Marietta PASP 501 Med Term Book 2028 Cohort

Nephr/o, Ren/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Arthr/o, Arthritis

Joint

Angi/o, Vascul/o, Aort/o

Vessel (blood or lymph), Aorta

Bronchi/o, Bronch/o

Bronchus/bronchi

Pneum/o, Pneumon/o

Lung

Aden/o, A den

Gland

Myel/o - My ella

Bone marrow, Spinal cord

Encephal/o

Brain

Cyst/o - Cyst vest

Vesic/o

Bladder

Hypo-

Infra-

Sub-

Under; below; deficient

Pre-

Pro-

Ante-

Before; in front of; forward

Retro-

Backward; behind

Bi-

Two

Dipl-

Diplo-

Double

Hyper-

Excessive; above normal

Multi-

Poly-

Many; much

Primi- - primitive

First

Ab-

From; away from

Circum-

Peri-

Around

Dia-

Trans-

Through; across

Ecto-

Exo-

Extra-

Outside; outward

Endo-

Intra-

In; within

Para- - Paralegal

Near; beside; beyond

Super- - superman

Supra-

Upper; above; excessive

a-

an-

Without; not

Anti-

Contra-

Against

Dys-

Bad; painful; difficult

Eu- - You

Good; normal

Hetero-

Different

Homo-

Homeo-

Same

Pan-

All

Super-

Upper; above

Syn

Union; together; joined

Trans-

Across; through

-centesis - cardiocentesis

Surgical puncture

-ectomy - exit Tommy

Excision; removal

-lysis

Separation; destruction; loosening

-pexy - pecks

Fixation (of an organ)

-plasty

Surgical repair

-tomy

Incision

-tripsy - trip psy

Crushing

-gram

Record; writing

-graphy

Process of recording

-scopy

Visual examination

-algia

-dynia

Pain

-cele, celeste

Hernia; swelling

-ectasis

Dilation; expansion

-emia

Blood condition

-itis

Inflammation

-lith - lithium

Stone; calculus

-malacia - galacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-osis - oh sis

Abnormal condition; increase

-pathy

Disease

-penia - penis

Decrease; deficiency

-plasia - plays me

-plasm

Formation; growth

-plegia - pledge

Paralysis

-rrhage -rrhagia -hemorrhage

Bursting forth

-rrhea

Discharge; flow

-spasm

Involuntary contraction; twitching

-toxic

Poison

-trophy - hypertrophy

Nourishment; development

-esis

-ia

-ism

Condition

Hypochondriac - scared of ribs

Regions beneath the ribs on each side (right/left) (abdominopelvic regions)

Epigastric

Region above the stomach

Lumbar

Middle lateral regions (right/left)

Inguinal - ingrown

Lower lateral regions (right/left)

Hypogastric

Lower middle region beneath the navel

Medial

Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure

Lateral

Pertaining to a side of the body or structure

Superior (cephalad)

Toward the head or upper portion of a structure

Inferior (caudal)

Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower portion of a structure

Proximal - approximate

Nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body

Distal - distant

Further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body

Anterior (ventral) - auntie is close

Front of the body

Posterior (dorsal)

Back of the body

Parietal - parrot

Pertaining to the outer wall of the body or cavity

Visceral - this cereal

Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs

Prone

Lying on the abdomen, face down

Superficial

Toward the surface of the body (external)

Deep

Away from the surface of the body (internal)

Coronal

Frontal

Vertical plane passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Sagittal -saggy

Vertical plane running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides

Transverse

Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Albin/o

Leuk/o

White

Chrom/o

Color

Jaund/o

Xanth/o

Yellow

Cyan/o

Blue

Erythr/o

Red

Melan/o

Black

Poli/o

Gray; gray matter (of brain/spinal cord)

Ablation

Removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery, freezing, or radio frequency

Adhesion - Addition

Abnormal fibrous band that holds or binds together tissues that are normally separated

Anastomosis - An astro nemisis

Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments

Cauterize

Destroy tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals

Curettage

Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette

Dehiscence - the high sense

Bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound

Exacerbation

Increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms