CLINICAL LAB SCIENEC

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APPENDIX B
Word Prefix, Root, Suffix
thel/o
-therapy
-thermy
thorac/o
-thorax
thromb/o
thymothyr/o
-tic
-tocia, -tocin
tom/o
-tome
-tomy
ton/o
tonsil/o
top/o
trabecul/o
trache/o
trans-
-tripsy
-trophy
-tropia
-tropic
tub/o
Definition, Pertaining to
nipple
treatment
heat
chest, thorax
chest
clot
thymus gland
thyroid gland
pertaining to
labor and childbirth
cut
instrument to cut, book
cutting or incision of
tension
tonsils
place
meshwork, trabeculae of bone
windpipe or trachea
across
crushing, breaking up
nourishment or growth
turning
stimulating
fallopian tube
Word Prefix, Root, Suffix Definition, Pertaining to
tympan/o
eardrum
-ule
small
ultra-
excess, beyond
-um
structure
ungu/o
nail
ur/o
urinary system
ure/o
end product of waste in urine
urethra/o, ureter/o ureters
-uria
urine, urination
urin/o
urine
uter/o
uterus
valvul/o
valve
varic/o
dilated, twisted vein
vas/o
vas deferens
ven/o
venous
ventr/o
front
ventricul/o
ventricles of heart
versi/o
turning or tilting
vesic/o
bladder
viscer/o
internal organs
vitre/o
glasslike or gel-like
xer/o
dry
-y process or condition
zygomat/o
cheekbone
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