HSC3537 vocab

all the vocab from the modules and worksheets

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

chem/o

chemical

cis/o

to cut

dermat/o

skin

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

gynec/o

female

hemat/o

blood

immun/o

immunity

laryng/o

voice box

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

tachy-

fast

anti-

against

auto-

self

brady-

slow

dys-

painful, difficult

endo-

within, inner

epi-

above

eu-

normal

ex-

outward

hetero-

different

homo-

same

inter-

between

intra- ; endo-

within

macro-

large

neo-

new

post-

after

pseudo-

false

trans-

across

bi-

two

quadri- ; tetra-

four

tri-

three

nulli-

none

micro-

small

pan-

all

-megaly

enlarged

-cele

protrusion

-dynia ; -algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectasis

dilation

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

the study of

-lytic

destruction

-malacia

abnormal softening

-oma

tumor, mass

-pathy

disease

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardeining

-stenosis

narrowing

-therapy

treatment

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into is

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture

-gram

record, picture

-graphy

process of recording

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-scopic

pertaining to visually examining

word root

medical terminology word part that provides general meaning of the word

procedure

type of information provided by the suffix

hemi-

half

nulli-

none

a- ; an-

without

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

cephal/o

head

crani/o

skull

caud/o

tail

crur/o

leg

glute/o

buttock

brachi/o

arm

hist/o

tissue

later/o

side

medi/o

middle

viscer/o

internal organ

thorac/o

chest

gastr/o

stomach

spin/o

spine

pelv/o

pelvis

crin/o

to secrete

muscul/o

muscle

peritone/o

peritoneum

pub/o

genital region

gynec/o

woman