CFs Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen; abdominal cavity
2
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acr/o
A
extremities; height
3
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aden/o
A
gland
4
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
5
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adren/o
A
adrenal glands
6
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
7
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albumin/o
A
albumin
8
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alveol/o
A
alveolus
9
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amni/o
A
amnion; amniotic fluid
10
Q
amnion/o
A
amnion; amniotic fluid
11
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andr/o
A
male
12
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angi/o
A
vessel (usually blood vessel)
13
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ankyl/o
A
stiff; bent
14
Q
an/o
A
anus
15
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anter/o
A
front
16
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antr/o
A
antrum
17
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aort/o
A
aorta
18
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aponeur/o
A
aponeurosis
19
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appendic/o
A
appendix
20
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append/o
A
appendix
21
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arche/o
A
first; beginning
22
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arteri/o
A
artery
23
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arthr/o
A
joint
24
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atel/o
A
imperfect; incomplete
25
ather/o
yellowish; fatty plaque
26
atri/o
atrium
27
audi/o
hearing
28
aur/i
ear
29
aut/o
self
30
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
31
balan/o
glans penis
32
bi/o
life
33
blast/o
developing cell; germ cell
34
blephar/o
eyelid
35
bronch/o
bronchus
36
bronchi/o
bronchus
37
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
38
calc/i
calcium
39
cancer/o
cancer
40
capn/o
carbon dioxide
41
carcin/o
cancer
42
cardi/o
heart
43
carp/o
carpals (wrist)
44
caud/o
tail (downward) **head and trunk of body only**
45
cec/o
cecum
46
celi/o
abdomen; abdominal cavity
47
cephal/o
head
48
cerebell/o
cerebellum
49
cerebr/o
cerebrum; brain
50
cervic/o
cervix
51
cheil/o
lip(s)
52
chlor/o
green
53
cholangi/o
bile duct
54
chol/e
gall; bile
55
choledoch/o
common bile duct
56
chondr/o
cartilage
57
chori/o
chorion
58
chrom/o
color
59
clavic/o
clavicle
60
clavicul/o
clavicle
61
cochle/o
cochlea
62
col/o
colon (large intestine)
63
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
64
colp/o
vagina
65
coni/o
dust
66
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
67
cor/o
pupil
68
core/o
pupil
69
corne/o
cornea
70
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
71
cost/o
rib
72
crani/o
cranium (skull)
73
cry/o
cold
74
crypt/o
hidden
75
cutane/o
skin
76
cyan/o
blue
77
cyst/o
bladder
78
cyt/o
cell
79
dacry/o
tear(s)
80
dermat/o
skin
81
derm/o
skin
82
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
83
dipl/o
double; two
84
dips/o
thirst
85
disk/o
intervertebral disk
86
dist/o
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
87
diverticul/o
diverticulum
88
dors/o
back **head, trunk, hand, feet only**
89
duoden/o
duodenum
90
dur/o
hard; dura mater
91
ech/o
sound
92
electr/o
electricity; electrical activity
93
embry/o
embryo
94
encephal/o
brain
95
endocrin/o
endocrine
96
endometri/o
endometrium
97
enter/o
intestine (small intestine)
98
epididym/o
epididymus
99
epiglott/o
epiglottis
100
episi/o
vulva
101
epitheli/o
epithelium
102
erythr/o
red
103
esophag/o
esophagus
104
esthesi/o
sensation; sensitivity; feeling
105
eti/o
cause (of disease)
106
femor/o
femur (upper leg bone)
107
fet/i
fetus; unborn offspring
108
fet/o
fetus; unborn offspring
109
fibr/o
fiber
110
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg bone)
111
gangli/o
ganglion
112
ganglion/o
ganglion
113
gastr/o
stomach
114
gingiv/o
gum
115
gli/o
glia
116
glomerul/o
glomerulus
117
gloss/o
tongue
118
glyc/o
sugar
119
glycos/o
sugar
120
gno/o
knowledge
121
gravid/o
pregnancy
122
gynec/o
woman
123
gyn/o
woman
124
hemat/o
blood
125
hem/o
blood
126
hepat/o
liver
127
herni/o
hernia (protrusion of an organ through membrane/cavity wall)
128
heter/o
other
129
hidr/o
sweat
130
hist/o
tissue
131
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
132
hydr/o
water
133
hymen/o
hymen
134
hyster/o
uterus
135
iatr/o
physician; medicine (or treatment)
136
ile/o
ileum
137
ili/o
ileum
138
infer/o
below **limbs only**
139
irid/o
iris
140
ir/o
iris
141
is/o
equal
142
ischi/o
ischium
143
isch/o
deficiency; blockage
144
jejun/o
jejunum
145
kal/i
potassium
146
kary/o
nuclues
147
kerat/o
cornea / keratin (horny tissue); hard
148
kinesi/o
movement; motion
149
kyph/o
hump (increased convexity of spine)
150
labyrinth/o
labyrinth
151
lacrim/o
tear(s)
152
lact/o
milk
153
lamin/o
lamina (thin; flat plate or layer)
154
lapar/o
abdomen; abdominal cavity
155
laryng/o
larynx
156
later/o
side
157
lei/o
smooth
158
leuk/o
white
159
lingu/o
tongue
160
lip/o
fat
161
lith/o
stone; calculus
162
lob/o
lobe
163
lord/o
bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)
164
lumb/o
loin; lumbar region of spine
165
lymphaden/o
lymph node
166
lymph/o
lymph; lymph tissue
167
mamm/o
breast
168
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
169
mast/o
breast
170
mastoid/o
mastoid bone
171
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
172
meat/o
meatus (opening)
173
medi/o
middle
174
melan/o
black
175
meningi/o
meninges
176
mening/o
meninges
177
menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)
178
men/o
menstruation
179
ment/o
mind
180
metr/o
uterus
181
mon/o
one; single
182
muc/o
mucus
183
myc/o
fungus
184
myel/o
bone marrow / spinal cord
185
my/o
muscle
186
myos/o
muscle
187
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
188
nas/o
nose
189
nat/o
birth
190
natr/o
sodium
191
necr/o
death (cells; body)
192
nephr/o
kidney
193
neur/o
nerve
194
noct/i
night
195
ocul/o
eye
196
olig/o
scanty, few
197
omphal/o
umbilicus, navel
198
onc/o
tumor, mass
199
onych/o
nail
200
oophor/o
ovary
201
ophthalm/o
eye
202
opt/o
vision
203
orchid/o
testis, testicle
204
orchi/o
testis, testicle
205
orch/o
testis, testicle
206
organ/o
organ
207
or/o
mouth
208
orth/o
straight
209
oste/o
bone
210
ot/o
ear
211
ox/i
oxygen
212
pachy/o
thick
213
palat/o
palate
214
pancreat/o
pancreas
215
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
216
par/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
217
part/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
218
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
219
path/o
disease
220
pelv/i
pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity
221
perine/o
perineum
222
peritone/o
peritoneum
223
petr/o
stone
224
phac/o
lens
225
phak/o
lens
226
phalang/o
phalanx (phalanges) = any bone of the fingers or toes
227
pharyng/o
pharynx
228
phas/o
speech
229
phleb/o
vein
230
phon/o
sound, voice
231
phot/o
light
232
phren/o
diaphragm
233
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
234
plasm/o
plasma
235
pleur/o
pleura
236
pneumat/o
lung, air
237
pneum/o
lung, air
238
pneumon/o
lung, air
239
poli/o
gray matter
240
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
241
poster/o
back, behind
242
prim/i
first
243
proct/o
rectum
244
prostat/o
prostate gland
245
proxim/o
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
246
pseud/o
false
247
psych/o
mind
248
pub/o
pubis
249
puerper/o
childbirth
250
pulmon/o
lung
251
pupill/o
pupil
252
pyel/o
renal pelvis
253
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
254
py/o
pus
255
quadr/i
four
256
rachi/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
257
radic/o
nerve root
258
radicul/o
nerve root
259
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone) / x0-rays, ionizing radiation
260
rect/o
rectum
261
ren/o
kidney
262
retin/o
retina
263
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
264
rhin/o
nose
265
rhiz/o
nerve root
266
rhytid/o
wrinkles
267
sacr/o
sacrum
268
salping/o
uterine tube (fallopian tube)
269
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
270
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder bone)
271
scler/o
sclera
272
scoli/o
(lateral) curved (spine)
273
seb/o
sebum (oil)
274
sept/o
septum
275
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
276
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
277
sinus/o
sinus
278
somat/o
body
279
somn/o
sleep
280
son/o
sound
281
sperm/o
sperm, spermatozoon (spermatozoa)
282
spermat/o
sperm, spermatozoon (spermatozoa)
283
spir/o
breathe, breathing
284
splen/o
spleen
285
spondyl/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
286
staped/o
stapes
287
staphyl/o
grapelike clusters
288
steat/o
fat
289
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
290
stomat/o
mouth
291
strept/o
twisted chains
292
super/o
above **limbs only**
293
synovi/o
synovia, synovial membrane
294
system/o
system
295
tars/o
tarsals (ankle bones)
296
tendin/o
tendon
297
tend/o
tendon
298
ten/o
tendon
299
terat/o
malformations
300
therm/o
heat
301
thorac/o
thorax, chest, chest cavity
302
thromb/o
clot
303
thym/o
thymus gland
304
thryoid/o
thyroid gland
305
thyr/o
thyroid gland
306
tibi/o
tibia (lower leg bone)
307
tom/o
to cut, section, or slice
308
ton/o
tension, pressure
309
tonsill/o
tonsil
310
trachel/o
cervix
311
trache/o
trachea
312
tympan/o
middle ear
313
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
314
ungu/o
nail
315
ureter/o
ureter
316
urethr/o
urethra
317
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
318
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
319
uvul/o
uvula
320
vagin/o
vagina
321
valv/o
valve
322
valvul/o
valve
323
vas/o
vessel, duct
324
ven/o
vein
325
ventricul/o
ventricle
326
ventr/o
belly (front) **trunk only**
327
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
328
vesic/o
bladder, sac
329
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
330
vestibul/o
vestibule
331
viscer/o
internal organs
332
vulv/o
vulva
333
xanth/o
yellow
334
xer/o
dry, dryness
