HIMAA component parts - part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
insulin/o
A
insulin
2
Q
inter-
A
between
3
Q
intra-
A
within
4
Q
intro-
A
into, within
5
Q
introit/o
A
entrance, passage
6
Q
iod/o
A
iodine
7
Q
ion/o
A
ion, to wander
8
Q
-ion
A
process, action
9
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
10
Q
ipsi-
A
same
11
Q
ir-
A
in, into
12
Q
ir/o
A
iris
13
Q
irid/o
A
iris
14
Q
is/o
A
equal, same, alike
15
Q
iso-
A
equal, same, alikw
16
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back, back
17
Q
ischi/o
A
ischium, part of the pelvis
18
Q
-ism
A
condition, process, state of
19
Q
-ismus
A
condition, process, state of
20
Q
-ist
A
specialist
21
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
22
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-ity
A
condition, state
23
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-ium
A
structure, tissue
24
Q
-ive
A
pertaining to, action (of drug)
25
jaund/o
yellow
26
jejun/o
jejunum
27
jugul/o
throat, neck
28
juxta-
adjoining, near
29
kal/i
potassium
30
kary/o
nucleus
31
kel/o
growth, tumour
32
kerat/o
cornea
33
kerat/o
hard, horny tissue
34
keratin/o
keratin
35
kern-
nucleus
36
ket/o
ketones
37
keton/o
ketones
38
kilo-
thousand
39
kines/o
movement, motion
40
kinesi/o
movement, motion
41
-kinesia
movement, motion
42
-kinesis
movement, motion
43
-kinetic
movement, motion
44
klept/o
to steal
45
kyph/o
hump
46
labi/o
lips
47
labyrinth/o
labyrinth, inner ear
48
lacrim/o
tears
49
lact/i
milk
50
lact/o
milk
51
lactat/o
to secrete milk
52
-lalia
disorder of speech
53
lamin/o
lamina, layer, part of the vertebral arch
54
lapar/o
abdominal wall, flank, abdomen
55
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
56
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
57
later/o
side
58
lei/o
smooth
59
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
60
-lemma
sheath, confining membrane
61
-lepsy
seizure
62
-leptic
to seize hold of
63
leth/o
death
64
leuc/o
white
65
leuk/o
white
66
lex/o
word, phrase
67
-lexia
word, phrase
68
ligament/o
ligament
69
-ligation
ligation, tying off
70
lingu/o
tongue
71
lip/o
fat
72
-listhesis
slipping, sliding
73
-lith
stone, calculus
74
lith/o
stone, calculus
75
-lithiasis
condition of stones, calculi
76
lob/o
lobe
77
loc/o
place
78
log/o
study of
79
-logist
specialist of the study of
80
-logy
(the process of the) study of
81
lord/o
bent forward
82
-lucent
to shine
83
lumb/o
lower back, loins
84
lute/o
yellow, saffron yellow
85
lux/o
to slide
86
lymph/o
lymph
87
lymphaden/o
lymph gland, node
88
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
89
-lysis
destruction, loosening, breakdown, separation
90
-lytic
to reduce, destroy
91
macro-
large
92
mal-
bad
93
-malacia
softening
94
malign/o
bad, harmful, cancerous (of tumours)
95
malleol/o
malleolus (plural - malleoli), process on each side of the ankle
96
mamm/a
breast
97
mamm/o
breast
98
mammill/o
nipple, nipple-like
99
man/o
pressure
100
mandibul/o
mandible, lower jaw bone
101
-mania
frenzy, unwarranted exhilaration
102
mast/o
breast
103
mastoid/o
mastoid process
104
maxill/o
maxilla, upper jaw bone
105
meat/o
meatus
106
medi/o
middle
107
mediastin/o
mediastinum
108
medull/o
soft, inner part
109
medull/o
marrow
110
medull/o
medulla oblongata
111
mega-
million
112
mega-
abnormally large
113
megal/o
enlargement
114
-megaly
enlargement
115
melan/o
black
116
men/o
menses, menstruation
117
mening/o
meninges
118
meningi/o
meninges
119
menisc/o
meniscus (plural – menisci), crescent-shaped cartilage of
120
the
knee joint
121
ment/o
mind
122
mes-
middle
123
meso-
middle
124
meta-
after, beyond, next
125
meta-
change or exchange
126
metacarp/o
metacarpus (plural - metacarpi), metacarpal bones, hand bones
127
metatars/o
metatarsus, (plural - metatarsi), metatarsal bones, foot bone
128
-meter
measure, instrument used to measure
129
metr/o
uterus
130
metri/o
uterus
131
-metry
process of measuring
132
mi/o
smaller, less
133
micro-
small
134
mid-
middle
135
milli-
thousandth
136
-mission
to send
137
mon/o
one, single
138
mono-
one, single
139
-morph
shape, form
140
morph/o
shape, form
141
mort/o
death
142
-mortem
death
143
-motor
movement
144
muc/o
mucus
145
mucos/o
mucous membrane, mucosa
146
multi-
many
147
muscul/o
muscle
148
mut/a
genetic change
149
my/o
muscle
150
myc/o
fungus, mould
151
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
152
myel/o
bone marrow
153
myel/o
spinal cord
154
myocardi/o
myocardium, heart muscle
155
myos/o
muscle
156
myring/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
157
myx/o
mucus
158
narc/o
stupor, sleep
159
nas/o
nose
160
nat/i
birth
161
-natal
pertaining to the birth
162
natr/o
sodium
163
necr/o
death
164
neo-
new
165
nephr/o
kidney
166
neur/o
nerve
167
neutr/o
neutral, neither base nor acid
168
nid/o
nest
169
noct/i
night
170
nod/a
knot, swelling
171
nona-
nine
172
norm/o
rule, order
173
nos/o
disease
174
novem-
nine
175
nuch/o
neck
176
nucle/o
nucleus
177
nulli-
none
178
nutri/o
nourishment, nutrition
179
nyct/o
night, darkness
180
nyctal/o
night, darkness
181
o/o
egg, ovum
182
obstetr/o
midwife
183
occipit/o
occiput, back of head
184
occlus/o
shut, close up
185
octo-
eight
186
ocul/o
eye
187
odont/o
tooth, teeth
188
odyn/o
pain
189
oedem/a
(edem/a) swelling due to fluid
190
-oedema
(-edema) swelling due to fluid
191
oesophag/o
(esophag/o) oesophagus (esophagus)
192
oestr/o
(estr/o) female, oestrogen (estrogen)
193
-oid
resembling, derived from
194
-ole
little, small
195
olecran/o
olecranon, elbow
196
olig/o
scanty, few
197
olig/o
scanty, few
198
-oma
tumour (tumor), mass, collection
199
onc/o
tumour (tumor)
200
-one
hormone
201
onych/o
nail
202
oophor/o
ovary
203
-opaque
obscure
204
ophthalm/o
eye
205
-opia
vision condition
206
-opsia
vision condition
207
-opsy
view of, process of viewing
208
opt/o
eye, vision
209
optic/o
eye, vision
210
-or
person, agent
211
or/o
mouth
212
orbit/o
orbit of the eye
213
orch/o
testis, testicle
214
orchi/o
** testis, testicle
215
orchid/o
** testis, testicle
216
-orexia
appetite
217
orth/o
straight, upright, normal, in proper order
218
-ory
pertaining to
219
-ose
carbohydrate
220
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
221
osm/o
sense of smell
222
-osmia
sense of smell
223
oss/i
bone
224
osse/o
bone
225
ossicul/o
ossicle, bones of the middle ear - malleus, incus and
226
stapes,
small bone
227
osphresi/o
odour
228
-osphresia
condition of sense of smell
229
oste/o
bone
230
ot/o
ear
231
-otia
ear condition
232
-ous
pertaining to, composed of
233
ov/i
egg, ovum
234
ov/o
egg, ovum
235
ovari/o
ovary
236
ovul/o
egg, ovum
237
ox/i
oxygen
238
ox/o
oxygen
239
-oxia
oxygen condition
240
oxy-
swift, sharp, acid
241
oxy-
oxygen
242
oxysm/o
sudden
243
pachy-
heavy, thick
244
paed/o
(ped/o) child
245
palae/o
old, primitive
246
palat/o
palate, roof of the mouth
247
palpebr/o
eyelid
248
pancreat/o
pancreas
249
papill/o
nipple-like projection
250
papill/o
optic disc
251
papul/o
pimple, papula
252
par-
other than, apart from
253
-para
to bear, “to bring forth”, give birth to
254
-parous
to bear, bring forth, give birth to
255
para-
near, beside, alongside
256
para-
abnormal, departure from normal
257
para-
two like parts or a pair
258
parathyr/o
parathyroid glands
259
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
260
-paresis
slight paralysis, weakness
261
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
262
pariet/o
wall
263
parotid/o
parotid gland
264
part/o
labour (labor), delivery, childbirth
265
-partum
labour (labor), delivery, childbirth
266
patell/o
patella, kneecap
267
path/o
disease condition
268
-pathy
disease process
269
pector/o
chest, breast, thorax
270
-ped
foot, feet
271
ped/o
foot
272
pedicul/o
lice
273
pell-
skin
274
pelv/i
pelvis, hip bone
275
pelv/o
pelvis, hip bone
276
pen/o
penis
277
pend/o
to hang
278
-penia
deficiency
279
penta-
five
280
-pepsia
digestion
281
pept/o
digestion
282
per-
through
283
percuss/o
strike hard
284
peri-
around, surrounding
285
perine/o
perineum
286
peritone/o
peritoneum
287
perone/o
fibula, smaller of the two lower leg bones, and the
288
surrounding
area
289
petr/o
stone
290
-pexis
fixation, put in place
291
-pexy
fixation, put in place
292
phac/o
lens of eye
293
phae/o
(phe/o) dusky, dark
294
phag/o
eat, swallow
295
-phage
eat, swallow
296
-phagia
to eat; swallow
297
phak/o
lens of eye
298
-phakia
lens of eye
299
phalang/o
phalanx (plural phalanges), finger or toe
300
phall/o
penis
301
pharmac/o
drug, medicine
302
pharmaceutic/o
drug, medicine
303
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
304
phas/o
speech
305
-phasia
speech
306
-pheresis
removal
307
-phil
attraction to, affinity to
308
phil/o
attraction to, love
309
-philia
attraction for, increase in numbers
310
phim/o
muzzle
311
phleb/o
vein
312
phob/o
fear, irrational or unreasonable fear
313
-phobia
fear, irrational or unreasonable fear
314
phon/o
voice, sound
315
-phonia
voice, sound
316
phor/o
carry, bear
317
-phore
bearer or possessor
318
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
319
-phoria
feeling, bearing, emotional state
320
-phoria
visual axes of the eyes (condition of)
321
phot/o
light
322
phren/i
diaphragm
323
phren/i
mind
324
phren/o
diaphragm
325
phren/o
mind
326
-phrenia
condition of the mind
327
phrenic/o
diaphragm, phrenic nerve
328
phrenic/o
mind
329
-phthisis
wasting away
330
-phylaxis
protection
331
-phyma
swelling, tumour
332
phys/o
air, gas
333
physi/o
nature, function
334
-physis
to grow
335
phyt/o
plant, fungus
336
-phyte
plant, a type of fungus
337
pil/o
hair
338
pineal/o
pineal gland
339
pituitar/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
340
placent/o
placenta
341
-plakia
plaques, patches
342
plan/o
flat
343
plant/o
sole of the foot
344
plas/o
formation
345
-plasia
formation, growth, development
346
-plasm
formation, growth, formation
347
plasm/a
plasma, fluid portion of blood
348
plasm/o
plasma, fluid portion of blood
349
-plasma
formation, growth, formation
350
-plastic
pertaining to formation
351
-plasty
plastic, surgical repair, reconstruction
352
ple/o
more, many
353
-plegia
paralysis, loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of
354
the
body
355
-plegic
paralysis, loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of
356
the
body
357
pleio-
more, many
358
pleo-
more, many
359
pleur/o
pleura
360
plex/o
plexus, network of nerves
361
-plexy
paralysis, seizure
362
plic/o
fold, ridge
363
pneum/o
lung
364
pneum/o
air, gas
365
pneum/o
respiration, breathing
366
pneumat/o
lung
367
pneumat/o
air, gas
368
pneumat/o
respiration, breathing
369
pneumon/o
lung
370
pneumon/o
air, gas
371
pneumon/o
respiration, breathing
372
-pnoea
(-pnea) breathing
373
pod/o
foot
374
-poiesis
formation, production of
375
-poietin
substance that forms
376
poikil/o
varied, irregular
377
poli/o
grey
378
poly-
many
379
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
380
pont/o
pons, bridge
381
por/o
passage, pore
382
-porosis
porous, passage
383
porphyr-
* purple
384
post-
after, behind
385
poster/o
back, behind
386
-prandial
meal
387
-praxia
action, to achieve, an act
388
pre-
before, in front of
389
presby/o
old age
390
primi-
first
391
pro-
forward, before
392
proct/o
rectum or anus
393
pros-
before, forward
394
prostat/o
prostate gland
395
prot/o
first
396
prote/o
protein
397
protein-
* protein
398
proxim/o
near, close
399
prurit/o
itching
400
pseudo-
FALSE
401
psych/o
mind
402
-ptosis
drooping, sag, prolapse
403
ptyal/o
saliva
404
-ptysis
spitting
405
pub/o
grown up, adult
406
pub/o
pubis, pubic bone, anterior part of the pelvis
407
puerper/o
childbirth
408
pulm/o
lung
409
pulmon/o
lung
410
pupill/o
pupil (of the eye), pupilla (plural - pupillae)
411
purpur-
* purple
412
purul/o
pus
413
py/o
pus
414
pyel/o
renal pelvis
415
pylor/o
pylorus - muscular tissue surrounding and controlling the
416
outlet
of the stomach
417
pyr/o
fever, fire, heat
418
pyret/o
fever, fire, heat
419
pyrex/o
fever
420
quadri-
four
421
rachi/o
spinal column, vertebrae
422
radi/o
radius, lower arm bone, lateral
423
radi/o
rays, x-rays
424
radicul/o
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
425
re-
back, again
426
rect/o
rectum
427
ren/o
kidney
428
reticul/o
network, netlike
429
retin/o
retina
430
retro-
back, again, backward
431
retro-
behind
432
rhabd/o
striated
433
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
434
rheumat/o
watery flow
435
rhin/o
nose
436
rhiz/o
nerve root
437
rhytid/o
wrinkle, crease
438
roentgen/o
x-rays
439
-rrhage
bursting forth, excessive discharge
440
-rrhagia
bursting forth, excessive discharge
441
-rrhaphy
suture
442
-rrhexis
rupture
443
-rrhoea
(-rrhea) flow, discharge
444
rube/o
red
445
sacr/o
sacrum
446
salping/o
Eustachian tube, auditory tube from the middle ear to the nasopharynx
447
salping/o
fallopian (uterine) tube
448
-salpinx
fallopian (uterine) tube
449
sangu/i
blood, bloody
450
sanguin/o
blood, bloody
451
sapr/o
decay, putrefaction
452
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
453
-sarcoma
malignant tumour of connective tissue
454
scapul/o
scapula, shoulder blade
455
scat/o
faeces, dung
456
-schisis
to split
457
schist/o
split, cleft, division
458
schiz/o
split, cleft, division
459
scint/i
sparking, flashing of light
460
scirrh/o
hard
461
scler/o
sclera, white of the eye
462
scler/o
hardening
463
-sclerosis
hardening
464
scoli/o
crooked, bent
465
-scope
instrument for visual examination
466
-scopy
process of visual examination
467
scot/o
darkness
468
scrot/o
scrotum, bag or pouch
469
seb/o
sebum, oily secretion from the sebaceous glands
470
sebace/o
sebum, oily secretion from the sebaceous glands
471
sect/o
to cut
472
-section
cut
473
secundi-
second
474
semi-
half
475
semin/i
semen, seed
476
sensor/i
sensation, sensory
477
seps/o
infection
478
-sepsis
infection
479
septi-
seven
480
sept/o
septum
481
-septic
infection, decay of a sort
482
septic/o
infection
483
ser/o
serum
484
sesqui-
one and a half
485
sex-
six
486
sial/o
saliva, salivary
487
sialaden/o
salivary gland
488
sider/o
iron
489
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
490
silic/o
glass
491
sin/o
sinus
492
sinistr/o
left (side)
493
sinus/o
sinus, cavity, particularly paranasal sinus
494
-sis
state of, condition
495
sit/o
food
496
-sol
solution
497
somat/o
body
498
-somatia
body
499
-somatic
body
500
somatic/o
body
