All prefix/suffix/roots Flashcards
(171 cards)
1
Q
Nephr/o
A
Kidney
2
Q
Thromb/o
A
Clot
3
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
4
Q
Ov/o
A
Egg
5
Q
Proct/o
A
Anus and rectum
6
Q
Pulm/o
Pulmon/o
A
Lung
7
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
8
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
9
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Throat, pharynx
10
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
11
Q
Coron/o
A
Coronary, crown
12
Q
Path/o
A
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
13
Q
Kerat/o
A
Horny, hard, cornea
14
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest
15
Q
Ankly/o
A
Crooked, bent, stiff
16
Q
Sigmoid/o
A
Sigmoid colon
17
Q
Gonad/o
A
Sex gland
18
Q
Onc/o
A
Tumor
19
Q
Lip/o
A
Fat, lipid
20
Q
Cutane/o
A
Skin
21
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
22
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
23
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Tympan/o
A
Tympanic membrane, eardrum
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Q
Cholecyst/o
A
Gallbladder
25
Ven/o
Vein
26
Cyan/o
Blue
27
Hyster/o
Uterus
28
Carcin/o
Cancerous
29
Ungu/o
Nail
30
Laryng/o
Larynx, throat
31
Crani/o
Skull
32
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
33
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Lung, air
34
Xer/o
Dry
35
Orch/o,
| Orchid/o
Testicles, testis, testes
36
Hist/o
Tissue
37
Sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
38
Fasci/o
Fascia, fibrous band
39
Colp/o
Vagina
40
Ten/o,
tend/o,
tendin/o
Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
41
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
42
oophor/o
| ovari/o
Ovary
43
Spondyl/o
Vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone
44
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
45
Splen/o
Spleen
46
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
47
Scler/o
Sclera, white of eye, hard
48
Cost/o
Rib
49
Bronch/o
| Bronchi/o
Bronchial tube, bronchus
50
Radi/o
Radiation, x-rays
51
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
| Bowl of kidney
52
Salping/o
Uterine (fallopian) tube,
| Auditory (eustachian) tube
53
Encephal/o
Brain
54
Derm/o
| Dermat/o
Skin
55
Lapar/o
Abdomen,
| Abdominal wall
56
Thyr/o
| Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
57
Gastr/o
Stomach
58
Cervic/o
Neck, cervix
59
Myc/o
Fungus
60
Seb/o
Sebum
61
Neur/i
| Neur/o
Nerve, nerve tissue
62
Vagin/o
Vagina
63
Chondr/o
Cartilage
64
Ot/o
Ear, hearing
65
Uter/o
Uterus
66
Urethr/o
Urethra
67
Macro-
Large, abnormal size, long
68
-algia
Pain, suffering, painful condition
69
Arthr/o
Joint
70
- gram,
| - graph
A picture or record
71
-ology
The science or study of
72
-pnea
Breathing
73
Esophag/o
Esophagus
74
-tripsy
To crush
75
Neo-
New, strange
76
A-
| An-
Without, away from, negative, not
77
Ren/o
Kidney
78
Optic/o
| Opt/o
Eye, vision
79
Cephal/o
Head
80
Melan/o
Black, dark
81
Hidr/o
Sweat
82
-ary
Pertaining to
83
-graphy
The process of producing a picture or record
84
-oma
Tumor, neoplasm
85
Ureter/o
Ureter
86
Col/o
| Colon/o
Colon
| Large intestine
87
Enter/o
Small intestine
88
Albin/o
White
89
-uria
Urination, urine
90
Anti-
Against
91
Mening/o
Meninges, membranes
92
Brady-
Slow
93
Angi/o
Pertaining to blood or lymph vessels
94
Intra-
Within, inside
95
- ac
| - al
Pertaining to, relating to
96
-esthesia
Sensation, feeling
97
-ologist
Specialist
98
-plegia
Paralysis
99
-Stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
100
-lysis
Breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
101
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
102
-ostomy
Surgical creation of an opening to the body surface
103
-pexy
Surgical fixation
104
-ectasis
Stretching, dilation, enlargement
105
Inter-
Between, among
106
-emia
Blood, blood condition
107
-necrosis
Tissue death
108
Tachy-
Fast, rapid
109
-plasty
Surgical repair
110
-scopy
Visual examination
111
Post-
After, behind
112
Phleb/o
Vein
113
Hypo-
Deficient, decreased
114
Super-
| Supra-
Above, excessive
115
-megaly
Enlargement
116
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
117
Hem/o
| Hemat/o
Blood, pertaining to the blood
118
Hyper-
Excessive, increased
119
Pre-
Before,in front of, forward
120
Poly-
Many
121
-ic
Pertaining to
122
Aort/o
Aorta
123
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
124
Peri-
Surrounding, around
125
-cele
Hernia, tumor, swelling
126
-ia
Abnormal condition, disease
127
Ex-
Out of, outside, away from
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-osis
Abnormal condition, disease
129
-malacia
Abnormal softening
130
Sub-
Under, less, below
131
-pause
Stopping
132
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
133
Card/o
| Cardi/o
Heart
134
Hemi-
Half
135
-pathy
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
136
Ather/o
Plaque, fatty substance
137
-cyte
Cell
138
-itis
Inflammation
139
-otomy
Cutting, surgical incision
140
-ectomy
Surgical removal, cutting out
141
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
142
Arteri/o
Artery
143
End-
| Endo-
Within, in, inside
144
Metr/o
| Metri/o
Uterus
145
Retin/o
Retina
146
Oss/e
Oss/i
Ost/o
Oste/o
Bone
147
Cyst/o
Urinary badder, cyst, sac of fluid
148
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
149
Cyt/o
Cell
150
Pyr/o
Fire, fever
151
Aden/o
Gland
152
Men/o
Menstruation, menses
153
-rrhexis
Rupture
154
Pleur/o
Pleura, side of the body
155
Ech/o
Sound
156
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
157
-desis
To bind, tie together
158
-ptosis
Prolapse, drooping forward
159
- rrhagia
| - rrhage
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
160
Eti-
Cause
161
Vector
Insects or animals
162
Dem/i
Population
163
Pan-
Entire
164
Idi/o
Peculiar to the individual
165
Congenial
Existing at birth
166
Eti-
Cause
167
Vector
Insects or animals
168
Dem/i
Population
169
Pan-
Entire
170
Idi/o
Peculiar to the individual
171
Congenial
Existing at birth
