TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Medical Word Elements A1 - Hull, Melodie PY - 2013 T2 - Medical Language: Terminology in Context AB - Table Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintMedical Word ElementsElementMeaningA a-lacking, without, negation; absence; absence of; notab-notab/s-away from-abledescribes a capacity; what can be done or accomplishedabortoto miscarryad-toward, nearadenopertaining to the adrenal glandsadren/opertaining to the adrenal glandsadrenoof or pertaining to the endocrine systemadrenal/opertaining to the adrenal glands-aeplural formaer/i/oair-agesuffix that changes a verb to a noun-alrefers to a characteristic; related toalbu-whitealgesipain-algiapain-algesiapain or sensitivityambul-to move aboutamni/othe thin, transparent sac holding a fetus in uteroampl-breadth or widthan-lacking, without, negation; absence; absence of; notana-upward, backwardandr/o/osmaleangio-vesselante-before, prioranter/ofront, anterior, ahead of, before, or in front ofanti-againstantrcavityaort/oaortaappendappendix-arreferring toarch/e/i-original, first, beginning-arispertaining toarteri/a/oarteryarteriol/oarteriole; small arteryarthrof or pertaining to the skeletal systemarthr/ojoint-aseenzyme-asthenialoss of strength-ateaction, use, possession, having the form of, undergo a processather/ofatty plaque or patch-ationindicating an action, process, state, condition, or resultaud/ihearaudi/ithearingauto-selfazo/t-nitrogenous waste or compoundsB balan/openisbaro-weight or pressure (atmospheric)basstepbi-two, twice, or doublebiolife-blastnewly created cell, immature cell, embryonic cell, germ cellbotulbotulinum, a neotoxinbrach-short, small, or briefbrady-slow rate ofbrevis-short, small, or briefbrochiol/o/ioair passagebronch/i/io/owindpipebucco/ocheckC carcin/ocancercardi/io/iologheart; of or pertaining to the circulatory systemcaud/olower; below other structures or parts; pertaining to the tail of the tail endcent/ione hundredth-centesispuncture or aspiratecephalo-craniumcerebr/obraincerebroof or pertaining to the nervous systemcervic/oneckchemodrugchlor/chloro-greencholangi/obile ductcholecyst/ogallbladdercholedoch/obile ductchron/oover a long period of timecircto go around as in a circuitcircumsurrounding, aroundcirrho-orange-yellow; reddish-yellow-clasiabreak, breaking or crushing-clastto breakclasticbroken or divided into piecescalvicul/orelated to the clavicleclinimedical practiceclit-clitorisco-withco/n-togethercoagulcongealing or solidifyingcoccberrycol/ocoloncolp/ovaginacolon/ocolonconchashell or shell-shapedconscawarecontra-opposite or againstcorticocortex; outer surface of an organ or structurecranheadcrin-to secretecutane/oboth the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin tissuecyano-bluecycl/e/ocircle, cyclecyst/o/ibladdercyt/ocell, of or pertaining to the integumentary systemD de-down, away, or fromdeca-tendeci-one tenthdemi-one halfdent/o/iteeth-desisbindingderm/a/oskin, of or pertaining to the integumentary systemdext-rightdi-two, twice, or doubledia-across, throughdigest/i/oto break down or chemically alterdis-not, the opposite of; to separate or take apartdist/ofurther from the center or point of attachmentdors/a/obackduc/tleaddys-painful, difficult, impaired; lack of, inability, or badE e-out of, out from, outside-ealrelating toectasdilation-ectasiadistention, swelling, enlargement-ectasisdilation, dilation, distension, stretching-ectomyto remove-edpast tense-emiablooden-in, on-enmade of; consisting of-encethe act, state, or condition ofencephala/obrainencephaloof or pertaining to the nervous system-encythe state or condition ofend/owithin or inside-enthaving the characteristics ofenter/ointestine-eousfull ofepi-on, upon, in additionephitheli/otissue that forms skin or a protective surfaceequi-equal, same-ercompares two persons or things; the person who is doing somethingerect/oto standerythr/o-redes-into-esmore than oneesophagi/othroat, gullet, esophagus-estcompares three or more persons or thingsesthesi/ofeeling or sensation-esthesiafeeling or sensationeu-well, health, or normalex-out, off, former, without, outside ofextra-in addition to; outsideF faci/oface or surface of somethingferto carryfibrafiberflay-yellowfluor/oluminous or fluorescentfractbreak-fulfull of;/ able to be; identifies an amount-fyto make or to cause to becomeG gaster/ostomachgastr/i/ostomach; of or pertaining to the digestive system-genformation, producegestio-digestiongingiv/ogumglan/sglandglomerul/oball-shaped mass in the kidneysgloss/otonguegluc/osugar, sweetnessglucose/osugar, sweetnessglyc-/o-sugar and/or glyceringlycolsugarglycos/osugar, sweetnessgonogenitals-gramphotographic or pictorial representation; record, weight-graphyfield or science of taking photographs or creating, developing, and interpreting pictorial representationsgyn-gynegynewoman, female; of or pertaining to the reproductive systemgynec/ogynegyno-gyneH halitbreathhect/ohundredhem/o/atoblood; of or pertaining to the circulatory systemhemi-one halfhep/at/atoliverheter/odifferent, otherhist/o/iotissuehol-whole, complete, holistic, or entirehom/eo/oalike, same, unchangedhydro-waterhymen/oskin or membranehyper-over, above, excessivehypo-under, decreased belowhyster/owomb; of or pertaining to the womb (uterus)I -i/tyidentifies a quality or condition-iacondition that is usually but not always abnormal; the state of-ialrefers to a characteristic-iandoctor specializing in-iatryfield of medicine dealing with the treatment of-ibledescribes a capacity; what can be done or accomplished-ichaving a characteristic or property of-iciandoctor specializing in-iclevery smallicter-orange-yellow; reddish-yellow-ificto ... 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