JMU medical terminology Exam 2

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o, arter/o

artery

ather/o

plaque, fatty substance

atri/o

atrium

coron/o

heart

embol/o

plug

isch/o

to hold back

myocardi/o

heart muscle

sept/o

Wall

Son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o

chest

Thromb/o

clot

valv/o, valvul/o

valve

varic/o

dilated vein

vascul/o, vas/o

blood vessel / vessel

corpor/o

body

duct/o

to bring

Pector/o

chest

peripher/o

away from the center

aggultin/o

clumping

chrom/o

color

coagul/o

clotting

eosin/o

rosy red

fus/o

pouring

granul/o

granules

morph/o

shape

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

neutr/o

neutral

phag/o

eat, swallow

sanguin/o, hem/o, hemat/o

blood

Septic/o

infection

cyt/o

cell

Erythr/o

red

lip/o

fat

Fibrin/o

fibers

adenoid/o

adenoids

axill/o

axilla, underarm

immun/o

protection

Inguin/o

groin

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph node

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

Nucle/o

nucleus

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus

tonsill/o

tonsils

Conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cortic/o

outer layer

nas/o

nose

Pneumon/o

lung

Aer/o

air

Alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

atel/o

incomplete

anthrac/o

coal

bronchi/o, bronch/o

bronchus

Bronchiol/o

bronchiole

Coni/o

dust

cyan/o

blue

Cyst/o

bladder, sac

Diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

Epiglott/o

epiglottis

Hal/o

to breathe

laryng/o

larynx

Lob/o

lobe

muc/o

mucus

ox/o, ox/i

Oxygen

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

Pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

rhin/o

nose

Sinus/o

sinus

Somn/o

to sleep

spir/o

breathing

Trache/o

trachea, windpipe

hist/o

tissue

myc/o

fungus

py/o

pus

Spir/o

breathing

Tuss/o

cough

An/o

anus

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

Bar/o

weight

bucc/o

cheek

Cec/o

cecum

Chol/e

bile, gall

Cholangi/o

bile duct

Cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

cirrh/o

yellow

col/o, colon/o

colon

dent/o, odont/o

tooth

or/o

mouth

Diverticul/o

pouch

Duoden/o

duodenum

Esophag/o

esophagus

Gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

ile/o

ileum