Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremities
Top
Extreme point
3
Q
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
Q
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
30
Leuk/o
White
31
Lymph/o
Lymph
( clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)
32
Path/o
Disease
33
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
34
Phag/o
To eat
Swallow
35
Phleb/o
Vein
36
Plas/o
Formation
Development
37
Pleur/o
Pleura
(Membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
38
Mamm/o
Breast
39
Mast/o
Breast
40
Morph/o
Shape
Form
41
Muc/o
Mucus
42
My/o
Muscle
43
Myel/o
Spinal cord; bone marrow
(Context of usage indicates the meaning intended)
44
Necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
45
Nephr/o
Kidney
46
Neur/o
Nerve
47
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
48
Nucle/o
Nucleus
49
Ophthalm/o
Eye
50
Opi/o
Opium
51
Oste/o
Bone
52
Ot/o
Ear
53
Pneumon/o
Lungs
54
Pulmon/o
Lungs
55
Radi/o
X-ray
56
Rect/o
Rectum
57
Ren/o
Kidney
58
Rhin/o
Nose
59
Sarc/o
Flesh
60
Splen/o
Spleen
61
Staphyl/o
Clusters
62
Strept/o
Twisted chains
63
Thorac/o
Chest
64
Thromb/o
Clot
65
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
66
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
67
Ven/o
Vein
68
-algia
Pain
69
-cele
Hernia
70
-centesis
Puncture to remove fluid
71
-coccus
(Singular)
Berry-shaped bacterium
(Plural)
-cocci
72
-cyte
Cell
73
-dynia
Pain
74
-ectomy
Excision
Removal
Resection
75
-emia
Blood condition
76
-genesis
Condition of producing
Forming
77
-gram
Record
78
-graph
Instrument for recording
79
-graphy
Process of recording
80
-itis
Inflammation
81
-logy
Study of
82
-lysis
Breakdown
Destruction
Separation
83
-malacia
Softening
84
-megaly
Enlargement
85
-oma
Tumor
Mass
Collection of fluid
86
-opsy
To view
87
-osis
Condition usually abnormal
88
-pathy
Disease condition
89
-penia
Deficiency
90
-phobia
Fear
91
-plasia
Development
Formation
Growth
92
-plasty
Surgical
Repair
93
-ptosis
Drooping
Falling
Prolapse
94
-rrhea
Flow
Discharge
95
-sclerosis
Hardening
96
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
97
-scopy
Process of visual examination (with an endoscope
98
-stasis
Controlling
Stopping
99
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
100
-therapy
Treatment
101
-tomy
Incision
Cutting into
102
-trophy
Development
Nourishment
103
-er
One who
104
-ia
Condition
105
-ist
Specialist
106
-oid
Resembling
Derived from
107
-ole
Little
Small
108
-ule
Little
Small
109
-um, -ium
Structure tissue
110
-us
Structure
Substance
111
-y
Condition
Process
112
-ac, -iac
Pertaining to
113
-al
Pertaining to
114
-ar
Pertaining to
115
-ary
Pertaining to
116
-eal
Pertaining to
117
-genic
Pertaining to
Producing
Produced by or in
118
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
119
-ose
Pertaining to
Full of
120
-ous
Pertaining to
121
-tic
Pertaining to
