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aden/o

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cis/o

to cut

crin/o

to secrete

cyst/o

urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst

cyt/o

cell

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

electro/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

women, female

hemat/o

blood

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

iatr/o

treatment, physician

leuk/o

white

log/o

study of

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

ped/o

child

psych/o

mind

radi/o

x-rays

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

sect/o

to cut

thromb/o

clot, clotting

ur/o

urinary tract, urine

-ac, -al, -ic, -ical

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal

-emia

blood condition

-genic

pertaining to, producing, produced in/by

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

process of study

-oma

tumor, mass, swelling

-opsy

process of viewing

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease condition

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-scopy

process of visually examining

-sis

state of;condition

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

-y

process, condition

a-, an-

no,not,without

aut-,auto-

self, own

dia-

complete

endo-

within

epi-

above, upon

ex-, exo-

out, outside of, outward

hyper-

excessive, above

hypo-

below, deficient

in-

into, in

peri-

surrounding

pro-

before, foward

re-

back, backward, again

retro-

behind

sub-

below, under

trans-

across, through

Pleural cavity

space between the folds of the pleura surrounding each lung. The pleura is a double-folded membrane that surrounds the lungs and protects them. If the pleura is inflamed (as in pleuritis, also called pleurisy), the pleural cavity may fill with fluid.

Mediastinum

entrally located space outside of and between the lungs. It contains the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, bronchial tubes, and many lymph nodes.

Abdominal

The peritoneum is the double-folded membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity (Figure 2-9). The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs situated behind (retroperitoneal area) the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone (see Figures 2-9 and 2-11). Also contains the stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. The diaphragm (a muscular wall) divides the abdominal and thoracic cavities (see Figure 2-7).

Pelvic

Portions of the small and large intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, and ureters; uterus and vagina in the female.

Spinal

Nerves of the spinal cord.

anterior (ventral)

front side of the body

posterior (dorsal)

the backside of the body

deep

away from the surface

superficial

on the surface

proximal

near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure

distal

far from the point of attachment to the trunck or far from the beginning of a structure

inferior

below another structure

superior

above another structure

medial

pertaining to the middle of the body

lateral

pertaining to the side

supine

lying on the back

prone

lying on the belly

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

anter/o

front

bol/o

to cast (throw)

cervic/o

neck (of the body or of the uterus)

chondr/o

cartilage

chrom/o

color

coccyg/o

coccyx

crani/o

skull

dist/o

far

dors/o

back portion of the body

hist/o

tissue

illi/o

ilium

inguin/o

groin

kary/o

nucleus

later/o

side

lumb/o

lower back

medi/o

middle

nucle/o

nucleus

pelv/i

pelvis, hip region

poster/o

back, behind

proxim/o

nearest

sacr/o

sacrum

sarc/o

flesh

spin/o

spine

thel/o

nipple

theli/o

nipple

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

trachea

umbilic/o

navel

ventr/o

bellyside of the body

viscer/o

internal organs

ana-

up

cata-

down

inter-

between

meta-

change

-eal, -iac, -ior, ose

pertaining to

-ism

process, condition

-plasm

formation

-somes

bodies

-type

picture, classfication

acr/o

extremities, top, extreme point

acu/o

sharp

amni/o

amnion

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

axill/o

armpit

blephar/o

eyelid

bronch/o

bronchial tubes

carcin/o

cancer

chem/o

drug, chemical

chrondr/o

cartilage

col/o

colon

cyst/o

urinary bladder

erythr/o

red

hydr/o

water, fluid

isch/o

to hold back

lapra/o

abdomen, abdominal wall

laryng/o

larynx

leuk/o

white

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

morph/o

shape, form

muc/o

mucus

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord

necr/o

death

neutr/o

neutrophil (a white blood cell)

ophthalm/o

eye

ot/o

ear

peritone/o

peritoneum

phag/o

to eat, swallow

phelb/o

vein

plas/o

formation

pleur/o

pleura

pneumon/o

lungs

pulmon/o

lungs

radi/o

x-rays

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

staphyl/o

clusters

strept/o

twisted chains

thorac/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea

ven/o

vein

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture

-coccus

berry-shaped (bac.)

-cocci

berry-shaped (bac.)

-dynia

pain

-graph

instrument of recording

-graphy

process of recording

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

breakdown

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargment

-opsy

to view

-osis

condition/abnormal

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, falling, prolapse

-sclerosis

hardening

-stomy

opening to form a mouth

-tomy

cutting into

-trophy

development, nourishment

-er

one who

-ia

condition

-ole

little, small

-ule

little, small

-um, ium

structure, tissue

-us

structure, substance

-y

condition

carp/o

wrist bones

cib/o

meals

cis/o

to cut

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

duct/o

to lead, carry

flex/o

to bend

furc/o

forking, branching

gloss/o

tongue

glyc/o

sugar

immun/o

protection

mort/o

death

nat/i

birth

nect/o

to bind

norm/o

rule, order

ox/o

oxygen

pub/o

pubis

seps/o

infection

somn/o

sleep

son/o

sound

the/o

to put, place

thel/o, theli/o

nipple

thyr/o

thyroid gland

top/o

place, position

tox/o

poison

urethr/o

urethra

-blast

embryonic, immature

-crine

to secrete

-drome

to run

-fusion

coming together

-gen

substance that rpoduces

-lapse

to slide

-meter

to meaure

-mission

to send

-or

one who

-oxia

oxygen

-partum

BIRHT,LABOR

-phoria

to bear, carry

-physis

to grow

-plasia

development

-ptosis

falling, dropping

-rrhea

flow,discharge

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ana-

up, apart

ante-

before, foward

anti-

against

brady-

slow

cata-

down

con-

with, together

contra-

against

de-

down, lack of

dia-

through, complete

dys

bad, painful

eu-

good, nomrla

hemi-

half

infra-

beneath

inter-

between

neo-

new

pan-

all

per-

through

post-

after, behind

peri-

aurrounding

pre-

before

pro-

before

pros-

before, foward

syn-

together

sym-

together

tachy-

fast

uni-

one

an/o

anus

append/o

appendix

bucc/o

cheek

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

belly, abdomen

cheil/o

lip

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

dent/i

tooth

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

intestines

esophag/o

esophagus

faci/o

face

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

labi/o

LIP

LAPAR/O

ABDOMEN

lingu/o

tongue

mandibul/o

lower jaw

odont/o

tooth

or/o

mouth

palat/o

palate

pancreat/o

pancreas

proct/o

anus and rectum

pylor/o

pyloricsphincter

sialaden/o

salivary glands`

stomat/o

mouth

uvul/o

uvula

amyl/o

starch

bil/i

gall, bile

bilirubin/o

bilirubin

chol/e

gall,bile

chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid

glycogen/o

glycogen, animal starch

lip/o

fat

lith/o

stone

py/o

pus

sial/o

saliva

steat/o

fat

-ase

enzyme

-chezia

defecation

-iasis

abnormal condition

-prandial

meal

-ectasis

dilation

-emesis

vomiting

-pepsia

digestion

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhage

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

suture

-spasm

involuntary contraction of muscles

-stenosis

narrowing, tightening

-tresia

opening