Answer Key • APPENDIX B 561ContinuedTerm Meaning
an/emia literally means without blood (blood condition caused by iron
ă-NĒ-mē-ă deficiency or a decrease in red blood cells)
an-: without, not
chol/e/lith/iasis presence or formation of gallstones (in the gallbladder or
kō-lē-lĭ-THĪ-ă-sĭs common bile duct)
chol/e: bile, gall
lith: stone, calculus
gastr/itis inflammation of the stomach
gās-TRĪ-tĭs
gastr: stomach
chol/e/lith gallstone
KŌ-lē-lĭth
cho/e: bile, gall
chondr/o/malacia softening of cartilage
kŏn-drō-mă-LĀ-shē-ă
chondr/o: cartilage
cardi/o/megaly enlargement of the heart
kăr-dē-ō-MĔG-ă–lē
cardi/o: heart
neur/oma tumor composed of nerve cells
nū-RŌ-mă
neur: nerve
cyan/osis abnormal condition of dark blue (bluish or purple discoloration
sī-ă-NŌ-sĭs of the skin and mucous membrane)
cyan: blue
my/o/pathy any disease of muscle
mī-ŎP-ă-thē
my/o: muscle
erythr/o/penia abnormal decrease or deficiency in red (blood cells)
ĕ-rĭth-rō-PĒ-nē-ă
erythr/o: red
hem/o/phobia fear of blood
hē-mō-FŌ-bē-ă
hem/o: blood
hemi/plegia paralysis of one half (paralysis of one side of the body)
hĕm-ē-PLĒ-jē-ă
hemi-: one half
hem/o/rrhage bursting forth of blood (loss of large amounts of blood within a
HĔM-ĕ-rĭj short period, externally or internally)
hem/o: blood
men/o/rrhagia bursting forth of menses (profuse discharge of blood during
mĕn-ō-RĀ-jē-ă menstruation)
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