S Terms Flashcards
(104 cards)
0
Q
Sacr/o
A
Sacrum
1
Q
Sacchar/o
A
Sugar
2
Q
Salping/o
A
Fallopian tube
Auditory tube
3
Q
-salpinx
A
Fallopian tube
4
Q
Sangu/i
A
Blood
5
Q
Sanit/a
A
Health
6
Q
Sapr/o
A
Rotten
Decay
7
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh
8
Q
Scapul/o
A
Scapula
9
Q
-schisis
A
To split
10
Q
Schist/o
A
Split
Cleft
11
Q
Schiz/o
A
Split
12
Q
Sinistr/o
A
Left
13
Q
Scint/i
A
Spark
14
Q
Scirrh/o
A
Hard
15
Q
Scler/o
A
Sclera (white of eye)
16
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening
17
Q
Scolec/o
A
Worm
18
Q
Scoli/o
A
Crooked
Bent
19
Q
-scope
A
Instrument for visual examination
20
Q
-scopy
A
Visual examination
21
Q
Scot/o
A
Darkness
22
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Seb/o
A
Sebum
23
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Sebace/o
A
Sebum
24
Sect/o
To cut
25
Semi-
Half
26
Semin/i
Semen
| Seed
27
-sepsis
Putrefaction
28
Seps/o
Infection
29
Sept/o
Partition
30
Ser/o
Serum
| Serous
31
Seven
Hepta-
Sept-
Septi-
32
Sial/o
Saliva
33
Sialaden/o
Salivary gland
34
Sider/o
Iron
35
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
36
Silic/o
Glass
37
Sinus/o
Sinus
38
-sis
State of
| Condition
39
Sit/o
Food
40
Six
Hex-
Hexa-
Sex-
41
Skelet/o
Skeleton
42
-sol
Solution
43
Somat/o
Body
44
-some
Body
45
Somn/o
| -somnia
Sleep
46
Son/o
Sound
47
-spadia
To tear
| Cut
48
Span/o
Scanty
| Scarce
49
-spasm
Sudden contraction of muscles
50
Spectr/o
Image
| Spectrum
51
Sperm/o
| Spermat/o
Spermatozoa
| Sperm cells
52
Sphen/o
Wedge
| Sphenoid bone
53
Spher/o
Globe shaped
| Round
54
Sphygm/o
Pulse
55
-sphyxia
Pulse
56
Splanchn/o
Viscera
57
Spin/o
Spine
58
Spir/o
To breathe
59
Splen/o
Spleen
60
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
61
Squam/o
Scale
62
-stalsis
Contraction
63
Staped/o
Stapes
64
Staphyl/o
Clusters
| Uvula
65
-stabile
Stable
| Fixed
66
-stalsis
Contraction
67
-stasis
To stop
Control
Place
68
-stat
Device
| Instrument to keep stationary
69
-static
Pertaining to stopping
| Controlling
70
Steat/o
Fat
| Sebum
71
Sten/o
Narrowed
| Constriction
72
-stenosis
Tightening
| Stricture
73
Ster/o
Solid structure
| Steroid
74
Stere/o
Solid
| 3-D
75
Stern/o
Sternum
76
Steth/o
Chest
77
-sthenia
Strength
78
Stich/o
Rows
79
Stigmat/o
Mark
| Point
80
-stitial
To set
| Pertaining to standing or positioned
81
Stomat/o
Mouth
82
-stomia
Condition of the mouth
83
-stomy
New opening
84
Strept/o
Twisted chains
85
-stroma
Supporting tissue of an organ
86
Styl/o
Pole
| Stake
87
Sub-
Under
| Below
88
Submaxill/o
Mandible
89
Succ/o
Juice
90
Sud/o
Sweat
91
Super-
Above
| Beyond
92
-suppression
To stop
93
Supra-
Above
| Upper
94
Sym-
Together
| With
95
Symptom/o
Occurrence
96
Syn-
Together
| With
97
Synaps/o
| Synapt/o
Point of contact
| To join
98
Syncop/o
To cut off
Cut short
Faint
99
Syndesm/o
Ligament
100
Synov/o
Synovia
| Synovial membrane
101
Syring/o
Tube
102
System/o
System
103
Systol/o
Contraction
