Biomedical Terminology: Unit 1: Chapter 3

-algia, -dynia

Pain (2)

-cele

Hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-coccus (cocci)

berry-shaped bacterium

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision, removal, resection

-emia

blood condition

-genesis

condition of producing, forming

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, separation

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

-ospy

to view

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease condition

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, falling, prolapse

-rrhea

flow, dicharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

process of visual examination

-stasis

controlling, stopping

-stomy

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision, cutting into

-trophy

development, nourishment

-genic

pertaining to producing, produced by, or in

-ose

pertaining to, full of

oid

resembling

arthritis

inflammation of joint

blepharoptosis

drooping eyelid

ischemia

loss of normal blood flow

osteogenic

Produced by bone tissue

staphylococci

berry shaped bacteria that grow in clusters

-er

one who

-ia

condition

-ist

specialist

-ole, -ule

little, small (2)

-um, -ium

structure, tissue (2)

-us

structure or substance

-y

condition, process

-ac, iac, al, ar, eal, ic, ical, ous, tic

pertaining to (9)

abdomin/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremities, top, extreme point

acu/o

sharp, severe, sudden

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

amin/o

amnion

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

axill/o

armpit

bi/o

life

blephar/o

eyelid

bronch/o

bronchial tubes

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heartche

chem/o

drug, chemical

chondr/o

cartilage

chron/o

time

col/o

colon (large intestine)

cyst/o

urinary bladder

encephal/o

brain

erythr/o

red

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hydr/o

water, fluid

inguin/o

groin

isch/o

to hold back

lapar/o

abdomen, abdominal wall

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph

mamm/o, mast/o

breast (2)

morph/o

shape, form

muc/o

mucus

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

necr/o

death (of cells or whole body)

nephr/o, ren/o

kidney (2)

neur/o

nerve

neutr/o

neutrophil

nucle/o

nucleus

ophthalm/o

eye

ose/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

peritone/o

peritoneum

phag/o

to eat, swallow

phleb/o, ven/o

vein (2)

plas/o

formation, development

pleur/o

pleura (surrounds lungs)