must be memorized by tomorrow afternoon:
anter/o- front, before
caud- tail
cephal/o- head
cyte- cell
ectomy- removal
erythr/o- red
hypo- decreased
intra- inside
leuk/o- white
megaly- enlargement
ology- study of
oma- tumor
ostomy- surgical opening
path/o- disease
plasia- development
poli/o- gray
post- after
pyr/o- fire, fever
rrhagia- bleeding
poster/o- behind, below
rrhea- discharge
scopy- visual examination
stenosis- narrowing
supra- above
cardi/o- heart
centesis- puncture
cyan/o- blue
end/o- within
ex/o- outside
hyper- excessive, increased
inter- between
itis- inflammation
malacia- softening
melan/o- black
my/o- muscle
necr/o- death
ologist- specialist
osis- condition
otomy- incision
peri- surround
plasty- surgical repair
poly- many
pre- before
pyel/o- pelvis
rrhaphy- suture
rrhexis- rupture
sclerosis- hardening
stasis- control
sub- below
carcin/o- cancer
immun/o- immune
lymph/o- lymph node
lymphangi/o- blood vessel
onc/o- tumor
phag/o- swallow
plasm- formation
splen/o- spleen
tic- pertaining to
tox/o- toxic
ankyl/o- stiff
chondr/o- cartilage
crani/o- cranium
cost/o- rib
desis- bind
kyph/o- bent
lord/o- curve
lysis- break down
oste/o- bone
lapar/o- abdomen
scoli/o- spine, curved
spondyl/o- vertibrea
synovi/o- synovial
fasci/o- fascia
bi- two
cele- hernia
fasci/o- face
fibr/o- fibrous
kinesi/o- movement
tri- three
ton/o- tone, tension
tax/o- coordination
angi/o- vessel
aort/o- aorta
crasia- blend
brady- slow
phleb/o- vein
tachy- fast
thromb/o- thrombus
ven/o- vein
anti- against
laryng/o- larynx
pharyng/o- pharynx
somn/o- sleep
spir/o- breath
bronch/o- bronchus
ox/o- oxygen
phon/o- voice
pleur/o- pleura
pneum/o- lung
trache/o- trachia, wind pipe
an/o- anus
chol/e- gall, bile
col/o- colon
enter/o- small intestine
cholecyst/o- gall bladder
gastr/o- stomach
hepat/o- liver
lithiasis- stones
pepsia- digest
emesis- vomit
proct/o- rectum, anus
sigmoid/o- sigmoid colon
cyst/o- bladder
glomerul/o- glomeralus
lith/o- stone
nephr/o- kidney
tripsy- crush
ptosis- droop
pexy- surgical fixation
uria- urine
urethr/o- urethra
ureter/o- ureter
ectasis- stretching
dia- through
psych/o- mental
encephal/o- brain
contus/o- bruse
concuss/o- concussion, shake
esthet/o- feeling
esthesia- sensation
graphy- record
klept/o- steal
mening/o- meninges (3 layers of the brain)
myel/o- spinal cord
tropic- infinity
phobia- fear
neur/o- nerve
mania- madness
caus/o- burning
blephar/o- eye lid
-cusis- hearing
irid/o- iris
kerat/o- hard
myring/o- ear drum
ophthalm/o- eyes
opia- vision
opt/o- eye
ot/o- ear
phak/o- lense
presby/o- aged
retin/o- retina
scler/o- sclera
trop/o- turn
tympan/o- ear drum
bi/o- life
derm/o- skin
dermat/o- skin
hidr/o- sweat
hirsut/o- hairy
gloss/o- tongue
lip/o- fat
pod/o- foot
myc/o- fungus
onych/o- nail
pedicul/o- lice
rhytid/o- wrinkle
seb/o- sebum, oil
urtic/o- hives, rash
xer/o- dry
acr/o- extremities
adren/o- adrenal
crin/o- secrete
-dipsia- first
glyc/o- sugar
gonad/o- sex glands
pancreat/o- pancreatis
parathyroid/o- parathyroid
pineal/o- pineal body
pituitar/o- pituitary
fet/o- fetus
somat/o- body
thym/o- thymus
thyroid/o- thyroid
cervic/o- cervics, neck
colp/o- vagina
-gravida- pregnant
gynec/o- female
hyster/o- uterus
mast/o- breast
men/o- menstruation
nulli- none
ov/o- egg
ovari/o- ovaries
-para- to give birth
chir/o- hands
salping/o- uterin tubes
orchid/o- testes
cool, right?