LASC261 Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Cardiology I & II, Respiratory I & II, Neurology, Lymphatics & Immunology Medical Terminology

-algia / -algesia

Pain, sensation

-emia

Blood condition

-itis

Inflammation

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Deficiency, decrease

-phobia

Fear

-philia

Attraction, affinity

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-rrhagia

Bursting forth

-rrhaphy

Suturing

-sclerosis

Hardening

-stenosis

Narrowing

-tomy

Incision

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-gram

Record or picture

-graphy

Process of recording

-scope

Instrument for viewing

-scopy

Visual examination

-lysis

Destruction, breakdown

-genic / -genesis

Producing, origin

-desis

Surgical fixation

-tripsy

Crushing

-uria

Urine condition

-dipsia

Thirst

-phagia

Eating, swallowing

-pepsia

Digestion

-orexia

Appetite

-prandial

Related to a meal

-pnea

Breathing

-capnia

Carbon dioxide

-osmias

Smell

-phonia

Voice

-ptysis

Spitting

-systole

Contraction

-ole / -ule

Small

-poiesis

Formation

Acr/o

Extremities

Adren/o / Adrenal/o

Adrenal glands

Andr/o

Male

Calc/o

Calcium

Crin/o

Secrete

Estr/o

Female

Glyc/o / Glycos/o / Gluc/o

Sugar

Gonad/o

Sex glands

Home/o

Sameness

Hypothalm/o

Hypothalamus

Insulin/o

Insulin

Kal/i

Potassium

Natr/o

Sodium

Ov/o

Ovary

Pancreat/o

Pancreas

Parathyroid/o

Parathyroid

Pineal/o

Pineal gland

Pituitar/o

Pituitary gland

Testicul/o / Orchid/o / Orch/o / Orchi/o

Testicle

Thym/o

Thymus

Thyr/o / Thyroid/o

Thyroid gland

Immun/o

Protection, immune

Lymph/o

Lymph

Lymphaden/o

Lymph node

Lymphangi/o

Lymph vessel

Path/o

Disease

Tonsill/o

Tonsils

Angi/o

Vessel

Aort/o

Aorta

Arter/o / Arteri/o

Artery

Ather/o

Fatty substance, plaque

Atri/o

Atrium

Capill/o

Capillary

Cardi/o / Coron/o

Heart

Coagul/o

Clotting

Cyt/o

Cell

Electr/o

Electricity

Erythr/o

Red

Hem/o / Hemat/o / Hemangio/o / Sanguin/o

Blood

Leuk/o

White

Lipid/o / Adip/o

Fat

Phleb/o / Ven/o / Venul/o

Vein

Plasm/o

Plasma

Rrhythm/o / Rhythm/o

Rhythm

Sphygm/o

Pulse

Steth/o / Thorac/o / Pector/o

Chest

Tens/o

Pressure

Thromb/o

Clot

Valv/o / Valvul/o

Valve

Vas/o / Vascul/o

Vessel, blood vessel

Ventricul/o

Ventricle

Abdomin/o / Lapar/o

Abdomen

An/o

Anus

Append/o / Appendic/o

Appendix

Bar/o

Weight

Bili/o / Chole/o

Bile, gall

Bucc/o

Cheek

Cec/o

Cecum

Cholangi/o

Bile duct

Cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

Col/o / Colon/o

Colon