Scott Gardner TCC Nursing Q1F04 Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes
Terms
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- angio, vaso
- vessel
- hem, hema, hemato
- blood
- vena, phlebo
- vein
- thrombo
- clot (of blood)
- embolus
- moving clot
- bucca
- cheek
- os, stomato
- mouth
- gingiva
- gum
- glossa
- tongue
- pharyngo
- pharynx
- esophago
- esophagus
- gastro
- stomach
- hepato
- liver
- cholecyst
- gallbladder
- pancreas
- pancreas
- entero
- pertaining to the intestine
- juodeno
- duodenum
- jejuno
- jejunum
- ileo
- ileum
- caeco
- cecum
- ano, procto
- anus
- skeleto
- skeleton
- naso, rhino
- nose
- tonsillo
- tonsil
- laryngo
- larynx
- tracheo
- trachea
- bronchus, broncho
- bronchus (plural, bronchi)
- pulmo, pneuma, pneum
- lung (sac with air)
- neuro
- nerve
- cerebrum
- brain
- oculo, opthalmo
- eye
- oto
- ear
- psych, psycho
- mind
- urethra
- urethra
- cysto
- bladder
- uretero
- ureter
- reni, reno, nephro
- kidney
- pyelo
- pelvis of kidney
- uro
- urine, urinary organs
- perineo
- perineum
- labio
- labium (plural: labia)
- vagino, colpo
- vagina
- cervico
- neck
- utero
- womb, uterus
- tubo, salpingo
- fallopian tube
- ovario, oophoro
- ovary
- Orchido
- Testes
- crani, cephalo
- head
- cervico, tracheo
- neck
- thoraco
- chest
- abdomino
- abdomen
- dorsum
- back
- cutis, dermato
- skin
- musculo, myo
- muscle
- osteo
- bone
- myelo
- bone marrow, spinal cord
- chondro
- cartilage
- cyto
- cell
- genetic
- formation, origin
- gram
- tracing, mark
- graph
- writing
- kinesis
- motion
- laparo
- flank, though the adbominal wall
- meter
- instrument that measures
- oligo
- small, few
- phobia
- fear
- photo
- light
- pyo
- pus
- roentgen
- x-ray
- scope
- lighted instrument for visual examination
- a, an, ar
- withour or not
- ab
- away from
- acro
- extremities
- ad
- toward, to
- adeno
- glandular
- aero
- air
- ambi
- around, on both sides
- amyl
- starch
- ante
- before forward
- anti
- against, counteracting
- bi
- double
- bili
- bile
- bio
- life
- bis
- two
- brachio
- arm
- brady
- slow
- brocho
- bronchi
- cardio
- heart
- chole
- gall or bile
- cholestyco
- gallbladder
- circum
- around
- co
- together
- contra
- against, opposite
- costo
- ribs
- demi
- half
- derma
- skin
- dis
- from
- dorso
- back
- dys
- abnormal, difficult
- electro
- electric
- en
- into, in within
- encephal
- brain
- equi
- equal
- eryth
- red
- ex
- out, out of, away from
- extra
- outside of, in additon to
- ferro
- iron
- fibro
- fiber
- fore
- before, in front of
- glosso
- tongue
- glyco
- sugar
- hemi
- half
- hemo
- blood
- hepa, hepato
- liver
- histo
- tissue
- homo
- same
- hydro
- water
- hygro
- moisture
- hyper
- too much, high
- hypo
- under, decreased
- hyster
- uterus
- in
- in within, into
- inter
- between
- intra
- within
- intro
- in, within, into
- juxta
- near, close to
- lapar
- abdomen
- latero
- side
- leuk
- white
- macro
- large, big
- mal
- bad, poor
- mast
- breast
- medio
- middle
- mega, megalo
- large, great
- meno
- menses
- mono
- single
- multi
- many
- myo
- muscle
- neo
- new
- nephro
- kidney
- nitro
- nitrogen
- noct
- night
- non
- not
- ob
- against, in front of
- oculo
- eye
- odonto
- tooth
- opthalmo
- eye
- ortho
- straight, normal
- os
- mouth, bone
- pan
- all
- para
- beside, accessory to
- path
- disease
- ped
- child, foot
- per
- by through
- peri
- around
- phlebo
- vein
- pho
- light
- phren
- diaphragm, mind
- pneumo
- air, lungs
- pod
- foot
- poly
- many, much
- post
- after
- pre
- before
- proct
- rectum
- pseudo
- false
- psych
- mind
- pyel
- pelvis of the kidney
- quadric
- four
- radio
- radiation
- re
- back, again
- reno
- kidney
- retro
- backward
- rhin
- nose
- sacro
- sacrum
- salpingo
- fallopian tube
- sarco
- flesh
- sclero
- hard, hardening
- semi
- half
- sex
- six
- steno
- narrowing, constriction
- sub
- under
- super
- above, excess
- supra
- above
- syn
- together
- tachy
- fast
- thyro
- thyroid, gland
- trache
- trachea
- trans
- across, over
- tri
- three
- ultra
- beyond
- un
- not, back, reversal
- uni
- one
- urethro
- urethra
- vaso
- Vessel
- able
- able to
- algia
- pain
- cele
- tumor, swelling
- centesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid
- cide
- killing, destructive
- cule
- little
- cyte
- cell
- ectasia
- dilating, stretching
- ectomy
- excision, surgical removal of
- emia
- blood
- esis
- action
- form
- shaped like
- genesis, genetic
- formation, origin
- ism
- condition
- it is
- inflammation
- Ize
- to treat
- Lith
- stone, calculus
- lithiasis
- presence of stones
- lysis
- disintegration
- megaly
- enlargement
- Oid
- likeness, resemblance
- oma
- tumor
- opathy
- disease of
- orrhaphy
- surgical repair
- Osis
- disease, condition of
- ostomy
- to form an opening outlet
- pexy
- fixation
- phage
- ingesting
- plasty
- plastic surgery
- plegia
- paralysis
- rhage
- to burst forth
- rhea
- excessive discharge
- rhexis
- rupture
- scopy
- to examine visually
- stomy
- to form an opening
- tomy
- incision into
- uria
- urine