Ch 11 Med Term

acid/o

acid

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal gland

anter/o

front

calc/o

calcium

cortic/o

cortex

crin/o

secrete

gigant/i

abnormally large

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar; glucose

gonad/o

sex glands

gynec/o

female; woman

home/o

similar

immun/o

immune; protection

insulin/o

insulin

kal/i

potassium

ket/o

ketone

lob/o

lobe

mast/o

breast

myx/o

mucus

natr/o

sodium

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

radi/o

x-rays

retin/o

retina

thym/o

thymus

thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland

tox/i, toxic/o

poison

anti-

against

endo-

in; within

exo-

outward

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

pan-

everything; all

para-

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

poly-

many; much

post-

after; behind

ultra-

beyond; excess

\-al,-ary, -ic

pertaining to

\-assay

to analyze

\-carcinoma

cancerous tumor

\-dipsia

thirst

\-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

\-edema

swelling; fluid retention

\-emia

blood condition

\-ia

condition

\-ism

process; condition

\-itis

inflammation

\-megaly

enlargement

\-oid

like; resembling

\-oma

tumor; mass

\-osis

abnormal condition

\-pathy

disease

\-phagia

eating; swallowing

\-stasis

stoppage of flow

\-tropin

hormone

\-uria

urination; condition of urine

\-y

process; state