Audrey Sandell Medvocab L4

Front 1

aut-

Back 1

combining form

self

Hint 1

aut-ism

Front 2

crin-

Back 2

combining form

[separate] secrete, secretion

Hint 2

endo-crin-ology

Front 3

esthe(s)-

Back 3

combining form

sensation, sensitivity, sense

Hint 3

esthe-tics

Front 4

gen(e)-, -gen

Back 4

combining form

come into being; produce

Hint 4

gene-tics

Front 5

gram-

Back 5

combining form

[something written] a record

Hint 5

cardio-gram

Front 6

graph-

Back 6

combining form

write, record

Hint 6

graph-ology

Front 7

iatr-

Back 7

combining form

healer, physician; treatment

Hint 7

iatr-ogenic

Front 8

idi-

Back 8

combining form

of one's self

Hint 8

idi-opathic

Front 9

kine-

Back 9

combining form

move

Hint 9

kine-tics

Front 10

kines(i)-

Back 10

combining form

movement, motion

Hint 10

kines-iology

Front 11

ly(s)-

Back 11

combining form

destroy, break down

Hint 11

hemo-lys-is

Front 12

myx-

Back 12

combining form

mucus

Hint 12

myx-ocyte

Front 13

orth-

Back 13

combining form

straight, erect; normal

Hint 13

orth-odontia

Front 14

ot-

Back 14

combining form

ear

Hint 14

ot-algia

Front 15

path-

Back 15

combining form

[suffering] disease

Hint 15

path-ogen

Front 16

phil-

Back 16

combining form

love; have an affinity for

Hint 16

hemo-phil-iac

Front 17

pt-

Back 17

combining form

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Hint 17

hystero-pt-osis

Front 18

pyr-

Back 18

combining form

[fire] fever, burning

Hint 18

pyr-omania

Front 19

pyret-

Back 19

combining form

fever

Hint 19

anti-pyret-ic

Front 20

pyrex-

Back 20

combining form

be feverish

Hint 20

pyrex-in

Front 21

rhe-

Back 21

combining form

[run] flow, secrete

Hint 21

diar-rhe-a

Front 22

rhag-

Back 22

combining form

[burst forth] flow profusely, hemorrhage

Hint 22

menor-rhag-ia

Front 23

rhex-

Back 23

combining form

rupture

Hint 23

rhex-is

Front 24

rhin-

Back 24

combining form

nose

Hint 24

rhin-oplasty

Front 25

scop-

Back 25

combining form

look at, examine

Hint 25

oto-scop-y

Front 26

sep-

Back 26

combining form

[be putrid] be infected

Hint 26

sep-sis

Front 27

ta-

Back 27

combining form

stretching

Hint 27

myo-ta-tic

Front 28

tel-

Back 28

combining form

end, completion

Hint 28

tel-angion

Front 29

ten-, tenon(t)-

Back 29

combining form

tendon

Hint 29

ten-odesis

Front 30

therap(eu)-

Back 30

combining form

treat medically, heal

Hint 30

therapeu-tics

Front 31

tom-

Back 31

combining form

a cutting, slice, incision

Hint 31

tom-ography

Front 32

ton-

Back 32

combining form

[a stretching] (muscular) tone, tension

Hint 32

ton-icity

Front 33

-ectasia, -ectasis

Back 33

compound suffix form

dilation, enlargement

Hint 33

cardi-ectasia, nephr-ectasis

Front 34

-ectomy

Back 34

compound suffix form

surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ

Hint 34

gastr-ectomy, nephr-ectomy

Front 35

-gen

Back 35

compound suffix form

substance that produces (something)

Hint 35

antitoxino-gen, carcino-gen

Front 36

-genesis

Back 36

compound suffix form

formation, origin

Hint 36

lipo-genesis, patho-genesis

Front 37

-genic

Back 37

compound suffix form

causing, producing, caused

Hint 37

carcino-genic

Front 38

-genous

Back 38

compound suffix form

by, producing, caused

Hint 38

hepato-genous

Front 39

-gram

Back 39

compound suffix form

a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray) (Fig. 4-1)

Hint 39

cardio-gram, angio-gram

Front 40

-graph

Back 40

compound suffix form

an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

Hint 40

poly-graph, cardio-graph

Front 41

-graphy

Back 41

compound suffix form

(1) the recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination) (2) a descriptive treatise (on a subject)

Hint 41

cholangio-graphy, cysto-graphy, spleno-graphy, osteo-graphy

Front 42

-lysis

Back 42

compound suffix form

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

Hint 42

hemo-lysis, pyreto-lysis

Front 43

-lytic

Back 43

compound suffix form

pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration (forms adjectives from words ending in -lysis)

Hint 43

hemo-lytic, bacterio-lytic

Front 44

-pathy

Back 44

compound suffix form

disease

Hint 44

neuro-pathy, cardio-pathy

Front 45

-ptosis

Back 45

compound suffix form

dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

Hint 45

gastro-ptosis, colo-ptosis

Front 46

-rrhagia

Back 46

compound suffix form

profuse discharge, hemorrhage

Hint 46

leuko-rrhagia, meningo-rrhagia

Front 47

-rrhea

Back 47

compound suffix form

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

Hint 47

rhino-rrhea, myxo-rrhea

Front 48

-rrhexis

Back 48

compound suffix form

bursting (of tissues), rupture

Hint 48

angio-rrhexis, entero-rrhexis

Front 49

-scope

Back 49

compound suffix form

an instrument for examining

Hint 49

rhino-scope, colpo-scope

Front 50

-scopy

Back 50

compound suffix form

examination

Hint 50

endo-scopy, cysto-scopy

Front 51

-tome

Back 51

compound suffix form

a surgical instrument for cutting

Hint 51

adenoma-tome, gastro-tome

Front 52

-tomy

Back 52

compound suffix form

surgical incision

Hint 52

cholecysto-tomy, abdominohystero-tomy