medical terms

studying for midterm

carcin/o

cancer

trans

across

nulli

none

-ptosis

drooping

-stenosis

narrowing

-centésima

puncture to withdraw fluid

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cut into

-pexy

surgical fixation

-rraphy

suture

brachi/o

arm

hist/o

tissue

later/o

side

viscer/o

internal organs

crin/o

to secrete

peritone/o

peritoneum

chondr/o

cartilage

pleur/o

pleura

epithelial

pertaining to epithelium

Ventral

pertaining to the belly side

dorsal

spinal side of the body

eti/o

cause

pericardial

cavity that contains the heart

cauter/o

to burn

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

kerat/o

hard, horny

myc/o

fungus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

vesic/o

sac

tricho

hair

onych/o

nail

ungu/o

nail

allo

other

cutane/o

skin

xer/o

dry

lamin/o

lamina

vers/o

to turn

fascia

fibrous band

-phoresis

carrying

ischi/o

ischium

tars/o

tarsus

-tropic

development

ankyl/o

stiff joint

sinus

hollow cavity within a bone

stern/o

sternum

kyph/o

hump

-genic

producing

e-

outward

Blood exits the left side of the heart into the

aorta

vascul/o

blood vessel

layer of the heart that is responsible for contracting to pump blood

myocardium

hypotension

decreased blood pressure

ather/o

fatty substance

aneurysm

weakened and ballooned artery

agglutin/o

clumping

-stasis

standing still

fus/o

pouring

neutro

neutral

-poiesis; -plastin

formation

-emia

blood condition

-crit

seperation of

tars/o

ankle

pariet/o

cavity wall

ethesi/o

feeling

-iasis

abnormal condition

isch/o

to hold back

proct/o

rectum and anus

embol/o

plug

spondyl/o

vertebrae

varic/o

dilated vein