Intro To Med Term Ch 9

Amniono

Amnion, amniotic fluid

Amnio

Amnion, amniotic fluid

Chorio

Chorion

Feto

Fetus, unborn offspring

Omphalo

Umbilicus, navel

Paro

Bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

Puerpero

Childbirth

Carcino

Cancer

Cephalo

Head

Episio

Vulva

Esophago

Esophagus

Hydro

Water

Hystero

Uterus

Oligo

Scanty, few

Pelvi

Pelvis, pelvic cavity

Primi

First

Pseudo

False

Pyloro

Pylorus, pyloric sphincter

Sono

Sound

Terato

Malformations

Tracheo

Trachea

Ante-

Before

Dys-

Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

Intra-

Within

Micro-

Small

Multi-

Many

Neo-

New

Nulli-

None

Poly-

Many, much

Post-

After

Pre-

Before

-a

Noun suffix, no meaning

-al

Pertaining to

-amnios

Amnion, amniotic fluid

-cele

Hernia, protrusion

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-cyesis

Pregnancy

-e

Noun suffix, no meaning

-gen

Substance or agent that produces or causes

-genic

Producing, originating, causing

-ic

Pertaining to

-Itis

Inflammation

-logist

One who studies and treats

-Logy

Study of

-malacia

Softening

-Oma

Tumor, swelling

-Rrhea

Flow, discharge

-rrhexis

Rupture

-tocia

Birth, labor

-Tomy

Cut into, incision

-um

Noun suffix, no meaning

-us

Noun suffix, no meaning

Angi/o

Vessels, Blood vessels

Aorto

Aorta

Arterio

Artery, Arteries

Atrio

Atrium

Cardio

Heart

Cyto

Cells

Hemo

Blood

Hemato

Blood

Lympho

Lymph, Lymph Tissue

Lymphadeno

Lymph node

Myo

Muscle

Myelo

Bone marrow

Phlebo

Veins

Plasmo

Plasma

Spleeno

Spleen

Thymo

Thymus

Valvulo

Valve

Veno

Veins

Ventriculo

Ventricle

Athero

Yellowish, fatty plaque

Echo

Sound

Electro

Electricity, electrical activity

Embolo

Plug

Erythro

Red

Immuno

Immune system

Ischo

Deficiency, Blockage

Leuko

White

Thrombo

Blood clot

Brady-

Slow

Endo-

Within

Intra-

Within

Pan-

All, total

Peri-

Surrounding (outer)

Poly-

Many, much

Tachy-

Fast, rapid

-apheresis

Removal

-ar

Pertaining to

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-ectomy

Excision, surgical removal

-Emia

In the blood

-genic

Producing, originating, causing

-gram

The record, radiographic image

-graphy

Process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia

Diseased state, condition of

-Ic

Pertaining to

-ism

State of

-itis

Inflammation

-logist

One who studies and treats