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AAPC Medical Terminology CPC 2024 key words study guide solution derm/o, dermat/o - >>>skin hidr/o - >>>sweat, perspiration kerat/o - >>>keratin, horny layer of skin melan/o - >>>black, dark, melanin onych/o - >>>Nail seb/o - >>>sebum, sebaceous gland trich/o - >>>hair arthr/o - >>>joint burs/o - >>>bursa, sac of fluid near joint chondr/o - >>>cartilage erg/o - >>>Work fasci/o - >>>fascia (a band)

Kin/o, kinesi/o - >>>Movement Muscul/o - >>>muscle my/o - >>>muscle myel/o - >>>Bone marrow, spinal cord Oste/o - >>>Bone synov/i - >>>Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane ten/o, tendin/o - >>>Tendon ton/o - >>>Tone, pressure Bronch/o - >>>bronchus laryng/o - >>>Larynx pharyng/o - >>>Pharynx phren/o - >>>diaphragm

phrenic/o - >>>Phrenic nerve Pleur/o - >>>Pleura Pneumon/o - >>>Lung pneum/o, pneumat/o - >>>air, gas, respiration, lung pulm/o, pulmon/o - >>>Lungs rhin/o - >>>Nose Sept/o - >>>Septum, partition, dividing wall Spir/o - >>>Breathing Trache/o - >>>Trachea Angi/o - >>>Vessel Aort/o - >>>aorta arter/o, arteri/o - >>>artery Arteriol/o - >>>arteriole

Atri/o - >>>atrium Cardi/o - >>>Heart phleb/o - >>>vein valv/o, valvul/o - >>>Valve vas/o, vascul/o - >>>vessel, duct ven/o, ven/i - >>>Vein ventricul/o - >>>cavity, ventricle erythr/o, erythrocyt/o - >>>red blood cell hem/o, hemat/o - >>>blood Immun/o - >>>immunity, immune system leuk/o, leukocyt/o - >>>white blood cell lymph/o - >>>lymph; lymphatic system

lymphaden/o - >>>lymph node lymphangi/o - >>>lymphatic vessel splen/o - >>>spleen Thromb/o - >>>blood clot thrombocyt/o - >>>platelet, thrombocyte Thym/o - >>>thymus gland tonsill/o - >>>Tonsil Bucc/o - >>>Cheek Chol/e, chol/o - >>>Bile, gall Cholangi/o - >>>Bile duct Cholecyst/o - >>>gallbladder Choledoch/o - >>>Common bile duct Enter/o - >>>intestine

Gastr/o - >>>stomach Gloss/o - >>>Tongue Hepat/o - >>>liver Labi/o - >>>Lip Lingu/o - >>>tongue Or/o - >>>Mouth Sial/o - >>>saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct Stoma, stomat/o - >>>Mouth Proct/o - >>>Rectum and anus Uvul/o - >>>Uvula cali/o, calic/o - >>>calyx cyst/o - >>>urinary bladder

Glomerul/o - >>>Glomerulus nephr/o - >>>Kidney Pyel/o - >>>renal pelvis Ren/o - >>>kidney Ur/o - >>>urine, urinary tract Ureter/o - >>>Ureter Urethr/o - >>>Urethra Urin/o - >>>urine Vesic/o - >>>Urinary bladder Epididym/o - >>>epididymis; structure on testicle surface orchi/o, orchid/o - >>>Testis osche/o - >>>Scrotum Prostat/o - >>>Prostate

semin/o, sperm/o, spermat/o - >>>semen, spermatozoa Test/o - >>>testis, testicle Vas/o - >>>vas deferens, ductus deferens; also vessel; duct Vesicul/o - >>>seminal vesicle colp/o - >>>vagina Episi/o - >>>vulva gyn/o, gynec/o - >>>Woman Hyster/o - >>>Uterus Mast/o - >>>breast, mammary gland Men/o, mens - >>>menstruation metr/o, metri/o - >>>Uterus O/o - >>>Ovum, egg cell

Oophor/o - >>>ovary ov/o, ovul/o - >>>ovum, egg cell Salping/o - >>>Oviduct, tube adren/o, adrenal/o - >>>adrenal glands, epinephrine Adrenocortic/o - >>>Adrenal cortex Endocrin/o - >>>endocrine glands or system Hypophys/o - >>>pituitary gland; hypophysis Insul/o - >>>pancreatic islets parathyr/o, parathyroid/o - >>>Parathyroid gland Pituitar/o - >>>pituitary gland; hypophysis Thyr/o, thyroid/o - >>>Thyroid gland Cerebr/o - >>>cerebrum Cortic/o - >>>cerebral cortex, outer portion

Encephal/o - >>>brain gangli/o, ganglion/o - >>>ganglion Gli/o - >>>neuroglia cells Medull/o - >>>medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow Mening/o, meninge/o - >>>meninges Myel/o - >>>spinal cord, bone marrow Narc/o - >>>stupor; numbness; sleep Neur/o, neur/i - >>>nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve Psych/o - >>>Mind Radicul/o - >>>spinal nerve root somn/o, somn/i - >>>sleep somnolence (sleepiness) Blephar/o - >>>eyelid

Cochle/o - >>>cochlea (of the inner ear) Corne/o - >>>cornea Dacryocyst/o - >>>lacrimal sac Lacrim/o - >>>tear, lacrimal apparatus Myring/o - >>>tympanic membrane (eardrum) Ot/o - >>>ear phak/o, phac/o - >>>lens Retin/o - >>>Retina Salping/o - >>>tube, Eustachian tube Scler/o - >>>Sclera Tympan/o - >>>Tympacin cavity (middle ear), typanic membrane Ec-, ecto- - >>>out, outside

End/o- - >>>In, within Mes/o- - >>>Middle Dextr/o- - >>>Right Ab- - >>>Away from Ad- - >>>to, toward, near Dia- - >>>through, completely Per- - >>>through Trans- - >>>through, across Infra- - >>>Below Inter- - >>>Between Ante- - >>>before, forward Pre- - >>>before, in front of Pro- - >>>before, in front of

Post- - >>>after, behind Mon/o - >>>one, single Bi- - >>>two, twice, double Tri- - >>>three Quadri- - >>>four Poly- - >>>many, much -gram - >>>A record of data -graph - >>>instrument for recording -graphy - >>>act of recording data -meter - >>>instrument for measuring -scope - >>>instrument for viewing or examining -scopy - >>>examination of

-centesis - >>>puncture tap -desis - >>>binding, fusion -ectomy - >>>excision, surgical removal -pexy - >>>surgical fixation -plasty - >>>plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction -rrhaphy - >>>surgical repair, suture -stomy - >>>surgical creation of an opening -tome - >>>instrument for incising (cutting) -tomy - >>>Incision, cutting -tripsy - >>>crushing a (single word ending) - >>>ae (plural ending) en (single word ending) - >>>ina (plural ending) ex, ix, yx (single word ending) - >>>ices (plural ending)

is (single word ending) - >>>es (plural ending) ma (single word ending) - >>>mata (plural ending) nx (anx, inx, ynx) (single word ending) - >>>nges(plural ending) on (single word ending) - >>>a (plural ending) um (single word ending) - >>>a (plural ending) us (single word ending) - >>>i (plural ending)