Medical Terminology Exam 2

adenoids

adenoid/o

air

aer/o

alveolus

alveol/o

anus

an/o

aorta

aort/o

appendix

• append/o

• appendic/o

arteriole

arteriol/o

artery

arteri/o

atrium

atri/o

away from center

peripher/o

axilla

axill/o

bile

• chol/o

• cholangi/o

bladder

• cyst/o

• vesic/o

blue

cyan/o

bronchiole

bronchiol/o

bronchus

• bronch/o

• bronchi/o

cancer

carcin/o

cell

cyt/o

chest

• pector/o

• steth/o

• thorac/o

clotting

thromb/o

colon

• col/o

• colon/o

conjunctiva

conjunctiv/o

disease

path/o

duodenum

duoden/o

ear

ot/o

eat

phag/o

epiglottis

epiglott/o

esophagus

esophag/o

fat

• lip/o

• adip/o

fibers

fibr/o

gallbladder

cholecyst/o

heart muscle

myocardi/o

incomplete

atel/o

infection

septic/o

lobe

lob/o

lung

• pneum/o

• pulmon/o

• pneumon/o

lymph

lymph/o

lymph nodes

lymphaden/o

mandible

mandibul/o

mouth

or/o

muscle

• my/o

• myos/o

• muscul/o

nose

• nas/o

• rhin/o

outer layer

cortic/o

palate

palat/o

pancreas

pancreat/o

pharynx

pharyng/o

pleura

pleur/o

pulse

sphygm/o

rectum

• rect/o

• proct/o

sinus

sinus/o

skin

• derm/o

• dermat/o

• cutane/o

small intestine

enter/o

spinal cord

myel/o

spleen

splen/o

stomach

gastr/o

straight

orth/o

swallow

phag/o

tooth

• dent/o

• odont/o

vein

• ven/o

• phleb/o

vessel

angi/o

weight

bar/o

yellow

cirrh/o

abnormal

dys-

across

trans-

after

post-

against

anti-

around

peri-

backward

retro-

before

pre-

between

inter-

beyond

ultra-

excessive

hyper-

fast

tachy-

insufficient

hypo-

many

poly-

normal

eu-

outside

extra-

same

homo-

self

auto-

slow

brady-

within

endo-

without

• a-

• an-

abnormal condition

-osis

abnormal decrease

-penia

appetite

-orexia

breathing

-pnea

condition of stones

-lithiasis

cutting into

-tomy

destruction

-lytic

digestion

-pepsia

dilation

-ectasis

drooping

-ptosis

eat (suffix)

-phage

-phagia

enlarged

-megaly

hardening

-sclerosis

inflammation

-itis

instrument for measuring

-meter

instrument for viewing

-scope

instrument to measure pressure

-manometer

narrowing

-stenosis