Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms U to Z Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
-ule
A
little, small
2
Q
uln/o
A
ulna (middle lower arm bone)
3
Q
ultra-
A
beyond, excess
4
Q
-um
A
structure, tissue, thing
5
Q
umbilic/o
A
umbilicus, navel
6
Q
ungu/o
A
nail
7
Q
uni-
A
one
8
Q
ur/o
A
urine, urinary tract
9
Q
-uresis
A
urination
10
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
11
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
12
Q
-uria
A
urination, condition of urine
13
Q
urin/o
A
urine
14
Q
-us
A
structure, thing
15
Q
uter/o
A
uterus (womb)
16
Q
uve/o
A
uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)
17
Q
uvul/o
A
uvula
18
Q
vaccin/o
A
vaccine
19
Q
vag/o
A
vagus nerve
20
Q
vagin/o
A
vagina
21
Q
valv/o
A
valve
22
Q
valvul/o
A
valve
23
Q
varic/o
A
varicose veins
24
Q
vas/o
A
vessel, duct, vas deferens
25
vascul/o
vessel (blood)
26
ven/i
vein
27
ven/o
vein
28
ventil/o
to aerate, oxygenate
29
ventr/o
belly side of body
30
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
31
venul/o
venule (small vein)
32
verruc/i
wart
33
vers/o, -verse
turn, turning
34
-version
to turn
35
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
36
vesic/o
urinary bladder
37
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
38
vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear
39
vir/o
virus
40
viscer/o
internal organs
41
vit/o
life
42
vitr/o
vitreous body (of the eye)
43
vitre/o
glass
44
viv/o
life
45
volv/o, volut/o
to roll
46
vulv/o
vulva
47
xanth/o
yellow
48
xer/o
dry, dryness
49
xiph/o, xiphi-
sword shaped
50
-y
condition, process
51
zo/o
animal life
52
zygomat/o
cheek bone
53
-zyme
enzyme
