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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 4 Part 4
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and suffixes, focusing on their meanings and applications.
tetra-
four
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
tetra-
four
thalam/o
thalamus
thanat/o
death
thec/o
sheath, case
therapeut/o
treatment
-therapy
treatment
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
tetra- | four |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thanat/o | death |
thec/o | sheath, case |
therapeut/o | treatment |
-therapy | treatment |
therm/o | heat, hot |
thorac/o | chest, thorax |
-thorax | chest, pleural cavity |
thromb/o | clot, thrombus |
thym/o | thymus gland |
-thymia | state of mind |
thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
tibi/o | tibia |
-tion | process, state or quality of |
toc/o, -tocin | labor, birth |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
tom/o | cut, section, slice |
-tome | instrument to cut thin section |
-tomy | process of cutting |
ton/o | tension, tone, stretching |
-tonia | tone, tension |
tonsill/o | tonsil, throat |
top/o | place, location, position |
tors/o, tort/i | twisted |
tox/o, toxic/o, tox/i | poison, poisonous, toxin |
trabecul/o | little beam, cross bar, mesh |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
tract/o | draw, pull, path, bundle of nerve fibers |
tranquil/o | quiet, calm, tranquil |
trans- | across, through |
traumat/o | injury |
tremul/o | fine tremor, shaking |
tri- | three |
trich/o | hair |
trigon/o | trigone |
-tripsy | to crush |
trop/o | to turn, change |
troph/o, -trophy | development, nourishment |
-tropia | to turn |
-tropin | tube, pipe, hormone |
-tropic | turning, affecting |
tub/o | tube |
tubercul/o | little knot, swelling, tuberculosis, small lesion caused by infection |
tuss/o | cough |
tympan/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
-type | classification, picture |
What suffixes are noun endings? | a, e, um, us, y, ae, i |
what suffixes mean pertaining to? | ac, eal, ior, al, ical, ory, an, ial, ous, ar, ary, ic, ine, tic, ose |
what suffixes mean abnormal condition/disease? | ago, iasis, osis, esis, ion, pathy, ,ism, ia, sis, nic |