Ch 3 Flashcards
1
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Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
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Acr/o
A
Extremities, top, extreme point
3
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Acu/o
A
Sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
5
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
6
Q
Amni/o
A
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
7
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
8
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
9
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
10
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit
11
Q
Bi/o
A
Life
12
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
13
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
14
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer
15
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
16
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Chem/o
A
Drug, chemical
17
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
18
Q
Chron/o
A
Time
19
Q
Col/o
A
Colon (large intestine)
20
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
21
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
22
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
23
Q
Hem/o
A
Blood
24
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
25
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
26
Inguin/o
Groin
27
Isch/o
To hold back
28
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
29
Laryng/o
Larynx (voice box)
30
Leuk/o
White
31
Lymph/o
Lymph (a clear fluid that bathed tissue spaces, is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)
32
Mamm/o
Breast
33
Mest/o
Breast
34
Morph/o
Shape, form
35
Muc/o
Mucus
36
My/o
Muscle
37
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
38
Necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
39
Nephr/o
Kidney
40
Neur/o
Nerve
41
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
42
Nucle/o
Nucleus
43
Ophthalm/o
Eye
44
Oste/o
Bone
45
Ot/o
Ear
46
Path/o
Disease
47
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
48
Phag/o
To eat, swallow
49
Phleb/o
Vein
50
Plas/o
Formation, development
51
Pleur/o
Pleura
52
Pneumon/o
Lungs
53
Pulmon/o
Lungs
54
Radi/o
X-rays
55
Rect/o
Rectum
56
Ren/o
Kidney
57
Rhin/o
Nose
58
Sarc/o
Flesh
59
Splen/o
Spleen
60
Staphyl/o
Clusters
61
Strept/o
Twisted chains
62
Thorac/o
Chest
63
Thromb/o
Clot
64
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
65
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
66
Ven/o
Vein
67
-algia
Pain
68
-cele
Hernia
69
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
70
-coccus (plural-cocci)
Berry-shaped (bacteria)
71
-cyte
Cell
72
-dynia
Pain
73
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
74
-emia
Blood condition
75
-genesis
Condition of producing, forming
76
-gram
Record
77
-graph
Instrument for recording
78
-graphy
Process of recording
79
-itis
Inflammation
80
-logy
Study of
81
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
82
-malacia
Softening
83
-megaly
Enlargement
84
-oma
Tumor
85
-opsy
To review
86
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
87
-Pathy
Disease
88
-penia
Deficiency
89
-phobia
Fear
90
-plasia
Development
91
-plasty
Surgical repair
92
-ptosis
Falling, dropping
93
-sclerosis
Hardening
94
-scope
Instrument for visual examination (with a scope)
95
-stasis
Stopping, controlling
96
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth
97
-Therapy
Treatment
98
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
99
-trophy
Development
100
-we
One who
101
-ia
Condition
102
-ist
Specialist
103
-ole
Little, small
104
-ule
Little, small
105
-um, -ium
-us
106
-y
Condition, process
107
-ac, -iac
Pertaining to
108
-al
Pertaining to
109
-ar
Pertaining to
110
-ary
Pertaining to
111
-eal
Pertaining to
112
-genic
Pertaining to
113
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
114
-oid
Resembling
115
-ose
Pertaining to / full of
116
-ous
Pertaining to
117
-tic
Pertaining to
