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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 2 Part 5
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and suffixes, focusing on terms related to anatomy, physiology, and medical procedures.
lymphaden/o
lymph node/gland
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
lymphaden/o
lymph node/gland
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
-lyst
agent causing lysis/loosening
-lytic
to reduce, destroy
quadr/i, quadr/o
four
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
lymphaden/o | lymph node/gland |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
-lysis | breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
-lyst | agent causing lysis/loosening |
-lytic | to reduce, destroy |
quadr/i, quadr/o | four |
zoo, zo/o | (animal) life |
zygomat/o | cheek bone |
-y | process, state |
xiph/o | sword-shaped |
xer/o | dry |
xen/o | strange, foreign, unlike species |
xanth/o | yellow |
rachi/o | spine, vertebrae |
radi/o | radiation, x-rays, radius |
radicul/o | nerve root |
re- | back again, backward |
recept/o | receive, receiver |
rect/o | rectum, straight |
reduct/o | bring back together |
refract/o | bend back, turn aside |
remiss/o | give up, send back, relax |
ren/o | kidney |
resuscit/o | to revive |
retent/o | hold back |
reicul/o | network |
retin/o | retina, net |
retro- | backward, behind, back of |
rhabd/o | rod-shaped |
rhabdomy/o | striated muscle |
rheumat/o | water flow, subject to flow |
rhin/o | nose |
rhiz/o | root, spinal nerve root |
rhythm/o | rhythm, heartbeat |
rhytid/o | wrinkle |
-rrhage | abnormal excessive fluid discharge from rupture/something burst |
-rrhagia | abnormal excessive fluid discharge from rapid flow/burst |
-rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
-rrhea | flow, excessive discharge |
-rhhexis | rupture |
rug/o | wrinkle, fold, rag |
narc/o | numbness, stupor, sleep |
nas/o | nose |
nat/o | birth |
natr/o | sodium |
necr/o | death |
-necrosis | tissue death |
neo-, ne/o | new, strange |
nephr/o | kidney |
nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o | nerve, nerve tissue |