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Question | Answer |
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ADENO | GLAND |
CALCULI | STONE |
CELE | TUMOR, CYST, HERNIA |
CTYO | CELL |
GLYCO | SUGAR, SWEET |
HOMEO, HOMO | SAME |
LINGUA | TONGUE |
LIP | FAT |
LITH | STONE |
MADARO | FALLING HAIR |
PSYCH | MIND |
PYO | PUS |
RADI | RAY |
THERMIC | HEAT |
ARTHRO | JOINT |
CARPO | WRIST |
CHONDRO | CARTILEGE |
COSTA | RIB |
CRANIO | SKULL |
DACTYL | FINGER |
ILI | HIP |
MANUS | HAND |
MYEL | BONE MARROW |
MYO | MUSCLE |
ORTHO | STRAIGHTEN |
OSTEO | BONE |
PEDI | FOOT |
SPONDYL | VERTEBRAE |
CUTIS | SKIN |
DENT | TEETH |
DERMA | SKIN |
HAPSIA | TOUCH |
ODONT | TEETH |
ONCO | TUMOR |
ONYCHIA | NAIL BEDS |
PEDICULAR | LICE |
PRURIGO | ITCHING |
PSORA | ITCH |
SARCO | FLESH |
SCLERO | HARD |
SQUAMA | SCALY |
TRICHO | HAIR |
CHOLE | BILE; GALLBLADDER |
COLON | LARGE INTESTINE |
EMESIS | VOMITING |
ENTERO | INTESTINE |
GASTRO | STOMACH |
GLOSSO | TONGUE |
HEPAT | LIVER |
ILE | ILEUM (last third of small intestine) |
LAPARO | ABDOMEN |
MYXO | MUCUS |
PROCTO | ANUS; RECTUM |
PYLORO | PYLORUS; GATEKEEPER |
STOMA | OPENING; MOUTH |
VISCERO | BODY ORGANS |
ANGIO | VESSEL |
AORTAL | AORTA, MAIN ARTERY |
ARTERIO | ARTERY |
CARDIO | HEART |
EMBOLI | VESSEL OBSTRUCTION |
EMIA | BLOOD |
HEMA, HEMO | BLOOD |
PHLEB | VEIN |
THROMBO | BLOOD CLOT |
VARICO | VARICOSE VEINS |
VASO | BLOOD VESSEL |
VENA | VEIN |
VENTRICU | HEART CAVITY |
BRONCHO | BRONCHI, AIRWAY |
CILI | HAIRLIKE PROCESSES |
ECTASIS | EXPANSION |
LARYNGO | LARYNX, VOICE BOX |
NASO | NOSE |
ORO | MOUTH |
OXY | OXYGEN, KEEN |
PECTOR | BREAST, CHEST |
PLEURA | RIB SIDE |
PNEUMO | LUNG |
PTYSIS | TO SPIT |
PULMO | LUNGS |
RHIN | NOSE |
TRACHEO | TRACHEA, WINDPIPE |
CREATININE | A WASTE MATERIAL IN URINE |
CYSTO | BLADDER |
GLOMERULO | NEPHRON PART; LITTLE BALL |
NEPHRO | KIDNEY |
PERITONEO | LINING OF ABDOMEN ORGANS |
PYELO | PELVIS |
RENI | KIDNEY |
URETERO | URETER (KIDNEY TO BLADDER) |
URETHRO | URETHRA |
URI | URINE |
URIC | PERTAINING TO URINE |
URINA | URINE |
URO | URINE |
BULBO | BULBLIKE; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND |
CERVI | NECK; UTERUS |
GALACTO | MILK |
HYSTER | UTERUS |
LACTIN | MILK |
MAST | BREAST |
METR | UTERUS |
NATAL | BORN |
OOPHRO | OVARY |
ORCHIDO | TESTICLE |
OVA; OVI; OVO | EGG |
SALPING | TUBE; FALLOPIAN |
SPERMA; SPERMATO | SEED |
VAS | DUCT; VESSEL |
GENITO | REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM |
AUDIO | SOUND |
CEREBRO | BRAIN |
ENCEPHALO | BRAIN |
ESTHESIA | SENSATION |
MEDULLA | BRAIN MIDDLE |
MENINGO | MEMBRANES; SPINAL CORD |
NEURO | NERVES |
OCCIPUT | BACK OF SKULL |
OCULO | EYE |
OPHTHALMO | EYE |
OTO | EAR |
PARIETES | PARIETAL; WALL PART |
PONS | BRIDGES |
TEMPORA | TEMPORAL |
A, AN | WITHOUT |
AB | AWAY FROM |
AD | TOWARD |
ALGIA | PAIN |
ANTE | BEFORE; WALL PART |
ANTI | AGAINST |
BI | TWO, DOUBLE |
BRADY | SLOW |
CIRCUM | AROUND |
CO, CON | TOGETHER |
DE | DOWN OR AWAY FROM |
DESIS | BINDING; FIXATION OF |
DIA | THROUGH |
DYS | DIFFICULT; ABNORMAL |
ECTO | OUTSIDE |
ECTOMY | EXCISION |
ENDO | WITHIN |
EPI | OUTER, ON TOP OF, OVER |
EXO | AWAY FROM |
EXTRA | OUTSIDE, BEYOND |
FERRO | IRON |
FORE | BEFORE |
FORM | SHAPE OF |
GRAPHY | WRITING, RECORD |
HEMI | HALF |
HYDRA, HYDRO | WATER |
HYPER | ABOVE |
HYPO | BELOW |
IASIS | CONDITION OF |
IATRIC | MEDICINE |
IC | PERTAINING TO |
INTER | BETWEEN |
INTRA | WITHIN |
ISIS, ASIS | CONDITION OF |
ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
JUXTA | NEAR |
KINESIS | MOVEMENT |
KYPHO | HUMPED |
LOGIA, LOGY | SCIENCE OF |
LYSIS | DISINTEGRATION |
MACRO | LARGE, LONG |
MALACIA | SOFTENING |
MED, MEDI, MEDIO | MIDDLE |
MEGA, MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT |
MICRO | SMALL |
MONO | SINGLE ONE |
MULTI | MANY |
NEO | NEW |
OB | AGAINST |
OID | LIKE SHAPE; RESEMBLE |
OLIGIO | FEW |
OLOGY | STUDY OF |
OMA | TUMOR |
OSIS | CONDITION |
OTOMY | INCISION (otomy is incision; ectomy is removal) |
PACHY | THICK |
PARA | NEAR; DEPARTURE FROM NORM |
PATH | DISEASE |
PENIA | DEFICIENCY |
PERI | AROUND |
PEXY | FIXATION; SUSPENSION |
PHOBIA | FEAR OF |
PHORESIS | TRANSMISSION |
PLASTY | PLASTIC SURGICAL CORRECTION |
PLEGIA | PARALYSIS; STROKE |
POLY | MANY |
POST | AFTER |
PRE | BEFORE |
PRO | IN FRONT OF; ON BEHALF OF |
PSEUDO | FALSE |
PTOSIS | FALLING |
RE | BACK; AGAIN |
RETRO | BACKWARD |
RRHAPHY | SUTURE |
RHEXIS | RUPTURE |
SCOPY | EXAM |
SEMI | HALF |
SPHYGMO | PULSE |
SUB | BELOW |
SUPER; SUPRA | ABOVE |
SYM, SYN | TOGETHER |
TACHY | FAST; SWIFT |
TELE | DISTANCE |
TOXO | TOXIC; POISON |
TRANS | ACROSS |
TRI | THREE |
ULTRA | ABOVE |
UNI | ONE |
XENO | FOREIGN |
XERO | DRY |
ALBUS | WHITE |
CHLORO | GREEN |
CHROM | COLOR |
CIRRHOS | YELLOW |
CYANO | BLUE |
ERYTHR | RED |
LEUKO | WHITE |
MELANO | BLACK |
POLIO | GRAY |
PURPURA | PURPLE |
RHODO | ROSE |
RUBEO | RED |
XANTHO | YELLOW |
CMA; RMA | CERTIFIED MED ASST; REGISTERED MED ASST |
CNA | CERTIFIED NURSING AIDE |
EMT | EMERGENCY MED TECHNICIAN |
LVN; LPN | LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE; LIC PRACTICAL NURSE |
MD | MEDICAL DOCTOR |
ME | MEDICAL EXAMINER |
MLT | MEDICAL LAB TECHNOLOGIST |
NP | NURSE PRACTICIONER |
OT | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST |
PA | PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT |
PT | PHYSICAL THERAPIST |
RHIT | REGISTERED HEALTH INFO TECHNICIAN |
RN | REGISTERED NURSE |
RRT; RT | REG RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST |