P/R/S - Qualifier

-rrhage

Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

anter/o

before, front

caud/o

lower part of the body, tail

path/o, -pathy

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

development, growth, formation

retro

behind

ana

backwards

acr/o

extremities, top, extreme point

crin/o

to secrete

-dipsia

thirst

-ism

condition, state of

somat/o

body

trop-

change

gen-

producing

oxy-

swift

pro-

on behalf of

-tocin

labor

-tropin

stimulate

-emia

blood condition

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-ia

abnormal condition

eu-

good

-ation

state, action

-ptysis

spitting

-ive

performs

-dynia

pain

-isy

noun ending

ectasis-

stretching, enlargement

-pnea

breathing

pulman/o

lung

atel/o

incomplete

silic

glass

expector

cough up

capn/o

carbon dioxide

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

to breathe

tuss/o

cough

peri-

surrounding

orth-

straight, normal

hiat-

opening

de-

removal

cirrh/o

yellow/orange

pro-

supporting

occult

hidden

-plakia

plaque

lithiasis

presence of stones

paresis

partial paralysis

-tion

process of

-pepsia

digestion

-emesis

vomiting

-cele

hernia

hepat/o

liver

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

odonti-

teeth

chol/e

bile

metabol-

change

cheil-

lips

myc-

fungus

xer/o

dry

halit-

breath

pyr-

fire, fever

pept-

digestion

intussuscept-

take up, receive within

steat/o

fat

cholang-

bile, gall

thromb/o

clot

ather/o

plaque, fatty substance

-isch

to hold back

plast

growth

cervic-

neck

axill-

armpit

inguin-

groin

immun-

protect

bacilli

rod shaped

staphyl/o

clusters, bunches of grapes

strept/o-

twisted chain

tele-

distance

tom/o

slices

meta-

change, beyond, behind, after

per

completely, through

lacrim/o

tears, tear duct

mastic

chew

lamina

thin plate, layer

acet/o

vinegar

hallux

big toe

valgus

bent

kyph/o

hump

lord/o

bent backwards

scolio

curved

all/o, all-

other, different from

-clast

breaks

blast

sprout, shoot, germ

listhesis-

slipping

desis

bind togehter

lysis

loosen, set free

rhabdomy/o

striated muscle

clon

violent action

duct

lead