CLCV 102 Exam 1

arthr

joint

carcin

cancer

cardi

heart

cephal

head

electr

electricity

gastr

stomach

hepat

liver

my

muscle

oste

bone

rhin

nose

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

a record

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlarged

-pathy

disease

a-

without

bi-

two

dys-

abnormal, painful, difficult

inter-

between

post-

after

sub-

under

arthroscope

instrument for viewing a joint

carcinogen

that which produces a cancer

cardiomegaly

enlarged heart

cephalic

pertaining to the head

electrocardiogram

record of heart's electrical activity

gastric

pertaining to the stomach

hepatoma

liver tumor

myocardium

heart muscle

osteocyte

bone cell

rhinorrhea

nose discharge

gastrectomy

surgical removal of the stomach

arthiritis

joint inflammation

cardiology

study of the heart

hepatomegaly

enlarged liver

myopathy

muscle disease

apnea

without breathing

bilateral

two sides

dysuria

painful urination

intervertebral

between vertebrae

postsurgical

after surgery

subcutaneous

under the skin

men/o

menstruation

plural form of vertebra

vertebrae

plural form of thorax

thoraces

plural form of apex

apices

plural form of metastasis

metastases

plural form of appendix

appendices

plural form of sarcoma

sarcomata

plural form of spermatozoon

spermatozoa

plural form of alveolus

alveoli

plural form of ovum

ova

plural form of phalanx

phalanges

plural form of biopsy

biopsies

hyster

uterus

-pexy

surgical fixation

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

laryng

voice box

muscul

muscle

neur

nerve

ophthalm

eye

scapul

shoulder blade

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

protrusion

-cytosis

abnormal cell condition (too many)

-ectasis

dilated

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emetic

pertaining to vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ism

state of

-lith

stone

-lysis

to destroy

-lytic

destruction

-malacia

abnormal softening

-osis

abnormal condition

-paresis

weakness

-penia

too few

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhage

abnormal flow

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

-rrhexis

discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-stasis

stopping

-stenosis

narrowing

-toxic

poisoning

-uria

urine condition

-clasia

surgical breaking

-desis

surgical fusing

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-pexy

surgical fixation

-rrhaphy

to sture