click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
19.1 Radiology
Combining Forms for Radiology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
act/o | action |
angi/o | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
antero/o | before;front part |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
astr/o | starlike structure |
axi/o | axis |
blast/o | immature; embryonic |
cardi/o | heart |
cholangi/0 | bile duct |
chol/e | gall bladder |
chori/o | fetal membrane; chorion |
cin/e | movement |
cyst/o | bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid |
densit/o | density |
dos/o | dose |
duc/o | bring; move |
ech/o | echo; sound wave |
electr/o | electricity |
esphag/o | esophagus |
excret/o | removing from the body |
fluor/o | fluorescence |
fus/o | pouring |
gastr/o | stomach |
gli/o | cells that provide support |
gnos/o | knowledge |
hyster/o | uterus; womb |
intestine/o | intestine |
iodin/o | iodine |
later/o | side |
log/o | word; study of |
luc/o | clear |
lymph/o | lymph; lymphatic system |
magnet/o | magnet |
mamm/o | breast |
medull/o | medulla (inner region) |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
nucle/o | nucleus (of an atom) |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pharmaceutic/o | medicine; drug |
poster/o | back part |
project/o | orientation |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
quantitat/o | quantity or amount |
radi/o | radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation |
roentgen/o | x-rays; radiation |
salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube |
scint/i | point of lignt |
son/o | sound |
techn/o | technical skill |
tom/o | cut;slice;layer |
trac/o | visible path |
ur/o | urine; urinary system |
ven/o | vein |
ventilat/o | movement of air |
vent/o | a coming |
ventricul/o | ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber of the brain) |
xer/o | dry |