Med Term Sophomore Year

aden/o

gland

amni/o

amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

plaque

axill/o

armpit

bronch/o or bronchi/o

bronchai tube

carcin/o

cancerous

cardi/o

heart

chem/o

drug/chemical

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chron/o

time

col/o

colon

coron/o

heart/crown

crani/o

skull

cry/o

cold

cyst/o

bladder/sac of fluid/cyst

electr/o

electricity

encephel/o

brain

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

hem/o or hepat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

inguin/o

groin

isch/o

to hold back

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

leuk/o

white

mamm/o or mast/o

breast

men/o

meses (menstruation)/month

mening/o

meninges

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord/bone marrow

necr/o

death

nephr/o or ren/o

kindey

neur/o

nerve

oophor/o

ovary

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pelv/o

hip area

peritone/o

peritoneum

phleb/o

vein

pneumon/o or pulmon/o

lung

radi/o

x-ray

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube

sarc/o

flesh

septic/o

infection

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea/windpipe

ur/o

urine/urea/urinary tract

vascul/o

blood vessel

-algia

condition of pain

-emia

blood condition

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-ome

tumor/mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease condition

-rrhea

flow/discharge

-rrhage or -rrhagia

excessive discharge of blood

-sclerosis

hardening

-uria

condition of urine

-al or -eal or -ar or -ary or -ic

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