Medical Terminology Roots Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
an
A
anal canal
2
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angi
A
vessel
3
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arter
A
artery
4
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cec
A
cecum
5
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celio
A
body cavity
6
Q
chole
A
gall, bile
7
Q
cholecyst
A
gallbladder
8
Q
choledoch
A
common bile duct
9
Q
col
A
colon
10
Q
crani
A
skull, cranium
11
Q
cyst
A
sac
12
Q
duoden (duodenum)
A
the first part of the small intestine
13
Q
enter
A
small intestine
14
Q
esophag
A
esophagus
15
Q
gastr
A
stomach
16
Q
hem, hemat
A
blood
17
Q
hepat
A
liver
18
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ile (ileum)
A
third part (most distal) of small intestine
19
Q
jejun (jejunum
A
second part of the small intestine
20
Q
lapar
A
abdomen, flank
21
Q
lith
A
calculus, stone
22
Q
lysis
A
breakdown, destruction
23
Q
mast
A
breast, mammary gland, Occasionally mamm is used as a combining form (i.e. mammogram, mammography)
24
Q
pancreat
A
pancreas
25
phleb
small vein
26
proct
rectum
27
rect
rectum, structures related to the rectum
28
splen
spleen
29
vas
vessel, duct or canal. Refers to any fluid conveying structure
30
ven
vein
31
bronch
bronchus
32
card (ium)
heart
33
pneumon
lung
34
pulmon
lung, structures related to the lung
35
phren
respiratory diaphragm
36
thorac
chest
37
trache
trachea
38
colp
vagina
39
hyster
uterus
40
metrium
uterus
41
oophor
ovary
42
salping
fallopian tube, uterine tube
43
cyst
bladder, sac (usually refers to the urinary bladder)
44
nephr
kidney
45
pyel
pelvis of the kidney
46
ren
kidney
47
ureter
ureter
48
urethr
urethra
49
vesic
urinary bladder
