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Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arther/o
 Definition
plaque or fatty substance
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
endo/o
 Definition
within
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx and throat
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
nat/o
 Definition
birth
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyr/o
 Definition
fever or fire
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
tonsil/o
 Definition
tonsils
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain and suffering
Term
-centesis
 Definition
a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
Term
-cytes
 Definition
cells
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-gram
 Definition
record or picture
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording a picture or record
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-necrosis
 Definition
tissue death
Term
-ologist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-ology
 Definition
the study of
Term
-osis
 Definition
condtion
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
to surgically create an artificial opening
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cutting into or a surgical incision
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-rrhage or -rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth, an abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding
Term
-rrhapy
 Definition
to suture or stitch
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
abnormal flow or discharge and refers to the abnormal flow of most body fluids
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
Term
-um
 Definition
a noun ending
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward or in the direction of
Term
ac-
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, well normal or easy
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive or increased
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient or decreased
Term
inter-
 Definition
between or among
Term
intra-
 Definition
within or inside
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, less, or below
Term
supra-
 Definition
above or excessive
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
acoust/o or ot/o
 Definition
ears
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
adren/o
 Definition
adrenals
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
anter/o
 Definition
front of before
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joints
Term
card/o or cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail or lower part of the body
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
col/o
 Definition
large intestines
Term
coron/o
 Definition
head or crown
Term
cyst/o or vesic/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
cutane/o, dermat/o, derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back of body
Term
encephala/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
esophagi/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
facia
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gonad/o
 Definition
gonads
Term
hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
hyester/o, metr/o, uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
home/o
 Definition
constant
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscles
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
nephr/o, ren/o
 Definition
kidneys
Term
ocul/o, opthalm/o
 Definition
eyes
Term
oophor/o, ovary/o
 Definition
ovaries
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
orch/o, orchid/o
 Definition
testicles
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bones
Term
pacreat/o
 Definition
pancrease
Term
parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroids
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
periton/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
phleb/o, ven/o
 Definition
veins
Term
pineal/o
 Definition
pineal
Term
pituit/o
 Definition
pituitary
Term
plasia/o
 Definition
formation
Term
plasmo/o
 Definition
formative materials of cells
Term
pneum/o, pneumon/o
 Definition
lungs
Term
poster/o
 Definition
back or after
Term
seb/o
 Definition
sebaceous glands
Term
spleen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
tendin/o, ten/o, tend/o
 Definition
tendons
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus
Term
thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid
Term
tonsil/o
 Definition
tonsils
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
umbilic/o
 Definition
naval
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureters
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
ventr/a
 Definition
belly side
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-stasis
 Definition
control
Term
a-
 Definition
without
Term
cyt-
 Definition
cell
Term
cyto-
 Definition
cell
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind
Term
RUQ
 Definition
Right Upper Quadrant
Term
LUQ
 Definition
Left Upper Quadrant
Term
RLQ
 Definition
Right Lower Quadrant
Term
LLQ
 Definition
Left Lower Quadrant
Term
DNA
 Definition
deoxyribonucleic acid
Term
TSD
 Definition
Tay-Sachs disease
Term
oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
 Definition
bones
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
ankly/o
 Definition
crooked, bent, stiff
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joints
Term
-bifida
 Definition
split
Term
burs/a
 Definition
bursa
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull, cranium
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
hump
Term
ligament/o
 Definition
ligaments
Term
lord/o
 Definition
bent backward
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lumbar
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
curved
Term
spin/a
 Definition
spine
Term
synovi/o, synov/o
 Definition
synovial, synovial membrane
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
Term
-poietic
 Definition
pertaining to formation
Term
-um
 Definition
noun ending
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone
Term
pod/o
 Definition
foot
Term
-iatrist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-ago
 Definition
diseased condition
Term
-listhesis
 Definition
slipping
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
hump
Term
ex-
 Definition
outside
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
BMB
 Definition
bone marrow biopsy
Term
DXA
 Definition
Dual X-ray absorptiometry
Term
MRI
 Definition
Magnetic resonance imaging
Term
NSAIDS
 Definition
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-otomy
 Definition
surgical incision
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-clasis
 Definition
to break
Term
-rrhapy
 Definition
to suture
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
kinesi
 Definition
movement
Term
ology
 Definition
the study of
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
-ium
 Definition
tissue
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
oris/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
pecto/o
 Definition
chest
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fascia, fibrous band
Term
tax/o
 Definition
coordination, order
Term
ten/o, tendin/o, tendo/o, tendon/o
 Definition
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
Term
ton/o
 Definition
tension, tone, stretching
Term
bi-, bis-
 Definition
twice, double, two
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ium
 Definition
tissue
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
Term
-ology
 Definition
the study of
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis, stroke
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, herniation, tumor, swelling
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
Term
-ia
 Definition
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
Term
recto/o
 Definition
rectum, straight
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
kinesi
 Definition
movement
Term
ology
 Definition
the study of
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
-ium
 Definition
tissue
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
oris/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
pecto/o
 Definition
chest
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fascia, fibrous band
Term
tax/o
 Definition
coordination, order
Term
ten/o, tendin/o, tendo/o, tendon/o
 Definition
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
Term
ton/o
 Definition
tension, tone, stretching
Term
bi-, bis-
 Definition
twice, double, two
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ium
 Definition
tissue
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
Term
-ology
 Definition
the study of
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis, stroke
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, herniation, tumor, swelling
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
Term
-ia
 Definition
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
Term
recto/o
 Definition
rectum, straight
Term
angi/o
 Definition
blood or lymph vessels
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
 Definition
plaque or fatty substance
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
coronary, crown, heart
Term
chromat/o
 Definition
color
Term
crasia/o
 Definition
a mixture or blending
Term
embol/o
 Definition
something inserted
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
hemangi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
relating to blood
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
valvul/o
 Definition
valve
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
electro-
 Definition
electric
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
re-
 Definition
again
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast, rapid
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
-lytic
 Definition
to destroy
Term
-pheresis
 Definition
removal
Term
-spasm
 Definition
tightening or cramping
Term
CABG
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Term
MIDCAB
 Definition
Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass
Term
PTCA
 Definition
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
Term
TEE
 Definition
TransEsophageal Echocardiography
Term
ECHO
 Definition
Echocardiography
Term
adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
Term
axill/o
 Definition
arm pit
Term
blast/o
 Definition
embryonic
Term
capill/o
 Definition
hair
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous
Term
cervi/o
 Definition
neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
immune/o
 Definition
immune, protection, safe
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph, lymphatic tissue
Term
lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph gland
Term
lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
Term
macr/o
 Definition
large
Term
meta/o
 Definition
beyond
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
Term
phag/o
 Definition
eat, swallow
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh, connective tissue
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland, soul
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil, throat
Term
neo-
 Definition
new, strange
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-cide
 Definition
causing death, to destroy
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-genesis
 Definition
creation, reproduction, generating, formation, pertaining to
Term
-lytic
 Definition
to reduce, destroy
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, neoplasm
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formative material of cells, cell or tissue substance
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
AIDS
 Definition
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Term
HIV
 Definition
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Term
PGL
 Definition
Persistent Generalized Lymphadenopathy
Term
AB
 Definition
antibody
Term
AG
 Definition
Antigen
Term
ELISA
 Definition
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Term
MABs
 Definition
Monoclonal Antibodies
Term
CIT
 Definition
Carcinoma In Situ
Term
CA or Ca
 Definition
Carcinoma
Term
HL
 Definition
Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Term
NHL
 Definition
non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Term
ILC
 Definition
Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma
Term
DCIS
 Definition
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Term
IDC
 Definition
Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
Term
alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus, air sac, small sac
Term
atel/o
 Definition
incomplete, imperfect
Term
brady/o
 Definition
slow
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
bronch/o, bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus, bronchi
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
hyper/o
 Definition
excessive
Term
hyp/o
 Definition
decreased
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
phon/o
 Definition
voice or sound
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o, pneumon/o
 Definition
lung or air
Term
pulm/o, pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus
Term
spir/o
 Definition
to breath
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
pneu-
 Definition
lung or air
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-metry
 Definition
to measure
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
surgically creating an opening
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
bleeding
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
abnormal discharge
Term
-spasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary contraction
Term
-thorax
 Definition
chest
Term
COPD
 Definition
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Term
RT
 Definition
Respiratory Therapist
Term
SRS
 Definition
Smokers Respiratory Syndrome
Term
URI
 Definition
Upper Respiratory Infection
Term
ARDS
 Definition
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Term
TB
 Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
MDR-TB
 Definition
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Term
PCP
 Definition
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
Term
IPF
 Definition
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Term
CF
 Definition
Cystic Fibrosis
Term
SAS
 Definition
Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Term
CSR
 Definition
Cheyne-Stoke Respiration
Term
SIDS
 Definition
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Term
RR
 Definition
Respiratory Rate
Term
PFT
 Definition
Pulmonary Function Test
Term
TST
 Definition
Tuberculin Skin Test
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