Appendix A Flashcards
1
Q
Aden-
A
Gland
2
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
3
Q
Ana-
A
Up, aprat, backward, excessive
4
Q
Anter/o
A
Before, front
5
Q
Caud/o
A
Lowest part of the body, tail
6
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
7
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
8
Q
Coron/o
A
Coronary, crown
9
Q
-crine
A
Secrete
10
Q
Cutane/o
A
Skin
11
Q
Dem/o
A
People, population
12
Q
Derm/o, dermat/o
A
Skin
13
Q
Dist/o
A
Far
14
Q
Dors/o
A
Back of body
15
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
16
Q
Epi-
A
Above, upon, on
17
Q
Eti-
A
Cause
18
Q
Exo-
A
Out of, outside, away from
19
Q
-gen
A
Producing, forming
20
Q
-gene
A
Production, origin, formation
21
Q
Hist/o
A
Tissue
22
Q
Home/o
A
Sameness, unchanging constant
23
Q
Hyster/o
A
Uterus
24
Q
Iatr/o
A
Physician treatment
25
Idi/o
Peculiar to the individual organ, one, distinct
26
Infer/o
Below, beneath
27
Inguin/o
Groin
28
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
29
Later/o
Side
30
Lumb/o
Lower back, loin
31
Medi/o
Middle
32
Metr/i, metr/o
Uterus
33
Mort/i, mort/o
Death,dead
34
Nephr/o
Kidney
35
Nucle/o
Nucleus
36
Ocul/o
Eye
37
Oophor/o, ocari/o
Ovary
38
Ophthalm/o
Eye, vision
39
Or/o
Mouth, oral cavity
40
Orch/o, orchid/o
Testicles
41
Pan-
All, entire, every
42
Pariet/o
Wall
43
Path/o
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
44
-pathy
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
45
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
46
-philia
Attraction to, like, love
47
Phleb/o
Vein
48
-plasia
Development, growth, formation
49
-plasm
Formative material of cells
50
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Lung, air
51
Poster/o
Behind, towards the back
52
Proxim/o
Near
53
Pulm/o
Lung
54
Ren/o
Kidney
55
-stasis
Control, maintenance of a constant level
56
Super/o
Above, excessive, higher than
57
-tics
Pertaining to
58
Umbilic/o
Navel
59
Ureter/o
Ureter
60
Urethr/o
Urethra
61
Uter/o
Uterus
62
Ven/o
Vein
63
Ventr/o
In front, belly side of the body
64
Viscer/o
Viscera, internal organ
65
Acoust/o
Hearing, sound
