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Undergraduate 2
09/05/2012

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Term
aden/o
Definition

gland

 

adenoma

the suffix -oma means tumor or mass

Term
arthr/o
Definition

Joint

 

 

arthritis

Term
bi/o
Definition

life

 

 

biology

The suffix -ology is composed of the root log (study) and the final suffix -y (process or condition).

Term
carcin/o
Definition

cancerous, cancer

 

carcinoma

a carcinoma is a cancerous tumor. Carcinomas frow from epithelial (surface or skin) cells that cover the outside of the body ad line organs, cavities, and tubes within the body.

Term
cardi/o
Definition

heart

 

 

 

cardiology

Term
cephal/o
Definition

head 

 

 

cephalic

the suffix -ic means pertaining to. A cephalic presentation describes a "head first" position for the delivery of an infant

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cerebr/o

 

Definition

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

 

cerebral 

the suffix -al means pertaining to.

Term
cis/o
Definition

to cut

 

incision

the prefix in- means into, and the suffix -ion means process.

Term
crin/o
Definition

to secrete (to form and give off)

 

endocrine glands

the prefix endo- means within

Term
cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
Term
cyt/o
Definition

cell

 

cytology

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derm/o

 

dermat/o

Definition

skin

 

dermatitis

 

hypodermic

the prefix hypo- means under or below.

Term
electr/o
Definition

electricity

 

 

electrocardiogram

the suffix -gram means record.

Term
encephal/o
Definition

brain

 

electroencephalogram

Term
enter/o
Definition

intestines (usually the small intestine)

 

 

enteritis

 

Term
erythr/o
Definition

red

 

erythrocyte

 

the suffix -cyte means cell. Erythrocytes carry oxygen in the blood

Term
gastr/o
Definition

stomach

 

 

gastrectomy

the suffix -ectomy means excision or removal

Term
glyc/o
Definition

sugar

 

 

hyperglycemia

the prefix hyper- means excessive, above, or more than normal.

The suffix -emia means blood condition.

Term
gnos/o
Definition

knowledge

 

 

diagnosis

the prefix dia- means complete. The suffix -sis means state or condition of. 

Term
gynec/o
Definition

woman, female

 

 

gynecology

Term

hemat/o

 

hem/o

Definition

blood

 

 

hematoma

in this term, -oma means a mass or collection of blood, rather than a growth of cells (tumor)

Term
hepat/o
Definition

liver

 

hepatitis

Term
iatr/o
Definition

treatment, physician

 

Term
leuk/o
Definition
white
Term
log/o
Definition
study of
Term
nephr/o
Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerve
Term
onc/o
Definition
tumor
Term
ophthalm/o
Definition
eye
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
path/o
Definition
disease
Term
ped/o
Definition
child
Term
psych/o
Definition
mind
Term
radi/o
Definition
x-rays
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
sarc/o
Definition
flesh
Term
sect/o
Definition
to cut
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot, clotting
Term
ur/o
Definition
urinary tract, urine
Term
-ac
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
Term
-cyte
Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
Definition
pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
Term
-globin
Definition
protein
Term
-gram
Definition
record
Term
ic, -ical
Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
Definition
process
Term
-ist
Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-logy
Definition
prosses of study
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-oma
Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
Term
-osis
Definition
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in number when used with blood cells)
Term
-opsy
Definition
process of viewing
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease condition
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-scope
Definition
instrument to visually examine
Term
-scopy
Definition
process of visually examining with an endoscope
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-sis
Definition
state of; condition
Term

a-

an-

Definition
no, not, without
Term

aut-

auto-

Definition
self, own
Term
dia-
Definition
through, complete
Term

end-

endo-

Definition
within
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epi-
Definition
above, upon
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ex-
Definition
out, outside of, outward
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hyper-
Definition
excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
Definition
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
Definition
into, in
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peri-
Definition
surrounding, around
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pro-
Definition
before, forward
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re-
Definition
back, backward, again
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retro-
Definition
behind
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sub-
Definition
below, under
Term
trans-
Definition
across, through
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