Medical Terminology - -emesis to gastr/o- (251-300)

-emesis

vomit

-emia

blood

emphysema

puffed up

en-

in

enamel

hard

en/cephal/o-

within head (referring to the brain)

endo-

within or inside

enema

injection

entero-

intestine (usually refers to small intestine)

enuresis

to void or expel urine

eosin/o-

rose-red colour

epi-

upon

episi/o-

pubic region or vulva

ergo-

work or labor

erythemat/o-

red or flushed

erythr/o-

red

eschar

scab

eso-

toward

esthes/i-

physical feeling

estr/o-

female

eti/o-

cause

eu-

good or normal

ex-

out, outside, outward

facet/o-

face

fasc/i-

band

febr/o-

fever

fec/o-

stool or fecal matter

femor/o-

thigh

-ference

to carry

ferro-

iron

fet/o-

young

fibrill/o-

to quiver

fibro-

fiber

fibul/o-

to clasp

fil-

thread

fiss-

to split or splitting

fistul/o-

pipe or pipe stem

flex-

to bend

flu-

flowing

-flux

to flow

foramen/o-

opening

fore-

before

fract/o-

to break

front/o-

forehead or before

fungi-

mushroom

forun/o-

boil

galact/o-

milk

gangli/o-

knot, swelling, or collection

gangren/o-

eating sore

gastr/o-

stomach