Word Elements Flashcards
(632 cards)
1
Q
a-
A
no; not; without
2
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an-
A
no;not;without
3
Q
ab-
A
away from
4
Q
abdomino/o
A
abdomen
5
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
6
Q
acanth/o
A
spiny, thorny
7
Q
acar/o
A
mites
8
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acetabul/o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
9
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acous/o
A
hearing
10
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acoust/o
A
hearing, sound
11
Q
acr/o
A
extremities, top
12
Q
acromi/o
A
acromion
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actin/o
A
light
14
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acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
15
Q
-acusis
A
hearing
16
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ad-
A
toward
17
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-ad
A
toward
18
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Aden/o
A
gland
19
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
20
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adip/o
A
fat
21
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
22
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adren/o
A
adrenal gland
23
Q
aer/o
A
air
24
Q
af-
A
toward
25
agglutin/o
clumping, sticking together
26
-agogue
producer, leader
27
-agon
assemble, together
28
agora-
marketplace
29
-agra
excessive pain
30
-al
pertaining to
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alb/o
white
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albin/o
white
33
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
34
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
35
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
36
-algia
pain
37
all/o
other
38
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
39
ambi-
around, on both sides
40
ambly/o
dim, dull
41
amphi-
around, on both sides
42
-amine
nitrogen compound
43
Ammon/o
ammonium
44
amni/o
amnion
45
an/o
anus
46
amyl/o
starch
47
-an
pertaining to
48
-ana
apart, backward, anew
49
andr/o
male
50
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
51
angi/o
vessel (blood)
52
ankyl/o
stiff
53
ante-
before, forward
54
anter/o
front
55
anthrac/o
coal
56
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
57
anti-
against
58
anxi/o
anxious, uneasy
59
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
60
-apheresis
removal
61
aphth/o
ulcer
62
apo-
off, away
63
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
64
append/o
appendix
65
appendic/o
appendix
66
aque/o
water
67
-ar
pertaining to
68
arachn/o
spider
69
-arche
beginning
70
arsenic/o
arsenic
71
arter/o
artery
72
arteri/o
artery
73
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
74
arthr/o
joint
75
-arthria
articulate, speak clearly
76
articul/o
joint
77
-artresia
closure, occlusion
78
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening=ar
79
-ary
pertaining to
80
asbest/o
asbestos
81
-ase
enzyme
82
aspir/o
removal
83
-assay
to examine, analyze
84
-asthenia
lack of strength
85
astr/o
star, star shaped
86
atel/o
incomplete
87
ather/o
plaque, (fatty substance)
88
-ation
process, condition
89
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
90
atmo-
steam, vapor
91
audi/o
hearing
92
audit/o
hearing
93
aur/o
ear
94
auricul/o
ear
95
auscult/o
to listen
96
aut/o
self, own
97
aut-
self, own
98
auto-
self, own
99
aux/o
growth, acceleration
100
auxill/o
armpit
101
axi/o
axis
102
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
103
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
104
balan/o
glans penis
105
bar/o
pressure, weight
106
bartholin/o
bartholin glands
107
bary-
weight, pressure
108
-basia
walking
109
bas/o
base, opposite of acid
110
batho-
deep, depth
111
bathy-
deep, depth
112
bi-
two
113
bi/o
life
114
bil/i
bile, gall
115
bilirubin/o
bibrubin
116
-blast
immature cell
117
-blastoma
immature tumor cells
118
blenn/o
mucus
119
blephar/o
eyelid
120
bol/o
cast, throw
121
-boulia
will
122
brachi/o
arm
123
brachy-
short
124
brady-
slow
125
brom/o
bromine containing
126
bronch/o
bronchial tube
127
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
128
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
129
bucc/o
cheek
130
bunion/o
bunion
131
burs/o
bursa
132
byssin/o
cotton dust
133
cac/o
bad
134
calc/o
calcium
135
calcane/o
calcaneus
136
calci/o
calcium
137
calcul/o
to compute
138
-calculia
to compute
139
Cali/o
calyx
140
calic/o
calyx
141
calor/i
heat
142
campt/o
bent
143
capillar/o
capillary
144
capn/o
carbon dioxide
145
-capnia
carbon dioxide
146
caps/o
capsule, container
147
capsul/o
capsule, container
148
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
149
cari/o
carles, rottenness
150
cardi/o
heart
151
carp/o
carpals
152
cata-
down
153
-cataphasia
affirmation
154
cathar/o
cleansing, purging
155
cathart/o
cleansing, purging
156
-cathisia
sitting
157
-kathisia
sitting
158
caud/o
tail, lower part of the body
159
caus/o
burn, burning
160
cauter/o
heat, burn
161
cav/o
hollow, cavity
162
cavit/o
hollow, cavity
163
cec/o
cecum
164
-cele
hernia
165
celi/o
belly, abdomen
166
-centesis
surgical puncture remove fluid
167
centr/o
center
168
cephal/o
head
169
cerebell/o
cerebellum
170
cerebr/o
cerebrum
171
cerumin/o
cerumen
172
cervic/o
neck, cervix
173
-chalasia
relaxation
174
cheil/o
lip
175
chem/o
drug, chemical
176
-chezia
defication
177
chir/o
hand
178
chlor/o
green
179
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
180
chol/e
bile, gall
181
cholangi/o
bile, vessel
182
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
183
choledoch/o
common bile duct
184
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
185
chondr/o
cartilage
186
chore/o
dance
187
chori/o
chorion
188
chorion/o
chorion
189
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
190
-choria
skin coloration
191
chrom/o
color
192
chronic/o
time
193
chrys/o
gold
194
chyl/o
chyle
195
chym/o
pour
196
cib/o
meal
197
-cide
killing
198
-cidal
pertaining to killing
199
cine/o
movement
200
circum-
around
201
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
202
cis/o
to cut
203
-clasis
to break
204
-clast
to break
205
claustr/o
enclosed space
206
clavicul/o
clavicle
207
cleid/o
clavicle
208
clin/o
to slope, bend
209
-clysis
irrigation, washing
210
coagul/o
coagulation
211
-coccus
berry-shaped bacteria
212
coccyg/o
coccyx
213
cochle/o
cochlea
214
-coimesis
sleeping
215
col/o
colon
216
colp/o
vagina
217
combat/o
deep sleep
218
comi/o
to care for
219
-coma
deep sleep
220
con-
together, with
221
coni/o
dust
222
conjuctiv/o
conjuctiva
223
consci/o
awareness, aware
224
constrict/o
narrowing, bindignng
225
-constriction
narrowing
226
contra-
against, opposite
227
contus/o
to bruise
228
cor/o
pupil
229
core/o
pupil
230
corne/o
cornea
231
coronal/o
heart
232
corpor/o
body
233
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
234
cost/o
rib
235
cox/o
hip
236
crani/o
skull
237
cras/o
mixture, temperature
238
crin/o
secrete
239
-crine
secrete, separate
240
-crit
to separate
241
critic/o
crisis, dangerous
242
cry/o
cold
243
crypt/o
hidden
244
cubit/o
forearm, elbow
245
culd/o
cul-de-sac
246
cupr/o
copper
247
-cusis
hearing
248
cutane/o
skin
249
cyan/o
blue
250
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle
251
-cyesis
pregnancy
252
cyst/o
bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
253
cyt/o
cell
254
-cyte
cell
255
-cytosis
condition of cells, slight increase
256
dacry/o
tear
257
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
258
dacryocyst/o
tear sac, lacriman sac
259
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
260
de-
lack of, down, less, removal
261
demi-
half
262
dem/o
people
263
dent/i
tooth
264
derm/o
skin
265
-derma
skin
266
dermat/o
skin
267
desicc/o
drying
268
-desis
to bind, tie together
269
dextr/o
right
270
di-
one and a half
271
dia-
complete, thorough
272
diaphor/o
sweat
273
-dilation
widening, stretching
274
dilat/o
to enlarge, expand
275
dipl/o
double
276
dips/o
thirst
277
dis-
apart, to separate
278
dist/o
far, distant
279
dolich/o
long
280
dolor/o
pain
281
dors/o
back (of body)
282
dorsi-
back
283
-dote
to give
284
-drome
to run
285
duct/o
to lead, carry
286
duoden/o
duodenum
287
dur/o
dura meter
288
dynam/o
power, strength
289
-dynia
pain
290
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
291
-eal
pertaining to
292
ec-
out, outside
293
echin/o
spiny, prickly
294
echo-
reflected sound
295
-ectasia
dilation, widening
296
-ectasis
dilation, dilatation, widening
297
ecto-
out, outside
298
ectro/o
congenital absence
299
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
300
-edema
swelling
301
octa-
eight
302
octi-
eight
303
-elasma
flat plate
304
electr/o
electricity
305
ele/o
oil
306
em-
in
307
-ema
condition
308
embolo/o
embolus
309
embry/o
embryo
310
-emesis
vomiting
311
-emia
blood condition
312
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
313
emmetr/o
in due measure
314
-emphraxis
stoppage, obstruction
315
en-
in, within
316
enanti/o
opposite, opposed
317
encephal/o
brain
318
end-
in, within
319
endo-
in, within
320
enter/o
intestines, usually small
321
eosin/o
red, rosy, dawn-colored
322
epi-
above, upon, on
323
epididym/o
epididymis
324
epiglott/o
epiglottis
325
episi/o
vulva
326
epitheli/o
skin, epithelium
327
equi-
equality, equal
328
equin/o
horse
329
-er
one who
330
erg/o
work
331
erethism/o
irritation
332
erythem/o
flushed, redness
333
erythr/o
red
334
eschar/o
scab
335
-esis
action, condition, state of
336
eso-
inward
337
esophag/o
esophagus
338
esthes/o
nervous sensation
339
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
340
-esthesia
nervous sensation
341
estr/o
female
342
ethm/o
sieve
343
eti/o
cause
344
eu-`
good, normal
345
-eurysm
widening
346
ex-
out, away from
347
exanthemat/o
rash
348
exo-
away from, out
349
extra-
outside
350
faci/o
face
351
-facient
to cause
352
fasci/o
fascia
353
febr/i
fever
354
femor/o
femur
355
-ferent
to carry
356
ferr/i
iron
357
ferr/o
iron
358
fet/o
fetus
359
fibr/o
fiber
360
fibros/o
fibrous connect tissue
361
fibula/o
fibula
362
-fication
process of making
363
-fida
split
364
fil/i
threat, threadlike
365
fil/o
threat, threadlike
366
filament/o
threat, threadlike
367
flav/o
yellow
368
flex/o
to bend
369
fluor/o
luminous
370
follicul/o
follicule, small sac
371
fore-
before, in front
372
-form
resembling, shape of
373
quadri-
four
374
tetra-
four
375
fovea/o
small pit or depression
376
frig/o
cold
377
frigid/o
cold
378
funct/o
performance
379
fung/i
fungus, mushroom
380
fusc/o
dark brown
381
-fusion
to pour, together
382
galact/o
milk
383
ganglion/o
ganglion
384
gastr/o
stomach
385
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
386
gemell/o
twins
387
-gen
substance that produces
388
-genesis
producing, farming
389
-genic
produced by or in
390
geni/o
chin
391
genit/o
reproduction
392
ge/o
earth, soil
393
ger/o
old age
394
geront/o
old age
395
gest/o
pregnancy
396
gester/o
pregnancy
397
gigant/o
huge
398
gingiv/o
gums
399
glauc/o
gray
400
gli/o
glial cells, neuroglial cells
401
-globin
protein
402
-globulin
protein
403
glomerul/o
glomerulus
404
gloss/o
tongue
405
gluc/o
sugar, glucose
406
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
407
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
408
glycos/o
glucose, sugar
409
Gnath/o
jaw
410
gnos/o
knowledge
411
gon/o
seed
412
gonad/o
sex glands
413
goni/o
angle
414
-grade
to go
415
-gram
record
416
granul/o
granule(s)
417
-graph
instrument for recording
418
graph/o
writing
419
-graphy
process of recording
420
gravid/o
pregnancy
421
-gravida
pregnant woman
422
gynec/o
woman, female
423
gyr/o
circle, spiral
424
hallucin/o
hallucination
425
hapl/o
simple, single
426
helc/o
ulcer
427
heli/o
sun
428
-helminth
worm
429
hem/o
blood
430
hemat/o
blood
431
hemi-
half
432
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
433
hepat/o
liver
434
heredo-
heredity
435
hernI/o
hernia
436
-hexia
habit
437
hidr/o
sweat
438
hirsut/o
hairy
439
hirundi/o
leech
440
hist/o
tissue
441
histi/o
tissue
442
holo-
entire, complete
443
home/o
unchanging, constant
444
hormon/o
hormone
445
hymen/o
hymen
446
humer/o
humerus
447
hydr/o
water
448
hygr/o
moisture
449
hyper-
excessive, above
450
hypn/o
sleep
451
hypo-
deficient, below
452
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
453
hypothalam/o
hypothalamus
454
hypsi-
high
455
hyster/o
uterus, womb
456
-ia
condition
457
-iac
pertaining to
458
-iasis
abnormal condition
458
iatr/o
physician, treatment
459
-ic
pertaining to
460
-ical
pertaining to
461
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
462
-ician
specialist
463
-icle
small
464
ide/o
idea, mental images
465
idi/o
unknown, individual
466
ile/o
ileum
467
ili/o
ilium
468
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
469
in-
in, into, not
470
-in
substance, chemical
471
-ine
substance, chemical
472
-ine
pertaining to
473
infra-
inferior to, below, beneath
474
inguin/o
groin
475
insulin/o
insulin
476
inter-
between
477
intra-
within, into
478
iod/o
iodine
479
ion/o
ion, to wander
480
-ion
process
481
-ior
pertaining to
482
ipsi-
same
483
ir-
in
484
ir/o
iris (colored portion of the eye)
485
irid/o
iris (colored portion of the eye)
486
is/o
same, equal
487
isch/o
to hold back, back
488
ischi/o
ischium (part of hip bone)
489
-ism
process, condition
490
-ist
specialist
491
ithy-
erect, straight
492
-itis
inflammation
493
-ium
structure, tissue
494
ixod/i
ticks
495
juxta-
near
496
jaund/o
yellow
497
jejun/o
jejunum
498
kal/i
potassium
499
kary/o
nucleus
500
kel/o
tumor, fierous growth
501
kerat/o
cornea, hard tissue
502
keraun/o
lightning
503
kern-
nucleus
504
ket/o
ketones, acetones
505
keton/o
ketones, acetones
506
kines/o
movement
507
kinesi/o
movement
508
-kinesis
movement
509
klept/o
to steal
510
koil/o
hollow, concave, depressed
511
kraur/o
dry
512
kym/o
waves
513
kyph/o
humpback
514
-labile
unstable, perishable
515
labi/o
lip
516
lacrim/o
tear, tear duct
517
lact/o
milk
518
lal/o
speech, babble
519
-lalia
speech, bubble
520
lamin/o
lamina
521
lampr/o
clear
522
lapar/o
abdomen
523
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
524
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
525
later/o
side
526
lecith/o
yolk, ovum
527
lei/o
smooth
528
leiomy/o
smooth, muscle
529
-lemma
sheath, covering
530
lepid/o
plakes, scales
531
lepr/o
leprosy
532
-lepsy
seizure
533
lept/o
thin, slender
534
-leptic
to seize, take a hold of
535
leth/o
death
536
leuk/o
white
537
levo-
left
538
lex/o
word, phrase
539
-lexia
word, phrase
540
lien/o
spleen
541
ligament/o
ligament
542
ligat/o
binding, tying
543
lim/o
hunger
544
lingu/o
tongue
545
lip/o
fat, lipid
546
-lipsis
omit, fail
547
-listhesis
condition of stones
548
lith/o
stones, calculus
549
-lithotomy
incision to remove a stone
550
lob/o
lobe
551
logad/o
whites of the eyes
552
-logist
specialist
553
log/o
study
554
logy-
study (process of)
555
loph/o
ridge
556
lord/o
curve, swayback
557
lox/o
oblique, slanting
558
-lucent
to shine
559
lumb/o
lower back, loin
560
lumin/o
light
561
lute/o
yellow
562
lux/o
to slide
563
lymph/o
lymph
564
ly/o
to dissolve, loosen
565
lyphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
566
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
567
-lysis
separation, destroy, loosen
568
-lytic
destroy, separate, breakdown
569
macro-
largema
570
mal-
bad
571
-malacia
softening
572
malleol/o
malleolus
573
mamm/o
breast
574
mandibul/o
mandible
575
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
576
-masesis
mastication, chewing
577
mast/o
breast
578
mastoid/o
mastoid process
579
maxill/o
maxilla
580
meat/o
meatus (opening)
581
medi/o
middle
582
medull/o
medulla, middle
583
mega-
large
584
-megaly
enlargement
585
melan/o
black
586
mel/o
limb, limbs
587
men/o
menses, menstruation
588
mening/o
meninges
589
meningi/o
meninges
590
ment/o
mind, chin
591
mer/o
part
592
meso-
middle
593
meta-
change, beyond
594
metacarp/o
metacarpals
595
metatars/o
metatarsals
596
-meter
measure
597
method/o
procedure, technique
598
metr/o
uterus, measure
599
metri/o
uterus, womb
600
-metry
process of measuring
601
mi/o
smaller, less
602
micro-
small
603
-mimesis
imitation, simulation
604
-mimetic
copy, mimic
605
-mission
to send
606
-mnesia
memory
607
mogi-
difficult
608
Mon/o
one, single
609
morph/o
shape, form
610
mort/o
death
611
-mortem
death
612
-motor
movement
613
muc/o
mucus,
614
mucos/o
mucus membrane (muscosa)
615
multi-
many
616
muscul/o
muscle
617
mut/a
genetic change
618
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
619
my/o
muscle
620
myc/o
fungus
621
mydr/o
wide
622
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
623
myocardial/o
myocardium
624
myom/o
muscle tumor
625
myos/o
muscle
626
myring/o
tympanic membrane
626
myx/o
mucus
627
narc/o
narcotics
628
nas/o
nose
629
-['
630
