm and a female egg.

Verb

Union of a male sperm and a female egg.

holist- "whole"

Pertaining to the care of the whole person in physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.

suffix

"small"

root

"mass"

Very small particle consisting of two or more atoms held tightly together.

Female egg cell

combining form

"egg"

Latin for "instrument, tool"

Structure with specific functions in a body system

-elle "small"

Part of a cell having a specialized function.

• suffix
• "small"

Latin for "to weave"

Collection of similar cells

glass

Process of combining a sperm and egg in a laboratory dish and placing resulting embryos inside a uterus.

Greek for "yolked"

Cell resulting from the union of the sperm and the egg.

• Organism
• Organ systems
• Organs
• Tissues
• Cells
• Organelles
• Molecules
• Atoms

• Manufacture of lipids and protiens
• Production and use of energy
• Communication with other cells
• Replication of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
• Reproduction

• Suffix
• "something formed"

Clear, gelatinous substance that forms the substance of a cell except for the nucleus.

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Source of hereditary characteristics found in chromosomes.

Combining form

Electric

Suffix

Solluble

Substance that, when dissolved in a suitable medium, forms electrically charged particles

Greek for "set in motion"

Chemical formed in one tissue or organ and carried by the blood to stimulate or inhibit a function of another tissue or organ

prefix

within

Withing the cell

Latin for "Parchment"

Thin layer of tissue covering a structure or cavity

Root

"change"

suffix

"condition"

The constantly changing physical and chemical processes occuring in the cell.

Pertaining to metabolism

Combining form

"thread"

Combining form

"cartilage, rib, granule"

suffix

"action, condition"

Organelle that generates, stores, and releases energy for cell activities.

suffix

"small"

Part of a cell having a specialized function

Large family of chemical substances bound in many drugs, hormones, and body components.

root

"solid"

suffix

"resemble"

• Nucleus
• Endoplasmic reticulum
• Golgi complex or apparatus
• Mitochondria
• Nucleolus
• Ribosomes
• Lysosomes

root

"to build up"

The buildup of complex substances in the cell from simpler ones as a part of metabolism.

suffix

"composed of, pertaining to"

combining form

"carbon"

root

"water"

Group of organic food compounds that includes sugars, starch, glycogen, and cellulose.

Root

"break down"

breakdown of complex substances into simpler ones as a part of metabolism.

Combining Form

"center"

suffix

"Part"

Junction that holds the two chromatids together to form a chromosome

Having a particular quality

Having a specific color

One of the two strands of a chromosome.

substance, chemical compound

Substance composed of DNA that forms chromosomes during cell division.

Body in the nucleus that contains DNA and genes.

Structure inside a cell that synthesizes steriods, detoxifies drugs, and manufactures cell membranes.

Combination of carbohydrate and protein.

Organelle involved in synthesis of carbohydrates and glycoprotiens.

Enzyme that digests foreign material and worn out cell components.

Functional center of a cell or structure

Small mass within the nucleus.

Class of food substances based on amino acids

Structure that assembles amino acids into protein

Front surface or body; situated in front

Situated at the side; having an accessory function.

• Connective
• Epithelial
• Muscle
• Nervous

To bind, support, protect, fill spaces and store fat.

Widely distributed thoughout the body in blood, bone, cartilage, and fat.

Its function is to protect, secrete, absorb, and excrete.

It covers body surface, cover and line internal organs, and composes glands.

Its function is movement.

It is attached to bones, in the walls of hollow organs, and in the heart.

Function is to transmit impulses for coordination, sensory reception, motor actions.

Located in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

To bring together different structures into a harmonious function.

Latin for "cross"

shaped like a cross

Tissue that covers surfaces or lines cavities

Latin for "seperate"

To pass waste products of metabolism out of the body.

Removal of waste products of metabolism out of the body.

French for "transplant"

Transplantation of living tissue.

Study of the structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs

Latin for "band"

Band of fibrous tissue connecting two structures.

Opposite of lateral

Latin for "middle"

Nearer to the middle of the body.

Greek for "crescent"

Disc of connective tisssue cartilage between the bones of a joint.

A tissue consisting of contractile cells.

Latin for "small plate"

Thin circular bone in front of the knee joint that is embedded in the patellar tendon. Aka the kneecap.

Latin for "release"

To produce a chemical substance in a cell and release it from the cell.