chapter five - word parts

adenoid/o

adenoids

alveol/o

alveolus

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronch/o

bronchus

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

phren/o

diaphragm

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

nas/o

nose

rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

lung, air

pneumat/o

lung, air

pneumon/o

lung, air

pulmon/o

lung

sept/o

septum (wall off, fence)

sinus/o

sinus

thorac/o

thorax (chest)

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea

atel/o

imperfect, incomplete

capn/o

carbon dioxide

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

muc/o

mucus

orth/o

straight

ox/o

oxygen

ox/i

oxygen

phon/o

sound, voice

py/o

pus

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

breathe, breathing

a-

without or absence of

an-

without or absence of (used when the word root begins with a vowel)

endo-

within (hollow organ or cavity)

eu-

normal, good

pan-

all, total

poly-

many, much

tachy-

fast, rapid

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-cele

hernia or protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-emia

blood condition

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measurement

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-thorax

chest

-tomy

cut into or incision

-ectomy

excision

-plasty

surgical repair

-tome

surgical instrument used to cut

-oid

resembling

-hypo

deficient

-ia

abnormal or diseased state, condition of

dys-

difficulty

hyper-

excessive