Final Exam Flashcards
A-
without, absence of
Ab-
away from
Ad-
toward
Ambi-
both
An-
without, absence of
Ana-
toward, up
Ante-
before
Anti-
against, opposite of
Bi-
two
Brady-
slow
Circum-
around
Con-
with, together, jointly
Contra-
against, counter
Di-
double
Dia-
through
Dipl-
double
Dis-
apart, away
Dys-
abnormal, painful, bad, difficult
Ec-
outside, out
Ecto-
outside, out
En-
within, upon, on, over
Endo-
within
Ep-
upon, over, above, on top
Epi-
upon, over, above, on top
Eso-
inward
Eu-
normal, good
Ex-
outside, away from
Exo-
outside, away from
Extra-
outside
Hemi-
half
Hetero-
different
Heter-
half
Hyper-
excessive, abnormally high, above
Hypo-
below
Infer-
below
Inter-
between
Intra-
within
Iso-
equal
Macro-
large
Mal-
bad
Mega-
large, great
Megalo-
large, great
Meta-
after, change
Micro-
small
Mono-
one
Multi-
many, more than once, numerous
Neo-
new
Nulli-
none
Pan-
all
Par-
alongside, abnormal
Para-
alongside, abnormal
Peri-
around
Poly-
excessive, over, many
Post-
to follow after
Pre-
to come before
Primi-
first
Pro-
before
Pseudo-
false
Quadri-
four
Re-
back
Semi-
half, partial
Sub-
under, beneath, below
Super-
above
Supra-
above
Sym-
together, joined
Syn-
together, joined
Tachy-
rapid, fast
Tetra-
four
Trans-
through, across, beyond
Tri-
three
Ultra-
beyond normal
Uni-
one
Abdomin/o
abdomen
Abort/o
miscarry
Abras/o
to rub away
Acid/o
pH less than 7
Acr/o
extremity
Actin/o
radiation
Aden/o
gland
Adren/o
adrenal gland
Albin/o
white
Albumin/o
albumin (a protein)
Alveol/o
air sac, alveolus
Amni/o
Amnion
Amnion/o
Amnion
An/o
anus
Andr/o
male
Angi/o
blood vessel
Ankyl/o
crooked
Anter/o
front
Aort/o
aorta
Append/o
appendix
Appendic/o
appendix
Arter/o
artery
Arteri/o
artery
Arthr/o
joint
Articul/o
joint
Asthen/o
weakness
Atel/o
incomplete
Ather/o
fatty plaque
Atri/o
atrium
Audi/o
hearing
Aut/o
self
Azot/o
urea, nitrogen
Bacteri/o
bacteria
Balan/o
glans penis
Bi/o
life
Bil/i
bile
Blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
Blephar/o
eyelid
Botul/o
sausage
Brachi/o
arm
Bronch/i
airway, bronchus
Bronch/o
airway, bronchus
Burs/o
purse or sac, bursa
Calc/i
calcium
Calc/o
calcium
Carcin/o
cancer
Cardi/o
heart
Carp/o
wrist
Caud/o
tail
Cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
Cellul/o
little cell
Cephal/o
head
Cerebell/o
little brain, cerebellum
Cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
Cervic/o
neck, cervix
Cheil/o
lip
Chol/e
bile, gall
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Choledoch/o
common bile duct
Chondr/i
gristle, cartilage
Chondr/o
gristle, cartilage
Chori/o
membrance, chorion
Chron/o
time
Chym/o
juice
Cirrh/o
orange
Coccidioid/o
Coccidioides immitis (a fungus)
Col/o
colon
Colon/o
colon
Colp/o
vagina
Coni/o
dust
Condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
Conjunctiv/o
to bind together, conjunctiva
Cor/o
pupil
Coron/o
crown or circle, heart
cost/o
rib
Cran/o
skull, cranium
crani/o
skull, cranium
Crin/o
to secrete
crypt/o
hidden
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
Cyes/o
pregnancy
Cyesi/o
pregnancy
Cyst/o
bladder, sac
Cyt/o
cell
Dacry/o
tear
Dent/o
teeth
Derm/o
skin
Dermat/o
skin
Dilat/o
to widen
Dips/o
thirst
Dist/o
distant
diverticul/o
diverticulum
dors/o
back
duoden/o
duodenum, twelve
dur/o
hard
ech/o
sound
electr/o
electricity
embol/o
plug
embry/o
embryo
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
small intestine
epididym/o
epididymis
episi/o
vulva
erythr/o
red
esophag/e
esophagus, gullet
esophag/o
esophagus, gullet
esthesi/o
sensation
extern/o
exterior
fasci/o
fascia
fec/o
feces
femor/o
thigh, femur
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
fibul/o
fibula
flux/o
flow
follicul/o
little follicle
fung/o
fungus
gangli/o
swelling, knot
ganglion/o
swelling, knot
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
gli/o
glue
Globin/o
protein
glomerul/o
little ball, glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
glott/o
opening into the windpipe
gluc/o
sweet, sugar
glute/o
buttock
glyc/o
sweet, sugar
glycos/o
sweet, sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gonad/o
sex gland
gravid/o
pregnancy
gravidar/o
pregnancy
gyn/o
woman
gynec/o
woman
halit/o
breath
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hidr/o
sweat
hirsut/o
hairy
hom/o
same
home/o
sameness, unchanging
hormon/o
to set in motion
hydr/o
water