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Textbook Vocab 60-61
Term | Definition |
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Abdomeno | abdomen |
Adeno | Gland |
Adreno | Adrenal gland |
Angio | Vessel |
Arterio | Artery |
Arthro | Joint |
Atrio | Atrium |
Blepharo | Eyelid or eyelash |
Broncho | Bronchus |
Cardio | Heart |
Cephelo | Head |
Cerebello | Cerebellum |
Cervico | Cervix or neck of an organ |
Cheilo | Lip |
Cholo or chole | Bile |
Cholecysto | Gallbladder |
Chondro | Cartilage |
Cilio | Eyelid or eyelash |
Colo | Colon |
Colpo | Vagina |
Costo | Rib |
Cranio | Cranium or skull |
Cysto | Bladder |
Cyto | Cell |
Dactylo | Digit or toe |
Dento | Tooth or teeth |
Dermo or dermato | Skin |
Duodeno | Duodenum |
Encephalo | Brain |
Entero | Intestines |
Epididymo | Epididymis |
Episo or episio | Vulva |
Esophago | Esophagus |
Facio | Face |
Fibro | Fibers |
Gastro | Stomach |
Gingivo | Gums |
Glosso | Tongue |
Gnatho | Jaw |
Hemo or hemato | Blood |
Hepa or hepato | Liver |
Histo | Issue |
Hystero | Uterus |
Ileo | Ileum (of intestines) |
Ilio | Ilium (of pelvis) |
Jejuno | Jejunum |
Kerato | Cornea or horny tissue |
Labio | Lip |
Laparo | Flank or abdomen |
Laryngo | Larynx |
Lipo | Fat |
Lympho | Lymph |
Masto or mammo | Mammary gland |
Meningo | Meninges |
Metro | Uterus (special reference to inner lining) |
Musculo, myo, or myos | Muscle |
Myelo | Bone marrow or spinal cord |
Nephro | Kidney or Nephron |
Neuro | Nerve |
Occipito | Back of head |
Oculo | Eye |
Odonto | Tooth or teeth |
Onycho | Claw or hoof |
Ophthalmo | Eye |
Orchio or orchido | Testes |
Oro | Mouth |
Osteo, osseo, or ossi | Bone |
Oto | Ear |
Ovario | Ovary |
Palato | Palate |
Peritoneo | Peritoneum |
Pharyngo | Pharynx |
Phlebo | Vein |
Pilo | Hair |
Pneumo | Lung, air, or breath |
Podo | Foot |
Procto | Rectum |
Pulmo or pulmono | Lung |
Pyelo | Pelvis of kidney |
Recto | Rectum |
Reno | Renal (kidney) |
Rhino | Nose |
Spleno | Spleen |
Spondylo | Vertebra or spinal cord |
Stetho | Chest |
Stomato | Mouth |
Tarso | Ankle |
Teno or tendo | Tendon |
Thoraco | Thorax |
Thymo | Thymus gland |
Thyro or thyroid | Thyroid gland |
Tonsilo | Tonsil |
Tracheo | Trachea |
Tricho | Hair |
Tympano | Tympanum (middle ear), tympanic membrane, or eardrum |
Uretero | Ureter |
Urethro | Urethra |
Uro | Urine |
Utero | Uterus |
Vagino | Vagina |
Vaso | Vessel or duct |
Veno | Vein |
Ventriculo | Ventricle |
Vertebro | Vertebra |
Vulvo | Vulva |
-centesis | To puncture, perforate, or tap- permitting withdrawal of substance |
-ectomy | To excise or surgically remove |
-ize | Use or subject to |
-pexy | Fixation or suturing |
-plasty | To surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together |
-rrhaphy | To make a new, artificial opening in a hollow organ, or to make a new opening between two hollow organs |
-stomy | To shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery |
-tomy | To incise or cut into |
-algia | Pain |
-emesis | Vomit |
-emia | Blood condition |
-esis, -iasis, -asis | Infestation or infection with |
-genesis | Development or origin |
-ism | A state or condition, a fact of being, result of a process |
-itis | Inflammation of |
-megaly | Enlarged |
-oma | Tumor |
-osis | Abnormal condition or process of degeneration |
-pathy, -pathy | Disease |
-penia | Deficiency or lack of |
-phage, -phagy | Eating |