Med terms Group 1

angi/o:

• blood vessel

• term: Angiology

a-/an-:

• without

• term: apnea (without breathing, like sleep apnea)

-algia:

• pain

• term: neuralgia (nerve pain)

arthr/o:

• joint

• term: arthritis (joint inflammation)

af-:

• to

• term: affliction, afferent (a description,”afferent” blood vessels carry blood towards the heart)

-ase:

• enzyme

• term: lactase (digests lactose milk, think lactose intolerant)

ather/o:

• fatty plaque

• term: atherectomy (surgical removal of plaque)

bi-:

• two

• term: biceps, bilateral

-crine:

• secrete

• term: endocrine, apocrine, holocrine

bi/o:

• life 

• term: antibiotic, biology

auto-:

• self

• term: autoimmune

-cytosis:

• abnormal increase

• term: exocytosis

cardi/o:

• heart

• term: cardiovascular system

brady-:

• slow

• term: bradycardia (slow heart rate)

-ectomy:

• remove

• term: vasectomy

cephal/o:

• head

• term: Cephalalgia (head pain)

co-:

• with

• term: coagulate (blood clotting together, thickening)

-edema:

• swelling

• term: lymphedema

cholecyst:

• gallbladder

• term: Cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gallbladder)

contra-:

• against

• term: contralateral

-emesis:

• vomiting

• term: Hematemesis (vomiting of blood)

chondr/o:

• cartilage

• term: Chondroplasty (surgical repair of cartilage. -plasty means repair, think rhinoplasty which’s changing the nose)

de-:

• undoing 

• term: degenerative (breakdown or deterioration of tissue or function)

-emia:

• blood condition

• term: anemia

cost/o:

• rib

• term: costal, costectomy

di-:

• two

• term: carbon dioxide, diploid

-esis:

• state of

• term: emesis (condition or act of vomiting), homeostasis, scoliosis

cutaneo:

• skin

• term: cutaneous membrane, subcutaneous fat

ect-:

• outside

• term: ectopic 

-ia/iasis:

• condition

• term: pneumonia, psoriasis (condition/skin disease causing red, itchy skin)