Week 4 MedTerms

acou(s)-, acu(s)-

hear

amni-

fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion

asc-, ascit-

[leather bag] bladder, sac, bag

bar-

weight pressure

cente-

pierce

chrom-, chroma, chromat-

color pigment

dips-

thirst

echo-

reverberating sound, echo

edema, ede-, mat-

swelling

eme-

vomit

gno(s)-

know

lal-

talk

lapar-

abdomen, abdominal wall

lex-

read

mne-

remember

ne-

new

no-

mind, mental activity, comprehension

orec-, orex-

have an appetite

ox(y)-

acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen

pha-

speak, communicate

phag-

swallow, eat

pharmac(eu)-

medicine, drug

phem-

speech

phob-

(abnormal) fear

phon-

voice, sound

phras-

speak

phren-

mind; diaphragm

phylac-

protection (against disease)

phys(i)-

nature, appearance

phyt-

plant (organism), growth

poie-

produce, make

prosop-

face

sapr-

rotten, putrid, decaying

stear-, steat-

fat, sebum, sebaceous glands

andr-

man, male

ankyl-, ancyl-

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

aphrodis(i)-

[of or pertaining to Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

brachy-

short

crypt-

hidden, latent

dem-

people, population

dolich-

long, narrow, slender

drom-

a running

er-, erot-

[Eros, son of Aphrodite] sexual desire

gyn(ec)-

woman, female

helmint(h)-

(intestinal) worm

nemat-

thread (worm)

nos-

disease, illness

odont-

tooth

pali(n)-

back, again

pan(t)-

all, entire, every

phor-

bearing, carrying

phos-, phot-

light, daylight

plec-, pleg-

strike, paralyze

r(h)achi-

spine

schiz-, schist, -schisis

split, cleft, fissure

spondyl-

vertebra

-staxis, -staxia

dripping, oozing (of blood)

than(at)-

death

the-

place, put

trich-

hair

troph-

nourishment