Roots Unit 1 Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
Q
-cyte
A
cell
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
6
Q
-emia
A
blood condicion
7
Q
-gram,-graph
A
recon, x-ray, picture
8
Q
-graphy
A
processing of recording picture of record
9
Q
-itis
A
inflamation
10
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal
11
Q
-megaly
A
enlargment
12
Q
-meter
A
instrument used to messure
13
Q
-oid
A
like, resembling
14
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
15
Q
-ology
A
study of
16
Q
-oma
A
tumor
17
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condtion
18
Q
-ostomy
A
creating an artificial opening
19
Q
-otomy
A
surgical incision
20
Q
-pathy
A
disease
21
Q
-phobia
A
abnormal fear
22
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
23
Q
-ptosis
A
drooping, sagging, prolapse
24
Q
-rrhagia, –rrhage
A
abnormal flow of discharge (blood)
25
-rrhea
abnormal flow of discharge (not blood)
26
-rrhaphy
suturing
27
-rrhexis
rupture
28
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
29
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
30
-scopy
visual examination
31
-stasis
stop, controll
32
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
33
word root
core meaning of a term
34
suffix
end procedures, conditions, or disease
35
prefix
beginning time, position, direction, number, negation
36
combining vowels
usually ''o'' - eases pronunciation
37
intra-
within, inside
38
sub
below, under
39
anthr/o
joint
40
hepat/o
liver
41
oste/o
bone
42
ven/o
vein
