CLSA 3750 Exam 4

-ete -t

a person or thing doing

-ician

specialist in, practitioner of

-ics -tics

art, science, or study of

-ist

one who practices or partakes in

-ter

means of, place for

-isk, -iscus

asterisk (little star), meniscus (little moon)

-ium -ion

bacterium (little rod), opium (dim. of juice), Pterion (little wing)

-idium -idion

ocindium (a species with a little swelling on its lip), ophidion (eel-like fish, a little snake)

all- allel-

other, different, other, each other

bacter-

rod

cry-

cold

diet- diete-

to regulate

esthe- aesthe-

to feel, to perceive

gangli-

knot, mass of tissue

gry-

ring, circle

iatr-

doctor, treatment

iod-

violet colored

irid-

iris, rainbow

lip-

fat, fatty tissue

men-

moon, menstruation

log-

word, speech, study

mening-

membrane

oph-

snake

orth-

staight, correct

pharmac-

drug

psych-

mind, soul

pyg-

buttock

rhabd-

rod

sphinc-

to bind, to tighten

spor-

seed, spore

stig- stigmat-

point, prick

techn-

art, skill

ur- ure-

urine

-algia

condition of having pain in

-emia

condition of the blood

-mania

madness, obsession

-opia

condition of the vision

-philla

intense attraction to or love for

-phobia

intense fear of or aversion to

-sthenia

condition of strength

-tropia

turning or inclination

acr-

extremity, summit

argyr-

silver

aut-

self

chir- cheir-

hand

chron-

time

copr-

excrement

gluc- glyc-

sugar

hem- hemat-

blood

heter-

other, different

hom- home-

same, similar

necr-

corpse, dead tissue

ne-

new, young

nom-

rule, law, measure

orex-

appetite

ot-

ear

pale- palae-

old, ancient

platy- platys-

broad, flat

pleur-

side, rib

spa- spas-

to draw, to jerk

stere-

solid, 3D

stom- stomat-

mouth

therap-

to nurture, to treat

traum- traumat-

injury, trauma

-ectomy

cuttnig out, removal

-graphy

writing, imaging

-logy

study or science of

-nomy

study or science of

-pathy

diease, disorder, feeling

-plasty

shaping, reconstruction

-stomy

cutting of an opening or mouth

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

cutting

-trophy

nourishment

angi-

vessel

antr-

cavity

blephar-

eyelid

cac-

bad

cheil-

lip

enter-

intestine

heli-

sun

ker- kerat-

horn, cornea

lept-

thin, delicate

lymph-

tumor, swelling

nyct-

night

onc-

tumor, swelling

opthalm-

eye

osm-

smell

ost-oste-

bone

phleb-

vein

phon-

sound, voice

proct-

anus, rectum

pyle- pyle- pylor-

gate, entrance, lower stomach

pyr- pyret-

fire, fever

rhin, -rrhin

nose

salpinx salping-

tube

splen-

spleen

tac- tax-

to order, to arrange

tele-

from far away, at a distance

trache-

rough, windpipe