Medical Terminology - WEEK 11

hidr/o

“sweat”; “sweat glands” [Greek] e.g., hidrosis

hist/o

“tissue” [Greek] e.g., histamine, histolysis

histi/o

“tissue structure”; “tissue-related” [Greek] e.g., histiocytic leukemia

chondr/o

“cartilage” [Greek] e.g., chondritis, chondrocostal

cost/o

“ribs” [Latin] e.g., costochondritis

brachi/o

“arm” [Greek] e.g., brachial artery

ren/o

“kidney” [Latin] e.g., renal

nephr/o

“kidney” [Greek] e.g., nephritis

enter/o

“intestine”; “gut” [Greek] e.g., enterocolitis

calc/i

“calcium” [Latin] e.g., calcitonin, calcification

adren/o

“adrenal glands” [Greek] e.g., adrenocorticotropic, adrenocortical carcinoma

adrenal/o

“adrenal glands” [Latin] e.g., adrenaline