Med term chapter 11 vocab

acid/o

acid

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adren/o,adrenal/o

adrenal gland

anter/o

front

calc/o

calcium

cortic/o

cortex

crin/o

secrete

gigant/i

abnormally large

gluc/o,glyc/o

sugar;glucose

gonad/o

Sex glands

gynec/o

female;woman

home/o

similar

immun/o

immune;protection

insulin/o

insulin

kal/i

potassium

ket/o

ketone

lob/o

lobe

mast/o

breast

myx/o

mucus

natr/o

sodium

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

radi/o

X-rays

retin/o

retina

thym/o

thymus

thyr/o,thyroid/o

thyroid gland

tox/i,toxic/o

poison

Anti-

against

Endo-

in;within

Exo-

outward

Hyper-

above;above normal;excessive

Hypo-

below;below normal; deficient

Pan-

everything; all

Para-

near;beside;alongside;beyond;abnormal

Poly-

many;much

Post-

after;behind

Ultra-

beyond;excess

-al,-ary,-ic

pertaining to

-assay

to analyze

-carcinoma

cancerous tumor

-dipsia

thirst

-ectomy

surgicalremoval;excision

-edema

swelling;fluid retention

-emia

blood condition

-ia

condition

-ism

process;condition

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

like;resembling

-oma

tumor;mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-phagia

eating;swallowing

-stasis

stoppage of flow

-tropin

hormone

-uria

urination;condition of urine

-y

process;state