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MLS 210
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Undergraduate 3
04/12/2008
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Term
a, an-
 Definition
no, not
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
adren/0
 Definition
adrenal glands
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, apart
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
angi/0
 Definition
vessle
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, forward
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arther/o
 Definition
joint
Term
ather/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
Term
-ation
 Definition
process, condition
Term
aur/o
 Definition
ear
Term
aut-
 Definition
self
Term
axill/o
 Definition
armpit
Term
balan/o
 Definition
penis
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneus
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer, cancerous
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist bones
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
chondro/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chron/o
 Definition
time
Term
-cision
 Definition
process of cutting
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
-coccus
 Definition
berry shaped bacterium
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon/large intestine
Term
colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
comi/o
 Definition
to care for
Term
con-
 Definition
with, together
Term
coni/o
 Definition
dust
Term
-coniosis
 Definition
abnormal conidition of dust
Term
coron/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crin/o
 Definition
secrete
Term
-crine
 Definition
secretion
Term
-crit
 Definition
separation
Term
cry/o
 Definition
cold
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
dia-
 Definition
thorough, complete
Term
-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
dur/o
 Definition
dura matter
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
dys-
 Definition
abnormal, bad, painful, difficult
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ec-
 Definition
outside
Term
-ectasia
 Definition
dilatin, streching, widening
Term
ecto-
 Definition
out, outside
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
en-
 Definition
within, in, inner
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
epitheli/o
 Definition
skin
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation
Term
ex-, exo-. extra-
 Definition
out, outside
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur, thigh bone
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fibrous tissue
Term
fibul/0
 Definition
fibula
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gen/o
 Definition
to produce
Term
-gen
 Definition
to produce
Term
-genesis
 Definition
producing, forming
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to producing, produced by
Term
ger/o
 Definition
old age
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument to record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording, to record
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hemat/o, hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive, more than normal, too much
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below, deficient, less than normal, too little
Term
hypophys/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
-ian
 Definition
practitioner
Term
-iatr/o
 Definition
treatment
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium
Term
in-
 Definition
in, into
Term
-ine
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
infra-
 Definition
below
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition, process
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
-lapse
 Definition
slide
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
later/o
 Definition
slide
Term
ligament/o
 Definition
ligament
Term
leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth muscle
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-listhesis
 Definition
to slip, slide
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of, process of study
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
loin, waist region
Term
lumph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph nodes
Term
lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
Term
lys/o
 Definition
separation, breakdown, destruction
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation, breakdown, destruction
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
men/o
 Definition
menstruation
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond, change
Term
metr/o, metri/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
-mortem
 Definition
death
Term
muscul/o, my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord
Term
myos/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myring/o
 Definition
eardrum
Term
nat/i
 Definition
birth
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
nos/o
 Definition
disease
Term
ocul/o
 Definition
eye
Term
-oid
 Definition
pertaining to, resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
o/o
 Definition
egg
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
orch/o, orchi/o
 Definition
testes
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
osm/o
 Definition
smell
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, near
Term
-partum
 Definition
birth
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
Term
ped/o
 Definition
child
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
perone/o
 Definition
fibula
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation (surgical)
Term
phak/o
 Definition
lens of the eye
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
phren/o
 Definition
mind
Term
plas/o
 Definition
growth, development, formation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
lung
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
pro-, pros
 Definition
before, forward
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, sagging
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
radi/o
 Definition
x-ray; radius
Term
re-, retro
 Definition
behind, back
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhabdomy/o
 Definition
striated skeletal muscle
Term
rheumat/o
 Definition
flow, fluid
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth of blood
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
Term
salping/o
 Definition
fallopian tube, eustachian tube
Term
-salpinx
 Definition
fallopian tube
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument to view or visually examine
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
scrot/o
 Definition
scrotal sac
Term
-section
 Definition
to cut
Term
sept/o
 Definition
infection
Term
septic/o
 Definition
infection
Term
-sis
 Definition
condition
Term
-somatic
 Definition
pertaining to the body
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
-spasm
 Definition
constriction
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra, backbone
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stop, control
Term
-stat
 Definition
stop control
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-stomy
 Definition
opening
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
sym-
 Definition
with, together (use before b,p and m)
Term
syn-
 Definition
with, together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
theli/o, thel/o
 Definition
nipple
Term
-thesis
 Definition
to put, to place
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision, process of cutting into
Term
top/o
 Definition
to put, to place
Term
troph/o
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
eardrum
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond
Term
-um
 Definition
structure
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract, urine
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessle, vas defrens
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
vesic/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
Term
-y
 Definition
condition, process
Term
ischemia
 Definition
deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body, caused by narrowing/obstruction of blood vessles
Term
acromegaly
 Definition
enlargement of extremities as a result of thickening of bones and soft tissues
Term
alopecia
 Definition
loss of hair, bladness
Term
aneurysm
 Definition
localized widening of wall of an artery, or vein or heart
Term
anuria
 Definition
lack of urine formation by the kidney
Term
balanitis
 Definition
inflammation of the penis
Term
bradycardia
 Definition
slow heartbeat
Term
tachycardia
 Definition
fast heartbeat
Term
cardiomyopathy
 Definition
disease of the muscle of the heart
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