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Med Terms Exam 1
ACC Med Terminology Exam 1
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Undergraduate 1
10/20/2009
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Term
cis/o
 Definition

to cut

incision - the process of cutting into
Term
crin/o
 Definition

to secrete

endocrine - to secrete within
Term
cyst/o
 Definition

urinary bladder

cystoscopy - visual examination of the bladder
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
iatr/o
 Definition

treatment, physician

iatrogenic - side effects of treatment
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
radi/o
 Definition
x-rays
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sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
sect/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
-ion
 Definition

process

excision is a removal process
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-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
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-osis
 Definition
just a general term for condition of; usually means something is abnormal however
Term
-sis
 Definition
state of; condition
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-y
 Definition
process, condition
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, complete
Term
bol/o
 Definition

to cast (throw)

anabolism
Term
chrom/o
 Definition
color
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium
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inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
Term
thel/o
 Definition
nipple
Term
ana
 Definition
up
Term
-ism
 Definition
process, condition
Term
-ose
 Definition
pertaining to, full of
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formation
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-somes
 Definition
bodies
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
 Definition
sharp severe sudden
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axill/o
 Definition
armpit
Term
blepharo/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tubes
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal wall
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
plas/o
 Definition
formation development
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
staphyl/o
 Definition
clusters
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-opsy
 Definition
to view
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping, sagging, prolapse
Term
What are the Granulocytes
 Definition
Eosinophils, Basophils, and neutrophils
Term
What are the Agranulocytes?
 Definition
Lymphocytes and Monocytes
Term
Eosinophils?
 Definition
active with allergic rxns
Term
Basophils
 Definition
inflammation
Term
Basophils
 Definition
inflammation
Term
neutrophils
 Definition
phagocytic
Term
lymphocyte
 Definition
producues antibodies
Term
acu/o
 Definition
sharpening, sudden
Term
isch/o
 Definition
hold back
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomine
Term
cib/o
 Definition
meals
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
skin
Term
duct/o
 Definition
to lead or carry
Term
furc/o
 Definition
forking or branching
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
nat/i
 Definition
birth
Term
nect/o
 Definition
bind tie or connect
Term
somn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
the/o
 Definition
to put, place
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic, immature
Term
-cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
-drome
 Definition
to run
Term
-gen
 Definition
substance that produces
Term
-mission
 Definition
to send
Term
-phoria
 Definition
feeling, to bear or carry
Term
-physis
 Definition
to grow
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, apart
Term
con-
 Definition
with or togehter
like the spanish
Term
dia-
 Definition
through or complete
Term
infra
 Definition
beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
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per-
 Definition
through
Term
caus/o
 Definition
burn, burning
Term
cauter/o
 Definition
heat, burn
Term
albin/o
 Definition
white
Term
anthrac/o
 Definition
black
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
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cirrh/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
eosin/o
 Definition
rosy
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
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jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
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lute/o
 Definition
yellow
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poli/o
 Definition
gray
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
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ichthy/o
 Definition
scaly, dry fish like
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phyt/o
 Definition
plant
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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rhytid/o
 Definition
wrinkle
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squam/o
 Definition
scale like
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steat/o
 Definition
fat
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trich/o
 Definition
hair
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ungu/o
 Definition
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