Unit 11 & 12 Endocrine and Respitory Systems

eu

good, normal

hypo

below, under, deficient

hyper

above, excessive

para

around, beside, beyond, abnormal

pan

all, total

syn

joined, together

tetr

four

tri

three

acr/o

extremities, height

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

calc/i

calcium

cortic/o

cortex, outer layer of a body organ

crin/o

secrete

dips/o

thirst

glyc/o, gluco/o, gluc/o

sugar

endocrin/o

endocrine

home/o

sameness

hormon/o

hormone

kal/i

potassium

ket/o

ketones

myx/o

mucous

natr/o

sodium

pancreat/o

pancreaa

phys/o

growing

pituitar/o, parathyroid/o, hypophys/o

pituitary gland

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland

drome

running together

ectomy

cutting out

emia

in the blood

ia

condition of, abnormal state, diseased state

ism

state of

itis

inflammation

megaly

enlarged, enlargement

oid

resembling

oma

tumor

pathy

disease

plasia

condition of, formation, development, growth

tomy

incision, cut into

tropin

stimulating hormone

uria

in the urine

a, an

(absence of, without)

brady

(slow)

dys

(difficult, painful, abnormal, labored)

endo

(within, in)

intra

(within, in)

poly

(many, much)

tachy

(fast, rapid)

adenoid/o

(adenoids)

alveol/o

(alveolus)

atel/o

(imperfect, incomplete)

bronch/o,bronchi/o

(bronchus)

capn/o

carbon dioxide

cost/o

rib

epiglott/o

epiglottis

hemat/o, hem/o

blood

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

muc/o

mucus

nas/o

nose

or/o

mouth

orth/o

straight

ox/o, ox/i

oxygen

palat/o

palate

pector/o

chest

pharyng/o

pharynx

phren/o, diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

pleur/o

pleura

pulmon/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o, pneum/o

lung

py/o

pus

radi/o

x-rays, ionizing radiation

rhin/o

nose

sept/o

septum

sinus/o, sin/o

sinus

somn/o

sleep

son/o

sound

spir/o, respir/o

breathe, breathing

stern/o

sternum

steth/o

chest

thorac/o

thorax, chest cavity

tom/o

to cut, slice, section

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-eal, -ary, -ar

pertaining to

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-gram

the record, radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measurement

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting, coughing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

-scope

instrument used for visual examination