Med Term Midterm Review

studymate vocab list

-ac

Pertaining to

-al

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-blast

Immature cell

-clast

Break down; destroy

-crine

Secrete

-cyte

Cell

-ectasis

Dilation

-ectomy

Removal

-edema

Swelling

-genic

Produced by

-gram

Record

-graph

Instrument for recording

-graphy

Process of recording

-iasis

Abnormal condition

-ic

Pertaining to

-ist

Specialist

-itis

Inflammation

-logist

Specialist

-logy

Study of

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-ole

Small; little

-oma

Tumor

-opsy

Viewing

-osis

Abnormal condition

-ous

Pertaining to

-pathy

Disease

-rrhea

Discharge

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument used to view

-scopy

Visual examination

-stalsis

Contraction

-stasis

Stoppage of flow

-stenosis

Narrowing

-stomy

Opening

-tic

Pertaining to

-tome

Instrument for cutting

-tomy

Incision

-tripsy

Crushing

-trophy

Growth/development

a-

Not; without

ab-

Away from

ad-

Toward

aden/o

Gland

adip/o

Fat

adrenal/o

Adrenal gland

an-

Not; without

ana-

Apart

angi/o

Vessel

arthr/o

Joint

azot/o

Urea

bi-

Two

bi/o

Life

brachi/o

Arm

brady-

Slow

bucc/o

Cheek

calc/o

Calcium

carcin/o

Cancer

cardi/o

Heart

cec/o

Cecum

cephal/o

Head

cervic/o

Neck

cheil/o

Lip

cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

chondr/o

Cartilage

cirrh/o

Orange-yellow

colon/o

Large intestine

crani/o

Skull

cry/o

Cold

cutane/o

Skin

cyan/o

Blue

cyst/o

Cyst; sac of fluid

cyt/o

Cell

dent/i

Tooth

derm/o

Skin

dermat/o

Skin

dia-

Through; complete

dips/o

Thirst

dont/o

Tooth

dorsi-

Back

dys-

Painful; difficult

en-

In; within

encephal/o

Brain

endo-

In; within

enter/o

Small intestine

epi-

On; over; upon

erythr/o

Red

eu-

Normal; good

gastr/o

Stomach

gingiv/o

Gums

gloss/o

Tongue

gluc/o

Sugar

glyc/o

Sugar

glycos/o

Sugar

hem/o

Blood

hemat/o

Blood

hepat/o

Liver

hist/o

Tissue

home/o

Sameness