Ch1 Basic Word Structure

Front 1

aden/o

Back 1

gland

Front 2

adenoma

Back 2

tumor of a gland

Front 3

-oma

Back 3

tumor or mass

Front 4

arthr/o

Back 4

joint

Front 5

arthritis

Back 5

inflammation of a joint

Front 6

adenitis

Back 6

inflammation of a gland

Front 7

-itis

Back 7

inflammation

Front 8

bi/o

Back 8

life

Front 9

biology

Back 9

study of life

Front 10

biopsy

Back 10

living tissue removed from the body and viewed under a microscope

Front 11

-opsy

Back 11

process of viewing

Front 12

carcin/o

Back 12

cancerous, cancer

Front 13

carcinoma

Back 13

cancerous tumor, grow from epithelial cells that cover the outside of the body and line organs, cavities, and tubes within the body

Front 14

cardi/o

Back 14

heart

Front 15

cardiology

Back 15

study of the heart

Front 16

cephal/o

Back 16

head

Front 17

cephalic

Back 17

pertaining to the head. infants born with head delivered first = cephalic presentation

Front 18

-ic

Back 18

pertaining to

Front 19

cerebr/o

Back 19

cerebrum, largest part of the brain

Front 20

cerebral

Back 20

pertaining to the cerebrum. cerebrovascular accident occur when damage to blood vessels in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain = stroke

Front 21

-al

Back 21

pertaining to

Front 22

cis/o

Back 22

to cut

Front 23

incision

Back 23

process of cutting into

Front 24

in-

Back 24

into

Front 25

-ion

Back 25

process

Front 26

excision

Back 26

process of cutting out of

Front 27

ex-

Back 27

out

Front 28

crin/o

Back 28

secrete (to form and give off)

Front 29

endocrine glands

Back 29

secrete hormones directly withing the bloodstream

Front 30

exocrine glands

Back 30

secrete chemicals through tubes to the outside of the body

Front 31

endo-

Back 31

within

Front 32

cyst/o

Back 32

urinary bladder/ sac / cyst (sac containing fluid)

Front 33

cystoscopy

Back 33

visual examination of the urinary bladder

Front 34

-scopy

Back 34

visual examination

Front 35

derm/o

Back 35

skin

Front 36

dermat/o

Back 36

skin

Front 37

dermatitis

Back 37

inflammation of the skin

Front 38

hypodermic

Back 38

below the skin

Front 39

hypo-

Back 39

under, below

Front 40

electr/o

Back 40

electricity

Front 41

electrocardiogram

Back 41

record electricity of the heart

Front 42

-gram

Back 42

record

Front 43

encephal/o

Back 43

brain

Front 44

electroencephalogram

Back 44

record electricity of the brain

Front 45

enter/o

Back 45

intestines (usually small intestines)

Front 46

enteritis

Back 46

inflammation of the small intestine. small intestine is narrower but much longer than the intestine

Front 47

erythr/o

Back 47

red

Front 48

erythrocyte

Back 48

RBC, carry oxygen in the blood

Front 49

-cyte

Back 49

cell

Front 50

gastr/o

Back 50

stomach

Front 51

gastrectomy

Back 51

excision of the stomach

Front 52

-ectomy

Back 52

excision or removal

Front 53

gnos/o

Back 53

knowledge

Front 54

diagnosis

Back 54

state of complete knowldege

Front 55

dia-

Back 55

complete

Front 56

-sis

Back 56

state of

Front 57

prognosis

Back 57

knowledge before, prediction about outcome of illness given after diagnosis has been determined

Front 58

gynec/o

Back 58

woman, female

Front 59

gynecology

Back 59

study of women

Front 60

hemat/o

Back 60

blood

Front 61

hematology

Back 61

study of blood

Front 62

hem/o

Back 62

blood

Front 63

hematoma

Back 63

blood escapes from blood vessels and collects as a clot in a cavity, organ, or under the skin

Front 64

-oma

Back 64

mass or collection of blood

Front 65

hemoglobin

Back 65

protein in blood

Front 66

-globin

Back 66

protein

Front 67

hepat/o

Back 67

liver

Front 68

hepatitis

Back 68

inflammation of the liver

Front 69

iatr/o

Back 69

treatment

Front 70

iatrogenic

Back 70

adverse side effects result from treatment or intervention by a physician

Front 71

-genic

Back 71

pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in

Front 72

leuk/o

Back 72

white

Front 73

leukocyte

Back 73

WBC

Front 74

nephr/o

Back 74

kidney, used with -osis, -itis, -ectomy to describe abnormal conditions and operative procedures

(Greek)

Front 75

nephritis

Back 75

inflammation of the kidney

Front 76

neur/o

Back 76

nerve

Front 77

neurology

Back 77

study of neurons

Front 78

onc/o

Back 78

tumor

Front 79

oncology

Back 79

study of tumors

Front 80

oncologist

Back 80

one who specializes in the study of tumors

Front 81

-ist

Back 81

one who specializes in an field of medicine

Front 82

ophthalm/o

Back 82

eye

Front 83

ophthalmoscope

Back 83

instrument for visual examination of the eye

Front 84

-scope

Back 84

instrument for visual examination

Front 85

oste/o

Back 85

bone

Front 86

osteitis

Back 86

inflammation of the bone

Front 87

osteoarthritis

Back 87

degeneration of bones and joints that occurs with aging often accompanied by inflammation

Front 88

path/o

Back 88

disease

Front 89

pathology

Back 89

study of disease

Front 90

pathologist

Back 90

examines biopsy samples microscopically and examines a dead body to determine cause of death

Front 91

ped/o

Back 91

child

Front 92

pediatric

Back 92

specialist in children's medicine

Front 93

psych/o

Back 93

mind

Front 94

psychology

Back 94

study of the mind

Front 95

psychiatrist

Back 95

specialist in treatment of the mind

Front 96

radi/o

Back 96

x-rays

Front 97

radiology

Back 97

study of x-rays

Front 98

ren/o

Back 98

kidney, used with -al (Latin)

Front 99

renal

Back 99

of the kidney (Latin)

Front 100

rhin/o

Back 100

nose

Front 101

rhinitis

Back 101

inflammation of the nose

Front 102

sarc/o

Back 102

flesh

Front 103

sarcoma

Back 103

cancerous (malignant tumor) grows from connective tissue such as muscles, bone, fat

Front 104

sect/o

Back 104

to cut

Front 105

resection

Back 105

cutting back, cutting out/ removal (excision)

Front 106

re-

Back 106

back

Front 107

thromb/o

Back 107

clot, clotting

Front 108

thrombocyte

Back 108

platelets

Front 109

thrombus

Back 109

clot formed by platelets

Front 110

thrombosis

Back 110

condition of clot formation

Front 111

-osis

Back 111

condition

Front 112

ur/o

Back 112

urinary tract, urine

Front 113

urology

Back 113

study of the urinary tract

Front 114

urologist

Back 114

surgeon who operates on the organs of the urinary tract and organs of the male reproductive system

Front 115

-ac

Back 115

pertaining to

Front 116

cardiac

Back 116

pertaining to the heart

Front 117

-al

Back 117

pertaining to

Front 118

nerual

Back 118

pertaining to neurons

Front 119

-algai

Back 119

pain

Front 120

arthralgia

Back 120

pain of the joint

Front 121

-cyte

Back 121

cell

Front 122

-ectomy

Back 122

excision, removal

Front 123

nephrectomy

Back 123

removal of the kidneys

Front 124

-emia

Back 124

blood condition

Front 125

leukemia

Back 125

cancerous WBC proliferate

Front 126

-genic

Back 126

pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in

Front 127

carcinogenic

Back 127

pertaining to cancer

Front 128

pathogenic

Back 128

pertaining to disease

Front 129

iatrogenic

Back 129

produced by treatment

Front 130

-gram

Back 130

record

Front 131

-ic/ -ical

Back 131

pertaining to

Front 132

gastric

Back 132

pertaining to the stomach

Front 133

neurological

Back 133

pertaining to the neurons

Front 134

-ion

Back 134

process

Front 135

-ist

Back 135

specialist

Front 136

-itis

Back 136

inflammation

Front 137

-logy

Back 137

study of

Front 138

-oma

Back 138

tumor, mass, swelling

Front 139

hepatoma

Back 139

malignant tumor of the liver

Front 140

-opsy

Back 140

process of viewing

Front 141

-osis

Back 141

condition usually abnormal (slight increase in number when used in cells)

Front 142

nephrosis

Back 142

abnormal condition of the kidney

Front 143

leukocytosis

Back 143

slight increase in WBC count when WBCs multiply to fight infections

Front 144

-pathy

Back 144

disease condition

Front 145

enteropathy

Back 145

disease of the small intestine

Front 146

adenopathy

Back 146

disease of a gland

Front 147

-scope

Back 147

instrument to visually examine

Front 148

endoscope

Back 148

instrument to examine within

Front 149

-scopy

Back 149

process of visually examining

Front 150

endoscopy

Back 150

process of visually examining within

Front 151

-sis

Back 151

state of

Front 152

-tomy

Back 152

process of cutting, incision

Front 153

osteotomy

Back 153

incision into bone

Front 154

-y

Back 154

process, condition

Front 155

gastroenterology

Back 155

study of the stomach and small intestines

Front 156

a-, an-

Back 156

no, not, without

Front 157

anemia

Back 157

decreased number of erythrocytes or an abnormality of hemoglobin results in decreased oxygen delivery to cells

Front 158

auto-

Back 158

self

Front 159

autopsy

Back 159

to view by one's self, visually examine a dead body to determine cause of death

Front 160

dia-

Back 160

through, complete

Front 161

endo-

Back 161

within

Front 162

epi-

Back 162

above, upon

Front 163

epidermis

Back 163

outermost layer of skin

Front 164

ex-

Back 164

out

Front 165

exo-

Back 165

out

Front 166

hyper-

Back 166

excessive, above, more than normal

Front 167

hyperglycemia

Back 167

high blood glucose

Front 168

glyc/o

Back 168

sugar

Front 169

hypo-

Back 169

below (body part), deficient, under, less than normal

Front 170

in-

Back 170

into, in

Front 171

peri-

Back 171

surrounding, around

Front 172

pericardium

Back 172

membrane surrounding the heart

Front 173

-um

Back 173

structure

Front 174

pro-

Back 174

before, foward

Front 175

re-

Back 175

back, backward, again

Front 176

resection

Back 176

operation which organ is removed

Front 177

retro-

Back 177

behind

Front 178

sub-

Back 178

below, under

Front 179

trans-

Back 179

across, through