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PCSOM Terms 1234

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MAJOR ENDOCRINE GLANDS & HORMONES

Word prefix, root, or suffix	Meaning
ophthalm-	eye
iatr-	treatment
plex-	twisted; woven
-megaly	enlargement
circum-	around
thromb-	clot
crani-	skull
-ic	pertaining to
men-	month (monthly)
con-	with, together
my-	muscle
exo-	out of, out from
kary-	nucleus
dent-	tooth
chol-	bile
brady-	slow
oxy-	oxygen
oto-	ear
semini	semen testis
anti-	against, resisting
-ism	signifies "condition of"
-hydrate	containing water
lapar-	abdomen
noct-	night
-metry	measurement, length
per-	through
-ia	condition, process
-apt	fit, fasten
-ose	signifies a carbohydrate (especially a sugar)
lig-	to tie, bind
bar-	pressure
iso-	same, equal
lip-	lipid (fat)
systol-	cotract; stand together
sin-	cavity; recess
-aps	fit, fasten
-ostomy	formation of an opening
bili-	bile
-genesis	creation, production
orchid-	testis
mal-	bad
re-	back again
extra-	outside of
inter-	between
odont-	tooth
psych-	mind
a-, an	no, not, without
rhino-	nose
-lepsy	seizure
lys-	break apart
-lemma	rind; peel
lact-	milk; milk production
phleb-	vein
auto-	self
cortico-	pertaining to cortex
physio-	nature (function) of
hyster-	uterus
dipl-	twofold, double
ejacul-	to throw out
gastr-	stomach
-metric	measurement, length
semen-	seed, sperm
-(r)rhagia	breaking out, discharge
path-	disease
ectop-	displaced
hypo-	under, below
meta-	beyond, after
nephr-	nephron, kidney
son-	sound
capn-	smoke
ex-	out of, out from
enter-	intestine
-ectomy	a cutting out
peri-	around
hemat-	blood
-luna	moon, moonlike
neo-	new
dys-	bad, disordered, difficult
aden-	gland
-opia	vision, vision condition
-crine	release, secrete
para-	by the side of; near
-ac	pertaining to
-in	signifies a protein
chondr-	cartilage
dia-	across, through
kal-	potassium
acro-	extremity
-itis	signifies "inflammation of"
-penia	lack
-clast	break, destroy
tri-	three; triple
esthe-	sensation
-tonic	pressure, tension
hyper-	over, above
vas-	vessel, duct
hydro-	water
poly-	many
pyel-	pelvis
bi-	two, double
retro-	behind
tachy-	fast
-gen	creates, forms
ortho-	straight; correct, normal
-logy	study of
eu-	good
semi-	half
pod-	foot
glutin-	glue
-phragm	partition
-emesis	vomiting
trans-	across, through
super-	over, above, excessive
-phobic	fearing
nyct-	night
quadr-	four
cephal-	head, brain
post-	after
brachi-	arm
-plegia	paralysis
electr-	electrical
spire-	breathe
myel-	marrow
-ase	signifies an enzyme
-graphy(y)	to write, draw
tox-	poison
hist-	tissue
-plasty	shape, make
de-	down from, undoing
-blast	sprout, make
proct-	rectum
myc-	fungus
-otomy	cut
-centesis	a piercing
troph-	grow, nourish
osteo-	bone
pneumo-	air, breath
y	process, condition
contra-	against
bi/o	life
hom(e)o-	same, equal
-flux	flow
-sia	condition, process
tympan-	drum
-oid	like; in the shape of
non-	not
scler-	hard
pre-	before
pseud-	false
melan-	black
-lith	stone; rock
-tension	pressure
bronch-	air passage
-some	body
stas-	a standing, stopping
diastol-	relax; stand apart
semin-	seed, sperm
hem-	blood
glomer-	wound into a ball
sub-	under
hemi-	half
chem-	chemical
corp-	body
-gram	something written
card-	heart
co-	with, together
oo-	egg
-oscopy	viewing
ren-	kidney
dips-	thirst
muta-	change
-plasm	substance, matter
-arche	beginning, origin
-cide	to kill
-algia	pain
pneumon-	lung
dendr-	tree; branched
rigor-	stiffness
infra-	below, beneath
-al	pertaining to
stat-	a standing, stopping
carcin-	cancer
-tensin	pressure
febr-	fever
micro-	small; million(th)
crypt-	hidden
milli-	thousandth
menstru-	month (monthly)
asthen-	weakness
-ac	pertaining to
-emia	refers to a blood condition
auto-	self
nat-	birth
pro-	first; promoting
cusp-	point
therm-	heat
-philic	loving
cyst-	bladder
gluc-	glucose, sugar
macro-	large
hapl-	single
myo-	muscle
ov-	egg
ocul-	eye
ante-	before
alveol-	small hollow cavity
glyc-	sugar (carbohydrate); glucose
cyan-	blue
-(r)rhapy	sew, suture
dactyl-	fingers, toes (digits)
leuk-	white
sept-	contamination
-osis	condition, process
hepat-	liver
endo-	within
cut(an)-	skin
-pnea	breath, breathing
eryth(r)-	red
syn-	together
oligo-	few, scanty
mes-	middle
photo-	light
supra-	over, above, excessive
arthr-	joint
phag-	eat
angi-	vessel
spiro-	breathe
-iasis	abnormal condition
vesic-	bladder, blister
-ule	small, little
-uria	refers to urine condition
gloss-	tongue
af-	toward
en-	in, into
-malacia	softening
-oma	tumor
em-	in, into
cyt-	cell
-(r)rhea	flow
gingiv-	gums
ped-	children
varic-	enlarged vessel
-tripsy	crushing
presby-	old
natr-	sodium
epi-	upon
onco-	cancer
ef-	away from
cerv-	neck
-(r)rhage	breaking out, discharge
poie-	make; produce
intra-	within
kerat-	cornea
mens-	month (monthly)
mono-	one (single)
sarco-	flesh; muscle
-plasia	growth, formation
mega-	large, million(th)
pharm-	drug
derm-	skin

ophthalm-	Meaning: eye	1	0	false
iatr-	Meaning: treatment	2	0	false
twisted; woven	Word prefix, root, or suffix: plex-	3	1	false
enlargement	Word prefix, root, or suffix: -megaly	4	1	false
circum-	Meaning: around	5	0	false
clot	Word prefix, root, or suffix: thromb-	6	1	false
skull	Word prefix, root, or suffix: crani-	7	1	false
pertaining to	Word prefix, root, or suffix: -ic	8	1	false
month (monthly)	Word prefix, root, or suffix: men-	9	1	false
with, together	Word prefix, root, or suffix: con-	10	1	false
muscle	Word prefix, root, or suffix: my-	11	1	false
out of, out from	Word prefix, root, or suffix: exo-	12	1	false
nucleus	Word prefix, root, or suffix: kary-	13	1	false
tooth	Word prefix, root, or suffix: dent-	14	1	false
bile	Word prefix, root, or suffix: chol-	15	1	false
brady-	Meaning: slow	16	0	false
oxygen	Word prefix, root, or suffix: oxy-	17	1	false
semini	Meaning: semen testis	19	0	false
against, resisting	Word prefix, root, or suffix: anti-	20	1	false
containing water	Word prefix, root, or suffix: -hydrate	22	1	false