chapter 1 - intro to med term

arthr/o

joint

gastr/o

stomach

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

oste/o

bone

splen/o

spleen

hyster/o

uterus

enter/o

intestine

ot/o

ear

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

hepat/o

liver

cholangi/o

bile vessel

col/o, colon/o

colon

chondr/o

cartilage

append/o

appendix

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasis

to break; surgical fracture

-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-ectomy

excision, removal

-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture

-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-algia, -dynia

pain

-cele

hernia swelling

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-edema

swelling