Chapter 1-3 Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Aden
A
Gland
3
Q
Aer
A
Air
4
Q
Angi
A
Vessel
5
Q
Arthr
A
Joint
6
Q
Blephar
A
Eyelid
7
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
8
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
9
Q
Cerebr
A
Brain
10
Q
Cerv
A
Neck, cervix
11
Q
Uteri
A
Neck of the uterus
12
Q
Cheil
A
Lip
13
Q
Chir
A
Hand
14
Q
Chol
A
Bile
15
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
16
Q
Cost/o
A
Ribs
17
Q
Crani/o
A
Cranium, skull
18
Q
Cyan
A
Blue
19
Q
Cyst
A
Bladder, sac
20
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
21
Q
Dacry
A
Tear
22
Q
Dactyl
A
Finger or toe
23
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
24
Q
Encephal
A
Brain
25
Enter
Intestine
26
Erythr/o
Red
27
Gastr/o
Stomach
28
Glyc
Sugar
29
Hemat
Blood
30
Hepat
Liver
31
Hyster
Uterus
32
Ile
Ileum
33
Ili/o
Ilium
34
Leuk/o
White
35
Lip/o
Fat
36
Lith
Stone
37
Melan
Black
38
Mening
Membrane
39
Metr
Uterus
40
My/o
Muscle
41
Myel
Marrow
42
Nephro
Kidney
43
Opthalm
Eye
44
Oste
Bone
45
Path/o
Disease
46
Pneum
Lung
47
Proct
Rectum
48
Psych
Soul, mind
49
Py
Pus
50
Pyel
Pelvis
51
Pylor
Gatekeeper
52
Spondyl
Vertebra
53
Trachel
Neck of an organ
54
Viscer/o
Internal organs
55
-ac, -al, -ic
Pertaining to, relating to
56
-algia, -dynia
Pain
57
-cele
Hernia
58
-centesis
Surgical puncture
59
-clasis
To break
60
-desis
Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
61
-ectasis
Dilation, expansion, distension
62
-ectomy
Excision, removal
63
-Emia
Blood
64
-gram
Record, writing
65
-graph
Instrument for recording
66
-graphy
Process of recording
67
-Ia
Condition
68
-iasis
Abnormal condition
69
-itis
Inflammation
70
-logist
Specialist in the study of
71
-logy
Study of
72
-lysis
Separation, destruction, loosening, freeing
73
-malacia
Softening
74
-megaly
Enlargement
75
-oid
Resembling
76
-oma
Tumor
77
-osis
Abnormal condition, increase
78
-penia
Decrease, deficiency
79
-pexy
Suspension, fixation
80
-plasty
Surgical repair
81
-ptosis
Prolapse, downward displacement, drooping, floating
82
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth
83
-rrhapy
Suture
84
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
85
-rrhexis
Rupture
86
-scope
Instrument to view or examine
87
-scopy
Visual examination
88
-stomy, -ostomy
Forming an opening to the outside
89
-tomy, -otomy
Incision
90
-tripsy
Crushing
91
A, an-
Without, not
92
Ab-
away from
93
Ad-
Towatd
94
Ante-
Before
95
Anti-
Against
96
Bi-
Two
97
Brady-
Slow
98
Circum
Around
99
Co-, com-, con-
With, together
100
Contra-
Against
101
Dia-
Through, across
102
Dys-
Bad, painful
103
Ecto-
Outside, outward
104
Endo-
In, within
105
Epi-
Above, upon
106
Ex-
Out
107
Hemi-
One half
108
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
109
Hypo-
Under, below
110
Inter-
Between
111
Mono-
One
112
Multi-
Many
113
Olig-
Scanty
114
Para-
Beside, aside
115
Peri-
Around
116
Poly-
Many
117
Post-
After, behind
118
Pre-, pro-
Begore
119
Quadri-
Four
120
Retro-
Backward, behind
121
Semi-
One half
122
Sub-
Situated below
123
Super-
Upper, above
124
Supra-
Situated above
125
Sym-, syn-
Together, union
126
Trans-
Through, across
127
Tri-
Three
