Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms K to O Flashcards
1
Q
kal/i
A
potassium
2
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
3
Q
kel/o
A
tumor, fibrous growth
4
Q
kerat/o
A
cornea, hard, horny tissue
5
Q
kern-
A
nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)
6
Q
ket/o
A
ketones, acetones
7
Q
keton/o
A
ketones, acetones
8
Q
kines/o
A
movement
9
Q
kinesi/o
A
movement
10
Q
-kinesis
A
movement
11
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback
12
Q
labi/o
A
lip
13
Q
-labile
A
unstable, perishable
14
Q
labyrinth/o
A
maze, inner ear
15
Q
lacrim/o
A
tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
16
Q
lact/o
A
milk
17
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina
18
Q
lapar/o
A
abdominal wall, abdomen
19
Q
-lapse
A
to slide, fall, sag
20
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
21
Q
later/o
A
side
22
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
23
Q
leiomy/o
A
smooth (visceral) muscle
24
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
25
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
26
leth/o
death
27
leuk/o
white
28
lex/o
word, phrase
29
-lexia
word, phrase
30
ligament/o
ligament
31
ligat/o
binding, tying
32
lingu/o
tongue
33
lip/o
fat, lipid
34
lipid/o
fat, lipid
35
-listhesis
condition of stones
36
lith/o
stone, calculus
37
-lithotomy
incision (for removal) of a stone
38
lob/o
lobe
39
log/o
study
40
-logist
specialist
41
-logy
study (process of)
42
lord/o
curve, swayback
43
-lucent
to shine
44
lumb/o
lower back, loin
45
lumin/o
light
46
lux/o
to slide
47
lymph/o
lymph
48
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
49
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
50
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
51
-lytic
to reduce, destroy, separate, breakdown
52
macro-
large
53
mal-
bad
54
-malacia
softening
55
malleol/o
malleolus
56
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
57
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
58
mast/o
breast
59
mamm/o
breast
60
mastoid/o
mastoid process (behind the ear)
61
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
62
meat/o
meatus (opening)
63
medi/o
middle
64
mediastin/o
mediastinum
65
medic/o
to heal, healing
66
medull/o
medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
67
mega-
large
68
-megaly
enlargement
69
melan/o
black
70
men/o
menses, menstruation
71
mening/o
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
72
meningi/o
meninges
73
menisc/o
meniscus
74
ment/o
mind, chin
75
meso-
middle
76
meta-
change, beyond
77
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
78
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
79
-meter
measure
80
method/o
procedure, technique
81
metr/o
uterus(womb), measure
82
metri/o
uterus (womb)
83
-metry
process of measuring
84
mi/o
smaller, less
85
micro-
small
86
-mission
to send
87
mitr/o
mitral valve
88
-mnesia
memory
89
mon/o
one, single
90
morph/o
shape, form
91
mort/o
death
92
-mortem
death
93
-motor
movement
94
muc/o
mucus
95
mucos/o
mucous membrane (mucosa)
96
multi-
many
97
muscul/o
muscle
98
mut/a
genetic change
99
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
100
my/o
muscle
101
myc/o
fungus
102
mydr/o
wide
103
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
104
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
105
myom/o
muscle tumor
106
myos/o
muscle
107
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
108
myx/o
mucus
109
narc/o
numbness, stupor, sleep
110
nas/o
nose
111
nat/i
birth
112
natr/o
sodium
113
necr/o
death
114
nect/o
to bind, tie, connect
115
neo-
new
116
nephr/o
kidney
117
neur/o
nerve
118
neutr/o
neutral, neither, neutrophil
119
noct/o
night
120
norm/o
rule, order
121
nos/o
disease
122
nucle/o
nucleus
123
nulli-
none
124
nutri/o
to nourish
125
nutrit/o
to nourish
126
nyct/o
night
127
o/o
egg
128
obstretr/o
pregnancy, birth
129
octa-, octi-
eight
130
ocul/o
eye
131
odont/o
tooth
132
-oid
resembling, derived from
133
-ole
little, small
134
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
135
olig/o
scanty
136
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
137
omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
138
onc/o
tumor
139
one
mono, uni
140
onych/o
nail (of fingers or toes)
141
oophor/o
ovary
142
-opaque
obscure
143
ophthalm/o
eye
144
-opia
vision condition
145
-opsia
vision condition
146
-opsy
view of
147
opt/o
eye, vision
148
optic/o
eye, vision
149
-or
one who
150
or/o
mouth
151
orch/o
testis
152
orchi/o
testis
153
orchid/o
testis
154
-orexia
appetite
155
organ/o
organ
156
orth/o
straight
157
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
158
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
159
-osmia
smeel
160
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
161
oste/o
bone
162
-ostosis
condition of bone
163
ot/o
ear
164
-otia
ear condition
165
-ous
pertaining to
166
ov/o
egg
167
ovari/o
ovary
168
ovul/o
egg
169
ox/o
oxygen
170
-oxia
oxygen
