Medical Terminology R-S

radi/o

x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone

re-, retro-

behind, back

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

Kidney

retin/o

Retina of the eye

rhabdomy/o

striated (skeletal) muscle

rheumat/o

Flow, fluid

rhin/o

Nose

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bursting forth of blood

-rrhaphy

Suture

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

sacr/

Sacrum

salping/o, -salpinx

fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube

sarc/o

Flesh

scapul/o

Shoulder balde (bone)

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

instrument to view or visually examine

-scopy

process of viewing or visual examination

scrot/o

scrotal sac, scrotum

-section

To cut

sept/o, septic/o

Infection

-somatic

Ppertaining to the body

son/o

Sound

-spasm

Construction

spin/o

Backbone, spine, vertebra

spleen/o

Spleen

spondyl/o

vertebra, backbone

-stasis

stone, control; place, to stand

-stat

Stop, control

-stenosis

Nnarrowing

stern/o

Sternum (breast bone)

stomat/o

Mouth

-stomy

Opening

sub-

Under, below

sym-

with, together (use before b,p,and m)

syn-

with, together