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Medical Word Parts-Terms
The Language of Medicine 9th Ed Davi-Ellen Chabner
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Health Care
Professional
02/22/2011

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Term

 

 

a-, an-

Definition

 

no; not; without

Term

 

ab-

Definition

 

away from

Term

 

abdomin/o

 

Definition

 

abdomen

Term

 

-ac

Definition

 

pertaining to

Term

 

acanth/o

Definition

 

spiny;thorny

Term

 

acr/o

Definition

 

sharp, severe, sudden

Term

 

aden/o

Definition

 

gland

Term

 

adip/o

Definition

 

fat

Term

 

amni/o

Definition

 

amnion

(sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

Term

 

angi/o

 

Definition

 

vessel

Term

 

axill/o

Definition

 

armpit

Term

 

bio/o

Definition

 

life

Term

 

blephar/o

Definition

 

eyelid

Term

 

bronch/o

Definition

 

bronchial tubes

(two tubes,one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

Term

 

carcin/o

Definition

 

cancer

Term

 

cardio/o

Definition

 

heart

Term

 

chem/o

 

Definition

 

drug, chemical

Term

 

chondr/o 

 

Definition

 

cartilage

Term

 

col/o

Definition

 

colon

(large intestine)

Term

 

cyst/o

Definition

 

urinary bladder

Term

 

encephal/o

Definition

 

brain

Term

 

erythr/o

Definition

 

red

Term

 

hem/o

Definition

 

blood

Term

 

hepat/o

 

Definition

 

liver

Term

 

hydr/o

 

Definition

 

water, fluid

Term

 

inguin/o

Definition

 

groin

Term

 

isch/o

Definition

 

to hold back

Term

 

lapar/o

Definition

 

abdomen, adominal wall

Term

 

laryng/o

Definition

 

larynx

(voice box)

Term

 

leuk/o

Definition

 

white

Term

 

lymph/o

Definition

 

lymph

(clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces)

Term

 

mamm/o

Definition

 

breast

Term

 

mast/o

Definition

 

breast

Term

 

morph/o

Definition

 

shape, form

Term

 

muc/o

Definition

 

mucus

Term

 

my/o

Definition

 

muscle

Term

 

myel/o

Definition

 

spinal cord, bone marrow

(context of usage indicates the meaning of intended)

Term
necr/o
Definition

 

death

(of cells or whole body)

Term

 

nephr/o

Definition

 

kidney

 

Term

 

neur/o

Definition

 

nerve

Term

 

neutr/o 

 

Definition

 

neutrophil

(a white blood cell)

Term

 

nucle/o

Definition

 

nucleus

Term

 

ophthalm/o

Definition

 

eye

Term

 

oste/o

 

Definition

 

bone

Term

 

ot/o

Definition

 

ear

Term

 

path/o

Definition

 

disease

Term

 

peritone/o

 

Definition

 

peritoneum

Term

 

phag/o

Definition

 

to eat,swallow

Term

 

phleb/o

Definition

 

vein

Term

 

plas/o

Definition

 

formation, development

Term

 

pleur/o

Definition

 

pleura

(membrane surrounding lungs

and adjacent to chest wall)

Term

 

pneumom/o

Definition

 

lungs

Term

 

pulmon/o 

 

Definition

 

lungs

Term

 

radi/o

Definition

 

x-rays

Term

 

rect/o

Definition

 

rectum

Term

 

ren/o

Definition

 

kidney

Term

 

rhin/o

Definition

 

nose

Term

 

sarc/o

Definition

 

flesh

Term

 

splen/o

Definition

 

spleen

Term

 

stphyl/o

Definition

 

clusters

Term

 

strept/o

Definition

 

twisted chains

Term

 

thorac/o

Definition

 

chest

Term

 

thromb/o

Definition

 

clot

Term

 

tonsill/o

Definition

 

tonsils

Term

 

trache/o

Definition

 

trachea

(windpipe)

Term

 

ven/o

Definition

 

vein

Term

 

-algia

Definition

 

pain

Term

 

-cele

Definition

 

hernia

Term

 

-centesis

Definition

 

surgical puncture

 to remove fluid

Term

 

-coccus

(plural:-cocci)

 

Definition

 

berry-shaped

 bacterium

(plural:bacteria)

Term

 

-cyte

Definition

 

cell

Term

 

-dynia

Definition

 

pain

Term

 

-ectomy

Definition

 

excision, removal, resection

Term

 

-emia

 

Definition

 

blood condition

Term

 

-genesis

Definition

 

condition of producing,

forming

Term

 

-gram

Definition

 

record

Term

 

-graph

Definition

 

instrument for

 recording

Term

 

-itis

Definition

 

inflammation

Term

 

-logy

Definition

 

study of

Term

 

-lysis

Definition

 

breakdown, destruction,

separation

Term

 

-malacia

Definition

 

softening

Term

 

 

Definition
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