essentials of healthcare midterm

Blephar/o

eyelid

calcane/o

heel

caud/o

tail

cheil/o

lip

labi/o

lip

Labyrinth/o

inner ear

nas/o

nose

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

pector/o

chest

ped/o, ped/I

foot

pharyng/o

throat

Retin/o

retina

steth/o

chest

stomat/o

mouth

Acr/o

extremities

albumin/o

albumin, protein

azot/o

nitrogenous compounds

blast/o

embryonic cell

chondr/o

cartilage

Crin/o

secrete

fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue

gli/o

glue, neuroglial tissue

glyc/o, glycos/o

SUGAR

gon/o

seed(ovum or spermatozoon)

hemangi/o

blood vessel

hemat/o

blood

Lacrim/o

tear

Lex/o

word, phrase

lith/o

stone

Nyctal/o

night

Phac/o

lens

pil/o

hair

femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

humer/o

humerous (arm bone)

metacarp/o

hand bones

metatars/o

foot bones

odont/o

teeth

onych/o

nail

phalang/o

phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

pyel/o

renal pelvis

spondyl/o

vertebrae (backbone)

Adren/o

adrenal gland

lymphaden/o

lymph gland

prostat/o

prostate gland

sial/o

salvia, salivary glands

Thym/o

thymus gland

Thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

Varic/o

dilated gland

an/o

anus

cholecyst/o

gall bladder

coron/o

heart

cutane/o

skin R

dermat/o

skin

laryng/o

voice box

metr/o

uterus(womb); measure

metri/o

uterus; (womb)

orch/o

testes

orchi/o

testes

orchid/o

testes

pancreat/o

pancreas

phren/o

diaphragm

proct/o

anus, rectum

test/o

testes

tonsill/o

tonsils

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

vesic/o

bladder

Ambly/o

dull, dim

Atel/o

incomplete, imperfect

Coni/o

incomplete, imperfect

cry/o

cold

ichthy/o

dry, scaly

infer/o

lower, below

Lept/o

thin, slender

Narc/o

stupor, numbness

olig/o

scanty

poikil/o

varied, irregular

proxim/o

near, nearest

Scot/o

darkness

ton/o

tension

xen/o

foreign, strange

xer/o

dry

aneurysm/o

aneurysm, widening blood vessel

ather/o

fatty plaque

carcin/o

cancerous

embol/o

embolus (plug or moving clot)

Kinesi/o

movement

kyph/o

humpback

lob/o

lobe

mastoid/o

mastoid process

nat/o

birth

poli/o

gray or gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

Presby/o

old age

Rhabdomy/o

striated muscle

spir/o

breathe

sudor/o

sweat

Varic/o

dilated gland

alveol/o

alveolus