Chapter 1 Flashcards
(121 cards)
1
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer
2
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
3
Q
Chem/o
A
Chemical
4
Q
Cis/o
A
To cut
5
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
6
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
7
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
8
Q
Gynec/o
A
Female
9
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
10
Q
Hydr/o
A
Water
11
Q
Immun/o
A
Immunity
12
Q
Laryng/o
A
Voice box
13
Q
Nephr/o
A
Kidney
14
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
15
Q
Ophthalm/o
A
Eye
16
Q
Ot/o
A
Ear
17
Q
Path/o
A
Disease
18
Q
Rhin/o
A
Nose
19
Q
A-
A
Without, away from
20
Q
An-
A
Without
21
Q
Ante-
A
Before, in front of
22
Q
Anti-
A
Against
23
Q
Auto-
A
Self
24
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
25
Contra-
Against
26
De-
Without
27
Dys-
Painful, difficult, abnormal
28
Endo-
Within, inner
29
Epi-
Upon, over
30
Eso-
Inward
31
Eu-
Normal, good
32
Ex-
External, outward
33
Exo-
Outward
34
Extra-
Outside of
35
Hetero-
Different
36
Homo-
Same
37
Hydro-
Water
38
Hyper-
Over, above
39
Hypo-
Under, below
40
In-
Not, inward
41
Inter-
Among, between
42
Intra-
Within, inside
43
Macro-
Large
44
Micro-
Small
45
Myo-
To shut
46
Neo-
New
47
Pan-
All
48
Para-
Beside, near; abnormal; 2 like parts of a pair
49
Per-
Through
50
Peri-
Around
51
Post-
After
52
Pre-
Before, in front of
53
Pro-
Before
54
Pseudo-
False
55
Retro-
Backwards, behind
56
Sub-
Below, under
57
Supra-
Above
58
Tachy-
Rapid, fast
59
Trans-
Through, across
60
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
61
Un-
Not
62
Bi-
Two
63
Hemi-
Half
64
Mono-
One
65
Multi-
Many
66
Nulli-
None
67
Poly-
Many
68
Primi-
First
69
Quadri-
Four
70
Semi-
Partial, half
71
Tetra-
Four
72
Tri-
Three
73
-algia
Pain
74
-cele
Hernia, protrusion
75
-cyte
Cell
76
-dynia
Pain
77
-ectasis
Dilation
78
-gen
That which produces
79
-genesis
Produces, generates
80
-genic
Producing, produced by
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-ia
State, condition
82
-iasis
Abnormal condition
83
-iatry
Medical treatment
84
-ism
State of
85
-itis
Inflammation
86
-logist
One who studies
87
-logy
Study of
88
-lysis
Destruction
89
-lytic
Destruction
90
-malacia
Abnormal softening
91
-megaly
Enlargement, large
92
-Oid
Resembling
93
-Oma
Tumor, mass, swelling
94
-osis
Abnormal condition
95
-pathy
Disease
96
-phobia
Fear
97
-plasia
Development, growth
98
-plasm
Formation, development
99
-ptosis
Drooping
100
-irhagia
Abnormal flow, condition
101
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
102
-rrhexis
Rupture
103
-sclerosis
Hardening
104
-stenosis
Narrowing
105
-therapy
Treatment
106
-trophy
Nourishment, development
107
-ule
Small
108
-centesis
Puncture to withdraw fluid
109
-ectomy
Surgical removal
110
-ostomy
Surgically create an opening
111
-pexy
Surgical fixation
112
-plasty
Surgical repair
113
-rrhaphy
Suture
114
-gram
Record or picture
115
-graph
Instrument for recording
116
-graphy
Process of recording
117
-meter
Instrument for measuring
118
-metry
Process of measuring
119
-scope
Instrument for viewing
120
-scopy
Probably chess of visually examining
121
Aden/o
Gland
