Appendix 3 Meanings (Condensed) Flashcards
(418 cards)
2
Q
abdomen
A
abdomin/o, celi/o
3
Q
abdominal wall
A
lapar/o
4
Q
above, excess
A
super-
5
Q
above
A
supra-
6
Q
absence, removal, separation
A
dis-
7
Q
accumulation of fluid, swelling
A
edema
8
Q
act of recording data
A
-graphy
9
Q
act(ing) on, affect(ing)
A
trop, -tropic
10
Q
adrenal cortex
A
adrenocortic/o
11
Q
adrenal gland, epinephrine
A
adren/o
12
Q
adrenal gland
A
adrenal/o
13
Q
after, behind
A
post-
14
Q
again, back
A
re-
15
Q
against, opposite
A
contra-
16
Q
against
A
anti-
17
Q
air, gas, lung, respiration
A
pneum/o, pneumat/o
18
Q
air, gas
A
aer/o
19
Q
all
A
pan-
20
Q
amnion
A
amnio
21
Q
angle
A
goni/o
22
Q
anus
A
an/o
23
Q
aorta
A
aort/o
24
Q
arm
A
brachi/o
25
Q
around
A
circum-, peri-
26
arteriole
arteriol/o
27
artery
arter/o, arteri/o
28
atlas
atlant/o
29
atrium
atri/o
30
attracting, absorbing
phil, -philic
31
away from, outside
ex/o-
32
away from
ab-
33
bacillus
bacill/i, bacill/o
34
bacterium
bacteri/o
35
bad, poor
mal-
36
before, in front of
pre-, pro-
37
before
ante-
38
behind, backwards
retro-
39
below, under
sub-
40
below
infra-
41
between
inter-
42
bile duct
cholangi/o
43
bile, gall
chol/e, chol/o
44
bile
bili
45
binding fusion
-desis
46
birth
nat/i
47
blood clot
thromb/o
48
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
49
blue
cyan/o
50
body, small body
-some
51
body
somat/o
52
bone marrow, spinal cord
myel/o
53
bone
oste/o
54
brain
encephal/o
55
breaking
clasis, -clasia
56
breast, mammary gland
mamm/o, mast/o
57
breathing
-pnea, spir/o
58
bronchiole
bronchiol
59
bronchus
bronch/o, bronch/i
60
bursa
burs/o
61
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
-rhage, -rhagia
62
calcium
calc/i
63
calculus, stone
lith
64
calyx
cali/o, calic/o
65
cancer, carcinoma
carcin/o
66
carbon dioxide (level of)
-capnia
67
cartilage
chondr/o
68
cavity, ventricle
ventricul/o
69
cecum
cec/o
70
cell
-cyte, cyt/o
71
cerebellum
cerebell/o
72
cerebrum
cerebr/o
73
cheek
bucc/o
74
chemical
chem/o
75
chest, thorax
thorac/o
76
chest
steth/o
77
child
puer
78
choroid
chori/o, choroid/o
79
ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)
cycl/o
80
clitoris
clitor/o, clitorid/o
81
coccyx
coccy, coccyg/o
82
cochlea (of inner ear)
cochle/o
83
cold
cry/o
84
colon
col/o, colon/o
85
color, stain
chrom/o, chromat/o
86
common bile duct
choledoch/o
87
condition of blood
-emia, hemia
88
condition of semen
-spermia
89
condition of urine, urination
-uria
90
condition of
-ia/sis, ism, o/sis, sis, y
91
cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin
kerat/o
92
cornea
corne/o
93
crushing
-tripsy
94
dark, black, melanin
melan/o
95
death of tissue
necrosis
96
decrease in, deficiency of
-penia
97
diaphragm
phren/o
98
dilation, dilatation, distension
ectasia, ectasis
99
dim
ambly-
100
disease, any disease of
path/o, pathy
101
dissolving, reducing, loosening
-lytic
102
double
dipl/o
103
down, without, removal, loss
de-
104
dropping, downward, displacement, prolapse
ptosis
105
drug, medicine
pharm, pharmac/o
106
dry
xero-
107
ear
ot/o
108
eat, ingest
phag/o
109
electricity
electr/o
110
embryo
embry/o
111
end
tel/e-, tel/o-
112
endocrine
endocrin/o
113
enlargement
-megaly
114
enzyme
-ase
115
epididymis
epididym/o
116
equal, same
equi-, iso-
117
esophagus
esophag/o
118
examination of
-scopy
119
excision, surgical removal
-ectomy
120
excited state, obsession
-mania
121
expansion, widening
dilation, dilatation
122
extremity, end
acro-
123
eye, vision
-opia, opt/o
124
eye
ocul/o, ophthalm/o
125
eyelid
blephar/o, palpebr/o
126
false
pseudo-
127
fascia
fasci/o
128
fat, lipid
lip/o
129
fat
adip/o
130
fatty
steat/o
131
fear
-phobia
132
feces
copro
133
feeding, growth, nourishment
troph/o, -trophy, -trophia
134
fetus
fet/o
135
fever, fire
pyr/o, pyret/o
136
few, scanty, deficiency of
olig/o-
137
fiber, muscle fiber
in/o
138
fiber
fibr/o
139
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder
cyst/o
140
finger, toe
dactyl/o
141
first
prim/i-
142
fissure, splitting
-schisis
143
flow, discharge
-rhea
144
foot, child
ped/o
145
foot
pod/o
146
foreign, strange
xen/o
147
form, structure
morph/o
148
formation, molding, development
plas, -plasia
149
formation, production
-poiesis
150
four
quadr/i-, tetra-
151
fungus, mold
myc/o
152
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
153
ganglion
gangli/o, ganglion/o
154
gland
aden/o
155
glans penis
balan/o
156
glomerulus
glomerul/o
157
glucose
gluc/o
158
grapelike cluster, staphylococcus
staphyl/o
159
gum, gingiva
gingiv/o
160
hair
trich/o
161
half, one side
hemi-
162
half, partial
semi-
163
hand
chir/o
164
hard, sclera (of eye)
scler/o
165
hardening
sclerosis
166
head
cephal/o
167
hearing
audi/o
168
heart
cardi/o
169
heat, temperature
therm/o
170
hernia, localized dilation
-cele
171
hidden
crypt/o
172
ileum
ile/o
173
ilium
ili/o
174
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
blast/o, -blast
175
immunity, immune system
immun/o
176
imperfect
atel/o
177
in, within
end/o-, intra-
178
incision, cutting
-tomy
179
inflammation
-itis
180
inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord
medull/o
181
instrument for incising (cutting)
-tome
182
instrument for measuring
-meter
183
instrument for recording data
-graph
184
instrument for viewing
-scope
185
intestine
enter/o
186
iris
ir, irit/o, irid/o
187
iron
ferr/i, ferr/o, sider/o
188
jaw
gnath/o
189
jejunum
jejun/o
190
joint
arthr/o
191
kidney
nephr/o, ren/o
192
labor
toc/o
193
labrynth (inner ear)
labrynth/o
194
lacrimal sac
dacryocyst/o
195
large, abnormally large
mega-, megalo-, macro-
196
larynx
laryng/o
197
left
sinistr/o
198
lens
lent/i, phac/o, phak/o
199
light
phot/o
200
like, resembling
-form, -oid
201
lip
cheil/o, labi/o
202
liver
hepat/o
203
lumbar region, lower back
lumb/o
204
lung
pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneumon/o
205
lymph node
lymphaden/o
206
lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte
lymph/o
207
lymphatic vessel
lymphangi/o
208
lymphocyte
lymphocyt/o
209
male
andr/o
210
malformed fetus
terat/o
211
many, much
poly-
212
many
multi-
213
measure
metr/o
214
measurement of
-metry
215
medical specialty
-iatrics, -iatry, -ics
216
meninges
mening/o, meninge/o
217
middle
mes/o-
218
milk
galact/o, lact/o
219
mimicking, simulating
-mimetic
220
mind
psych/o
221
month, menstruation
men/o, mens
222
mouth
stoma, stomat/o, or/o
223
movement
kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o
224
mucus, mucous membrane
muc/o
225
mucus
myx/o
226
muscle
muscul/o, my/o
227
nail
onych/o
228
narrowing, constriction
stenosis
229
near, beside, abnormal
para-
230
near, beside
juxta-
231
neck, cervix
cervic/o
232
nervous system, nerve
neur/o, neur/i
233
network
reticul/o
234
neuroglia
gli/o
235
never
nulli-
236
new
neo-
237
night, darkness
nyct/o
238
night
noct/i
239
nipple
papill/o
240
nitrogenous compounds
azot/o
241
normal
normo-
242
nose
nas/o, rhin/o
243
not, without, lack of, absence
A-, an-
244
not
im-, in-, non-, un-
245
nucleus
kary/o, nucle/o
246
old age
ger/e, ger/o
247
old
presby-
248
on, over
epi-
249
one
mon/o-, uni-
250
opposite, against
counter-
251
order, arrangement
tax/o
252
origin, formation
gen, genesis
253
other, different, unequal
hetero-
254
out, outside
ec-, ecto-
255
outer portion, cerebral cortex
cortic/o
256
outside
extra-
257
ovary
oophor/o, ovari/o
258
over, excess, increased, abnormally high
hyper-
259
ovum
oo, ov/o, ovul/o
260
oxygen (level of)
-oxia
261
oxygen, sharp, acute
ox/y
262
pain
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o, -algesia, -algia, -odynia
263
palate
palat/o
264
pancreas
pancreat/o
265
pancreatic islets
insul/o
266
paralysis
-plegia
267
parathyroid
parathyr/o, parathyroid/o
268
partial paralysis, weakness
-paresis
269
pelvis
pelvi/o
270
perineum
perine/o
271
peritoneum
periton, peritone/o
272
pertaining to
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, ical, -ile, -ory, -ous
273
pharynx
pharyng/o
274
phrenic nerve
phrenic/o
275
physician
-iatr/o
276
pituitary, hypophysis
hypophys, pituitar
277
plant
phyt/o
278
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
-plasty
279
platelet, thrombocyte
thrombocyt/o
280
pleura
pleur/o
281
poison, toxin
tox/o, toxic/o
282
poison
toxin
283
potassium
kali
284
pregnant woman
gravida
285
pressure
bar/o
286
promotor, stimulator
-agogue
287
prostate
prostat/o
288
protein
prote/o
289
pulse
sphygm/o
290
puncture, tap
centesis
291
pupil
cor/o, cor/e, pupill/o
292
pus
py/o
293
pylorus
pylor/o
294
radiation, x-ray
radi/o
295
rapid
tachy-
296
reading
-lexia
297
record of data
-gram
298
rectum
proct/o, rect/o
299
red blood cell
erythrocyt/o
300
red, red blood cell
erythr/o-
301
renal pelvis
pyel/o
302
retina
retin/o
303
rib
cost/o
304
right
dextr/o-
305
rod, muscle cell
rhabd/o
306
root of spinal nerve
radicul/o
307
rupture
-rhexis
308
sacrum
sacr/o
309
saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
sial/o
310
same, unchanging
homo-, homeo-
311
scrotum
osche/o
312
sebum, sebaceous gland
seb/o
313
seizure
-lepsy
314
self
auto-
315
semen, spermatoza
sperm/i, spermat/o
316
semen
semin
317
seminal vesicle
vesicul/o
318
sensation
-esthesia, -esthesi/o
319
sense of smell
-osmia
320
sense of taste
-geusia
321
separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
-lysis
322
septum, dividing wall, partition
sept/o
323
sheath, vagina
vagin/o
324
short
brachy-
325
sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
326
skin
derm/o, dermat/o
327
skull, cranium
crani/o
328
sleep
somn/i, somn/o, hypn/o
329
slipping
-listhesis
330
slow
brady-
331
small, one millionth
micro-
332
smell
osm/o
333
sodium
natri
334
softening
malacia
335
sound, hearing
acous, acus, cus
336
sound, ultrasound
son/o
337
sound, voice
phon/o
338
specialist
-ian, -ist
339
speech, babble
-lalia
340
speech
-phasia
341
spine
rachi/o
342
spitting
ptysis
343
spleen
splen/o
344
stapes
staped/o, stapedi/o
345
starch
amyl/o
346
stomach
gastr/o
347
straight, correct, upright
ortho-
348
strength
sthen/o
349
study of
-logy
350
stupor, unconsciousness
narc/o
351
sudden contraction, cramp
spasm
352
sugar, glucose
glyc/o
353
sugar
sacchar/o, -ose
354
supression, stoppage
stasis
355
surgical creation of an opening
-stomy
356
surgical fixation
-pexy
357
surgical repair, suture
-rhaphy
358
sweat, perspiration
hidr/o
359
synovial joint, synovial membrane
synov/i
360
tear, lacrimal apparatus
dacry/o, lacrim/o
361
tendon
ten/o, tendin/o
362
testis, testicle
test/o
363
testis
orchid/o, orchi/o
364
thalamus
thalam/o
365
thick
pachy-
366
three
tri-
367
through
dia-, per-, trans-,
368
thymus gland
thym/o
369
thyroid
thyr/o, thyroid/o
370
time
chron/o
371
tissue
hist/o, histi/o
372
to carry
fer
373
together
syn-, sym-
374
tone
ton/o
375
tongue
gloss/o, lingu/o
376
tonsil
tonsill/o
377
tooth, teeth
dent/o, dent/I, odont/o
378
toward, near
ad-
379
trachea
trache/o
380
true, good, easy, normal
eu-
381
tube, oviduct, eustachian (auditory) tube
salping/o
382
tumor
-oma, onc/o
383
turning
trop/o
384
twisted and swollen vein, varix
varic/o
385
twisted chain, streptococcus
strept/o-
386
two, twice
bi-, di-
387
tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
tympan/o
388
tympanic membrane
myring/o
389
under, below, decreased, abnormally low
hypo-
390
ureter
ureter/o
391
urethra
urethr/o
392
urinary bladder
vesic/o
393
urination
-uresis
394
urine, urinary tract
ur/o
395
urine
urin/o
396
uterus
hyster/o, metr/o, metr/I, uter/o
397
uvea (of eye)
uve/o
398
uvula
uvul/o
399
vagina
colp/o
400
valve
valv/o, valvul/o
401
varied, irregular
poikilo-
402
vein
phleb/o, ven/o, ven/i
403
vertebra, spinal column
vertebr/o
404
vertebra
spondyl/o
405
vessel, duct, vas deferens
vas/o
406
vessel
angi/o, vascul/o
407
vestibule, vestibular apparatus of ear
vestibul/o
408
virus
vir/o
409
vision
-opsia
410
voice
-phonia
411
vomiting
emesis
412
vulva
episi/o, vulv/o
413
water, fluid
hydr/o
414
white blood cell
leukocyt/o
415
white, colorless, white blood cell
leuk/o-
416
woman who has given birth
para
417
woman
gyn/o, gynec/o
418
work
erg/o
419
yellow
xanth/o
