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medical terminology ch 4 and 5
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Undergraduate 2
03/02/2013
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Term
encephalo
 Definition
en/cephal/o

brain
Term
cerebro
 Definition
cerebr/o
Term
cerebello
 Definition
cereb/ell/o

cerebellum
Term
membrano
 Definition
membran/o

membrane
Term
meningo
 Definition
mening/o

meninges
Term
neuro
 Definition
neur/o

nerve
Term
nervi
 Definition
nerv/i

nerve
Term
gangliono
 Definition
gangli(on)/o

ganglion
Term
ganglio
 Definition
gangli/o

ganglion
Term
neurono
 Definition
neuron/o

neuron
Term
glio
 Definition
gli/o

neuroglia
Term
neuroglio
 Definition
neuro/o/gli/o

neuroglia
Term
radiculo
 Definition
rad/i/cul/o

radicle
Term
sympatho
 Definition
sym/path/o

sympathetic nerves
Term
sympatheto
 Definition
sym/path(et)/o

sympathetic nerves
Term
sympathico
 Definition
sym/path/ic/o

sympathetic nerves
Term
vago
 Definition
vag/o

vagus nerve
Term
ophthalmo
 Definition
ophthalm/o

eye
Term
opto
 Definition
opt/o

eye
Term
optico
 Definition
opt(ic)/o

eye
Term
oculo
 Definition
ocul/o

eye
Term
core
 Definition
cor/e

pupil
Term
coreo
 Definition
cor(e)/o

pupil
Term
kero
 Definition
ker/o

cornea
Term
kerato
 Definition
ker(at)/o

cornea
Term
corneo
 Definition
corne/o

cornea
Term
sclero
 Definition
scler/o

sclera
Term
retino
 Definition
retin/o

retina
Term
uveo
 Definition
uve/o

uvea
Term
iro
 Definition
ir/o

iris
Term
irido
 Definition
ir(id)/o

iris
Term
cyclo
 Definition
cycl/o

ciliary body
Term
cilio
 Definition
cili/o

ciliary body
Term
ciliaro
 Definition
cili/ar/o

ciliary body
Term
choroido
 Definition
chor/oid/o

choroid
Term
chorio
 Definition
chori/o

choroid
Term
conjuctivo
 Definition
con/junct/iv/o

conjunctiva
Term
cantho
 Definition
canth/o

canthus
Term
phaco
 Definition
phac/o

lens
Term
dacryo
 Definition
dacry/o

tear
Term
lacrimo
 Definition
lacrim/o

tear
Term
dacryocysto
 Definition
dacry/o/cyst/o

tear sac
Term
X-o-Y-(NE)
 Definition
X = organ part
Y = diff organ/part
NE = nominative ending

X-o-Y-(NE)

the part of Y involving X

or: the part of the "Big thing" involving the "small thing"
Term
this singular nominative ending is what gender:

x-a
 Definition
feminine
Term
what are the feminine adj endings?
 Definition
those ending in
-a

and

-is
Term
hemo
 Definition
hem/o

blood
Term
hemato
 Definition
hem(at)/o

blood
Term
x-emia
 Definition
x-em/ia

the abnormal presence of blood in x
Term
x-hemia
 Definition
x-(h)em/ia

the abnormal presence of blood in x
Term
sanguino
 Definition
sangu/in/o

blood
Term
sangui
 Definition
sangu/i

blood
Term
hemoglobino
 Definition
hem/o/glob/in/o

hemoglobin
Term
plasmo
 Definition
plasm/o

plasma
Term
plasmato
 Definition
plasm(at)/o

plasma
Term
plasma
 Definition
plasm/a

plasma
Term
thrombo
 Definition
thromb/o

clot
Term
thromboyto
 Definition
thromb/o/cyt/o

blood platelet
Term
sphygmo
 Definition
sphygm/o

pulse
Term
cardo
 Definition
card/o

heart
Term
cardio
 Definition
card(i)/o

heart
Term
aorto
 Definition
aort/o

aorta
Term
aortico
 Definition
aort/ic/o

aorta
Term
valvo
 Definition
valv/o

valve
Term
valvulo
 Definition
valv(ul)/o

valve
Term
ventriculo
 Definition
ventr/i/cul/o

ventricle
Term
pericardo
 Definition
peri/card/o

pericardium
Term
pericardio
 Definition
peri/card(i)/o

pericardium
Term
myocardo
 Definition
my/o/card/o

myocardium
Term
myocardio
 Definition
my/o/card(i)/o

myocardium
Term
angio
 Definition
angi/o

vessel
Term
vaso
 Definition
vas/o

vessel
Term
vasculo
 Definition
vas/cul/o

vessel
Term
artero
 Definition
arter/o

artery
Term
arterio
 Definition
arter(i)/o

artery
Term
phlebo
 Definition
phleb/o

vein
Term
veno
 Definition
ven/o

vein
Term
capillaro
 Definition
cap/ill/ar/o

capillary
Term
varico
 Definition
varic/o

varix
Term
cirs/o
 Definition
cirs/o

varix
Term
lympho
 Definition
lymph/o

lymph
Term
lymphato
 Definition
lymphat/o

lymph
Term
lymphangio
 Definition
lymph/angi/o

lymph vessel
Term
lymphadeno
 Definition
lymph/aden/o

lymph node
Term
spleno
 Definition
splen/o

spleen
Term
lieno
 Definition
lien/o

spleen
Term
crino
 Definition
crin/o

secretion
Term
endocrino
 Definition
(endo)crin/o

secretion
Term
hormono
 Definition
hormon/o

hormone
Term
adeno
 Definition
aden/o

gland
Term
glandulo
 Definition
gland/ul/o

gland
Term
pinealo
 Definition
pine/al/o

pineal gland
Term
hypophyso
 Definition
hypo/phys/o

pituitary gland
Term
hypophyseo
 Definition
hypo/phys(e)/o

pituitary gland
Term
paroto
 Definition
par/ot/o

parotid gland
Term
parotido
 Definition
par/ot(id)/o

parotid gland
Term
thyro
 Definition
thyr/o

thyroid gland
Term
thyroido
 Definition
thyr(oid)/o

thyroid gland
Term
parathyro
 Definition
para/thyr/o

parathyroid gland
Term
parathyroido
 Definition
para/thyr/oid/o

parathyroid gland
Term
thymo
 Definition
thym/o

thymus
Term
adreno
 Definition
ad/ren/o

adrenal gland
Term
adrenalo
 Definition
ad/ren/al/o

adrenal gland
Term
suprareno
 Definition
supra/ren/o

adrenal gland
Term
suprarenalo
 Definition
supra/ren/al/o

adrenal gland
Term
insulo
 Definition
insul/o

islets of langerhans
Term
gonado
 Definition
gonad/o

gonad
Term
S-o-cele
 Definition
S-o-cele

the protrusion of something, involving S
Term
S-o-x-o-cele
 Definition
S-o-x-o-cele

the protrusion of (something through) x, involving S
Term
S-o-x-N
 Definition
S-o-x-N

a collection of S in N
Term
x-hemia
 Definition
x-(h)em/ia

the abnormal presence of blood in x

the abnormal presence of x in the blood
Term
x-hemic
 Definition
x-(h)em/ic

pertaining to x-hemia

SO

p.t. the abnormal presence of x in the blood

or

p.t. the abnormal presence of blood in x
Term
x-o-z-ostomy
 Definition
x-o-z-ostomy

the making of an opening between z and x

(when you can make an opening between the two)
Term
hemolyze
 Definition
hem/o/ly/z/e

(hem/o/lys/ize)

to disintegrate blood
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