medical terminology exam 3 review

-lith

stone

-lysis

to destroy

-ptosis

drooping

-uria

urine condition

-cele

bulge, potrusion

azot/o

nitrogenous waste

bacteri/o

bacteria

corpor/o

body

cyst/o

urinary bladder

genit/o

genitals

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glycos/o

sugar/glucose

home/o

sameness

hydr/o

water

iatr/o

physician, medicine, treatment

idi/o

distinctive

keton/o

ketones

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o

kidney

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

protein/o

protein

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

tox/o

poison

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

ur/o

urine

polycystic kidney disease

poly-/-cyst/-ic kidney disease = pertaining to the growth of many cysts in the kidney

andr/o

male

balan/o

glans penis

crypt/o

hidden

epididym/o

epididymis

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

testes

pen/o

penis

prostat/o

prostate gland

spermat/o

sperm

testicul/o

testes

vas/o

vas deferens

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

-cide

to kill

-plasia

formation of cells

-spermia

condition of sperm

amni/o

amnion

cervic/o

neck, cervix

chori/o

chorion

colp/o

vagina

culd/o

cul-de-sac

dilat/o

to widen

embry/o

embryo

episi/o

vulva

estr/o

female

fet/o

fetus

gynec/o

female

hymen/o

hymen

hyster/o

uterus

lact/o

milk

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

bread

men/o

menses, menstruation

metr/o

uterus

nat/o

birth

o/o

egg

oophor/o

ovary

ov/o, ov/i

ovum

ovari/o

ovary

pareun/o

sexual intercourse

perine/o

perineum

radic/o

root

salping/o

uterine (fallopian) tubes

uter/o

uterus

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva

-arche

beginning

-cyesis

state of pregnancy

-genesis

produces

-gravida

pregnant woman

-para

to bear

-partum

childbirth

-salpinx

uterine tube

-tocia

labor, childbirth

ante-

before, in front of

contra-

against

primi-

first

cryptorchidism

crypt/orchid/-ism = condition of hidden testes

total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpino-oophorectomy

total abdomin/-al hyster/-ectomy bi-/lateral salpin/o/oophor/-ectomy = total surgical removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal glands

andr/o

male

calc/o

calcium

crin/o

to secrete

estr/o

female

gluc/o

glucose

glyc/o

sugar

gonad/o

sex glands

iod/o

iodine

kal/i

potassium

ket/o

ketones