Cengage Appendix A (G-O) Flashcards
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galact/o
A
milk
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ganglion/o
A
ganglion, cluster of nerve cell bodies
3
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gangren/o
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tissue death, gangrene
4
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gemin/o
A
twin, double, group
6
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gen-
A
producing, forming
7
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gen/o
A
producing, forming
8
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-gen
A
producing, forming
9
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-gene
A
production, origin, formation
10
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-genic
A
creation, reproduction
11
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-genesis
A
creation, reproduction
12
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-genous
A
producing
13
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ger/i
A
old age
14
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germin/o
A
bud, sprout, embryonic tissue
15
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geront/o
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old age
16
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gest/o
A
pregnancy, gestation to birth
17
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gestat/o
A
pregnancy, gestation to birth
18
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gigant/o
A
giant, very large
19
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gingiv/o
A
gingival tissue, gums
20
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glauc/o
A
gray
21
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glen/o
A
socket of a joint
22
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gli/o
A
neurologic cells, supportive tissue of nervous system
23
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-globin
A
protein
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globul/o
A
shaped like a ball
25
glomerul/o
glomerulus
26
glott/o
pertaining to the tongue
27
gluc/o
glucose, sugar
28
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
29
glycos/o
glucose, sugar
30
glycer/o
sweet
31
gon/o
seed
32
gonad/o
gonad, sex glands
33
goni/o
angle
34
-gram
a picture or record
35
granul/o
granule(s)
36
-graph
a picture or record, machine for producing a record
37
-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
38
-gravida
pregnant
39
gynec/o
woman, female
40
hal/o
breath
41
halit/o
breath
42
hallucin/o
hallucination
43
hem/o
blood, relating to blood
44
hemat/o
blood, relating to blood
45
hemi-
half
46
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
47
hepat/o
liver
48
hered/o
inherited, hereditary
49
heredit/o
inherited, hereditary
50
herni/o
hernia
51
hiat/o
opening, gap
52
hidr/o
sweat
53
hirsut/o
hairy, rough
54
hist/o
tissue
55
hom/o
same, like, alike
56
home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant
57
hormon/o
hormone
58
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
59
hydr/o
relating to water
60
hygien/o
health
61
hyper-
excessive, increased
62
hypn/o
sleep
63
hypo-
deficient, decreased
64
hyster/o
uterus
65
-ia
abnormal condition, disease, also the plural of a singular noun ending -ium
66
-iasis
abnormal condition, disease
67
-ial
pertaining to
68
-iatrics
field of medicine, healing
69
-ific
making, producing
70
-iatrist
specialist
71
-iatry
field of medicine
72
ile/o
ileum, small intestine
73
-ic
pertaining to
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-ible
capable of, able to
75
-ile
capable of
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-ical
pertaining to
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idi/o
peculiar to one individual or organ, also unknown
78
-ician
specialist
79
icter/o
jaundice
80
-iferous
bearing, carrying, producing
81
-iform
shaped of formed like, resembling
82
im-
not
83
ili/o
ilium, hip bone
84
impact/o
pushed against, wedged against, packed
85
immune/o
immune, protection, safe
86
incis/o
cutting into
87
-in
a substance or chemical
88
infra-
below, beneath, inferior to
89
in-
in, into, not, without
90
infer/o
below, beneath
91
inflammation/o
flame within, set on fire
92
-ine
pertaining to, or a substance or chemical
93
infect/o
infected, tainted
94
infarct/o
filled in, stuffed
95
insulin/o
insulin
96
intern/o
within, inside
97
inter-
between, among
98
insul/o
island
99
inguin/o
groin
100
inject/o
to force or put in, insert
101
intestin/o
intestine
102
intrins/o
contained within, on the inside
103
intra-
within, inside
104
ir/o
iris, colored part of eye
105
intro-
within, into, inside
106
intussuscept/o
take up or receive within
107
ischi/o
ischium (hip bone)
108
ion/o
ion, to wander
109
-ion
condition, action, process, state
110
iod/o
iodine
111
irid/o
iris, colored part of eye
112
ir/i
iris, colored part of eye
113
-is
noun ending
114
-ior
pertaining to
115
-ism
condition, state of
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irit/o
iris, colored part of eye
117
kel/o
growth, tumor
118
iso-
equal, same
119
-ist
a person who practices, specialist
120
-isy
noun ending
121
-itis
inflammation
122
-ium
structure, tissue
123
-ive
performs, tends toward
124
kary/o
nucleus, nut
125
-ize
to make, to treat
126
jejun/o
jejunum
127
jugul/o
throat
128
juxta-
beside, near, nearby
129
kines/o
movement
130
ket/o
ketones, acetones
131
keton/o
ketones, acetones
132
klept/o
to steal
133
kinesi/o
movement
134
-kinesis
movement
135
labi/o
lip, labium
136
kerat/o
horny, hard, cornea
137
kyph/o
bent, hump
138
labyrinth/o
maze, labyrinth, the inner ear
139
lact/i
milk
140
lacer/o
torn, mangled
141
lact/o
milk
142
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
143
lacrim/o
tears, tear duct
144
laryng/o
larynx, throat
145
lamin/o
lamina, posterior portion of a vertebra
146
lenticul/o
lense, shaped like a lens
147
later/o
side
148
lei/o
smooth
149
lent/o
the lens of the eye
150
-lepsy
seizure
151
leuk/o
white
152
lex/o
word, phrase
153
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
154
lev/o
raise, lift
155
ligament/o
ligament
156
-logy
study of
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-lexia
word, phrase
158
lingu/o
tongue
159
lip/o
fat, lipid
160
ligat/o
binding or tying off
161
lipid/o
fat, lipid
162
lith/o
stone, calculus
163
-listhesis
slipping
164
lumb/o
lumbar, lower back, loin
165
lob/o
lobe, well-defined part of an organ
166
-lith
stone, calculus
167
loc/o
place
168
lumin/o
light, lumen
169
-lithiasis
presence of stones
170
lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
171
-log
study of
172
macro-
large, abnormal size or length, long
173
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
174
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue
175
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
176
lun/o
moon
177
lymphaden/o
lymph node or gland
178
-lyst
agent that causes lysis or loosening
179
-lytic
to reduce, destroy
180
malle/o
malleus, hammer
181
macul/o
spot
182
malign/o
bad, harmful
183
-malacia
abnormal softening
184
mal-
bad, abnormal
185
malleol/o
malleolus, little hammer
186
mandibul/o
mandible, lower jaw
187
mamm/o
breast
188
manu/o
hand
189
mast/o
breast, mastoid process
190
-mania
obsessive preoccupation, madness
191
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw)
192
mastoid/o
mastoid process
193
medi/o
middle
194
matur/o
ripe mature
195
medic/o
medicine, physician, healing
196
mastic/o
chew
197
megal/o
large, great
198
mening/o
membranes, meniniges
199
mega-
large, great
200
medulla/o
medulla (inner section), middle, marrow
201
men/o
menstruation, month
202
mediastin/o
mediastinum, middle
203
ment/o
mind, chin
204
-megaly
enlargement
205
melan/o
black dark
206
meningi/o
membranes, meniniges
207
menstru/o
menstration
208
mesi/o
middle, median plane
209
mesenter/o
mesentery
210
metri/o
uterus
211
meniscus/o
meniscus, crescent-shaped
212
meta-
change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after
213
-metrist
one who measures
214
metabol/o
change
215
meso-
middle
216
-meter
measure, instrument used to measure
217
mio-
smaller, less
218
metr/o
uterus
219
mit/o
thread, thread-liek
220
mictur/o
urinate
221
mid-
middle
222
milli-
one-thousandth
223
-metry
to measure
224
micro-
small
225
micr/o
small
226
mitr/o
like a miter, i.e. having two points on top
227
mineral/o
mineral
228
morph/o
shape, form
229
mobil/o
capable of moving, movement
230
multi-
many, much
231
-mission
to sendf
232
mon-
one, single
233
-mnesia
memory
234
mot/o
motion, movement
235
mort/o
death, dead
236
motil/o
motion, movement
237
morbid/o
disease, sickness
238
muc/o
mucus
239
mucos/o
mucus
240
myx/o
mucus
241
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
242
myring/o
tympanic, membrane, eardrum
243
myc/o
fungus
244
muscul/o
muscle
245
myos/o
muscle
246
mutat/o
to change
247
my/o
muscle
248
mydr/o
widening
249
narc/o
numbness, stupor, sleep
250
nitro-
nitrogen
251
necr/o
death
252
nas/o
nose
253
nat/o
birth
254
ne/o
new, strange
255
neur/i
nerve, nerve tissue
256
neo-
new, strange
257
nor-
chemical compound
258
nerv/o
nerve, nerve tissue
259
-necrosis
tissue death
260
nephro/o
kidney
261
neutr/o
neither, neutral
262
neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
263
nodul/o
little knot or node
264
noct/o
night
265
nucleol/o
little nucleus, nucleolus
266
non-
no, not
267
nod/o
knot, swelling, node
268
norm/o
normal or usual
269
nutri/o
nourishment, food, nourish, feed
270
olig/o
scanty, few
271
nucle/o
nucleus
272
nulli-
none
273
ob-
against
274
ocul/o
eye
275
obes/o
obese, extremely fat
276
occipit/o
back of the skull, occipit
277
olfact/o
smell, sense of smell
278
-oid
like, resembling
279
obstetr/o
pregnancy, birth
280
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
281
-ologist
specialist
282
omphal/o
umbilicus, the navel
283
odont/o
tooth
284
-ology
the science or study of
285
onc/o
tumor
286
-opia
vision condition
287
oophor/o
ovary
288
onych/o
fingernail or toenail
289
-opaque
obscure, not transparent
290
-one
hormone
291
operat/o
perform, operate
292
o/o
egg
293
ophthalm/o
eye, vision
294
-opsy
eye, vision
295
orchid/o
testicles, testis, testes
296
-opsia
vision, view of
297
optic/o
eye, vision
298
opt/o
eye, vision
299
opt/i
eye, vision
300
or/o
mouth, oral cavity
301
orch/o
testicles, testis, testes
302
orth/o
straight, normal, correct
303
orchi/o
testicles, testis, testes
304
-orexia
appetite
305
-ory
pertaining to
306
-osis
abnormal condiron, disease
307
organ/o
organ
308
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
309
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
310
-ous
pertaining to
311
oss/e
bone
312
oss/i
bone
313
os-
mouth, bone
314
ot/o
ear, hearing
315
-osmia
smell, odor
316
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
317
ov/i
egg, ovum
318
ovari/o
ovary
319
ov/o
egg, ovum
320
ox/o
oxygen
321
ovul/o
egg, ovum
322
ox/i
oxygen
323
ox/y
oxygen
