Appendix 3: Word Parts & Their Meanings Flashcards
(493 cards)
1
Q
a-
A
not, without, lack of, absence
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
4
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
5
Q
acous, acus
A
sound, hearing
6
Q
acro-
A
extremity, end
7
Q
ad-
A
toward, near
8
Q
aden/o
A
gland
9
Q
adip/o
A
fat
10
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland, epinephrine
11
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
12
Q
adrenocortic/o
A
adrenal cortex
13
Q
aer/o
A
air, gas
14
Q
-agogue
A
promoter, stimulator
15
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
16
Q
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
A
pain
17
Q
-algesia
A
pain
18
Q
-algia
A
pain
19
Q
ambly-
A
dim
20
Q
amnio
A
amnion
21
Q
amyl/o
A
starch
22
Q
an-
A
not, without, lack of, absence
23
Q
andr/o
A
male
24
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
25
an/o
anus
26
ante-
before
27
anti-
against
28
aort/o
aorta
29
-ar
pertaining to
30
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
31
arteriol/o
arteriole
32
arthr/o
joint
33
-ary
pertaining to
34
-ase
enzyme
35
atel/o
imperfect
36
atlant/o
atlas
37
atri/o
atrium
38
audi/o
hearing
39
auto-
self
40
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
41
bacill/i, bacill/o
bacillius
42
bacteri/o
bacterium
43
balan/o
glans penis
44
bar/o
pressure
45
bi-
two, twice
46
bili
bile
47
bio
life
48
blast/o, -blast
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
49
blephar/o
eyelid
50
brachi/o
arm
51
brachy-
short
52
brady-
slow
53
bronch/o, bronch/i
bronchus
54
bronchiol
bronchiole
55
bucc/o
cheek
56
burs/o
bursa
57
calc/i
calcium
58
cali/o, calic/o
calyx
59
-capnia
carbon dioxide (level of)
60
carcin/o
cancer, carcinoma
61
cardi/o
heart
62
cec/o
cecum
63
-cele
hernia, localized dilation
64
celi/o
abdomen
65
centesis
puncture, tap
66
cephal/o
head
67
cerebell/o
cerebellum
68
cerebr/o
cerebrum
69
cervic/o
neck, cervix
70
chem/o
chemical
71
cheil/o
lip
72
chir/o
hand
73
cholangi/o
bile duct
74
chol/e, chol/o
bile, gall
75
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
76
choledoch/o
common bile duct
77
chondr/o
cartilage
78
chori/o, choroid/o
choroid
79
chrom/o, chromat/o
color, stain
80
chron/o
time
81
circum-
around
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clasis, -clasia
breaking
83
clitor/o, clitorid/o
clitoris
84
coccy, coccyg/o
coccyx
85
cochle/o
cochlea (of inner ear)
86
col/o, colon/o
colon
87
colp/o
vagina
88
contra-
against, opposite, opposed
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copro
feces
90
cor/o, cor/e
pupil
91
corne/o
cornea
92
cortic/o
outer portion, cerebral cortex
93
cost/o
rib
94
counter-
against, opposite, opposed
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crani/o
skull, cranium
96
cry/o
cold
97
crypt/o
hidden
98
cus
sound, hearing
99
cyan/o-
blue
100
cycl/o-
ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)
101
cyst/o
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder
102
-cyte, cyt/o
cell
103
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
104
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
105
dactyl/o
finger, toe
106
de-
down, without, removal, loss
107
dent/o, dent/i
tooth, teeth
108
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
109
-desis
binding, fusion
110
dextr/o-
right
111
di-
two, twice
112
dia-
through
113
dilation, dilatation
expansion, widening
114
dipl/o-
double
115
dis-
absence, removal, separation
116
duoden/o
duodenum
117
dynam/o
force, energy
118
dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
119
ec-
out, outside
120
ectasia, ectasis
dilation, dilatation, distension
121
ecto-
out, outside
122
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
123
edema
accumulation of fluid, swelling
124
electr/o
electricity
125
embry/o
embryo
126
emesis
vomiting
127
-emia
condition of blood
128
encephal/o
brain
129
end/o-
in, within
130
endocrin/o
endocrine
131
enter/o
intestine
132
epi-
on, over
133
epididym/o
epididymis
134
episi/o
vuvla
135
equi-
equal, same
136
erg/o
work
137
erythr/o-
red, red blood cell
138
erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
139
esophag/o
esophagus
140
-esthesia, -esthesi/o
sensation
141
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
142
ex/o-
away from, outside
143
extra-
outside
144
fasci/o
fascia
145
fer
to carry
146
ferr/i, ferr/o
iron
147
fet/o
fetus
148
fibr/o
fiber
149
-form
like, resembling
150
galact/o
milk
151
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
152
gastr/o
stomach
153
gen, genesis
origin, formation
154
ger/e, ger/o
old age
155
-geusia
sense of taste
156
gingiv/o
gum, gingiva
157
gli/o
neuroglia
158
glomerul/o
glomerulus
159
gloss/o
tongue
160
gluc/o
glucose
161
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
162
gnath/o
jaw
163
goni/o
angle
164
-gram
record of data
165
-graph
instrument for recording data
166
-graphy
act of recording data
167
gravida
pregnant woman
168
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
169
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
170
hemi-
half, one side
171
-hemia
condition of blood
172
hepat/o
liver
173
hetero-
other, different, unequal
174
hidr/o
sweat, perspiration
175
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
176
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
177
hydr/o
water, fluid
178
hyper-
over, excess, increased, abnormally high
179
hypn/o
sleep
180
hypo-
under, below, decreased, abnormally low
181
hypophysi/o
pituitary, hypophysis
182
hyster/o
uterus
183
-ia
condition of
184
-ian
specialist
185
-sis
condition of
186
-iatrics
medical specialty
187
-iatr/o
physician
188
-iatry
medical specialty
189
-ic/-ical
pertaining to
190
-ics
medical specialty
191
-ile
pertaining to
192
ile/o
ileum
193
ili/o
ilium
194
im-
not
195
immun/o
immunity, immune system
196
in-
not
197
infra-
below
198
in/o
fiber, muscle fiber
199
insul/o
pancreatic islets
200
inter-
between
201
intra-
in, within
202
ir, irit/o, irid/o
iris
203
-ism
condition of
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iso-
equal, same
205
-ist
specialist
206
-itis
inflammation
207
jejun/o
jejunum
208
juxta-
near, beside
209
kali
potassium
210
kary/o
nucleus
211
kerat/o
cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin
212
kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o
movement
213
labi/o
lip
214
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
215
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
216
lact/o
milk
217
-lalia
speech, babble
218
lapar/o
abdominal wall
219
laryng/o
larynx
220
lent/i
lens
221
-lepsy
seizure
222
leuk/o-
white, colorless, white blood cell
223
leukocyt/o
white blood cell
224
-lexia
reading
225
lingu/o
tongue
226
lip/o
fat, lipid
227
-listhesis
slipping
228
lith
calculus, stone
229
-logy
study of
230
lumb/o
lumbar region, lower back
231
lymphaden/o
lymph node
232
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
233
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte
234
lymphocyt/o
lymphyocyte
235
-lysis
separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
236
-lytic
dissolving, reducing, loosening
237
macro-
large, abnormally large
238
mal-
bad, poor
239
malacia
softening
240
mamm/o
breast, mammary gland
241
-mania
excited state, obsession
242
mast/o
breast, mammary gland
243
medull/o
inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord
244
mega-, megal/o-
large, abnormally large
245
-megaly
enlargement
246
melan/o-
black, dark, melanin
247
mening/o, meninge/o
meninges
248
men/o, mens
month, menstruation
249
mes/o-
middle
250
met/a
change, after, beyond
251
-meter
instrument for measuring
252
metr/o
measure
253
metr/o, metr/i
uterus
254
-metry
measurement of
255
micro-
small, one millionth
256
-mimetic
mimicking, simulating
257
mon/o-
one
258
morph/o
form, structure
259
muc/o
mucus, mucous membrane
260
multi-
many
261
muscul/o
muscle
262
myc/o
fungus, mold
263
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
264
my/o
muscle
265
myring/o
tympanic membrane
266
myx/o
mucus
267
narc/o
stupor, unconsciousness
268
nas/o
nose
269
nat/i
birth
270
natri
sodium
271
necrosis
death of tissue
272
neo-
new
273
nephr/o
kidney
274
neur/o, neur/i
nervous system, nerve
275
noct/i
night
276
non-
not
277
normo-
normal
278
nucle/o
nucleus
279
nulli-
never
280
nyct/o
night, darkness
281
ocul/o
eye
282
odont/o
tooth, teeth
283
-odynia
pain
284
-oid
like, resembling
285
olig/o-
few, scanty, deficiency of
286
-oma
tumor
287
onc/o
tumor
288
onych/o
nail
289
oo
ovum
290
oophor/o
ovary
291
ophthalm/o
eye
292
-opia
condition of the eye, vision
293
-opsia
condition of vision
294
opt/o
eye, vision
295
orchid/o, orchi/o
testis
296
or/o
mouth
297
ortho-
straight, correct, upright
298
-ory
pertaining to
299
osche/o
scrotum
300
-ose
sugar
301
-o/sis
condition of
302
osm/o
smell
303
-osmia
sense of smell
304
oste/o
bone
305
ot/o
ear
306
-ous
pertaining to
307
ovari/o
ovary
308
ov/o, ovul/o
ovum
309
-oxia
oxygen (level of)
310
ox/y
oxygen, sharp, acute
311
pachy-
thick
312
palat/o
palate
313
palpebr/o
eyelid
314
pan-
all
315
pancreat/o
pancreas
316
papill/o
nipple
317
para-
near, beside, abnormal
318
para
woman who has given birth
319
parathyr/o, parathyroid/o
parathyroid
320
-paresis
partial paralysis, weakness
321
path/o, -pathy
disease, any disease of
322
ped/o
foot, child
323
pelvi/o
pelvis
324
-penia
decrease in, deficiency of
325
per-
through
326
peri-
around
327
perine/o
perineum
328
periton, peritone/o
peritoneum
329
-pexy
surgical fixation
330
phac/o, phak/o
lens
331
phag/o
eat, ingest
332
pharm, pharmac/o
drug, medicine
333
pharyng/o
pharynx
334
-phasia
speech
335
phil, -philic
attracting, absorbing
336
phleb/o
vein
337
-phobia
fear
338
phon/o
sound, voice
339
-phonia
voice
340
phot/o
light
341
phren/o
diaphragm
342
phrenic/o
phrenic nerve
343
phyt/o
plant
344
pituitar/i
pituitary, hypophysis
345
plas, -plasia
formation, molding, development
346
-plasty
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
347
-plegia
paralysis
348
pleur/o
pleura
349
-pnea
breathing
350
pneum/o, pneumat/o
air, gas, lung, respiration
351
pneumon/o
lung
352
pod/o
foot
353
-poiesis
formation, production
354
poikilo-
varied, irregular
355
poly-
many, much
356
post-
after, behind
357
pre-
before, in front of
358
presby-
old
359
prim/i-
first
360
pro-
before, in front of
361
proct/o
rectum
362
prostat/o
prostate
363
prote/o
protein
364
pseudo-
false
365
psych/o
mind
366
ptosis
dropping, downward displacement, prolapse
367
ptysis
spitting
368
puer
child
369
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lung
370
pupill/o
pupil
371
pyel/o
renal pelvis
372
pylor/o
pylorus
373
py/o
pus
374
pyr/o, pyret/o
fever, fire
375
quadr/i-
four
376
rachi/o
spine
377
radicul/o
root of spinal nerve
378
radi/o
radiation, x-ray
379
re-
again, back
380
rect/o
rectum
381
ren/o
kidney
382
reticul/o
network
383
retin/o
retina
384
retro-
behind, backward
385
rhabd/o
rod, muscle cell
386
-rhage, -rhagia
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
387
-rhaphy
surgical repair, suture
388
-rhea
flow discharge
389
-rhexis
rupture
390
rhin/o
nose
391
sacchar/o
sugar
392
sacr/o
sacrum
393
salping/o
tube, uterine tube, auditory (eustachian) tube
394
-schisis
fissure, splitting
395
scler/o
hard, sclera (of eye)
396
sclerosis
hardening
397
-scope
instrument for viewing or examining
398
-scopy
examination of
399
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous gland
400
semi-
half, partial
401
semin
semen
402
sept/o
septum, dividing wall, partition
403
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
404
sider/o
iron
405
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
406
sinistr/o
left
407
-sis
condition of
408
skelet/o
skeleton
409
somat/o
body
410
-some
body, small body
411
somn/i, somn/o
sleep
412
son/o
sound, ultrasound
413
spasm
sudden contraction, cramp
414
sperm/i
semen, spermatozoa
415
spermat/o
semen, spermatozoa
416
-spermia
condition of semen
417
sphygm/o
pulse
418
spir/o
breathing
419
splen/o
spleen
420
spondyl/o
vertebra
421
staped/o, stapedi/o
stapes
422
staphyl/o
grape-like cluster, staphylococcus
423
stasis
suppression, stoppage
424
steat/o
fatty
425
stenosis
narrowing, constriction
426
steth/o
chest
427
sthen/o
strength
428
stoma, stomat/o
mouth
429
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
430
strept/o-
twisted chain, streptococcus
431
sub-
below, under
432
super-
above, excess
433
supra-
above
434
syn-, sym-
together
435
synov/i
synovial joint, synovial membrane
436
tachy-
rapid
437
tax/o
order, arrangement
438
tel/e-, tel/o-
end, far, at a distance
439
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
440
terat/o
malformed fetus
441
test/o
testis, testicle
442
tetra-
four
443
thalam/o
thalamus
444
therm/o
heat, temperature
445
thorac/o
chest, thorax
446
thromb/o
blood clot
447
thrombocyt/o
platelet, thrombocyte
448
thym/o
thymus gland
449
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid
450
toc/o
labor
451
-tome
instrument for incising (cutting)
452
-tomy
incision, cutting
453
ton/o
tone
454
tonsil/o
tonsil
455
tox/o, toxic/o
poison, toxin
456
toxin
posion
457
trache/o
trachea
458
trans-
through
459
tri-
three
460
trich/o
hair
461
-tripsy
crushing
462
trop/o
turning
463
trop, -tropic
act(ing) on, affect(ing)
464
troph/o, -trophy, -trophia
feeding, growth, nourishment
465
tympan/o
tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
466
un-
not
467
uni-
one
468
-uresis
urination
469
ureter/o
ureter
470
urethr/o
urethra
471
-uria
condition of urine, urination
472
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
473
urin/o
urine
474
uter/o
uterus
475
uve/o
uvea (of eye)
476
uvul/o
uvula
477
vagin/o
sheath, vagina
478
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
479
varic/o
twisted and swollen vein, varix
480
vascul/o
vessel
481
vas/o
vessel, duct, vas deferens
482
ven/o, ven/i
vein
483
ventricul/o
cavity, ventricle
484
vertebr/o
vertebra, spinal column
485
vesic/o
urinary bladder
486
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
487
vestibul/o
vestibule, vestibular apparatus (of ear)
488
vir/o
virus
489
vulv/o
vulva
490
xanth/o-
yellow
491
xen/o
foreign, strange
492
xer/o
dry
493
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condition of
