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bronchiol/o
bronchiole
aden/o
gland
balan/o
penis
ather/o
fatty plaque
adren/o
adrenal gland
carcin/o
cancer
bronch/o
bronchus
abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
abdomen
chole
bile
coagul/o
coagulation
col/o, colon/o
colon (large intestine)
colp/o
vagina
cyan/o
blue
cyt/o
cell
dips/o
thirst
ellipto
oval shaped
embol/o
embolus (plug)
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
lith/o
stone, calculus
lymph/o
lymph
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
melan/o
black
nas/o, rhin/o
nose
natr/o
Sodium
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
norm/o
normal
odont/o
tooth
olig/o
few
oophor/o
ovary
palat/o, uran/o
palate
peritone/o, periton/o
peritoneum; membrane covering abdominal organs
phag/o
eat, swallow
pharmac/o
drug
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
phleb/o
vein
splen/o
spleen
stomat/o, or/o
mouth
thorac/o
chest
thromb/o
clot
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
ven/o
vein
vesic/o
urinary bladder
a-, an-
not, without
eu-
good
pan-
all
-cele
hernia
-cyte
cell
-emesis
vomiting
-ism
condition, state of
-penia
deficiency
-plegia
paralysis
-poiesis
formation
-uria
urine condition
BS
blood sugar
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
FBS
fasting blood sugar
IVC
inferior vena cava
LASIK
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
N&V
nausea and vomiting
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
polycystic kidney disease
SVC
superior vena cava
TIA
transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
UTI
urinary tract infection
chondr/o
cartilage
Conjuctiv/o, Conjuctiva
conjuctiva
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
cycl/o
ciliary body
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
irid/o
iris
kerat/o
cornea; hard
lacrim/o
tears
lapra/o
abdomen
lob/o
lobe
lumb/o
lower back
mening/o
meninges
metr/o
uterus
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myring/o
eardrum
onych/o
nail
ot/o
ear
pachy/o
thick
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
pil/o
hair
presby/o
old
-centesis
puncture
-clasia
to break; surgical fracture
-desis
binding
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-gram
record, writing
-ia
condition
-iasis
condition
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-logist
specialist in the study of
-logy
study of
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor
-opia
vision; sight
-osis
condition
twice a day
ENT
ear, nose, throat
TID
three times a day
VA
adrenal insufficiency
condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones
antibody
A protein that acts against a specific antigen/ protects the body from antigens
anticoagulant
prevents blood clotting
antigen
a toxin or other foreign substance in the body
ascites
accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
bulla
large blister
catatonia
state of immobility and unresponsiveness lasting for long periods of time
coronal plane
divides body into front and back
dementia
An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include memory impairment.
diabetes mellitus
insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects
diabetic ketoacidosis
acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy
ecchymosis
bruise
enuresis
involuntary urination
general anesthesia
the blockage of all body sensations, causing un-consciousness and loss of reflexes.
local anesthesia