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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 4 Part 1
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and combinations related to various body parts and functions. It includes terms related to anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
sacchar/o
sugar
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
sacchar/o
sugar
sacr/o
sacrum
saliv/o
saliva
salping/o
fallopian tube, auditory tube
-salpinx
fallopian tube
saphen/o
clear, apparent, manifest
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
sacchar/o | sugar |
sacr/o | sacrum |
saliv/o | saliva |
salping/o | fallopian tube, auditory tube |
-salpinx | fallopian tube |
saphen/o | clear, apparent, manifest |
sarc/o | flesh, connective tissues |
schiz/o | division, to split |
scler/o | sclera, hardening |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening/thickening |
scoli/o | curved, bent |
-scope | instrument for visual exam |
-scopic | pertaining to visual exam |
-scopy | visual exam w/scope |
-scop- | observe |
scot/o | darkness |
script/o | write |
scrot/o | bag/pouch, scrotum |
seb/o | sebum |
secret/o | produce, separate out |
sesct/o | cut, cutting |
semi- | half |
semin/i | semen, seed, sperm |
sen/o | old age |
sens/o | feeling, sensation |
sensitiv/o | sensitive to, affected by |
sept/o | infection, partition, wall, partition |
ser/o | serum, serous |
sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
sin/o, sinus/o | hollow, sinus |
sinsitr/o | left, left side |
sinus/o | sinus |
-sis | state, condition |
-sit/u | place |
soci/o | companion, fellow, being |
-sol | solution |
somat/o, soma- | body |
somn/o | sleep |
son/o | sound |
-spasm, spasmod/o | sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, cramping |
sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm, spermatozoa, seed |
sphen/o | sphenoid bone, wedge-shaped |
spher/o | round, sphere, ball |
sphincter/o | tight band, sphincter |
sphygm/o | pulse |
spin/o | spine, backbone |
spir/o | to breathe, coil |
splen/o | spleen |
spondyl/o | vertebrae, backbone |