Medterms Chapter 7 Review

Front 1

cyst/ o, vesic/ o

Back 1

bladder

Front 2

glomerul/ o

Back 2

glomerulus

Front 3

nephr/ o, ren/ o

Back 3

kidney

Front 4

pyel/ o

Back 4

renal pelvis

Front 5

ureter/ o

Back 5

ureter

Front 6

urethr/ o

Back 6

urethra

Front 7

ur/ o, urin/ o

Back 7

urine

Front 8

carcin/ o

Back 8

cancer

Front 9

enter/ o

Back 9

intestine (usually small instesine)

Front 10

erythr/ o

Back 10

red

Front 11

gastr/ o

Back 11

stomach

Front 12

hemat/ o

Back 12

blood

Front 13

hepat/ o

Back 13

liver

Front 14

lith/ o

Back 14

stone, calculus

Front 15

noct/ o

Back 15

night

Front 16

olig/ o

Back 16

scanty

Front 17

py/ o

Back 17

pus

Front 18

rect/ o

Back 18

rectum

Front 19

scler/ o

Back 19

hardening

Front 20

ven/ o

Back 20

vein

Front 21

~ectomy

Back 21

excision, removal

Front 22

~pexy

Back 22

fixation

Front 23

~plasty

Back 23

surgical repair

Front 24

~rrhaphy

Back 24

suture

Front 25

~stomy

Back 25

forming an opening (mouth)

Front 26

~tome

Back 26

instrument to cut

Front 27

~tomy

Back 27

incision

Front 28

~tripsy

Back 28

crushing

Front 29

~algia, ~dynia

Back 29

pain [2]

Front 30

~cele

Back 30

hernia, swelling

Front 31

~cyte

Back 31

cell

Front 32

~ectasis

Back 32

dilation, expansion

Front 33

~edema

Back 33

swelling

Front 34

~emesis

Back 34

vomitting

Front 35

~gram

Back 35

record, writing

Front 36

~graphy

Back 36

process of recording

Front 37

~iasis

Back 37

abnormal condition

Front 38

~it is

Back 38

inflammation

Front 39

~lith

Back 39

stone, calculus

Front 40

~logy

Back 40

study of

Front 41

~logist

Back 41

specialist in the study of

Front 42

~megaly

Back 42

enlargement

Front 43

~oma

Back 43

tumor

Hint 43

None

Front 44

~osis

Back 44

abnormal condition; increase

Front 45

~pathy

Back 45

disease

Front 46

~pepsia

Back 46

digestion

Front 47

~phagia

Back 47

swallowing, eating

Front 48

~phobia

Back 48

fear

Front 49

~ptosis

Back 49

prolapse, downward displacement

Front 50

~rrhea

Back 50

discharge; flowing

Hint 50

None

Front 51

~scope

Back 51

instrument for examining

Front 52

~scopy

Back 52

visual examination

Front 53

~uria

Back 53

urine

Front 54

~al, ~ic, ~ous

Back 54

pertaining to, relating to

Front 55

~ia

Back 55

condition

Front 56

~ist

Back 56

specialist

Front 57

a-, an-

Back 57

without, not

Front 58

dys-

Back 58

bad; painful; difficult

Front 59

in-

Back 59

in, not

Front 60

intra-

Back 60

within, in

Front 61

poly-

Back 61

many, much

Front 62

supra-

Back 62

above; excessive; superior