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medical term (ch 4, 5)
medical terminology ch 4 and 5
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Undergraduate 2
03/02/2013

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Term
encephalo
Definition
en/cephal/o

brain
Term
cerebro
Definition
cerebr/o
Term
cerebello
Definition
cereb/ell/o

cerebellum
Term
membrano
Definition
membran/o

membrane
Term
meningo
Definition
mening/o

meninges
Term
neuro
Definition
neur/o

nerve
Term
nervi
Definition
nerv/i

nerve
Term
gangliono
Definition
gangli(on)/o

ganglion
Term
ganglio
Definition
gangli/o

ganglion
Term
neurono
Definition
neuron/o

neuron
Term
glio
Definition
gli/o

neuroglia
Term
neuroglio
Definition
neuro/o/gli/o

neuroglia
Term
radiculo
Definition
rad/i/cul/o

radicle
Term
sympatho
Definition
sym/path/o

sympathetic nerves
Term
sympatheto
Definition
sym/path(et)/o

sympathetic nerves
Term
sympathico
Definition
sym/path/ic/o

sympathetic nerves
Term
vago
Definition
vag/o

vagus nerve
Term
ophthalmo
Definition
ophthalm/o

eye
Term
opto
Definition
opt/o

eye
Term
optico
Definition
opt(ic)/o

eye
Term
oculo
Definition
ocul/o

eye
Term
core
Definition
cor/e

pupil
Term
coreo
Definition
cor(e)/o

pupil
Term
kero
Definition
ker/o

cornea
Term
kerato
Definition
ker(at)/o

cornea
Term
corneo
Definition
corne/o

cornea
Term
sclero
Definition
scler/o

sclera
Term
retino
Definition
retin/o

retina
Term
uveo
Definition
uve/o

uvea
Term
iro
Definition
ir/o

iris
Term
irido
Definition
ir(id)/o

iris
Term
cyclo
Definition
cycl/o

ciliary body
Term
cilio
Definition
cili/o

ciliary body
Term
ciliaro
Definition
cili/ar/o

ciliary body
Term
choroido
Definition
chor/oid/o

choroid
Term
chorio
Definition
chori/o

choroid
Term
conjuctivo
Definition
con/junct/iv/o

conjunctiva
Term
cantho
Definition
canth/o

canthus
Term
phaco
Definition
phac/o

lens
Term
dacryo
Definition
dacry/o

tear
Term
lacrimo
Definition
lacrim/o

tear
Term
dacryocysto
Definition
dacry/o/cyst/o

tear sac
Term
X-o-Y-(NE)
Definition
X = organ part
Y = diff organ/part
NE = nominative ending

X-o-Y-(NE)

the part of Y involving X

or: the part of the "Big thing" involving the "small thing"
Term
this singular nominative ending is what gender:

x-a
Definition
feminine
Term
what are the feminine adj endings?
Definition
those ending in
-a

and

-is
Term
hemo
Definition
hem/o

blood
Term
hemato
Definition
hem(at)/o

blood
Term
x-emia
Definition
x-em/ia

the abnormal presence of blood in x
Term
x-hemia
Definition
x-(h)em/ia

the abnormal presence of blood in x
Term
sanguino
Definition
sangu/in/o

blood
Term
sangui
Definition
sangu/i

blood
Term
hemoglobino
Definition
hem/o/glob/in/o

hemoglobin
Term
plasmo
Definition
plasm/o

plasma
Term
plasmato
Definition
plasm(at)/o

plasma
Term
plasma
Definition
plasm/a

plasma
Term
thrombo
Definition
thromb/o

clot
Term
thromboyto
Definition
thromb/o/cyt/o

blood platelet
Term
sphygmo
Definition
sphygm/o

pulse
Term
cardo
Definition
card/o

heart
Term
cardio
Definition
card(i)/o

heart
Term
aorto
Definition
aort/o

aorta
Term
aortico
Definition
aort/ic/o

aorta
Term
valvo
Definition
valv/o

valve
Term
valvulo
Definition
valv(ul)/o

valve
Term
ventriculo
Definition
ventr/i/cul/o

ventricle
Term
pericardo
Definition
peri/card/o

pericardium
Term
pericardio
Definition
peri/card(i)/o

pericardium
Term
myocardo
Definition
my/o/card/o

myocardium
Term
myocardio
Definition
my/o/card(i)/o

myocardium
Term
angio
Definition
angi/o

vessel
Term
vaso
Definition
vas/o

vessel
Term
vasculo
Definition
vas/cul/o

vessel
Term
artero
Definition
arter/o

artery
Term
arterio
Definition
arter(i)/o

artery
Term
phlebo
Definition
phleb/o

vein
Term
veno
Definition
ven/o

vein
Term
capillaro
Definition
cap/ill/ar/o

capillary
Term
varico
Definition
varic/o

varix
Term
cirs/o
Definition
cirs/o

varix
Term
lympho
Definition
lymph/o

lymph
Term
lymphato
Definition
lymphat/o

lymph
Term
lymphangio
Definition
lymph/angi/o

lymph vessel
Term
lymphadeno
Definition
lymph/aden/o

lymph node
Term
spleno
Definition
splen/o

spleen
Term
lieno
Definition
lien/o

spleen
Term
crino
Definition
crin/o

secretion
Term
endocrino
Definition
(endo)crin/o

secretion
Term
hormono
Definition
hormon/o

hormone
Term
adeno
Definition
aden/o

gland
Term
glandulo
Definition
gland/ul/o

gland
Term
pinealo
Definition
pine/al/o

pineal gland
Term
hypophyso
Definition
hypo/phys/o

pituitary gland
Term
hypophyseo
Definition
hypo/phys(e)/o

pituitary gland
Term
paroto
Definition
par/ot/o

parotid gland
Term
parotido
Definition
par/ot(id)/o

parotid gland
Term
thyro
Definition
thyr/o

thyroid gland
Term
thyroido
Definition
thyr(oid)/o

thyroid gland
Term
parathyro
Definition
para/thyr/o

parathyroid gland
Term
parathyroido
Definition
para/thyr/oid/o

parathyroid gland
Term
thymo
Definition
thym/o

thymus
Term
adreno
Definition
ad/ren/o

adrenal gland
Term
adrenalo
Definition
ad/ren/al/o

adrenal gland
Term
suprareno
Definition
supra/ren/o

adrenal gland
Term
suprarenalo
Definition
supra/ren/al/o

adrenal gland
Term
insulo
Definition
insul/o

islets of langerhans
Term
gonado
Definition
gonad/o

gonad
Term
S-o-cele
Definition
S-o-cele

the protrusion of something, involving S
Term
S-o-x-o-cele
Definition
S-o-x-o-cele

the protrusion of (something through) x, involving S
Term
S-o-x-N
Definition
S-o-x-N

a collection of S in N
Term
x-hemia
Definition
x-(h)em/ia

the abnormal presence of blood in x

the abnormal presence of x in the blood
Term
x-hemic
Definition
x-(h)em/ic

pertaining to x-hemia

SO

p.t. the abnormal presence of x in the blood

or

p.t. the abnormal presence of blood in x
Term
x-o-z-ostomy
Definition
x-o-z-ostomy

the making of an opening between z and x

(when you can make an opening between the two)
Term
hemolyze
Definition
hem/o/ly/z/e

(hem/o/lys/ize)

to disintegrate blood
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