Med Terms Chapt 10 Word Parts

angi/o

vessel(s); blood vessel(s)

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery (s.), arteries (pl.)

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

cyt/o

cell

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

lymph/o

lymph, lymph tissue

lymphaden/o

lymph node

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

phleb/o

vein

plasm/o

plasma

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

valvul/o

valve

ven/o

vein(s)

venttricul/o

ventricle

ather/o

yellowish, fatty plaque

ech/o

sound

electr/o

electricity, electrical activity

embol/o

plug

erythr/o

red

immun/o

immune system

isch/o

deficiency, blockage

leuk/o

white

thromb/o

blood clot

brady-

slow

endo-

within

intra-

within

pan-

all, total

peri-

surrounding (outer)

poly-

many, much

tachy-

fast, rapid

-apheresis

removal

-ar

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-emia

in the blood

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

-logy

study of

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-penia

abnormal reduction in number

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

excessive flow

-rrhaphy

suturing, repairing

-sclerosis

hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-stasis

control, stop, standing

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

-us

noun suffix, no meaning