Practice For Test Flashcards
1
Q
Ab-
A
Away from, negative, absent
2
Q
Abdomen/o
A
Abdomen
3
Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
4
Q
Ad-
A
Toward, to, in the direction of
5
Q
-ago
A
Abnormal condition
6
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
7
Q
-algia
A
Pain, suffering
8
Q
-an
A
Pertaining to
9
Q
Angi/o
A
Blood vessel
10
Q
Appendic
A
Appendix
11
Q
-ar
A
Pertaining to
12
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
13
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
14
Q
-ary
A
Pertaining to
15
Q
Arther/o
A
Plaque or fatty substance
16
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
17
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes, or to remove excess fluid
18
Q
Col
A
Colon
19
Q
Crain
A
Skull
20
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
21
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
22
Q
-derma
A
Skin
23
Q
Dermat
A
Specialist
24
Q
Dextr/o
A
Right side
25
Dia-
Through
26
-dynia
Pain
27
Dys-
Bad, difficult, or painful
28
-eal
Pertaining to
29
-ectomy
Surgical removal, cut out
30
End-
Within
31
Enter
Small intestine
32
Erythr/o
Red
33
-esis
Abnormal condition
34
Ex-
Out of, outside, away from
35
Eu-
Good, normal, well, or easy
36
Gastr-
Stomach
37
-gram
Picture or record
38
-graphy
Process of producing a picture or recording
39
Hem/o
Blood
40
Hepat/o
Liver
41
Hyper-
Excessive, increased
42
Hypo-
Deficient, decreased
43
-ia
Abnormal condition
44
-ial
Pertaining to
45
-iasis
Abnormal condition
46
-ic
Pertaining to
47
-ical
Pertaining to
48
In-
In, into, not, without
49
-ine
Pertaining to
50
Inter-
Between, among
51
Intra-
Within or inside
52
-ion
Abnormal condition
53
-ior
Pertaining to
54
-ism
Abnormal condition
55
-itis
Inflammation
56
Larying
Larynx or throat
57
Leuk/o
White
58
Lith
Stone
59
Macro-
Large, abnormal size, long
60
Micr/o, micro
Small
61
-megaly
Enlargement
62
-malacia
Abnormal softening
63
Mega-, megal/o
Large, great
64
Melan/o
Black
65
Meaning
Meninges
66
My/o
Muscle
67
Myc/o
Fungus
68
Myel
Spinal cord
69
Myel/o
Bone marrow, or spinal cord
70
Nat
Birth
71
-necrosis
Tissue death
72
Neo-
New
73
Neur/o
Nerve
74
Olig/o
Scanty, few
75
-ologist
Specialist
76
-ology
Study of
77
-oma
Tumor
78
-ory
Pertaining to
79
-osis
Abnormal condition or disease
80
-ostomy
The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
81
Ot/o
Ear
82
-otomy
Cutting, surgical incision
83
-ous
Pertaining to
84
Path
Disease
85
-pathy
Disease
86
Peri-
Surrounding
87
Poil/o
Gray
88
Post-
After, behind
89
Pre-
Before
90
Py/o
Pus
91
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
92
Pyr/o
Fire or fever
93
Rhin/o
Nose
94
-rrhage
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
95
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
96
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
97
-rrhexis
Rapture
98
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
99
-scopy
Visual examination
100
Sinistr/o
Left side
101
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
102
Sub-
Under, less, or below
103
Super-, Supra-
Above, excessive
104
Tendin
Tendon
105
-tic
Pertaining to
106
Tonsil
Tonsils
107
Vir
Virus or poison
