terminology

• Physiology


  Study of function
• Anatomy


  study of structure
• abbreviation for "twice a day"

  bid
• abbreviation for "as needed"

  prn
• abbreviation for "by mouth"

  Po
• -sis


  state, condition
• -tomy


  process of cutting, incision
• -tome


  instrument to cut
• -scopy

  process of viewing
• -cyte


  cell
• -gram


  record, recording
• -scope

  instrument for viewing
• -al, -eal


  pertaining to
• -ic, -iac


  pertaining to
• -logy

  study of
• -itis


  inflammation
• -opsy

  process of viewing
• -osis


  abnormal condition
• -oma


  tumor, mass
• -ism

  condition, state of
• -emia

  blood condition
• -algia


  pain
• -ist


  one who specializes in
• oste/o, oss/i ,

  osse/o


  bone
• ophthalm/o


  eye
• onc/o


  tumor
• neur/o


  nerve
• nephr/o

  kidney
• leuk/o


  white
• lapar/o


  abdomen
• hepat/o


  liver
• hemat/o, hem/o

  blood
• gynec/o, gyn/o


  woman, female
• gnos/o


  knowledge
• gastr/o


  stomach
• erythr/o


  red
• enter/o


  small intestine
• encephal/o


  brain
• elecrt/o


  electricity
• dermat/o, derm/o


  skin