Exam 3 MLL

Acr/o

Extremity

Aden/o

Gland

Adrenal/o , Adren/o

Adrenal glands

Calc/o

Calcium

Gluc/o , Glyc/o , Glycos/o

Sugar, sweetness

Home/o

Same, alike

Oophor/o , Ovari/o

Ovaries

Orch/o , Orchi/o , Orchid/o , Test/o

Testis (plural, testes)

Pancreat/o

Pancreas

Parathyroid/o

Parathyroid Glands

Radi/o

Radiation, x-ray; radius

Thym/o

Thymus Gland

Thyr/o , Thyroid/o

Thyroid Gland

Tox/o , -toxic, toxic/o

Poison

-dipsia

Thirst

-ectomy

Excision, removal

-emia

Blood condition

-gen, -genesis

Forming, producing, origin

-ia

Condition

-ist

Specialist

-itis

Inflammation

-logist

Specialist in study of

-logy

Study of

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-pathy

Disease

-plasia, -plasma, plas/o

Formation, growth

-stasis

Standing still

-tome

Instrument to cut

-tomy

Incision

-trophy

Development, nourishment

Anti-

Against

Epi-

Above, upon

Hyper-

Excessive, above normal

Hypo-

Under, below, deficient

Cerebr/o

Cerebrum

Encephal/o

Brain

Gli/o

Glue, neuroglial tissue

Mening/o , meningi/o

Meninges

Myel/o

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Neur/o

Nerve

-algia, -dynia

Pain

-cele

Hernia, swelling

-esthesia

Feeling

-genesis

Forming, producing, origin

-glia

Glue; neuroglial tissue

-itis

Inflammation

-kinesia

Movement

-logist

Specialist in study of

-logy

Study of

-lysis

Separation, destruction, loosening

-meter

Instrument for measuring

-oid

Resembling

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-paresis

Partial paralysis

-pathy

Disease

-phagia

Swallowing, eating

-phasia

Speech

-phobia

Fear

-plegia

Paralysis

-rrhaphy

Suture

-tripsy

Crushing

Dys-

Bad, painful, difficult

Quadri-

Four

Uni-

One

Ankyl/o

Stiffness, bent, crooked

Arthr/o

Joint

Calcane/o

Calcaneum

Carp/o

Carpus

Cephal/o

Head

Cervic/o

Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Cost/o

Ribs

Crani/o

Cranium

Femor/o

Femur

Fibul/o

Fibula

Humer/o

Humerus

Lamin/o

Lamina

Lumb/o

Loin (lower back)

Metacarp/o

Metacarpus

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Bone marrow; Spinal cord

Orth/o

Straight

Oste/o

Bone

Patell/o

Patella

Pelv/i , pelv/o

Pelvis

Radi/o

Radiation, x-ray; Radius

Spondyl/o , vertebr/o

Vertebrae

Stern/o

Sternum

Ten/o , tend/o , tendin/o

Tendon

Tibi/o

Tibia

-algia, -dynia

Pain

-centesis

Surgical puncture

-clast

To break; surgical fracture

-cyte

Cell

-desis

Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-ectomy

Excision, removal

-malacia

Softening

-pathy

Disease