Anatomical Language Flashcards
1
Q
A-, An-
A
Without
2
Q
Auto-
A
Self
3
Q
Cyt/o-
A
Cell
4
Q
Dis-
A
Separation, Taking apart
5
Q
Dys-
A
Abnormal, difficult
6
Q
Eu-
A
Good, Well
7
Q
Idio-
A
Self, One’s own
8
Q
Lyso-, Lys-,
A
Break down, destruction, dissolving
9
Q
Mal-
A
Abnormal
10
Q
Myc/o-
A
Fungus
11
Q
Necr/o-
A
Death
12
Q
Neo-
A
New
13
Q
Oxy-
A
Sharp, Acute, Oxygen
14
Q
Pan-, Pant/o-,
A
All or everywhere
15
Q
Re-
A
Again, Backwards
16
Q
Somat/o- Somatico
A
Body; Bodily
17
Q
Acous/o-
A
Hearing
18
Q
Aden/o-
A
Gland
19
Q
Adip/o-
A
Fat
20
Q
Adren/o-
A
Gland
21
Q
Angi/o-
A
Blood vessel
22
Q
Arteri/o-
A
Artery
23
Q
Arthr/o-
A
Joint
24
Q
Bucc/o-
A
Cheek
25
Bronch/i-
Bronchus
26
Burs/o
Burso
27
Carcin/o-
Cancer
28
Cardi/o-
Heart
29
Cephal/o-
Head
30
Chol-
Bile
31
Chondri-
Cartilage
32
Coron-
Heart
33
Cost-
Rib
34
Cutane-
Skin
35
Cyst/o-, Cysti-
Bladder or Sac
36
Derm-, Dermat/o-
Skin
37
Duoden/o-
Duodenum
38
Gastr-
Stomach
39
Gloss-
Tongue
40
Hem-, Hema-, Hemat/o-, Hemo-
Blood
41
Hepat/o-, Hepatico-
Liver
42
Hist/o-, Histio-
Tissue
43
Hyster/o-
Uterus
44
Kerat/o-
Corena (Eye or Skin)
45
Lacrim/o-
Tear (from eye)
46
Lact/o-, Lacti-
Milk
47
Lingu/o-
Tongue
48
Mamm/o-, Mast/o-
Breast
49
My/o-
Muscle
50
Myel/o-
Spinal cord or bone marrow
51
Nephr/o-
Kidney
52
Neur/i-, Neur/o-
Nerve
53
Oculo-
Eye
54
Onco-
Tumor
55
Oo-
Egg, oocyte
56
Op-, Opto-
Eye
57
Osseo-, Ossi-, Ost/o-, Oste/o-
Bone
58
Phren-, Phren/o-, Phrenico-
Rib, pleura
59
Pneum-
Lung
60
Proct/o-
Anus, Rectum
61
Psuedo-
False
62
Pysch-
Mind
63
Ren/o-
Kidney
64
Rhin/o-
Nose
65
Sarco-
Musclular
66
Schiz/o-
Split, Cleft
67
Sclero-, Sclera-
Hardness
68
Sten/o-
Narrowed, Blocked
69
Stom/a-, Stomat/o-
Mouth
70
Thromb/o-
Blood Clot
71
Ven/o-
Vein
72
Rhabd/o-
Rod-shaped, striated
73
Reticul/o-
Net
74
Scoli/o-
Twisted
75
Ab-, Abs-
Away from
76
Ad-
Towards
77
Ante-
Before, Forward
78
Circum-
Around
79
Cycl-
Circle, Cycle
80
De-
Away from, Ending
81
Dia-
Across, Through
82
Ect/o- Exo
Outer, Outside
83
End/o-, Ent-, Enter/o-
Inner, Inside
84
Epi-
Upon, Outside of
85
Ex-, Extra-
Beyond
86
Infra-
Below, Beneath
87
Inter-
Between
88
Intra-
Within
89
Meso-
Middle
90
Meta-
Change; Beyond
91
Para-
Alongside, Abnormal
92
Path/o-
Disease
93
Peri-
Around
94
Post-
Behind, After
95
Pre-
Before, In front
96
Retro-
Backward, Behind
97
Sub-
Under
98
Super-
Above
99
Supra-
Above; Upon
100
Sy- Syl- Sym- Syn- Sys-
Together
101
Trans-
Across, Through
102
Brady-
Slow
103
Diplo-
Double
104
Hemi-
Half
105
Hetero-
Other; Different
106
Homo-
Same
107
Hyper-
Above, Beyond, Excessive
108
Hypo-
Under; Deficient
109
Iso-
Equal, Like
110
Macro-
Big, long, Large
111
Mic-, Micro-
Small
112
Mon- Mono-
One
113
Olig/o-
Few, little
114
Poly-
Many, Excessive
115
Semi-
Half
116
Tachy-
Fast
117
-ac, -ial, -eal, -ity, -ous,
Pertaining to
118
-blast, -blastic, -blasto
Bud; Germ
119
-cyte, -cytic
Cell
120
-dynia
Pain, Swelling
121
-ectasis
Expansion, Dilation
122
-emia
blood condition
123
-ia, -iasis, -ism
condition
124
-ites, -itis
inflammation
125
-ium
structure, tissue
126
-lysis, -lytic
break down, destruction
127
-malacia
softening
128
-megaly
enlargement
129
-oid
resembling
130
-oma
tumor
131
-osis
condition (usually abnormal)
132
-pathy
disease
133
-penia
deficiency; lack of
134
-phagia, -phagy
eating; swallowing
135
-phasia
speech
136
-pnea
breathing
137
-poiesis
production
138
-ptosis
falling, drooping
139
-rrhage, -rrhagic
bleeding
140
-rrhea
flow or discharge
141
-stasis
level, unchanging
142
-trophy
growth
143
-uria
in the urine
144
-desis
surgical binding
145
-ectomy
cut out; removal
146
-ostomy
opening
147
-otomy
incision
148
-pexy
surgical fixation
149
-plasty
surgical reconstruction
