Prefixes Flashcards
(166 cards)
1
Q
derm/o
A
skin
2
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dermat/o
A
skin
3
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat,perspiration
4
Q
kerat/o
A
keratian,hornry layer of skin
5
Q
onych/o
A
NAIL
6
Q
melan/o
A
dark,black,melanin
7
Q
seb/o
A
sebum,sebaceous gland
8
Q
trich/o
A
hair
9
Q
artho/o
A
joint
10
Q
burs/o
A
bursa,sac of fluid near joint
11
Q
chondro/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
erg/o
A
work
13
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia
14
Q
kin/o,kinesi/o
A
movement
15
Q
musculo/o
A
muscle
16
Q
oste/o
A
bone
17
Q
synov/i
A
synovial fluid,joint,or membrane
18
Q
teno/o
A
tendon
19
Q
ton/o
A
tone;pressure
20
Q
bronch/
A
bronchus
21
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
22
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
23
Q
phrenic/o
A
diaphragm
24
Q
pleru/o
A
pleura
25
pneumon/o
lung
26
pulm/o,pulmon/o
lungs
27
rhin/o
nose
28
spir/o
breathing
29
trache/o
trachea
30
angi/
vessel
31
aort/o
aorta
32
arter/o,arteri/o
artery
33
arterol/o
arteriole
34
arti/o
artrium
35
cardi/o
heart
36
phleb/o
vein
37
valv/o,valvul/o
valve
38
vas/o,vascul/o
vessel,duct
39
ven/o,ven/i
vein
40
ventricul/o
cavity,ventricle
41
erthr/o,erthrocyt/o
red blood cell
42
hem/o,hemat/o
blood
43
immun/o
immunity,immune system
44
leuk/o,leukocyt/o
white blood cell
45
lymph/o
lymph,lymphatic system
46
lymphaden/o
lymphy node
47
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
48
splen/o
spleen
49
thromb/o
blood clot
50
thrombocyt/o
platelet,thrombocyte
51
thym/o
thymus gland
52
tonsil/o
tonsil
53
bucc/o
cheek
54
chol/e,chol/o
bile,gall
55
cholangi/o
bile duct
56
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
57
choledoch/o
commom bile duct
58
enter/o
intestine
59
gastr/o
stomach
60
gloss/o
tongue
61
hepat/o
liver
62
labi/o
lip
63
lingu/o
tounge
64
or/o
mouth
65
sial/o
saliva,salivary gland,salivary duct
66
stoma,stomat/o
mouth
67
proct/o
rectum and anus
68
uvul/o
uvula
69
cali/o,calic/o
calyx
70
cyst/o
urinary bladder
71
glomerul/o
glomerulus
72
nephr/o
kidney
73
pyel/okidney
renal pelvis
74
ren/o
kidney
75
ur/o
urine,urinary tract
76
ureter/o
ureter
77
urethr/o
urethra
78
urin/o
urine
79
vesic/o
urinary bladder
80
epididym/o
epididymis
81
orchi/o,orchid/o
testis
82
osche/o
scrotum
83
prostat/o
prostate
84
semin/o
semen
85
sperm/o,spermat/o
semen,spermatoza
86
test/o
testis,testicle
87
vas/o
vas deferens,ductus deferens;also vessel duct
88
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
89
colp/o
vagina
90
episi/o
vulva
91
gyn/o,gynec/o
woman
92
hyster/o
uterus
93
mast/o
breast,mammary gland
94
men/o.mens
menstruation
95
metr/o,metr/i
uterus
96
O/o
ovum,egg cell
97
Oophor/o
ovary
98
ov/o,ovul/o
ovum,egg cell
99
salpin/o
oviduct,tube
100
adren/o.adrenal/o
adrenal gland,epinephrie
101
adrenocortic/o
adrenal cortex
102
endocrin/o
endocrine glands or system
103
hypophys/o
pituitary gland,hypophysis
104
insul/o
pancreatic islets
105
parathyr/o,parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
106
pituitar/o
pituitary gland,hypophysis
107
thyr/o,thyroid/o
thyroid gland
108
cerebr/o
cerebrum
109
cortic/o
cerebral cortex,outer portion
110
encephal/o
brain
111
gangli/o,ganglion/o
ganglion
112
gli/o
neuroglia cells
113
medull/o
medulla oblongata,medulla (inner section),middle.soft,narrow
114
mening/o,meninge/o
meninges
115
myel/o
spinal cord and bone marrow
116
narc/o
stupor,numbness,sleep
117
neur/o,neur/i
nervous system,nervous tissue,nerve
118
psych/o
mind
119
radicul/o
spinal nerve root
120
somn/o,somn/i
sleep
121
blephar/o
eyelid
122
cochle/o
cochlea of inner ear
123
corne/o
cornea
124
dacryocyct/o
lacrimal sac
125
lacrim/o
tear,lacrimal apparatus
126
myring/o
tympanic membrane
127
ot/o
ear
128
phak/o,phac/o
lens
129
retin/o
retina
130
salping/o
tube,eustachian tube
131
scler/o
sclera
132
tympan/o
tympanic cavity (middle ear) tympanic membrane
133
ec,ecto
out;outside
134
end/o
in;within
135
mes/o
middle
136
dextr/o
right
137
ab
away from
138
ad
toward;near
139
dia
through;complete
140
per
through
141
trans
through;across
142
ante
before;foward
143
pre
before;in front of
144
pro
before;in front of
145
post
after;behind
146
mon/o
one;single
147
bi
two;twice
148
tri
three
149
quadri
four
150
poly
many;much
151
gram
a record of date
152
graph
instrument for recording data
153
graphy
act of recording data
154
meter
instrument of measuring
155
scope
view
156
scopy
examination
157
centesis
puncture,tap
158
desis
binding,fusion
159
ectomy
excision,removal
160
pexy
surgical fixation
161
plasty
plastic repair,plastic surgery,reconstruction
162
rraphy
surgical repair,suture
163
stomy
surgical creation of an opening
164
tome
instrument for incising
165
tomy
incision,cutting
166
tripsy
crushing
