Med P/S Column 24 Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
specul/o
A
mirror
2
Q
sperm/o, spermat/o
A
sperm, spermatozoa, seed
3
Q
sphen/o
A
sphenoid bone, wedge
4
Q
spher/o
A
round, sphere, ball
5
Q
sphincter/o
A
tight band
6
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
7
Q
spin/o
A
spine, backbone
8
Q
spir/o
A
to breathe
9
Q
spirill/o
A
little coil
10
Q
spirochet/o
A
coiled microorganism
11
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
12
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone
13
Q
spontane/o
A
unexplained, of one’s own accord
14
Q
spor/o
A
seed, spore
15
Q
sput/o
A
sputum, spit
16
Q
squam/o
A
scale
17
Q
-stalsis
A
contraction, constriction
18
Q
staped/o, stapedi/o
A
stapes (middle ear bone)
19
Q
staphyl/o
A
clusters, bunch of grapes
20
Q
-stasis, -static
A
control, maintenance of a constant level
21
Q
steat/o
A
fat, lipid, sebum
22
Q
sten/o
A
narrowing, contracted
23
Q
-stenosis
A
abnormal narrowing
24
Q
ster/o
A
solid structure
25
stere/o
solid, three-dimensional
26
steril/i
sterile
27
stern/o
sternum, the breastbone
28
stert/o
snore, snoring
29
steth/o
chest
30
-sthenia
strength
31
stigmat/o
point, spot
32
stimul/o
goad, prick, incite
33
stol/o
send or place
34
stomat/o
mouth
35
-stomosis, -stomy
furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening
36
strab/i
squint, squint-eyed
37
strat/i
layer
38
strept/o
twisted chain
39
striat/o
stripe, furrow, groove
40
stric-
narrowing
41
strict/o
draw tightly together, bind or tie
42
strid/o
harsh sound
43
stup/e
benumbed, stunned
44
styl/o
pen, pointed insrument
45
sub-
under, less, below
46
subluxat/o
partial disclocation
47
sucr/o
sugar
48
sudor/i
sweat
49
suffoc/o suffocat/o
choke, strangle
50
sulc/o
furrow, groove
51
super-, super/o
above, excessive, higher than
52
superflu/o
overflowing, excessive
53
supin/o
lying on the back
54
supinat/o
bend backward, place on he back
55
suppress/o
press down
