Voc Med Chapter 3 Vocab

Front 1

Acr/o

Back 1

Extremities

Hint 1

Legs & arms

Front 2

Acu/o

Back 2

Sharp, severe, sudden

Hint 2

Pointy knife

Front 3

Amni/o

Back 3

Amnion

Front 4

Angi/o

Back 4

Vessel

Hint 4

Blood & arteries

Front 5

Arteri/o

Back 5

Artery

Front 6

Axill/o

Back 6

Armpit

Hint 6

Pit

Front 7

Blephar/o

Back 7

Eyelid

Hint 7

Eyelids

Front 8

Inguin/o

Back 8

Groin

Hint 8

Inguinal

Front 9

Isch/o

Back 9

To hold back

Hint 9

Clot/block

Front 10

Lapar/o

Back 10

Abdominal wall

Hint 10

Stomach wall

Front 11

Laryng/o

Back 11

Larynx

Hint 11

Voice box

Front 12

Leuk/o

Back 12

White

Hint 12

Leukemia

Front 13

Lymph/o

Back 13

Lymph

Front 14

Mamm/o & Mast/o

Back 14

Breast

Hint 14

Mammory gland

Front 15

Morph/o

Back 15

Shape & form

Hint 15

Shape shift

Front 16

My/o

Back 16

Muscle

Hint 16

Flex

Front 17

Myel/o

Back 17

Spinal cord & bone marrow

Hint 17

Brain & spine nerves

Front 18

Necr/o

Back 18

Death

Hint 18

Necrophelia

Front 19

Nephr/o

Back 19

Kidney

Hint 19

Kidney punch

Front 20

Nuer/o

Back 20

Nerve

Hint 20

Nerves

Front 21

Neutr/o

Back 21

Neutrophil

Hint 21

Neutrophil

Front 22

Opthalm/o

Back 22

Eye

Hint 22

Sight & eye glasses

Front 23

-cele

Back 23

Hernia

Hint 23

Abnormal bulge

Front 24

-centesis

Back 24

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Hint 24

Stab to release pressure

Front 25

-coccus

Back 25

Berry-shaped

Hint 25

Berry

Front 26

-cocci

Back 26

Bacterium

Hint 26

Bacteria

Front 27

-dynia

Back 27

Pain

Hint 27

Synonym to -algia

Front 28

-ectomy

Back 28

To remove

Hint 28

Removal

Front 29

-emia

Back 29

Blood condition

Hint 29

Blood problem

Front 30

-genesis

Back 30

Producing & forming

Hint 30

Make

Front 31

-graph

Back 31

Used to record

Hint 31

Mic used to record

Front 32

-graphy

Back 32

Process of recording

Hint 32

Recording

Front 33

-logy

Back 33

Study of

Hint 33

Special field

Front 34

-lysis

Back 34

Breakdown

Hint 34

Separation

Front 35

-malacia

Back 35

Softening

Hint 35

Softy

Front 36

-megaly

Back 36

Enlargement

Hint 36

Oversized

Front 37

-opsy

Back 37

To view

Hint 37

To look at

Front 38

-osis

Back 38

Abnormal condition

Hint 38

Condition

Front 39

-pathy

Back 39

Disease/conditions

Hint 39

Illness

Front 40

-penia

Back 40

Deficiency

Hint 40

Lacking something

Front 41

-plasia

Back 41

Growth/formation

Hint 41

Form

Front 42

-ptosis

Back 42

Drooping

Hint 42

Falling/saggy

Front 43

-sclerosis

Back 43

Hardening

Hint 43

Stiff

Front 44

-stasis

Back 44

Controlling

Hint 44

Stopping

Front 45

-stomy

Back 45

Opening to form a mouth

Hint 45

New opening

Front 46

-tomy

Back 46

Incision

Hint 46

To cut into

Front 47

-trophy

Back 47

Development

Hint 47

Development

Front 48

-er

Back 48

One who

Hint 48

RadiographER

Front 49

-ole/-ule

Back 49

Small

Hint 49

Little

Front 50

-um/-ium/-us

Back 50

Structure

Hint 50

Frame

Front 51

-iac,-eal,-genic,-ical,-ous

Back 51

Pertaining to

Hint 51

Pertaining to

Front 52

-oid

Back 52

Resembling

Hint 52

To represent