Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Part 2

High school curriculum medical terminology. Pertains to the second half of terms/roots in the textbook “Medical Language for Modern Health Care”

vascul-

blood vessel

-ive

nature of

digest-

to break down

-crin/e

secrete

home/o-

the same

nervous

pertaining to a nerve

muscul-

muscle

-atic

pertaining to

integument-

covering of the body

-ary

pertaining to

product-

lead forth

re-

again

spir/a-

to breathe

-tory

relating to

skelet-

skeleton

urin-

urine

-etics

pertaining

gen-

to create

helix

a spiral of nucleotides in DNA structure

-ome

body

heredit-

inherited through genes

mitosis

cell division to create to identical cells (46 chromosomes)

mutation

A permanent alteration in nucleotide sequence of the genome

kary/o-

nucleus

-type

model

heredity

transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

-one

chemical

phen/o-

appearance

replicate

to produce an exact copy

dys-

difficult, bad

morph/o-

form

embryo

developing organism from conception until the end of the eigth week

pre-

before

-dict

consent

nat-

born

therapy

systematic treatment of a disease

theraputic

curing/capable of cure of disease

ana-

apart from

-y

process

anter-

coming before

-ior

pertaining to

caud-

tail

cephal-

head

coron-

crown

dist-

away from the center

front-

front

infer-

below

poster-

coming behind

prone

lying face down on abdomen

proxim-

nearest

sagitt-

arrow

super-

above

transverse

pertaining to the horizontal place dividing the body into upper and lower portions

ventr-

belly

abdomen

part of the trunk between the thorax and the pelves

pelv-

pelvis

abdomin/o-

abdomen

cavity

hollow space or body compartment

cran/i-

skull

diaphragm

musculomembranous partition separating the abdomeinal and thoracic cavities

inguin-

groin

lumb-

lower back

quadrant

one-quarter of a circle

umbilic-

belly button