Medical Terms 4

mastoid/o

Refers to the mastoid process, a bony prominence behind the ear.

nat/o

Refers to birth.

poli/o

Refers to gray or gray matter, typically in the brain or spinal cord.

Presby/o

Refers to old age.

Rhabdomy/o

Refers to striated muscle.

spir/o

Refers to breathe.

sudor/o

Refers to sweat.

Varic/o

Refers to a dilated gland.

alveol/o

Refers to an alveolus, the small air sacs in the lungs.

Amni/o

Refers to the amnion, the membrane surrounding the fetus.

aort/o

Refers to the aorta, the main artery of the body.

arteri/o

Refers to an artery.

arteriol/o

Refers to an arteriole, a small artery.

atri/o

Refers to an atrium, a chamber of the heart.

balan/o

Refers to the glans penis, the sensitive bulbous structure at the tip of the penis.

bronch/o

Refers to a bronchus, a major air passage of the lungs.

bronchi/o

Refers to a bronchus, often used interchangeably with bronch/o.

bronchiol/o

Refers to a bronchiolus, a smaller branch of the bronchus.

Cerebr/o

Refers to the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain.

chol/e

Refers to bile or gall.

Cholangi/o

Refers to a bile vessel.

choledoch/o

Refers to the bile duct.