Body Part Prefixes Flashcards by Elizabeth Dietrich

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Acous/o-

A

Hearing

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Aden/o-

A

Gland

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Adip/o-

A

Fat

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Adren/o-

A

Gland

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Angi/o-

A

Blood vessel

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Arteri/o-

A

Artery

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Arthr/o-

A

Joint

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Bucc/o-

A

Cheek

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Bronch/i-

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Bronchus

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Burs/o-

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Bursa

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Carcin/o-

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Cancer

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Cardi/o-

A

Heart

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Cepha/o-

A

Head

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Chol-

A

Bile

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Chondri-

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Cartilage

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Coron-

A

Heart

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Cost-

A

Rib

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Cutane-

A

Skin

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Crani/o-

A

Brain

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Cyst/o-, Cysti-

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Bladder or sac

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Derm-, Dermat/o-

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Duodenum

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Gastr-

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Stomach

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Gloss-

A

Tongue

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Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-

A

Blood

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Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

Liver

Hist/o-, Histio

Tissue

Hyster/o-

Uterus

Ileo-

Ileum

Ischi/o-

Ischium

Kerat/o-

Cornea (eye or skin)

Lacrim/o-

Tear (from your eyes)

Lact/o-, Lacti-

Milk

Laryng/o-

Larynx

Lingu/o-

Tongue

Lip/o-

Fat

Lymph/o-

Lymph

Mamm-, Mast/o-

Breast

Mening/o-

Meninges

Muscul/o-

Muscle

My/o-

Muscle

Myel/o-

Spinal cord or bone marrow

Nephr/o-

Kidney

Neur/i-, Neur/o-

Nerve

Oculo-

Eye

Onco-

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

Onych/-

Fingernail; Toenail

Oo-

Egg; Ovary

Op-, Opt

Vision

Oophor/o-

Ovary

Ophthalm/o-

Eye

Orchid/o-, Orchio-

Testis

Orth/o-

Straight; Normal; Correct

Osseo-

Bony

Ossi-

Bone

Ost-, Oste/o-

Bone

Ot/o-

Ear

Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo-

Ovary

Phalang-

Phalanx

Pharyng/o-

Pharynx; Throat

Phleb/o-

Vein

Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico-

Diaphragm

Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o-

Rib, pleura

Pneum/a-, Pneumat/o-

Air; Lung

Proct/o-

Anus; Rectum

Prostat-

Prostate

Pseudo-

False

Psych/o-, Psyche-

Mind

Radio-

Radiation; RadiusR

Ren/o-

Kidney

Retin-

Retina (of the eye)

Rhin/o-

Nose

Salping/o-

Tube

Sarco-

Muscular; Flesh-like

Schiz/o-

Split; Cleft

Sclera-, Sclero-

Hardness

Sigmoid/o-

Sigmoid colon

Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato-

Sperm

Splen/o-

Spleen

Sten/o-

Narrowed; Blocked

Stern-

Sternum

Stom/a-, Stomat/o-

Mouth

Thorac/o-, Thoracico-

Chest

Thromb/o-

Blot clot

Thyr/o-

Thyroid gland

Trache/o-

Trachea

Tympan/o-

Eardrum

Ur/o-

Urine

Vagin-

Vagina

Varic/o-

Duct; Blood vessel

Vasculo-

Blood vessel

Ven/o-

Vein

Vertbr-

Vertebra; Spine