module 2 Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
brachi—
A
arm
2
Q
bucc—
A
cheek
3
Q
caud—
A
tail
4
Q
celi— cel— lapar— abdomin— ventr—*
A
abdomen
[M9]
5
Q
cephal—
A
head
6
Q
cervic—*
trachel—*
A
neck [any neck w/in the body structure]
[M7]
7
Q
cheil—
labi—
A
lip; labium [pl. labia]
8
Q
cheir—
chir—
A
hand
9
Q
crur—
A
leg; leg-like structure; thigh
10
Q
dactyl—
A
digit; finger; toe
11
Q
derm—
dermat—
A
skin
12
Q
gnath—
A
jaw
13
Q
inguin—
A
groin
14
Q
later—*
A
the side [of the body] [M11]
15
Q
lumb—
A
loin
16
Q
ment—*
A
chin [M5]
17
Q
om—
A
shoulder
18
Q
omphal—
umbilic—
A
navel; umbilicus
19
Q
path—
A
disease
20
Q
pod—
ped—*
A
foot
[M4]
21
Q
sarc—
A
flesh
22
Q
soma—
somat—
A
body
23
Q
thorac—
steth—
pector—
A
chest; thorax
24
Q
—ad
A
moving in a direction toward
[2 roots used: 1st = origin, 2nd = direction;
EX. cephalocaudad = “moving in a direction from the head toward the tail.”;
root order must be preserved]
25
—ate
having; having the form of
26
—ics
study (of a subject)
| [use -logy unless o.w. stated]
27
—ist
a specialist (in a subject)
28
—itis
inflammation
29
—oid
resembling, like
30
—osis
—ism
—iasis
form a noun indicating a state of being, usually negative/abnormal in character;
usually: disorder (of an organ, structure, function, characteristic)
or condition characterised by/caused by (a substance)
sometimes phrases inappropriate to the context (“condition” may be an appropriate rendering in some limited contexts), but generally they are applicable
[use -osis unless o.w. stated]
31
—ous*
containing [M2]
32
—ia
| —y
creates a noun;
usually no need to translate the suffix, but if context requires, it could be rendered as “condition” or “condition characterised by” depending on context;
no single definition possible
33
```
—ic
—tic
—al
—ical
—ac
—ar
—ary
—eal
—one
—ous*
```
creates an adjective;
usually means “pertaining to” or “located in” depending on context; often either works; possibly “characterised by” fits the context better
[M2]
34
—ize (—ise)
creates a verb; “to (do something)”;
| “to make,” “to become,” “to cause to be,” “to subject to,” “to engage in”, etc.
35
—algia
pain
36
—cele
protrusion (from an organ or other structure); protrusion filled with (a substance)
37
—ectome
instrument used to excise
38
—ectomize
to excise; to cut out; to remove
39
—ectomy
excision; surgical removal
40
—gram
record
41
—graph
instrument used to record
42
—graphy
act of recording
43
—logist
a specialist in the study (of a subject)
44
—logical
pertaining to the study (of a subject)
45
—logy
study (of a subject)
46
—megaly
enlargement (of an organ/structure)
47
—meter
instrument used to measure
48
—metry
measurement (of an organ, structure, function, characteristic)
49
—ostomy
creation of a passage b/w (one organ/structure) and (another organ/structure); creation of a passage between two segments of (one organ/structure)
50
—pathic
pertaining to disease; diseased
51
—pathy
disease
52
—plasty
surgical repair
53
—scope
instrument used to make a visual examination [rarely does the instrument not ever to visual examination but to examination by other means]
54
—scopy
visual examination
55
—tome
instrument used to cut (into)
56
—tomy
incision (in/into)
