LOM chapter 3

Abdomin/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremities

acu/o

sharp, severe, sudden

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

amni/o

amnion

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

artery

axill/o

armpit

bi/o

life

blephar/o

eyelid

bronch/o

bronchial tubes

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

chem/o

drug, chemical

chondr/o

cartilage

chron/o

col/o

colon

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

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

morph/o

shape, form

muc/o

mucus

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

neutr/o

neutrophil

nucle/o

nucleus

ophthalm/o

eye

opi/o

opium

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

peritone/o

peritoneum

phag/o

to eat

phleb/o

vein

plas/o

formation

pleur/o

pleura

pheumon/o

lungs

radi/o

x-rays

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

splen/o

spleen

staphyl/o

clusters

strept/o

twisted chains

thorac/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

ven/o

vein

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia

-centesis

puncture to remove fluid

-coccus

berry-shaped bacterium

-cocci

berry-shaped bacteria

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood condition

-genesis

condition of producing

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-opsy

process of viewing

-osis

to view

-pathy

disease condition

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, falling

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scope

process of visual examination

-stasis

controlling, stopping

-stomy

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

-therapy

treatment