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med chap 11 terms
death pt. 10
Term | Definition |
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acr/o | extremities |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
adrenal/o | adrenal glans |
andr/o | male |
calc/o | calcium |
crin/o | to secrete |
estr/o | female |
gluc/o | glucose |
glyc/o | sugar |
gonad/o | sex glands |
iod/o | iodine |
kal/i | potassium |
ket/o | ketones |
mineral/o | minerals, electrolytes |
natr/o | sodium |
ovari/o | ovary |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pineal/o | pineal gland |
pituit/o | pituitary gland |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
radi/o | ray |
somat/o | body |
testicul/o | testes |
thym/o | thymus |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toxic/o | poison |
-dipsia | thirst |
-emic | pertaining to a blood condition |
-tropic | pertaining to stimulating |
-tropin | to stimulate |
carcin/o | cancer |
chem/o | drug |
cortic/o | outer layer |
cyst/o | bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
fibr/o | fibers |
glycos/o | sugar |
gynec/o | female |
hem/o | blood |
immun/o | protection |
lapar/o | abdomen |
lob/o | lobe |
mast/o | breast |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o | eye |
or/o | mouth |
oste/o | bone |
radi/o | radiation |
retin/o | retina |
-al | pertaining to |
-an | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-edema | swelling |
-emia | blood condition |
-globin | protein |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ism | state of |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlarged |
-meter | instrument to measure |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-prandial | pertaining to a meal |
-scopic | pertaining to visually examining |
-tic | pertaining to |
-uria | urine condition |
anti- | against |
endo- | within |
ex- | outward |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | insufficient |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
post- | after |