Chapter 1 - Basic Elements of a Medical Word

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Dermatos (Gr)

• Skin

• wr: dermat

Dermat/itis

Inflammation of the skin

Cutis (L)

• Skin

• wr: cutane

Cutane/ous

Pertaining to the skin

Nephros (Gr)

• Kidney

• wr: nephr

Nephr/oma

tumor of the kidney

Renes (L)

• Kidney

• wr: ren

Ren/al

Pertains to the kidney

Stomatos (Gr)

• Mouth

• wr: stomat

Stomat/itis

Inflammation of the mouth

Oris (L)

• Mouth

• wr: or

Or/al

Pertaining to the mouth

Erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

immun/o

immune, immunity, safe

nephr/o

kidney

oste/o

bone

-itis

inflammation

gastr/itis

Inflammation of the stomach

-megaly

enlargement

gastr/o/megaly

enlargement of the stomach

-oma

tumor, mass

hepat/oma

tumor of the liver

-cyte

cell

hepat/o/cyte

cells in the liver

an-

without, not

hyper-

excessive, above normal

intra-

in, within

para-

near, beside, beyond

poly-

many, much

pre-

before

esthes/

feeling

therm/

heat

muscul/

muscle

nas/

nose

ur/

urine

nat/

birth

-ia

condition

-ar

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

an/esthes/ia

condition of not feeling

hyper/therm/ia

condition of excessive heat

intra/muscul/ar

pertaining to within the muscle

para/nas/al

pertaining to (area) near the nose

poly/ur/ia

condition of much urine

pre/nat/al

pertaining to before birth

enter/

intestine

chondr/

cartilage

oset/o/chondr/itis

inflammation of bone and cartilage

arthr/

joint

oste/o/arthr/itis

inflammation of the bone and joint

cholecyst/

gallbladder

pancreat/

pancreas

splen/o

spleen

colon/o

colon

append/

appendix

blephar/o

eyelid

arteri/o

artery

cyan

blue

neur-

nerve

thromb/o

blood clot

trache/o

trachea