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Term | Definition |
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a- without, away from | |
an- without | |
anti- against | |
auto- self | |
brady- slow | |
de- without | |
dys- painful, difficult, abnormal | |
endo- within, inner | |
epi- upon, over | |
eu- normal, good | |
ex- external, outward | |
extra- outside of | |
hetero- different | |
homo- same | |
hyper- over, above | |
hypo- under, below | |
in- not; inward | |
inter- among, between | |
intra- within, inside | |
macro- large | |
micro- small | |
neo- new | |
para- beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair | |
per- through | |
peri- around | |
post- after | |
pre- before, in front of | |
pro- before | |
pseudo- false | |
re- again | |
retro- backward, behind | |
sub- below, under | |
tachy- rapid, fast | |
trans- through, across | |
ultra- beyond, excess | |
un- not | |
bi- two | |
hemi- half | |
mono- one | |
multi- many | |
nulli- none | |
pan- all | |
poly- many | |
quadri- four | |
semi- partial, half | |
tetra- four | |
tri- three | |
-ac pertaining to | |
-al pertaining to | |
-an pertaining to | |
-ar pertaining to | |
-ary pertaining to | |
-atic pertaining to | |
-eal pertaining to | |
-iac pertaining to | |
-ic pertaining to | |
-ical pertaining to | |
-ile pertaining to | |
-ine pertaining to | |
-ior pertaining to | |
-nic pertaining to | |
-ory pertaining to | |
-ose pertaining to | |
-ous pertaining to | |
-tic pertaining to | |
abdomin/o abdomen | |
adip/o fat | |
anter/o front | |
brachi/o arm | |
cardi/o heart | |
caud/o tail | |
cephal/o head | |
cervic/o neck | |
chondr/o cartilage | |
crani/o skull | |
crin/o to secrete | |
crur/o leg | |
cyt/o cell | |
dermat/o skin | |
dist/o away from | |
dors/o back of body | |
enter/o small intestine | |
epitheli/o epithelium | |
gastr/o stomach | |
glute/o buttock | |
gynec/o woman | |
hemat/o blood | |
hist/o tissue | |
immun/o protection | |
infer/o below | |
inguin/o groin | |
laryng/o larynx | |
later/o side | |
lumb/o loin | |
lymph/o lymph | |
medi/o middle | |
muscul/o muscles | |
nephr/o kidney | |
neur/o nerve | |
ophthalm/o eye | |
ot/o ear | |
orth/o straight, upright | |
pariet/o cavity wall | |
ped/o foot | |
pelv/o pelvis | |
peritone/o peritoneum | |
pleur/o pleura | |
poster/o back | |
proct/o rectum and anus | |
proxim/o near to | |
pub/o genital region | |
pulmon/o lung | |
rhin/o nose | |
spin/o spine | |
super/o above | |
thorac/o chest | |
ur/o urine | |
urin/o urine | |
vascul/o blood vessel | |
ventr/o belly | |
vertebr/o vertebra | |
viscer/o internal organ | |
albin/o white | |
angin/o vessel | |
bas/o base | |
bi/o life | |
carcin/o cancer | |
chem/o chemical | |
cortic/o outer layer | |
cauter/o to cut | |
cry/o cold | |
cutane/o skin | |
derm/o skin | |
dermat/o skin | |
diaphor/o profuse sweating | |
electr/o electricity | |
erythr/o red | |
ethesi/o feeling | |
hidr/o sweat | |
ichthy/o scaly, dry | |
kerat/o hard, horny | |
leuk/o white | |
lip/o fat | |
melan/o black | |
myc/o fungus | |
necr/o death | |
onych/o nail | |
pedicul/o lice | |
phot/o light | |
py/o pus | |
rhytid/o wrinkle | |
sarco/o flesh | |
scler/o hard | |
septic/o infection | |
seb/o oil | |
system/o system | |
trich/o hair | |
ungu/o nail | |
vesic/o bladder | |
xer/o dry | |
-derma skin condition | |
allo- other, different from usual | |
xeno- foreign | |
ankyl/o stiff joint | |
arthr/o joint | |
articul/o joint | |
burs/o sac | |
carp/o wrist | |
cry/o cold | |
cervic/o neck | |
electr/o electricity | |
chondr/o cartilage | |
clavicul/o clavicle | |
coccyg/o coccyx | |
cortic/o outer portion | |
cost/o rib | |
crani/o skull | |
femor/o femur | |
fibul/o fibula | |
humer/o humerus | |
ili/o ilium | |
ischi/o ischium | |
kyph/o hump | |
lamin/o lamina, part of vertebra | |
lord/o bent backward | |
lumb/o low back, loin | |
mandibul/o mandible | |
maxill/o maxilla | |
medull/o inner portion | |
metacarp/o metacarpals | |
metatars/o metatarsals | |
myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord | |
orth/o straight | |
oste/o bone | |
patell/o patella | |
pector/o chest | |
ped/o child, foot | |
pelv/o pelvis | |
phalang/o phalanges | |
pod/o foot | |
prosthet/o addition | |
pub/o pubis | |
radi/o radius, ray (X-ray) | |
sacr/o sacrum | |
scapul/o scapula | |
scoli/o crooked, bent | |
spin/o spine | |
spondyl/o vertebrae | |
stern/o sternum | |
synov/o synovial membrane | |
synovi/o synovial membrane | |
tars/o ankle | |
thorac/o chest | |
tibi/o tibia | |
uln/o ulna | |
vertebr/o vertebra | |
-blast immature, embryonic | |
-clasia to surgically break | |
-desis stabilize, fuse | |
-listhesis slipping | |
-logic pertaining to study of | |
-porosis porous | |
duct/o to bring | |
extens/o to stretch out | |
fasci/o fibrous band | |
fibr/o fibers | |
flex/o to bend | |
kinesi/o movement | |
muscul/o muscle | |
my/o muscle | |
myocardi/o heart muscle | |
myos/o muscle | |
plant/o sole of foot | |
rotat/o to revolve | |
ten/o tendon | |
tend/o tendon | |
tendin/o tendon | |
vers/o to turn | |
-asthenia weakness | |
-ion action, condition | |
-kinesia movement | |
-tonia tone | |
-trophic pertaining to development | |
ab- away from | |
ad- toward | |
circum- around | |
e- outward, without | |
in- inward, without | |
habilitat/o ability | |
hydr/o water | |
necr/o death | |
physic/o body | |
therm/o heat | |
ankyl/o stiff joint | |
anthr/o joint | |
burs/o bursa | |
carp/o carpus | |
cervic/o neck | |
chondr/o cartilage | |
clavicul/o clavicle | |
cortic/o outer layer | |
cost/o rib | |
carni/o skull | |
cutane/o skin | |
femor/o femur | |
fibul/o fibula | |
humer/o humerus | |
ili/o ilium | |
ischi/o ischium | |
kyph/o hump | |
lamin/o lamina | |
lord/o bent backward | |
lumb/o loin | |
mandibul/o mandible | |
medull/o inner region | |
metacarpo/o metacarpus | |
metatars/o metatarsus | |
myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord | |
orth/o straight | |
oste/o bone | |
patell/o patella | |
path/o disease | |
ped/o foot; disease | |
phalang/o phalanges | |
pod/o foot | |
prosthet/o addition | |
pub/o pubis | |
radi/o radius, x-ray | |
sacr/o sacrum | |
sarc/o flesh | |
scapul/o scapula | |
scoli/o crooked | |
spin/o spine | |
spondyl/o vertebra | |
stern/o sternum | |
synov/o synovial membrane | |
system/o system | |
tars/o tarsus | |
thorac/o chest | |
tibi/o tibia | |
uln/o ulna | |
vertebr/o vertebra | |
angi/o vessel | |
aort/o aorta | |
arteri/o artery | |
ather/o fatty substance | |
atri/o atrium | |
cardi/o heart | |
coron/o heart | |
corpor/o body | |
embol/o plug | |
isch/o to hold back | |
myocardi/o heart muscle | |
sphygm/o pulse | |
steth/o chest | |
thromb/o clot | |
valv/o valve | |
valvul/o valve | |
varic/o dilated vein | |
vascul/o blood vessel | |
vas/o vessel | |
ven/o vein | |
ventricul/o ventricle | |
-cardia heart condition | |
-manometer instrument to measure pressure | |
-ole small | |
-spasm involuntary muscle contraction | |
-tension pressure | |
-tonic pertaining to tone | |
di- two | |
arteriol/o arteriole | |
bi/o life | |
cutane/o skin | |
duct/o to bring | |
electr/o electricity | |
fibrin/o fibers | |
lip/o fatty substance | |
my/o muscles | |
orth/o straight | |
pector/o chest | |
peripher/o away from center | |
phleb/o vein | |
pulmon/o lung | |
scler/o hard | |
sept/o a wall | |
son/o sound | |
vas/o vessel | |
venul/o venule | |
agglutin/o clumping | |
bas/o base | |
chrom/o color | |
coagul/o clotting | |
eosin/o rosy red | |
erythr/o red | |
fibrin/o fibers, fibrous | |
fus/o pouring | |
granul/o granules | |
hem/o blood | |
hemat/o blood | |
morph/o shape | |
neutr/o neutral | |
phag/o eat, swallow | |
sanguin/o blood | |
septic/o infection | |
-apheresis removal, carry away | |
-crit separation of | |
-cytic pertaining to cells | |
-cytosis more than the normal number of cells | |
-emia blood condition | |
-globin protein | |
-penia abnormal decrease, too few | |
-phil attracted to | |
-philia condition of being attracted to | |
-philic pertaining to being attracted to | |
-plastic pertaining to formation | |
-plastin formation | |
-poiesis formation | |
-rrhagic pertaining to abnormal flow | |
-stasis standing still | |
adenoid/o adenoids | |
axill/o axilla, underarm | |
immun/o protection | |
inguin/o groin region | |
lymph/o lymph | |
lymphaden/o lymph node | |
lymphangi/o lymph vessel | |
nucle/o nucleus | |
splen/o spleen | |
thym/o thymus gland | |
tonsill/o tonsils | |
-edema swelling | |
-globulin protein | |
-phage to eat | |
-toxic pertaining to poison | |
cyt/o cell | |
erythr/o red | |
fibrin/o fibers | |
leuk/o white | |
lip/o fat | |
lymph/o lymp | |
phleb/o vein | |
thromb/o clot | |
-cyte cell | |
-ia pertaining to | |
-ion action | |
-ic pertaining to | |
-oid resembling | |
-oma mass | |
-otomy cutting into | |
-ous pertaining to | |
-tic pertaining to | |
The combining form that means air sac or alveolus is alveol/o | |
The combining form that means coal is anthrac/o | |
The combining form that means incomplete is atel/o | |
A combining form that means bronchus is bronch/o; bronchi/o | |
The combining form that means bronchiole is bronchiol/o | |
The combining form that means dust is coni/o | |
The combining form that means epiglottis is epiglott/o | |
The combining form that means larynx is laryng/o | |
The combining form that means lobe is lob/o | |
A combining form that means nose is nas/o; rhin/o | |
A combining form that means oxygen is ox/o; ox/i | |
The combining form that means pharynx is pharyng/o | |
The combining form that means pleura is pleur/o | |
A combining form that means lung or air is pneum/o; pneumon/o | |
The combining form aer/o means air | |
The combining form that means sinus is sinus/o | |
The combining form that means breathing is spir/o | |
The combining form that means trachea is trache/o | |
The suffix that means carbon dioxide is -capnia | |
The suffix that means paralysis is -plegia | |
The suffix that means smell is -osmia | |
The suffix that means voice is -phonia | |
The suffix that means breathing is -pnea | |
The suffix that means spitting is -ptysis | |
The suffix that means chest is -thorax | |
A medical term that means instrument to view inside a bronchus is bronchoscope | |
A medical term that means surgical repair of the voice box is laryngoplasty | |
A medical term that means instrument to measure oxygen is oximeter | |
A medical term that means insufficient oxygen is hypoxia | |
A medical term that means puncture pleura to withdraw fluid is pleurocentesis | |
A medical term that means inflammation of the pharynx is pharyngitis | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the lung is pulmonary | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the pharynx is pharyngeal | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the larynx is laryngeal | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the bronchus is bronchial | |
A medical term that means abnormal condition of nose fungus is rhinomycosis | |
A medical term that means inflammation of all the sinuses is pansinusitis | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the chest is thoracic | |
A medical term that means pertaining to within the trachea is endotracheal | |
A medical term that means without voice is aphonia | |
A medical term that means excessive carbon dioxide is hypercapnia | |
A medical term that means lack of (sense of) smell is anosmia | |
A medical term that means slow breathing is bradypnea | |
A medical term that means difficult breathing is dyspnea | |
A medical term that means pus in the chest is pyothorax | |
A medical term that means chest pain is thoracalgia | |
A medical term that means normal breathing is eupnea | |
A medical term that means surgical repair of the bronchus is bronchoplasty | |
A medical term that means not breathing is apnea | |
The tonsils in the throat are considered part of the lymphatic system. | |
The opening through the vocal cords is called the glottis | |
Which organ of the respiratory system is used by both the respiratory and digestive systems? pharynx | |
The small hairs that line the opening to the nose and the airways are called cilia | |
Air is carried between the pharynx and bronchial tubes in the trachea | |
The pulmonary capillaries tightly encase the alveoli | |
The suffix that means protection is -phylaxis | |
The combining form that means blue is cyan/o | |
The combining form that means sac is cyst/o | |
The combining form that means diaphragm is diaphragmat/o | |
The combining form that means 'to breathe' is hal/o | |
The combining form that means 'mucus' is muc/o | |
Combining forms that means 'lung' pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o | |
The combining form that means 'wall' is sept/o | |
The combining form somn/o means sleep | |
The combining form tuss/o means cough | |
The combining form that means anus is an/o | |
A combining form that means appendix is append/o; appendic/o | |
The combining form that means cheek is bucc/o | |
The combining form that means cecum is cec/o | |
The combining form that means gallbladder is cholecyst/o | |
The combining form that means common bile duct is choledoch/o | |
A combining form that means colon is col/o; colon/o | |
A combining form that means tooth is dent/o; odont/o | |
The combining form that means duodenum is duoden/o | |
The combining form that means small intestine is enter/o | |
The combining form that means esophagus is esophag/o | |
The combining form that means stomach is gastr/o | |
The combining form that means gums is gingiv/o | |
A combining form that means tongue is gloss/o; lingu/o | |
The combining form that means liver is hepat/o | |
The combining form that means lip is labi/o | |
The combining form that means abdomen is lapar/o | |
The combining form that means mouth is or/o | |
The combining form that means pancreas is pancreat/o | |
The combining form that means anus and rectum is proct/o | |
The combining form that means pylorus is pylor/o | |
The combining form that means rectum is rect/o | |
The combining form that means salivary gland is sialaden/o | |
The combining form that means sigmoid colon is sigmoid/o | |
The suffix that means vomit is -emesis | |
The suffix that means condition of stones is -lithiasis | |
The suffix that means appetite is -orexia | |
The suffix that means digestion is -pepsia | |
The suffix that means pertaining to a meal is -prandial | |
The suffix that means surgical crushing is -tripsy | |
The combining form that means weight is bar/o | |
The combining form that means bile duct is cholangi/o | |
The combining form that means bile, gall is chol/e | |
The combining form that means gallbladdder is cholecyst/o | |
The combining form that means yellow is cirrh/o | |
The combining form that means ileum is ile/o | |
The combining form that means jejunumis jejun/o | |
The combining form that means stone is lith/o | |
The combining form that means tooth is odont/o | |
The combining form that means mouth is or/o | |
The combining form that means palate is palat/o | |
The combining form that means phayrnx is pharyng/o | |
The combining form that means polyp is polyp/o | |
The combining form that means fire is pyr/o | |
The suffix that means pertaining to vomiting is -emetic | |
The suffix that means pertaining to medical treatment is -iatric | |
The suffix that means appetite is -orexia | |
The suffix that means eat, swallow is -phagia | |
The combining form that means nitrogenous waste is azot/o | |
The combining form that means bacteria is bacteri/o | |
The combining form that means urinary bladder is cyst/o | |
The combining form that means glomerulus is glomerul/o | |
A combining form that means sugar or glucose is glycos/o | |
The combining form that means ketones is keton/o | |
The combining form that means stone is lith/o | |
The combining form that means meatus is meat/o | |
A combining form that means kidney is nephr/o; ren/o | |
The combining form that means night is noct/i | |
The combining form that means scanty is olig/o | |
The combining form that means renal pelvis is pyel/o | |
A combining form that means urine is ur/o; urin/o | |
The combining form that means ureter is ureter/o | |
The combining form that means urethra is urethr/o | |
The suffix that means stone is -lith | |
The suffix that means condition of stones is -lithiasis | |
The suffix that means drooping is -ptosis | |
The suffix that means surgical crushing is -tripsy | |
The suffix that means urine condition is -uria | |
A medical term that means bladder pain is cystalgia | |
A medical term that means surgical removal of the bladder is cystectomy | |
A medical term that means bladder inflammation is cystitis | |
A medical term that means surgically create an opening into the bladder is cystostomy | |
A medical term that means surgical repair of the bladder is cystoplasty | |
A medical term that means surgical crushing of a stone is lithotripsy | |
A medical term that means X-ray record of the kidney is nephrogram | |
A medical term that means an abnormally soft kidney is nephromalacia | |
A medical term that means drooping kidney is nephroptosis | |
A medical term that means cutting into a kidney is nephrotomy | |
A medical term that means kidney disease is nephropathy | |
A medical term that means surgical fixation of the kidney is nephropexy | |
A medical term that means condition of kidney stones is nephrolithiasis | |
A medical term that means X-ray record of the renal pelvis is pyelogram | |
A medical term that means surgical repair of the renal pelvis is pyeloplasty | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the kidney is renal | |
A medical term that means study of the urinary system is urology | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the ureter is ureteral | |
A medical term that means ureter dilation is ureterectasis | |
A medical term that means narrowing of a ureter is ureterostenosis | |
A medical term that means pertaining to the urethra is urethral | |
A medical term that means urethral pain is urethralgia | |
A medical term that means instrument to visually examine the urethra is urethroscope | |
A medical term that means narrowing of the urethra is urethrostenosis | |
A medical term that means pertaining to urine is urinary | |
A medical term that means condition of no urine is anuria | |
A medical term that means condition of difficult or painful urination is dysuria | |
A medical term that means condition of blood in the urine is hematuria | |
A medical term that means condition of scanty amount of urine is oliguria | |
A medical term that means condition of pus in the urine is pyuria | |
The presence of ketones in the urine may indicate diabetes | |
A patient with nephrolithiasis is suffering from stones | |
The combining form that means body is corpor/o | |
The combining form that means genitals is genit/o | |
The combining form that means sameness is home/o | |
The combining form that means water is hydr/o | |
The combining form that means physician, medical, treatment is iatr/o | |
The combining form that means distinctive is idi/o | |
The combining form that means protein is protein/o | |
The combining form that means poison is tox/o | |
The combining form that means urethra is urethr/o | |
The suffix that means to destroy is -lysis | |
The suffix that means urine condition is -uria | |
The combining form that means sugar is gylcos/o | |
The combining form that means amnion is amni/o | |
The combining form that means cervix is cervic/o | |
The combining form that means chorion is chori/o | |
A combining form that means vagina is colp/o; vagin/o | |
The combining form that means cul-de-sac is culd/o | |
The combining form that means embryo is embry/o | |
A combining form that means vulva is episi/o; vulv/o | |
The combining form that means fetus is fet/o | |
A combining form that means female is estr/o; gynec/o | |
The combining form that means hymen is hymen/o | |
A combining form that means uterus is uter/o; hyster/o; metr/o | |
The combining form that means milk is lact/o | |
A combining form that means breast is mamm/o; mast/o | |
The combining form that means menses is men/o | |
The combining form that means birth is nat/o | |
A combining form that means ovary is oophor/o; ovari/o | |
The combining form that means egg is o/o | |
The combining form that means perineum is perine/o | |
The combining form that means male is andr/o | |
The combining form that means glans penis is balan/o | |
The combining form that means hidden is crypt/o | |
The combining form that means epididymis is epididym/o | |
A combining form that means testes is orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o; testicul/o | |
The combining form that means prostate is prostat/o | |
The combining form that means sperm is spermat/o | |
The combining form that means penis is pen/o | |
The combining form that means vas deferens is vas/o | |
The combining form that means seminal vesicle is vesicul/o | |
The suffix that means condition of sperm is -spermia | |
The suffix that means state of pregnancy is -cyesis | |
The suffix that means pregnant woman is -gravida | |
The suffix that means to bear (offspring) is -para | |
The suffix that means resembling is -oid | |
The suffix that means uterine tube is -salpinx | |
A suffix that means childbirth is -partum; -tocia | |
The female external genitalia are collectively referred to as the vulva | |
Uterine tubes connect the ovaries and uterus. | |
The first menstrual period is called menarche | |
The middle layer of the uterus is called the myometrium | |
Until the end of the eighth week of gestation, the infant is called a(n) embryo | |
The umbilical cord connects the fetus to the placenta | |
The inner membranous sac surrounding the fetus amnion | |
The first stage of labor and delivery is called the dilation stage | |
The male reproductive system and the urinary system share which organ? urethra | |
The tip of the penis is called the glans penis | |
An intrauterine device is used to prevent pregnancy | |
The combining form that means to widen is dilat/o | |
The combining form that means ovary is oophor/o | |
The combining form that means ovum is ov/o, ov/i | |
The combining form that means ovary is ovari/o | |
The combining form that means sexual intercourse is pareun/o | |
The combining form that means root is radic/o | |
The combining form that means uterine (fallopian) tubes is salping/o | |
The combining form that means prostate gland is prostat/o | |
The combining form that means sperm is spermat/o | |
The suffix that means beginning is -arche | |
The suffix that means produces is -genesis | |
The suffix that means to kill is -cide | |
The suffix that means formation of cells is -plasia | |
The prefix that means before, in front of is ante- | |
The prefix that means against is contra- | |
The suffix that means first is primi- | |
The combining form that means extremities is acr/o | |
A combining form that means adrenal glands is adren/o; adrenal/o | |
The combining form that means body is somat/o | |
The combining form that means calcium is calc/o | |
The combining form that means to secrete is crin/o | |
A combining form that means female (besides gynec/o) is estr/o | |
A combining form that means sugar is glyc/o; glycos/o | |
The combining form that means sex glands is gonad/o | |
The combining form that means sameness is home/o | |
The combining form that means potassium is kal/i | |
The combining form that means sodium is natr/o | |
A combining form that means eye (besides ocul/o, opt/o, and optic/o) is ophthalm/o | |
The combining form that means pancreas is pancreat/o | |
The combining form that means parathyroid gland is parathyroid/o | |
The combining form that means pineal gland is pineal/o | |
The combining form that means pituitary gland is pituitar/o; pituit/o | |
A medical term that means state of excessive thyroid (hormones) is hyperthyroidism | |
The combining form that means thymus gland is thym/o | |
A combining form that means thyroid gland is thyr/o; thyroid/o | |
A combining form that means poison is toxic/o | |
The suffix that means blood condition is -emia | |
The suffix that means thirst is -dipsia | |
The suffix that means pertaining to a meal is -prandial | |
The suffix that means to stimulate is -tropin | |
A medical term that means many (excessive) thirst is polydipsia | |
A medical term that means condition of (too) much urine is polyuria | |
A medical term that means sugar in the urine is glycosuria | |
A medical term that means surgical removal of adrenal gland is adrenalectomy | |
A medical term that means enlarged adrenal gland is adrenomegaly | |
A medical term that means study of the endocrine system is endocrinology | |
A medical term that means state of insufficient pituitary (hormones) is hypopituitarism | |
A medical term that means surgical removal of thymus is thymectomy | |
A medical term that means endocrine system disease is endocrinopathy | |
A medical term that means surgical removal of parathyroid gland is parathyroidectomy | |
A medical term that means thymus inflammation is thymitis | |
A medical term that means thymus tumor is thymoma | |
A constructed term that means enlarged thyroid is thyromegaly | |
A medical term that means surgical removal of the thyroid is thyroidectomy | |
A medical term that means enlarged extremities is acromegaly | |
A medical term that means abnormal condition of thyroid poisoning is thyrotoxicosis | |
A medical term that means relating to after a meal is postprandial | |
A medical term that means retina disease is retinopathy | |
A medical term that means adrenal gland disease is adrenopathy | |
Addison's disease is caused by hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex | |
Cushing's syndrome is caused by hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex. | |
An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called goiter | |
A combining form that means gland is aden/o | |
A combining form that means male is andr/o | |
A combining form that means iodine is iod/o | |
A combining form that means ketones is ket/o | |
A combining form that means minerals or electrolytes is mineral/o | |
A combining form that means ovary is ovari/o | |
A combining form that means ray is radi/o | |
A combining form that means testes is testicul/o | |
A suffix that means 'pertaining to a blood condition' is -emic | |
A suffix that means 'pertaining to stimulating' is -tropic | |
A combining form that means extremities is acr/o | |
A combining form that means glucose is gluc/o | |
The combining form that means head is cephal/o | |
The combining form that means cerebrum is cerebr/o | |
The combining form that means cerebellum is cerebell/o | |
The combining form that means brain is encephal/o | |
The combining form that means glue is gli/o | |
The combining form that means medulla oblongata is medull/o | |
A combining form that means meninges is mening/o; meningi/o | |
The combining form that means spinal cord is myel/o | |
A combining form that means nerve is neur/o | |
The combining form that means star is astr/o | |
The combining form that means gray matter is poli/o | |
The combining form that means pons is pont/o | |
The combining form that means nerve root is radicul/o | |
The combining form that means thalamus is thalam/o | |
The combining form that means sheath (meninges) is thec/o | |
The combining form that means ventricle is ventricul/o | |
The combining form that means sense of pain is alges/o | |
The combining form that means feeling or sensation is esthesi/o | |
The suffix that means weakness is -paresis | |
The suffix that means speech is -phasia | |
The suffix that means paralysis is -plegia | |
The suffix that means muscle coordination is -taxia | |
The combining form that means fear or worry is anxi/o | |
A combining form that means mind is ment/o; phren/o; psych/o | |
The combining form that means split is schiz/o | |
The combining form that means body is somat/o | |
The combining form that means sleep is somn/o | |
A suffix that means treatment is -therapy | |
The suffix that means physician is -iatrist | |
The suffix that means frenzy is -mania | |
The suffix that means pertaining to being attracted to is -philic | |
The combining form that means center is centr/o | |
The combining form that means rapid contracting and relaxing is clon/o | |
The combining form that means to shake violently is concuss/o | |
The combining form that means sensation, feeling is esthesi/o | |
The combining form that means mind is ment/o | |
The combining form that means nerve is neur/o | |
The combining form that means away from center is peripher/o | |
The combining form that means to cut is tom/o | |
The combining form that means tone is ton/o | |
The combining form that means forgetfulness is amnes/o | |
The combining form that means drive;compel is compuls/o | |
The combining form that means false belief is delus/o | |
The combining form that means to press down is depress/o | |
The combining form that means imagined perception is hallucin/o | |
The combining form that means sleep/stupor is narc/o | |
The combining form that means besieged by thoughts is obsess/o | |
The combining form that means irrational fear is phob/o | |
The combining form that means fire is pyr/o | |
The combining form that means split is schiz/o | |
A suffix that means medical treatment is -iatry | |
A suffix that means seizure is -lepsy | |
A suffix that means condition to bear is -phoria |