Chapter 1

myel(o)

spinal chord

my(o)

muscle

oste(o)

bone

neur(o)

nerve

arthr(o)

joint

tonsil

tonsils

crani

skull

hem(o)

blood

ten(o)

tendon

dia

through

pre

before

ab

away from

ad

toward

inter

between

intra

inside

larying

throat / larnyx

ot(o)

ear

rhino

nose

arteri(o)

artery

arther(o)

plaque / fatty substance

palpation

examination technique

palpitation

racing of heart

supination

rotating ones arm

suppuration

formation of pus

gastr(o)

stomach

hyper

excessive

fissure

grove / crack

fistula

abdnormal passage

ileum

longest portion of intestine

ilium

part of hip bone

infection

invasion of the body by a pathogen

inflammation

distruction of tissue response

laceration

jagged wound

lesion

change of tissue due to disease

myc(o)

fungus

pyr(o)

fever / fire

py(o)

pus

pyel(o)

part of kidney or renal pelvis

virile

qualities of adult male

itis

inflamation

plasty

surgical repair

ectomy

surgical removal

um

noun ending

ac

pretaining to

osis

abnormal condion

algia / dynia

pain

megaly

enlargement

malacia

abnormal sofening

necrosis

tissue death

sclerosis

abnormal hardening

centisis

puncture to remove fluid

graphy

producing picture

scopy

visual exammination

rrhage / rrhagia

bleeding

rrhaphy

surgical suturing

rrhea

flow or discharge

nat(al)

birth

ology

study of

ostomy

surgical creation of artifical opening

otomy

surgical incision