Terms to know unit 5/6

chrom/o

Color

erythr/o

red

hemoglobin/o

hemoglobin

is/o

Same ; Equal

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph

neutr/o

neutrophil ; neutral ; neither

thromb/o

clot

Prefix mono- means

one ; single

Prefix norm- means

normal

Suffix -blast means

immature; embryonic

suffix - cytosis means

increase in cell number

suffix -emia means

blood condition

suffix - emic

pertaining to a blood condition

sufix - penia

deficiency

sufix - phil

attraction for

the term “ Fluid portion of anticoagulated or circulating blood “ is

plasma

the term “ Fluid portion of coagulated blood” is

serum

immun/o

immune

pyr/o

fire ; fever

pyret/o

fire ; fever

pyrex/o

fire ; fever

tox/o

poison

prefix auto- means

self ; own

prefix inter-

between

suffix - ary

pertaining to

suffix -cocci

berry shaped bacterium

suffix -coccus

berry shaped bacterium

suffix -therapy

treatment

the term “ Disease capable of being transmitted from animals to humans” is

zoonotic

crypt/o

hidden

orch/o

testis ; testicles

orchi/o

testis ; testicles

orchid/o

testis ; testicles

pen/i

penis

sperm/o

spermatozoa ; semen

spermat/o

spermatozoa ; semen

test/o

testis ; testicles

cervic/o

cervix ; neck

hyster/o

uterus ; womb

metr/o

uterus ; womb ; measure

ov/i

egg

ov/o

egg

uter/o

uterus ; womb

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva

prefix oligo-

scanty

prefix post-

after ; behind

the term “

scrotum

suffix - cele

hernia

suffix - one

hormone

suffix - tocia

labor ; birth

bacteri/o

bacteria

crystall/o

crystals

dips/o

thirst

nephr/o

kidney

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

ur/o

urine; urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

prefix poly-

many ; much

the term “ separation of urine into its composts” is

urinalysis

the term “emptying of urine from the urinary bladder. Also called micturition or voiding.”

urination

the term “ emptying of urine from the urinary bladder. Also called micturition or urination. “ is

voiding

the term “ another name for a stone. Calculus is most often used to describe the small sedimentary particles in urine. “ is

calculus ( calculli )

suffix - malacia

softening

suffix -stomy

new opening ; anastomosis

suffix - tripsy

to crush

suffix - uria

urination; condition of urine