Free Abdominal Terminology Essay Sample

• Abdomin/al - pertaining to the abdomen

Prefix -

Root - abdomin - abdomen

Suffix - al - pertaining to

• Ab/norm/al - away from pertaining to rule

Prefix - ab -away from

Root - norm/o - rule/order

Suffix  - al - pertaining to

• Bi/later/al  - pertaining to  two sides

Prefix- two

Root - later/o - side

Suffix -al - pertaining to

• Carcin/oma - cancerous tumor

Prefix

Root - carcin/o - cancerous

Suffix - oma - tumor, neoplasm

• Cardio/pulmon/ary - pertaining to heart and lungs

Prefix

Root - cardio - heart

Root - pulmon - lung

Suffix -ary - pertaining to

• Costo/vertebr/al -pertaining to rib and spine

Prefix -

Root - costa -  rib

Root - vertebra - vertebra/ spine

Suffix - al - pertaining to

• Gastro/ente/ritis - inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Prefix

Root - gastr/o -stomach

Root - enter/o- intestines (usually small intestines)

Suffix -itis - inflammation

• Gynecology - study of woman treatment

Prefix -

Root gynec/o - woman

Suffix -logy - study (process of)

• Hemat/uria condition of blood in the urine

Prefix -

Root - hemat/o - blood

Suffix -uria - urination; condition of urine

• Hemo/ptysis - spitting up blood

Prefix -

 Root -  hem/o-  blood

Suffix - ptysis - spitting

• Inter/thenar - between the palm

Prefix - inter-  between

Root - thenar - palm

Suffix -

• Intra/ocul/ar - within the eye

Prefix - intra-  within; into

Root - ocul/o -eye

Suffix - ar -  near, or pertaining to

• Lymph/adeno/pathy - abnormality of lymph relating to gland, abnormality of lymph nodes

Prefix  - lymph/o - lymph

Root - adeno - relating to gland

Suffix - pathy - abnormality,

• Medic/ation - condition of healting

Prefix

 Root medic/o - to heal; healing

Suffix -ation -  process; condition

• Splen/ectomy - excision; resection of the spleen

Prefix

Root - splen/o - spleen

Suffix -ectomy -  removal; excision; resection

• Spondylolisthesis

Prefix

Root - spondyl/o - vertebra (backbone)

Suffix - listhesis - slipping

• Thrombocytopenia - dfficiancy of blood clots in cell

Prefix -  thromb/o - blood clot

Root - cyto - cell

Suffix - penia -dificiancy

 

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