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cyt/o

cell
ventr/o

belly
-logy

study of
inter-

between, among
pub/o

genital region, pubis
-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid
-ical

pertaining to
-plasm

formation, development
-algia

pain
homo-

same
cis/o

to cut
-eal

pertaining to
-ism

state of
-ostomy

surgically create an opening
peri-

around
vertebr/o

vertebra
epi-

upon, over
eu-

normal, good
-scope

instrument for viewing
proxim/o

near to
morph/o

shape
a-

without, away from
nephr/o

kidney
-logist

one who studies
somat/o

body
-ose

pertaining to
per-

through
-osis

abnormal condition
hemi-

half
-iac

pertaining to
medi/o

middle
-rrhexis

rupture
-cele

hernia, protrusion
-graphy

process for recording
-malacia

abonormal softening
poster/o

back
ophthalm/o

eye
intra-

within, inside
brachi/o

arm
-graph

instrument for recording
oste/o

bone
pan-

all
path/o

disease
nulli-

none
carcin/o

cancer
micro-

small
para-

beside
system/o

system
bi-

two
crani/o

skull
an-

without
mono-

one
chem/o

chemical
-ectasis

dilation
ante-

before, in front of
-otomy

cutting into
pleur/o

pleura
pulmon/o

lung
gastr/o

stomach
quad-

four
crur/o

leg
-metry

process of measuring
-rrhea

discharge, flow
-pexy

surgical fixation
neo-

new
-iasis

abnormal condition
peritone/o

peritoneum
pre-

before, in front of
cardi/o

heart
-oma

tumor, mass
infer/o

below
ot/o

ear
-pathy

disease
-ac

pertaining to
epitheli/o

epithelium
semi-

half
laryng/o

voice box
chondr/o

cartilage
-ior

pertaining to
-cyte

cell
brady-

slow
uni-

one
rhin/o

nose
supra-

above
-dynia

pain
caud/o

tail
-lysis

destruction
adip/o

fat
-stenosis

narrowing
-ia

state, condition
dys-

painful, difficult
multi-

many
anti-

against
tri-

three
cervic/o

neck
sub-

below
hetero-

different
poly-

many
-ptosis

drooping
hyper-

over, above
dors/o

back of body
tachy-

rapid, fast
abdomin/o

abdomen
neur/o

nerve
-rrhaphy

suture
muscul/o

muscle
dermat/o

skin
-plasty

surgical repair
-tic

pertaining to
-rrhage

abnormal, excessive flow
-ous

pertaining to
hydr/o

water
-meter

instrument for measuring
-ectomy

surgical removal
-sclerosis

hardening
-scopy

process of visually examining
later/o

side
cephal/o

head
viscer/o

internal organ
-gram

record or picture
-ary

pertaining to
pelv/o

pelvis
infra-

below
-ory

pertaining to
-cise

cut
ultra-

beyond, excess
-an

pertaining to
hypo-

below
dist/o

away from
hemat/o

blood
super/o

above
-itis

inflammation
-therapy

treatment
-ile

pertaining to
enter/o

small intestine
-ic

pertaining to
-genic

produced by
gynec/o

female
endo-

within
-plasia

development, growth
immun/o

immune, protection
trans-

across
-megaly

large
post-

after
retro-

backward
-ar

pertaining to
aden/o

gland
-trophy

development, nourishment
-al

pertaining to
-gen

that which produces
spin/o

spine
glute/o

buttock
anter/o

front
thorac/o

chest
pseudo-

false
auto-

self
macro-

large
hist/o

tissue
organ/o

organ
super-

above, excess
-genesis

generates
ur/o

urine, urinary tract
burs/o

sac
scler/o

hard
-ule

small
ab-

away from
lord/o

bent backwards
myocardi/o

heart muscle
ad-

toward
pharyng/o

pharynx
trache/o

trachea, windpipe
fibul/o

fibula
radi/o

radius
arthr/o

joint
vas/o

vessel, duct
ankyl/o

stiff joint
kyph/o

hump
lob/o

lobe
-stasis

standing still
metatars/o

metatarsals
-ectasis

dilated, expansion
splen/o

spleen
cutane/o

skin
orth/o

straight
hemangi/o

blood vessel
-phonia

voice
arteri/o

artery
melan/o

black
-blast

immature, embryonic
coron/o

heart
nas/o

nose
lymphaden/o

lymph node
lumb/o

loin
ten/o

tendon
neutr/o

neutral
sanguin/o

blood
epiglott/o

epiglottis
ichthy/o

scaly, dry
medull/o

inner portion
-thorax

chest
circum-

around
phot/o

light
ventricul/o

ventricle
diaphragmat/o

diaphragm
-manometer

instrument for measuring pressure
kerat/o

hard, horny
my/o

muscle
atri/o

atrium
-tome

instrument used to cut
fasci/o

fibrous band
ped/o

child, foot
orth/o

straight
py/o

pus
-poiesis

formation
rhytid/o

wrinkle
phalang/o

phalanges
maxill/o

maxilla
articul/o

joint
lamin/o

lamina, part of vertebra
thym/o

thymus
leuk/o

white
carp/o

wrist
patell/o

patella
ather/o

fatty substance
atel/o

incomplete
femor/o

femur
hidr/o

sweat
bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchus
ili/o

ilium
-asthenia

weakness
allo-

other, different from usual
-kinesia

movment
alveol/o

alveolus
tend/o

tendon
necr/o

death
pil/o

hair
myc/o

fungus
myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord
-osmia

smell
chrom/o

color
spir/o

breathing
seb/o

oil
-globin

protein
tonsill/o

tonsils
bi/o

life
metacarp/o

metacarpals
plant/o

sole of foot
fibr/o

fibers,
electr/o

electricity
erythr/o

red
-ptysis

spitting
kinesi/o

movement
lymphangi/o

lymph vessel
lip/o

fat
-tonia

tone
-derma

skin
coccyg/o

coccyx
clavicul/o

clavicle
valv/o, valvul/o

valve
fibrin/o

fibers, fibrous
xeno-

strange, foreign
angi/o

vessel
bas/o

base
stern/o

sternum
tars/o

ankle
pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air
tox/o

poison
xer/o

dry
tendin/o

tendon
-opsy

view of
mandibul/o

mandible
phleb/o

vein
tibi/o

tibia
sinus/o

sinus, cavity
pod/o

foot
diaphor/o

profuse sweating
steth/o

chest
ox/o, ox/i

oxygen
hem/o

blood
albin/o

white
cyan/o

blue
uln/o

ulna
ven/o

vein
phag/o

eat, swallow
synovi/o, synov/o

synovial membrane
cry/o

cold
derm/o

skin
humer/o

humerus
bronchiol/o

bronchiole
-cytosis

more than the normal number of cells
myos/o

muscle
-tension

pressure
-globulin

protein
sacr/o

sacrum
aort/o

aorta
sphygm/o

pulse
-porosis

porous
lymph/o

lymph
-emia

blood condition
-pnea

breathing
adenoid/o

adenoids
scoli/o

crooked, bent
-ole

small
agglutin/o

clumping
anthrac/o

coal
spondyl/o

vertebrae
trich/o

hair
cortic/o

outer portion
ungu/o

nail
vesic/o

bladder
coni/o

dust
onych/o

nail
eosin/o

rosy red
-penia

abnormal decrease
-desis

stabilize, fuse
cost/o

rib
thromb/o

clot
-phil

attracted to
-listhesis

slipping
vascul/o

blood vessel
coagul/o

clotting

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Chapters 1-7

Updated

2010-09-25T04:40:24Z

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