Medical Terminology chapter 5

Ambul/o

to walk or move about

articul/o

joint

brachi/o

arm

card/o,  cardi/o

heart

dextr/o

to the right

duct/o

to lead; to carry

electr/o

electricity

fasci/o

fibrous band; fascia

fibr/o

fiber

flex

to bend

kines/o, kinesi/o

movement

lei/o

smooth

muscul/o

muscle

my/o, myslo

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

neur/o

nerve

orth/o

straight;normal

ped/o

child;foot

plant/o

sole of the foot

radi/o

x-rays

rhabd/o

rod-shaped

sarc/o

flesh; connective tissue

son/o

sound

tax/o

coordination; order

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

tendon

tens/o

stretched; strained

therm/o

hot; heat

ton/o

tone; tension

vers/o

turn; turning

a-, an-

not; without

ab-

away; away from

ad-

toward

ambi-

both sides

ante

before

brady

slow

circum

around

dorsi

back

dys

painful; difficult

e-, ex-

out; away from

hemi

half

in-

in;into;not

par-, para

near beside; alongside;beyond; abnormal

quadri

four

semi

half

tachy

fast

tri

three

ac, al, ar, ic

pertaining to

algia

pain

asthenia

weakness

cele

hernia; swelling; protrusion

ceps

heads (attachments)

dynia

pain

ectomy

surgical removal; excision

esthesia

sensation

gram

record; image

graphy

process of recording

ia

condition

ion

process; state; condition

itis

inflammation

logy

study of

lysis

breakdown; separation; loosening

malacia

softening

oma

tumor; mass

paresis

weakness

penia

deficiency

plasty

surgical repair

plegia

paralysis

rrhexis

rupture

scope

instrument used to view

scopy

visual examination using a scope

tomy

process of cutting; incision

tonia

tone; tension

trophy

condition of growth or development