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Ch 3
Med Term 3
Question | Answer |
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Aden | Gland |
Amni | Amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo) |
Angi | Vessel |
Arteri | Artery |
Artho | Joint |
Ather | Plaque (yellow, fatty material) |
Axill | Armpit |
Bronch | Bronchial tube |
Bronchi | Bronchial tube |
Carcin | Cancer |
Cardi | Heart |
Chem | Drug, chemical |
Cholecysto | Gallbladder |
Chrono | Time |
Colo | Colon |
Crani | Skull |
Cry | Cold |
Cyst | Urinary bladder, sac of fluid, cyst |
Electro | Electricity |
Encephal | Brain |
Erythro | Red |
Esophag | Esophagus |
Hem/Hemat | Blood |
Hepat | Liver |
Hystero | Uterus |
Inguin | Groin (area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body) |
Ischo | To hold back |
Lapar | Abdomen |
Laryngo | Voice box |
Leuk | White |
Mammo/Mast | Breast |
Men | Menses |
Mening | Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord) |
Myo | Muscle |
Myel | Spinal cord (nervous tissue connected to the brain, located within the spinal column) |
Necro | Death |
Nephro | Kidney |
Neuro | Nerve |
Oophor | Ovary |
Osteo | Bone |
Oto | Ear |
Pelvo | Hip area |
Peritoneo | Peritoneum (membrane surrounding organs in abdomen) |
Phleb | Vein |
Pneumon/Pulmon | Lung |
Radi | X-ray |
Ren | Kidney |
Rhin | Nose |
Salping | Fallopian (uterus) |
Sarc | Flesh |
Septic | Pertaining to infection |
Thorac | Chest |
Tonsill | Tonsil |
Trache | Windpipe/Trachea |
Ur | Urine/Urea (waste material) Urinary tract |
Vascul | Blood vessel |
Algia | Pain |
Emia | Blood condition |
Ia | Condition |
Itis | Inflammation |
Megaly | Enlargement |
Oma | Tumor, Mass |
Osis | Abnormal condition |
Pathy | Disease condition |
Rrhea | Flow, discharge |
Rrhage/Rrhagia | Excessive discharge of blood |
Sclerosis | Hardening |
Uria | Condition of urine |
Ar | Pertaining to |
Ary | Pertaining to |
Ic | Pertaining to |
Centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
Ectomy | Removal, excision |
Gram | Record |
Graphy | Process of recording |
Lysis | Separation, breakdown, destruction |
Plasty | Surgical repair, correction |
Scopy | Visual exam |
Tomy | Incision, cutting into |