Health Assessment: Medical Terminology: Chapter 5, 16, 17

Front 1

aden/o

Back 1

gland

Front 2

adip/o

Back 2

fat

Front 3

cutane/o

Back 3

skin

Front 4

cyan/o

Back 4

blue

Front 5

derm/o

Back 5

skin

Front 6

dermat/o

Back 6

skin

Front 7

hidr/o

Back 7

sweat

Front 8

kerat/o

Back 8

keratin, hard, hornlike

Front 9

lip/o

Back 9

fat

Front 10

melan/o

Back 10

melanin, black

Front 11

onych/o

Back 11

nail

Front 12

py/o

Back 12

pus

Front 13

seb/o

Back 13

sebum, oil

Front 14

trich/o

Back 14

hair

Front 15

ungu/o

Back 15

nail

Front 16

bi/o

Back 16

life

Front 17

carcin/o

Back 17

cancer

Front 18

chem/o

Back 18

chemical

Front 19

cry/o

Back 19

cold

Front 20

erythr/o

Back 20

red

Front 21

ichthy/o

Back 21

scaly

Front 22

leuk/o

Back 22

white

Front 23

myc/o

Back 23

fungus

Front 24

necr/o

Back 24

death

Front 25

scler/o

Back 25

hardening

Front 26

vesic/o

Back 26

bladder, sac

Front 27

xanth/o

Back 27

yellow

Front 28

xer/o

Back 28

dry

Front 29

-al

Back 29

pertaining to

Front 30

-cle

Back 30

small

Front 31

-cyte

Back 31

cell

Front 32

-derma

Back 32

skin condition

Front 33

-ectomy

Back 33

surgical removal

Front 34

-genic

Back 34

producing

Front 35

-ia

Back 35

state, condition

Front 36

-ic

Back 36

pertaining to

Front 37

-itis

Back 37

inflammation

Front 38

-logist

Back 38

one who studies

Front 39

-logy

Back 39

study of

Front 40

-malacia

Back 40

abnormal softening

Front 41

-megaly

Back 41

enlarged

Front 42

-oid

Back 42

resembling

Front 43

-oma

Back 43

tumor, mass

Front 44

-opsy

Back 44

view of

Front 45

-ose

Back 45

pertaining to

Front 46

-osis

Back 46

abnormal condition

Front 47

-ous

Back 47

pertaining to

Front 48

-pathy

Back 48

disease

Front 49

-phagia

Back 49

eating, swallowing

Front 50

-plasty

Back 50

surgical repair

Front 51

-rrhea

Back 51

flow, discharge

Front 52

-sclerosis

Back 52

hardening

Front 53

-tic

Back 53

pertaining to

Front 54

-tome

Back 54

instrument used to cut

Front 55

an-

Back 55

without

Front 56

epi-

Back 56

above

Front 57

hyper-

Back 57

excessive

Front 58

hypo-

Back 58

below, insufficient

Front 59

intra-

Back 59

within

Front 60

pachy-

Back 60

thich

Front 61

per-

Back 61

through

Front 62

sub-

Back 62

beneath, under

Front 63

trans-

Back 63

across

Front 64

aque/o

Back 64

water

Front 65

blephar/o

Back 65

eyelid

Front 66

choroid/o

Back 66

choroid layer

Front 67

conjuctiv/o

Back 67

conjuctiva

Front 68

core/o

Back 68

pupil

Front 69

corne/o

Back 69

cornea

Front 70

cycl/o

Back 70

ciliary body

Front 71

dacry/o

Back 71

tears

Front 72

ir/o

Back 72

iris

Front 73

irid/o

Back 73

iris

Front 74

kerat/o

Back 74

cornea

Front 75

lacrim/o

Back 75

tears

Front 76

ocul/o

Back 76

eye

Front 77

ophthalm/o

Back 77

eye

Front 78

opt/o

Back 78

eye, vision

Front 79

phac/o

Back 79

lens

Front 80

pupil/o

Back 80

pupil

Front 81

retin/o

Back 81

retina

Front 82

scler/o

Back 82

sclera

Front 83

ton/o

Back 83

tension, pressure

Front 84

vitre/o

Back 84

glassy

Front 85

aden/o

Back 85

gland

Front 86

ambly/o

Back 86

dull, dim

Front 87

angi/o

Back 87

vessel

Front 88

chrom/o

Back 88

color

Front 89

cry/o

Back 89

cold

Front 90

cyst/o

Back 90

sac, urinary bladder

Front 91

dipl/o

Back 91

double

Front 92

myc/o

Back 92

fungus

Front 93

nas/o

Back 93

nose

Front 94

phot/o

Back 94

light

Front 95

xer/o

Back 95

dry

Front 96

-al

Back 96

pertaining to

Front 97

-ar

Back 97

pertaining to

Front 98

-ary

Back 98

pertaining to

Front 99

-ectomy

Back 99

surgical removal

Front 100

-graphy

Back 100

process of recording

Front 101

-ia

Back 101

state, condition

Front 102

-ic

Back 102

pertaining to

Front 103

-ician

Back 103

specialist

Front 104

-itis

Back 104

inflammation

Front 105

-lith

Back 105

stone

Front 106

-logist

Back 106

one who studies

Front 107

-logy

Back 107

study of

Front 108

-lysis

Back 108

to destroy

Front 109

-malacia

Back 109

abnormal softening

Front 110

-meter

Back 110

instrument for measuring

Front 111

-metry

Back 111

process of measuring

Front 112

-opia

Back 112

vision

Front 113

-osis

Back 113

abnormal condition

Front 114

-otomy

Back 114

cutting into

Front 115

-ous

Back 115

pertaining to

Front 116

-pathy

Back 116

disease

Front 117

-pexy

Back 117

surgical fixation

Front 118

-phobia

Back 118

fear

Front 119

-plasty

Back 119

surgical repair

Front 120

-plegia

Back 120

paralysis

Front 121

-ptosis

Back 121

drooping

Front 122

-rrhea

Back 122

discharge, flow

Front 123

-sclerosis

Back 123

hardening

Front 124

-scope

Back 124

instrument for viewing

Front 125

-scopy

Back 125

process of visually examining

Front 126

a-

Back 126

without

Front 127

an-

Back 127

without

Front 128

hemi-

Back 128

half

Front 129

hyper-

Back 129

excessive

Front 130

intra-

Back 130

within

Front 131

micro-

Back 131

small

Front 132

adenoid/o

Back 132

adenoids

Front 133

audi/o

Back 133

hearing

Front 134

audit/o

Back 134

hearing

Front 135

aur/o

Back 135

ear

Front 136

cochle/o

Back 136

cochlea

Front 137

epiglott/o

Back 137

epiglottis

Front 138

laryng/o

Back 138

larynx (voice box)

Front 139

myring/o

Back 139

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Front 140

nas/o

Back 140

nose

Front 141

ot/o

Back 141

ear

Front 142

pharyng/o

Back 142

pharynx (throat)

Front 143

rhin/o

Back 143

nose

Front 144

sinus/o

Back 144

sinus

Front 145

tonsil/o

Back 145

tonsils

Front 146

trache/o

Back 146

trachea (windpipe)

Front 147

tympan/o

Back 147

tymphanic membrane (eardrum)

Front 148

gastr/o

Back 148

stomach

Front 149

myc/o

Back 149

fungus

Front 150

neur/o

Back 150

nerve

Front 151

py/o

Back 151

pus

Front 152

-al

Back 152

pertaining to

Front 153

-algia

Back 153

pain

Front 154

-ar

Back 154

pertaining to

Front 155

-eal

Back 155

pertaining to

Front 156

-ectomy

Back 156

surgical removal

Front 157

-gram

Back 157

record

Front 158

-ic

Back 158

pertaining to

Front 159

-itis

Back 159

inflammation

Front 160

-logist

Back 160

one who studies

Front 161

-logy

Back 161

study of

Front 162

-megaly

Back 162

enlarged

Front 163

-meter

Back 163

instrument for measuring

Front 164

-metry

Back 164

the process of measuring

Front 165

-oma

Back 165

tumor, mass

Front 166

-ory

Back 166

pertaining to

Front 167

-osis

Back 167

abnormal condition

Front 168

-osmia

Back 168

smell

Front 169

-otomy

Back 169

cutting into

Front 170

-phonia

Back 170

voice

Front 171

-plasty

Back 171

surgical repair

Front 172

-plegia

Back 172

paralysis

Front 173

-rrhea

Back 173

discharge, flow

Front 174

-rrhexis

Back 174

rupture

Front 175

-sclerosis

Back 175

hardening

Front 176

-scope

Back 176

instrument for viewing

Front 177

-scopy

Back 177

process of visually examining

Front 178

-spasm

Back 178

involuntary muscle contraction

Front 179

-stenosis

Back 179

narrowing

Front 180

a-

Back 180

without

Front 181

an-

Back 181

without

Front 182

de-

Back 182

without

Front 183

dys-

Back 183

abnormal, painful, difficult

Front 184

endo-

Back 184

within, inner

Front 185

pan-

Back 185

all

Front 186

para-

Back 186

beside; two like parts of pair