Fron Textbook (Disease Medical Terminology) - Unit 8: The Respiratory System

aden/o-

gland

anis/o-

unequal

aut/o-

self

calc/o-

calcium

cancer/o-

cancer

chrom/o-

color

coagul/o-

clotting

compromis/o-

exposed to danger

cyt/o-

cell

defici/o-

inadequate; lacking

dissemin/o-

scattered throughout the body

embol/o-

embolus; occluding plug

fus/o-

pouring

gen/o-

arising from; produced by

hem/o-

blood

idi/o-

individual; unknown

immun/o-

immune response

leuk/o-

white

lymph/o-

lymph; lymphatic system

lyt/o-

break down; destroy

macr/o-

large

micr/o-

one millionth; small

mon/o-

one; single

morph/o-

shape

myel/o-

bone marrow; myelin; spinal cord

nucle/o-

nucleus of an atom; nucleus of a cell

path/o-

disease

phil/o-

attraction to; fondness for

plast/o-

formation; growth

poikil/o-

irregular

septic/o-

infection

splen/o-

spleen

thromb/o-

blood clot

thym/o-

rage; thymus

vascul/o-

blood vessel

a-

away from; without

an-

not; without

dys-

abnormal; difficult; painful

hyper-

above; more than normal

hypo-

below; deficient

intra-

within

pan-

all

poly-

many; much

trans-

across; through

-ar

pertaining to

-ated

composed of; pertaining to a condition

-ation

being; having; process

-crasia

condition of a mixing

-cyte

cell

-ed

pertaining to

-edema

swelling

-emic

pertaining to a condition of the blood; pertaining to a substance in the blood

-emia

condition of the blood; substance in the blood

-ency

condition of being; condition of having

-ia

condition; state; thing

-iac

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-immune

immune response

-ion

action; condition

-ism

disease from a specific cause; process

-logy

study of

-lysis

process to break down; process to destroy

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

mass; tumor

-osis

condition; process

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-penia

condition of deficiency

-rrhage

excessive discharge; excessive flow