Medical Word Elements Flashcards
(623 cards)
1
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a-
an-
A
without, not
2
Q
ab-
A
from, away from
3
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
4
Q
abort/o
A
to miscarry
5
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
6
Q
acid/o
A
acid
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acous/o
A
hearing
8
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acr/o
A
extremity
9
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acromi/o
A
acromion (projection of the scapula)
10
Q
- acusia
- acusis
A
hearing
11
Q
-ad
A
toward
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ad-
A
toward
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aden/o
A
gland
14
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adeniod/o
A
adenoids
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adip/o
A
fat
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adren/o
adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
17
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aer/o
A
air
18
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af-
A
toward
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agglutin/o
A
clumping, gluing
20
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agora-
A
marketplace
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-al
A
pertaining to
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albin/o
A
white
23
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albumin/o
A
albumin (protein)
24
Q
- algesia
- algia
A
pain
25
allo-
other, differing from normal
26
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
27
ambyl/o
dull, dim
28
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
29
an/o
anus
30
ana-
against; up; back
31
andr/o
male
32
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
33
angi/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
34
angin/o
choking pain
35
aniso-
unequal, dissimilar
36
ankyl/o
stiffness; bent, crooked
37
ante-
before, in front of
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anter/o
anterior, front
39
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
40
anti-
against
41
aort/o
aorta
42
append/o
appendic/o
appendix
43
aque/o
water
44
-ar
pertaining to
45
-arche
beginning
46
arteri/o
artery
47
arteriol/o
arteriole
48
arthr/o
joint
49
-ary
pertaining to
50
asbest/o
asbestos
51
-asthenia
weakness, debility
52
astr/o
star
53
-ate
having the form of, possessing
54
atel/o
incomplete; imperfect
55
ather/o
fatty plaque
56
-ation
process (of)
57
atri/o
atrium
58
audi/o
audit/o
hearing
59
aur/o
auricul/o
ear
60
auto-
self, own
61
ax/o
axis, axon
62
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
63
bacteri/o
bacteria (singular bacterium)
64
balan/o
glans penis
65
bas/o
base (alkaline, opposite of acid)
66
bi-
two
67
bil/i
bile, gall
68
bi/o
life
69
-blast
blast/o
embryonic cell
70
blephar/o
eyelid
71
brachi/o
arm
72
brachy-
short
73
brady-
slow
74
bronch/o
bronchi/o
bronchus (plural bronchi)
75
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
76
bucc/o
cheek
77
calc/o
calcium
78
calcane/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
79
-capnia
carbon dioxide
80
carcin/o
cancer
81
cardi/o
heart
82
-cardia
heart condition
83
carp/o
carpus (wrist bones)
84
cata-
down
85
caud/o
tail
86
cauter/o
heart, burn
87
cec/o
cecum
88
-cele
hernia, swelling
89
-centesis
surgical puncture
90
cephal/o
-ceps
head
91
-ception
conceiving
92
cerebell/o
cerebellum
93
cerebr/o
cerebrum
94
cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)
95
chalic/o
limestone
96
cheil/o
lip
97
chem/o
chemical; drug
98
chlor/o
green
99
chol/e
bile, gall
100
cholangi/o
bile vessel
101
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
102
choledoch/o
bile duct
103
chondr/o
cartilage
104
chori/o
chorion
105
choroid/o
choroid
106
chrom/o
chromat/o
color
107
-cide
killing
108
circum-
around
109
cirrh/o
yellow
110
-cision
cutting
111
- clasia
- clasis
- clast
to break; surgical fracture
112
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
113
-clysis
irrigation, washing
114
coccyg/o
coccyx
115
cochle/o
cochlea
116
col/o
colon/o
colon
117
colp/o
vagina
118
condyl/o
condyle
119
coni/o
dust
120
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
121
-continence
to hold back
122
contra-
against, opposite
123
cor/o
core/o
pupil
124
corne/o
conrea
125
coron/o
heart
126
corp/o
corpor/o
body
127
cortic/o
cortex
128
cost/o
ribs
129
crani/o
cranium (skull)
130
crin/o
-crine
secrete
131
cruci/o
cross
132
cry/o
cold
133
crypt/o
hidden
134
culd/o
cul-de-sac
135
- cusia
| - cusis
hearing
136
cutane/o
skin
137
cyan/o
blue
138
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle
139
-cyesis
pregnancy
140
cyst/o
bladder
141
cyt/o
-cyte
cell
142
dacry/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
143
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
144
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
145
de-
cessation
146
denrd/o
tree
147
dent/o
teeth
148
derm/o
-derma
dermat/o
skin
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-desis
binding; fixation of a bone or joint
150
di-
double
151
dia-
through, across
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dipl-
dipl/o
double
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dips/o
-dipsia
thirst
154
dist/o
far, furthest
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dors/o
back (of the body)
156
duct/o
to lead; carry
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-duction
act of leading, bringing, or conducting
158
duoden/o
duodenum
159
dur/o
dura mater, hard
160
-dynia
pain
161
dys-
bad; painful; difficult
162
-eal
pertaining to
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ec-
out, out from
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echo-
repeated sound
165
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
166
ecto-
outside, outward
167
-ectomy
excision, removal
168
-edema
swelling
169
ef-
away from
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electr/o
electricity
171
-ema
state of; condition
172
embol/o
embolus (plug)
173
-emesis
vomiting
174
-emia
blood condition
175
emphys/o
to inflate
176
en-
end-
end/o
in, within
177
encephal/o
brain
178
enter/o
intestine (usually small intestine)
179
eosin/o
dawn, rose colored
180
epi-
above, upon
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epididym/o
epididymis
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epiglott/o
epiglottis
183
episi/o
vulva
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erythem/o
erythemat/o
erythr/o
red
185
eschar/o
scab
186
-esis
condition
187
eso-
inward
188
esophag/o
esophagus
189
esthes/o
-esthesia
feeling
190
eti/o
cause
191
eu-
good; normal
192
ex-
out, out from
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exo-
outside, outward
194
extra-
outside
195
faci/o
face
196
fascio
band, fascia
197
femor/o
femur
198
-ferent
to carry
199
fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
200
fibul/o
fibula
201
fluor/o
luminous, fluorescence
202
galact/o
milk
203
gangli/o
ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
204
gastr/o
stomach
205
-gen
gen/o
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
206
genit/o
genitalia
207
gest/o
pregnancy (gestation)
208
gingiv/o
gum(s)
209
glauc/o
gray
210
gli/o
-glia
glue; neuroglial tissue
211
-globin
protein
212
glomerul/o
glomerulus
213
gloss/o
tongue
214
glott/o
glottis
215
gluc/o
glucos/o
glyc/o
glycos/o
sugar, sweetness
216
gnos/o
-gnosis
knowing
217
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
218
goni/o
angle
219
gon/o
seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
220
-grade
to go
221
-graft
transplantation
222
-gram
record, writing
223
granul/o
granule
224
-graph
instrument for recording
225
-graphy
process of recording
226
-gravida
pregnant woman
227
gyn/o
gynec/o
woman, female
228
hallucin/o
hallucination
229
hedon/o
pleasure
230
hem/o
hemat/o
blood
231
hemangi/o
blood vessel
232
hemi-
one half
233
hepat/o
liver
234
heter/o
different
235
hidr/o
sweat
236
hist/o
histi/o
tissue
237
home/o
homeo-
same, alike
238
homo-
same
239
humer/o
humerus
240
hydr/o
water
241
hyp-
hyp/o
hypo-
under, below, deficient
242
hyper-
excessive, above normal
243
hypn/o
sleep
244
hyster/o
uterus (womb)
245
-ia
condition
246
- iac
- ic
- ical
- ine
- itic
- ive
pertaining to
247
-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
248
iatr/o
-iatry
physician, treatment
249
-ice
noun ending
250
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
251
-ician
specialist
252
-icle
small, minute
253
-icterus
jaundice
254
idi/o
unknown, peculiar
255
ile/o
ileum
256
ili/o
ilium
257
im-
not
258
immun/o
immune, immunity, safe
259
in-
in, not
260
infer/o
lower, below
261
infra-
below, under
262
inguin/o
groin
263
insulin/o
insulin
264
inter-
between
265
intra-
in, within
266
-ion
the act of
267
irid/o
iris
268
isch/o
to hold back, block
269
ischi/o
ischium
270
-ism
condition
271
iso-
same, equal
272
-ist
specialist
273
-isy
state of; condition
274
-itis
inflammation
275
-ization
process of
276
jaund/o
yellow
277
jejun/o
jejunum
278
kal/i
potassium
279
kary/o
nucleus
280
kerat/o
horny tissue; hard; cornea
281
kern/o
kernel (nucleus)
282
ket/o
keton/o
ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
283
kinesi/o
-kinesia
kinet/o
movement
284
klept/o
to steal
285
kyph/o
humpback
286
labi/o
lip
287
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (ear)
288
lacrim/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
289
lact/o
milk
290
-lalia
speech, babble
291
lamin/o
lamina
292
lapar/o
abdomen
293
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
294
later/o
side, to one side
295
lei/o
smooth
296
leiomy/o
smooth, visceral muscle
297
-lepsy
seizure
298
lept/o
thin, slender
299
leuk/o
white
300
lex/o
word, phrase
301
lingu/o
tongue
302
lip/o
lipid/o
fat
303
-listhesis
slipping
304
-lith
lith/o
stone, calculus
305
lob/o
lobe
306
log/o
-logy
study of
307
-logist
specialist in the study of
308
lord/o
curve, swayback
309
-lucent
to shine, clear
310
lumb/o
loins, low back
311
lymph/o
lymph
312
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
313
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
314
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
315
macro-
large
316
mal-
bad
317
-malacia
softenng
318
mamm/o
mast/o
breast
319
-mania
state of mental disorder, frenzy
320
mastoid/o
mastoid process
321
maxill/o
maxilla
322
meat/o
opening, meatus
323
medi-
medi/o
middle
324
mediastin/o
mediastinum
325
medull/o
medulla
326
mega-
megal/o
-megaly
enlargement
327
melan/o
black
328
men/o
menses, menstruation
329
mening/o
meninges
330
menstr/o
monthly discharge of blood
331
ment/o
mind
332
meso-
middle
333
meta-
change, beyond
334
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
335
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
336
-meter
instrument for measuring
337
metr/o
uterus (womb); measure
338
metri/o
uterus (womb)
339
-metry
act of measuring
340
micr/o
micro-
small
341
mono-
one
342
morph/o
form, shape, structure
343
muc/o
myx/o
mucus
344
multi-
many, much
345
muscul/o
my/o
myos/o
muscle
346
mut/a
genetic change
347
myc/o
fungus
348
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
349
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
350
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
351
narc/o
stupor; numbness; sleep
352
nas/o
nose
353
nat/o
birth
354
natr/o
sodium
355
necr/o
death, necrosis
356
neo-
new
357
nephr/o
kidney
358
neur/o
nerve
359
neutr/o
neutral; neither
360
nid/o
nest
361
noct/o
night
362
nucle/o
nucleus
363
nulli-
none
364
nyctal/o
night
365
obstetr/o
pregnancy; childbirth
366
ocul/o
eye
367
odont/o
teeth
368
-oid
resembling
369
-ole
small, minute
370
olig/o
scanty
371
-oma
onc/o
tumor
372
omphal/o
navel (umbilicus)
373
onych/o
nail
374
oophor/o
ovary
375
-opaque
obscure
376
ophthalm/o
eye
377
- opia
| - opsia
vision
378
-opsy
view of
379
opt/o
optic/o
eye, vision
380
or/o
mouth
381
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
testis (plural, testes)
382
-orexia
appetite
383
orth/o
straight
384
-ory
pertaining to
385
-ose
pertaining to; sugar
386
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
387
-osmia
smell
388
oste/o
bone
389
ot/o
ear
390
-ous
pertaining to
391
ovari/o
ovary
392
ox/i
ox/o
-oxia
oxygen
393
pachy-
thick
394
palat/o
palate
395
pan-
all
396
pancreat/o
pancreas
397
-para
to bear (offspring)
398
para-
near, beside, beyond
399
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
400
-paresis
partial paralysis
401
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
402
path/o
-pathy
disease
403
pector/o
chest
404
ped/i
ped/o
foot; child
405
pedicul/o
lice
406
pelv/i
pelv/o
pelvis
407
pen/o
penis
408
-penia
decrease, deficiency
409
-pepsia
digestion
410
per-
through
411
peri-
around
412
perine/o
perineum
413
peritone/o
peritoneum
414
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
415
phac/o
lens
416
phag/o
- phage
- phagia
swallowing, eating
417
phalang/o
phalanges
418
pharmaceutic/o
drug, medicine
419
pharyng/o
pharynx
420
-phasia
speech
421
phe/o
dusky, dark
422
-phil
phil/o
-philia
attraction for
423
phim/o
muzzle
424
phleb/o
vein
425
-phobia
fear
426
-phonia
voice
427
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
428
-phoria
feeling (mental state)
429
phot/o
light
430
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
431
-phylaxis
protection
432
-physis
growth
433
pil/o
hair
434
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
435
-plakia
plaque
436
plas/o
- plasia
- plasm
growth, formation
437
-plasty
surgical repair
438
-plegia
paralysis
439
pleur/o
pleura
440
-plexy
stroke
441
-pnea
breathing
442
pneum/o
pneumon/o
air; lung
443
pod/o
foot
444
-poiesis
formation, production
445
poikil/o
varied, irregular
446
poli/o
gray, gray matter
447
poly-
many, much
448
polyp/o
small growth
449
-porosis
porous
450
post-
after, behind
451
poster/o
back (of body), behind, posterior
452
-potence
power
453
-prandial
meal
454
pre-
before, in front of
455
presby/o
old age
456
primi-
first
457
pro-
before, in front of
458
proct/o
anus, rectum
459
prostat/o
prostate gland
460
proxim/o
near, nearest
461
psuedo-
false
462
psych/o
mind
463
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
464
ptyal/o
saliva
465
-ptysis
spitting
466
pub/o
pubis
467
pulmon/o
lung
468
pupill/o
pupil
469
py/o
pus
470
pyel/o
renal pelvis
471
pylor/o
pylorus
472
pyr/o
fire
473
quadri-
four
474
rachi/o
spine
475
radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius (low arm bone)
476
radicul/o
nerve root
477
rect/o
rectum
478
ren/o
kidney
479
reticul/o
net, mesh
480
retin/o
retina
481
retr/o
backward, behind
482
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
483
rhabdomy/o
rod-shaped, striated muscle
484
rhin/o
nose
485
rhytid/o
wrinkle
486
roentgen/o
x-rays
487
- rrhage
| - rrhagia
bursting forth (of)
488
-rrhaphy
suture
489
-rrhea
discharge, flow
490
-rrhexis
rupture
491
rrhythm/o
rhythm
492
rube/o
red
493
sacr/o
sacrum
494
salping/o
-salpinx
tube (fallopian or eustachian)
495
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
496
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of the connective tissue
497
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
498
-schisis
splitting
499
schiz/o
split
500
scler/o
hardening; sclera
501
scoli/o
crooked, bent
502
-scope
instrument for examining
503
scop/o
to view
504
-scopy
visual examination
505
scot/o
darkness
506
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
507
sem-
one half
508
semin/o
semin/i
semen, seed
509
sept/o
septum
510
sequestr/o
separation
511
ser/o
serum
512
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
513
sider/o
iron
514
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
515
silic/o
flint
516
sin/o
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
517
-sis
state of; condition
518
-social
society
519
somat/o
body
520
somn/o
sleep
521
son/o
sound
522
-spadias
slit, fissure
523
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
524
sperm/i
sperm/o
spermat/o
spermatozoa, sperm skills
525
sphygm/o
-sphyxia
pulse
526
spin/o
spine
527
spir/o
breathe
528
splen/o
spleen
529
spondyl/o
vertebrae (backbone)
530
squam/o
scale
531
staped/o
stapes
532
-stasis
standing still
533
steat/o
fat
534
sten/o
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
535
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
536
steth/o
chest
537
stigmat/o
point, mark
538
stomat/o
mouth
539
-stomy
forming a mouth, opening
540
sub-
under, below
541
sudor/o
sweat
542
super-
super/o
upper, above
543
supra-
above; excessive; superior
544
sym-
syn-
union, together, joined
545
synapt/o
synapsis, point of contact
546
synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
547
tachy-
rapid
548
tax/o
-taxia
order, coordination
549
tele/o
distant
550
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
tendon
551
-tension
to stretch
552
test/o
testis (plural testes)
553
thalam/o
thalamus
554
thalass/o
sea
555
thec/o
sheath (usually referring to meninges)
556
thel/o
nipple
557
therapeut/o
-therapy
treatment
558
therm/o
heat
559
thorac/o
-thorax
chest
560
thromb/o
blood clot
561
thym/o
thymus gland
562
-thymia
mind; emotion
563
thyr/o
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
564
tibi/o
tibia
565
-tic
pertaining to
566
-tocia
childbirth, labor
567
tom/o
to cut
568
-tome
instrument to cut
569
-tomy
incision
570
ton/o
tension
571
tonsill/o
tonsils
572
tox/o
toxic/o
poison
573
-toxic
pertaining to poison
574
trabecul/o
trabecula (supporting bundles of fibers)
575
trache/o
trachea
576
trans-
across, through
577
tri-
three
578
trich/o
hair
579
trigon/o
trigone (triangular region at the base of the bladder)
580
-tripsy
crushing
581
-trophy
development, nourishment
582
-tropia
turning
583
-tropin
stimulate
584
tubercul/o
a little swelling
585
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
586
- ula
| - ule
small, minute
587
uln/o
ulna
588
ultra-
excess, beyond
589
-um
structure, thing
590
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
591
ungu/o
nail
592
uni-
one
593
ur/o
-uria
urine, urinary tract
594
ureter/o
ureter
595
urethr/o
urethra
596
-us
condition; structure
597
uter/o
uterus (womb)
598
uvul/o
uvula
599
-verse
to turn
600
vagin/o
vagina
601
valv/o
valvul/o
valve
602
varic/o
dilated vein
603
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens; duct
604
vascul/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
605
ven/o
vein
606
ventr/o
belly, belly side
607
ventricul/o
ventricle (usually of the brain or heart)
608
-version
turning
609
vertebr/o
vertebrae, backbone
610
vesic/o
bladder
611
vest/o
clothes
612
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
613
viscer/o
internal organs
614
vitr/o
vitreous body (of the eye)
615
vitre/o
glassy
616
vol/o
volume
617
voyeur/o
to see
618
vulv/o
vulva
619
xanth/o
yellow
620
xen/o
foreign, strange
621
xer/o
dry
622
xiph/o
sword
623
-y
condition; process
