Midterm Word Part Review

PTC MT: Word Parts from the Midterm Study Guide

a-

without, lacking

ab-

away from

ad-

towards

-algia

Pain

Ante-

Before; Forward

Anti-

Against

Arthr-

Joint

-blast

Bud; Germ

Brady-

Slow

-centesis

Surgical Puncture to Remove Fluid

Cerebr/o-

Cerebrum

Chondr/o

Cartilage

-clasia

Break

-cleisis

Closure, Surgical Closing

Contra-

Against

Cost/o

Rib

Cutane/o-

Skin

-cyte

Cell

Dacry/o

Tear; Tear Duct

-desis

Surgical Fixation, Fusion

Dia-

Across, Through

Diaphoresis

Sweating

Dys-

Difficult; Abnormal

-ectasis

Expansion; Dilation

-ectomy

Excision or Surgical Removal

-emesis

Vomiting

Epi-

Upon; Outside of

Eu-

Good; Well

Fibul/o

Fibula; Smaller bone of the leg

-graph

Instrument used to create a record

-graphy

To record or take a picture

Hepat/o

Liver

Homo-

Same

Hypo-

Under; Deficient

Intra-

Within

-ism

Condition

-itis

Inflammation

Kinesi/o

Movement

-kinesia

Movement

Kyph/o

Humped

Leiomy/o

Smooth Muscle

Lith/o

Stone

-logist

Specialist or physician who studied and treats

Mal-

Bad; Abnormal

-malacia

Softening

Mast-

Breast

Maxill/o

Maxilla; Upper Jawbone

My/o-

Muscle

Myel/o-

Spinal Cord or Bone Marrow

Myring/o-

Tympanic Membrane; Eardrum

Oste

Bone

-ostomy

Opening

Ot/o

Ear

-otomy

Incision

Para-

Alongside; Abnormal

Patell/o

Patella; Kneecap

-penia

Deficiency; Lack of

Phalang/o

Phalanx

-plasia

Growth

Pod/o

Foot

-poiesis

Production

Poly

Many; Excessive

Radi/o

Radiation; Radius

Rhabdomy/o

Striated; skeletal muscle

Sarc/o

Muscular; Flesh-like

Scler/o

Hardness

Scoli/o

Twisted

Spondyl/o

Vertebra, Spine, Vertebral Column

Stomat/o

Mouth

Supra-

Above; Upon

Syn-

Together

Tachy-

Fast

Tendin/o

Tendon

Trache

Trachea

Uni-

One