CLCIV 217, UofM - Midterm

-rrhagia

profuse discharge, esp. hemorrhage

-rrhea

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

-rrhexis

bursting, rupture

-scope

an instrument for examining

-plasty

restorative surgery, molding, surgically forming

-ment

agent, instrument

-or

agent, instrument

-ose

full of

-ous

full of

Acanth-

thorn, spine

Alg-

pain

Alges-

sensitivity to pain

All-

other, divergence, difference from

Angi-

vessel, duct

Arteri-

artery

Arthr-

joint

Bi-

life

Brady-

slow

Cardi-

heart

Cephal-

head

Crani-

skull

Cyt-

cell

Encephal-

brain

Erythr-

red, red blood cell

Lept-

thin, fine, slight

Leuk-

white, white blood cell

Lith-

stone, calculus

Log-

word, study

Malac-

soft

Mes-

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

-meter, metr-

measure, measuring device

Nephr-

kidney

Neur-

nerve, nervous system

Oste-

bone

Prosop-

face

Prot-

first, primitive, early

Scler-

hard

Sten-

narrow

Stere-

solid, having three dimensions

Tachy-

rapid

Tox(i)-

poison

Acr-

extremities

-cel-

hernia, tumor, swelling

Cheir-, chir-

hand

chol(e)-

bile, gall

Cholecyst-

gall bladder

Cholangi-

bile duct

col(i), colon-

colon

Cyan-

blue

cyst(i), cystitis-

bladder, cyst

Diplo-

double, twin

Enter-

intestine

Gastr-

stomach

Hem-, hemat-, -em-

blood

Hepar-, hepat-

liver

Lip-

fat

Macr-

large or long

Mega-, megal-

large or long

Melan-

dark, black

Micr-

small

Nyct-

night

Odyn-

pain

Onc-

tumor

Pachy-

thick

Pseud-

false

Py-

pus

Sarc-

flesh, soft tissue

Splen-

spleen

Stom-, stomata-

mouth, opening

Chondr-

cartilage

Dactyl-

digit

derm(at)-, -derma

skin

hidr(ot)-, -idr-

sweat

hist(i)-

tissue

Hydr-

water, fluid

Icter-

jaundice

my(s)-

muscle

myc(et)-

fungus

Myel-

bone marrow, spinal cord

Necr-

dead, corpse

Olig-

few, deficient

Pod-

foot

Poly-

many, excessive

Psych-

mind

som(at)-, -soma

body

Sthen-

strength

Aut-

self, directed against oneself

Crin-

secrete, secretion

Idi-

specific to; peculiar to; arising spontaneously

Myx-

mucus

Orth-

straight, erect, normal

Ot-

ear

Path-

disease

Pto-

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Pyr-, pyret-, pyrex-

fever

Rhin-

nose

Telangi-

end of a blood vessel

ac(o)u(s)-, acu(s)-

hear

Bary-

heavy, dull, hard

Cente-

pierce