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Undergraduate 1
12/15/2012

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Term
Bi(o)
Definition
Life
Term
Cry/o
Definition
Cold
Term
Cutane/o
Definition
Skin
Term
Cyan/o
Definition
Blue
Term

Derm/o

Dermat/o

Definition
Skin
Term
Diaphor/o
Definition
Profuse Sweating
Term
Electr/o
Definition
Electricity
Term
Erythr/o
Definition
Red
Term
Hidr/o
Definition
Sweat
Term
Ichthy/o
Definition
Scaly/Dry
Term
Kerat/o
Definition
Hard/Horny
Term
Leuk/o
Definition
White
Term
Lip/o
Definition
Fat
Term
Melan/o
Definition
Black
Term
Myc/o
Definition
Fungus
Term
Necr/o
Definition
Death
Term
Onych/o
Definition
Nail
Term
Pedicul/o
Definition
Lice
Term
Phot/o
Definition
Light
Term
Py/o
Definition
Pus
Term
Rhytid/o
Definition
Wrinkle
Term
Scler/o
Definition
Hard
Term
Seb/o
Definition
Oil
Term
Trich/o
Definition
Hair
Term
Ungu/o
Definition
Nail
Term
Vesic/o
Definition
Bladder
Term
Xer/o
Definition
Dry
Term
Angi/o
Definition
Vessel
Term
Aort/o
Definition
Aorta
Term
Arteri/o
Definition
Artery
Term
Atri/o
Definition
Atrium
Term

Cardi/o

Coron/o

Definition
Heart
Term
Corpor/o
Definition
Body
Term
Embol/o
Definition

Plug

(moving clot)

Term
Myocardi/o
Definition
Heart Muscle
Term
Pect/o
Definition
Chest
Term
Sphygm/o
Definition
Pulse
Term
Steth/o
Definition
Chest
Term
Thromb/o
Definition
Clot
Term

Valv/o

Valvul/o

Definition
Valve
Term
Vascul/o
Definition
Blood Vessel
Term
Vas/o
Definition
Vessel, Dust
Term
Ven/o
Definition
Vein
Term
Ventricul/o
Definition
Ventricle
Term
Agglutin/o
Definition
Clumping
Term
Bas/o
Definition
Base
Term
Chrom/o
Definition
Color
Term
Coagul/o
Definition
Clotting
Term
Cyt/o
Definition
Cell
Term
Eosin/o
Definition
rosy red
Term
erythr/o
Definition
red
Term
fibrin/o
Definition
fibers, fibrous
Term

hem/o

hemat/o

Definition
blood
Term
leuk/o
Definition
white
Term
lymph/o
Definition
lymph
Term
morph/o
Definition
shape
Term
neutr/o
Definition
neutral
Term
phag/o
Definition
eat, swallow
Term
sanguin/o
Definition
blood
Term
septic/o
Definition
infection
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot
Term
adenoid/o
Definition

adenoids

(tonsils)

Term
axill/o
Definition
underarm
Term
immun/o
Definition
protection
Term
lymphaden/o
Definition
lymph node
Term
lymphangi/o
Definition
lymph vessel
Term
nucle/o
Definition
nucleus
Term
path/o
Definition
disease
Term
splen/o
Definition
spleen
Term
thym/o
Definition
thymus gland
Term
tonsill/o
Definition
tonsils
Term
tox/o
Definition
poison
Term

arthr/o

articul/o

Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
Definition
sac
Term
carp/o
Definition
wrist
Term
cervic/o
Definition
neck
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle
Term
Coccyg/o
Definition
coccyx
Term
cortic/o
Definition
outer portion
Term
crani/o
Definition
skull
Term
femor/o
Definition
femur
Term
fibul/o
Definition
fibula
Term
ili/o
Definition
ilium
Term
kyph/o
Definition
hump
Term
lumb/o
Definition
low back
Term
mandibul/o
Definition
mandible
Term
medull/o
Definition
inner portion
Term
maxill/o
Definition
maxilla
Term
myel/o
Definition

spinal cord

or

bone marrow

Term
orth/o
Definition
straight
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
patell/o
Definition

patella

(knee cap)

Term
ped/o
Definition
child, foot
Term
pelv/o
Definition
pelvis
Term
phalang/o
Definition

phalanges

(fingers, toes)

Term
pod/o
Definition
foot
Term
prosthet/o
Definition
addition
Term
pub/o
Definition
pubis
Term
radi/o
Definition

radius

x-ray

Term
sacr/o
Definition
sacrum
Term
sarc/o
Definition
flesh
Term
scapul/o
Definition
scapula
Term
scoli/o
Definition
crooked, bent
Term
spin/o
Definition
spine
Term
spondyl/o
Definition
vertebrae
Term
stern/o
Definition
sternum
Term

ynovi/o

synov/o

Definition
synovial membrane
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest
Term
uln/o
Definition
ulna
Term
vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
Duct/o
Definition
to bring
Term
Fasci/o
Definition
fibrous band
Term
flex/o
Definition
to bend
Term
kinesi/o
Definition
movement
Term

muscul/o

my/o

Definition
Muscle
Term
myocardi/o
Definition
heart muscle
Term

ten/o

tend/o

tendin/o

Definition

tendon

(joins muscle with bone)

Term
vers/o
Definition
to turn
Term

bronch/o

bronchi/o

Definition
bronchus
Term
epiglott/o
Definition

epiglottis

(keeps food from going down windpipe/trachea)

Term
laryng/o
Definition

larynx

(voicebox)

Term
lob/o
Definition
lobe
Term
nas/o
Definition
nose
Term
sept/o
Definition

wall

(septum)

Term
sinus/o
Definition
sinus, cavity
Term
spir/o
Definition
breathing
Term
trache/o
Definition

trachea

(windpipe)

Term
tuss/o
Definition
cough
Term
an/o
Definition
anus
Term

append/o

appendic/o

Definition
appendix
Term
cec/o
Definition
cecum
Term

col/o

colon/o

Definition
colon
Term
dent/o
Definition
tooth
Term
diverticul/o
Definition
pouch
Term
duoden/o
Definition
duodenum
Term
enter/o
Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag/o
Definition

esophagus

(from pharynx to stomach)

Term
gastr/o
Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term
ile/o
Definition
ileum
Term
jejun/o
Definition
jejunum
Term
labi/o
Definition
lip
Term
lapar/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
lingu/o
Definition
tongue
Term
lith/o
Definition
stone
Term
odont/o
Definition
tooth
Term
or/o
Definition
mouth
Term
palat/o
Definition
palate
Term
pancreat/o
Definition
pancreas
Term
pharyng/o
Definition

pharynx

(throat)

Term
polyp/o
Definition
polyp
Term
proct/o
Definition
rectum
Term
sigmoid/o
Definition

sigmoid colon

(closest to rectum)

Term
bacteri/o
Definition
bacteria
Term
cyst/o
Definition
bladder, pouch
Term
glomerul/o
Definition

glomerulus

(ball of capillaries)

Term
glycos/o
Definition
sugar, glucose
Term
keton/o
Definition

ketones

(too much in urine means bad regulation of diabetes or large amount of aspirin)

Term
lith/o
Definition
stone
Term
meat/o
Definition
meatus
Term

nephr/o

ren/o

Definition
kidney
Term
noct/i
Definition
night
Term
olig/o
Definition
scanty
Term
protein/o
Definition
protein
Term
pyel/o
Definition
renal pelvis
Term
ureter/o
Definition

ureter

(vessels from kidney to bladder)

Term
urethro/o
Definition

urethra

(urine from bladder to outside body)

Term

urin/o

ur/o

Definition
urine
Term
amni/o
Definition

amnion

membrane sacs surrounding fetus - amniotic fluid)

Term
cervic/o
Definition
cervix (neck)
Term
chori/o
Definition

chorion

(membrane outide fetus - helps form placenta)

Term
colp/o
Definition
vagina
Term
embry/o
Definition

embryo

(first 8 weeks of fetus development)

Term
episi/o
Definition

vulva

(episiorrhaphy - suture of vulva)

Term
fet/o
Definition
fetus
Term
gynec/o
Definition
female
Term
hyster/o
Definition

uterus

(hysteropexy - surgical fixation of uterus)

Term
lact/o
Definition

milk

(lactorrhea - discharge of milk)

Term

mamm/o

mast/o

Definition

breast

(mammogram - picture of breast)

Term
men/o
Definition
menstruation, menses
Term
metr/o
Definition
uterus
Term
nat/o
Definition

birth

(neonatal - new birth)

Term
ovari/o
Definition
ovary
Term
salping/o
Definition

fallopian tubes

(salpingectomy - excision of fallopian tubes)

Term
uter/o
Definition
uterus
Term
vulvo/o
Definition
vulva
Term
vagin/o
Definition
vagina
Term
andr/o
Definition

male

(androgen - male producing)

Term
balan/o
Definition

glans penis

(balanitis - inflammation of glans penis)

Term
crypt/o
Definition
hidden
Term
genit/o
Definition
genitals
Term

orch/o

orchi/o

orchid/o

Definition
testes
Term
pen/o
Definition
penis
Term
prostat/o
Definition
prostate
Term
spermat/o
Definition
sperm
Term
testicul/o
Definition
testes
Term
vas/o
Definition
vas deferens
Term
vesicul/o
Definition
seminal vesicle
Term

adren/o

adrenal/o

Definition

adrenal glands

(adrenalitis - inflammation of adrenal glands)

Term
calc/o
Definition
calcium
Term
crin/o
Definition
to secrete
Term
estr/o
Definition

female

(estrogen - female producing)

Term

gluc/o

glyc/o

Definition
glucose, sugar
Term
gonad/o
Definition
sex glands
Term
home/o
Definition
sameness
Term
iod/o
Definition
iodine
Term
kal/i
Definition
potassium
Term
ket/o
Definition
ketones
Term
natr/o
Definition
sodium
Term
ophthalm/o
Definition
eye
Term
ovari/o
Definition
ovary
Term
pancreat/o
Definition
pancreas
Term
parathyroid/o
Definition
parathyroid gland
Term
pineal/o
Definition
pineal gland
Term
pituitar/o
Definition
pituitary gland
Term
testicul/o
Definition
testes
Term
Thym/o
Definition
thymus gland
Term

thyr/o

thyroid/o

Definition
thyroid gland
Term
toxic/o
Definition
poison
Term
alges/o
Definition
sense of pain
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
Term
cerebell/o
Definition
cerebellum
Term
cerebr/o
Definition
cerebrum
Term
dur/o
Definition
dura matter
Term
encephal/o
Definition
brain
Term
esthes/o
Definition
sensation, feeling
Term
medull/o
Definition
medulla oblongata
Term

menig/o

meningi/o

Definition

meninges

(connective tissue that surround brain and spinal cord: dura mater, arachnoid layer, pia mater)

Term
myel/o
Definition
spinal cord
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerves
Term
poli/o
Definition
gray matter
Term
pont/o
Definition
pons
Term
radicul/o
Definition
nerve root
Term
thalam/o
Definition
thalamus
Term
ton/o
Definition
tone
Term
ventricul/o
Definition
brain ventricle
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