| A | B |
|---|
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | gray |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| tonsillectomy | surgical removal of the tonsills |
| ac | pertaining to |
| osis | abnormal condition of |
| algia | pain and/or suffering |
| dynia | pain |
| malacia | abnormal sofening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| graphy | process of recording a picture or record |
| gram | record or picture |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| scopy | visual examination |
| rrhage and rrhagia | bursting forth of abnormal excessive fluid or blood |
| rrhaphy | to suture or stich |
| rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| nat | birth |
| pre | before |
| peri | surrounding |
| post | after |
| ology | study of |
| laryng | larynx and throat |
| rhin/o | nose |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful |
| eu | good, normal, well, or easy |
| hyper | excessive or increased |
| hypo | deficient or decreased |
| inter | between or among |
| intra | within or inside |
| sub | under, less, or below |
| supra | above or excessive |
| ot/o | ear |
| lith | stone |
| otomy | surgical incision |
| lithotomy | surgical incision for the removal of a stone |
| edema | excess fluid in body tissues or swelling |
| arteri/o | artery |
| end | within |
| ather/o | plaque or fatty substance |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ileum | part of the small intestine or bowel |
| ilium | part of the hip bone |
| infection | invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease-producing) organism |
| inflammation | localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues |
| 4 signs of inflammation | 1. redness (erythema), 2. heat, 3. swelling (edema), and 4. pain |
| laceration | torn, ragged wound |
| lesion | pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
| mucous | adjective that describes the mucous membranes |
| mucus | noun and the name of the fluid secreted |
| myc/o | fungus |
| mycosis | abnormal condition caused by a fungus |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| myelopathy | any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| myopathy | any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue |
| ologist | specialist |
| ology | the study of |
| ostomy | surgically create an artificial opening |
| colostomy | surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface |
| otomy | cutting into or a surgical incision |
| palpation | to feel with your hands |
| palpitation | pounding or racing heart |
| prostate | male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra |
| prostrate | to collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| py/o | pus |
| pyr/o | fever or fire |
| pyrosis | heartburn |
| supination | act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward |
| suppuration | formation or discharge of pus |
| suturing | act of closing a wound or incision by stitching or a similar means |
| ligation | act of binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts |
| triage | medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment (who requires care first) |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| virile | possessing masculine traits |
