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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 2 Part 4
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and combinations, focusing on definitions and meanings in the context of healthcare.
-ive
performs, tends toward, substance that promotes
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
-ive
performs, tends toward, substance that promotes
-ize
to make, to treat
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejunum
jugul/o
throat
juxta-
beside, near, nearby
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
-ive | performs, tends toward, substance that promotes |
-ize | to make, to treat |
jaund/o | yellow |
jejun/o | jejunum |
jugul/o | throat |
juxta- | beside, near, nearby |
kal/i | potassium |
kary/o | nucleus, nut (?) |
kel/o | growth, tumor |
kerat/o | horn, shaped hard, cornea |
ket/o, keton/o | ketones, acetones |
kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesis | movement |
klept/o | to steal |
kyph/o | bent, hump, humpback |
labi/o | lip, labium |
labyrinth/o | maze, labyrinth, inner ear |
lacer/o | torn, mangled |
lacrim/o | tears, tear duct |
lact/i, lact/o | milk |
lamin/o | lamina, posterior portion of vertebra |
-lapse | to slide, fall, lag |
lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
laryng/o | larynx, throat, voice box |
later/o | side |
lei/o | smooth |
lent/o | lens of eye |
lenticul/o | lens, shaped like lens |
-lepsy | seizure |
-leptic | to seize, take hold of |
leuk/o | white |
lev/o | raise, lift |
lex/o, -lexia | word, phrase |
ligament/o | ligament |
ligat/o | binding/tying off |
lingu/o | tongue |
lipid/o, lip/o | fat, lipid, fatty deposits |
-listhesis | slipping |
lith/o, -lith | stone, calculus |
-lithiasis | presence of stones |
lob/o | lobe, well-defined part of organ |
loc/o | place |
-logy, -log | study of |
lord/o | curve, swayback, bent |
lumb/o | lower back, loins, lumbar region |
lumin/o | light, lumen |
lump/o | lump, mass |
lun/o | moon |
lux/o | slide |
ly/o | break down, dissolve, loosen |
lymph/o | lymph, lymphatic tissue |