Word Parts Flashcards
(485 cards)
1
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
2
Q
intestin
A
intestine
3
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
4
Q
peri-
A
surrounding
5
Q
odonti
odont
A
teeth
6
Q
-um
A
noun ending
7
Q
an/o
A
anus
8
Q
rect
A
rectum
9
Q
hepat
A
liver
10
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
11
Q
chol/o
A
bile
12
Q
cholescyst
A
gallbladder
13
Q
metabol
A
change
14
Q
-ism
A
condition
15
Q
enter
A
small intestine
16
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
17
Q
orth
A
straight, normal
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Q
proct
A
anus and rectum
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Q
cheil
A
lips
20
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition or disease
21
Q
leuk/o
A
white
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Q
-plakia
A
plaque
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Q
stomat
A
mouth or oral cavity
24
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
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myc
fungus
26
her/o
dry
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-ia
pertaining to
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halit
breath
29
gingiv
gums
30
dys-
difficult or painful
31
-phagia
swallowing
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esophag
esophagus
33
-eal
pertaining to
34
pyr
fever
35
hiat
opending
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-paresis
partial paralysis
37
-rrhea
flow or discharge
38
pept
digestion
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de-
removal
40
hydra
water
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-tion
process of
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mal-
bad or poor
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are/o
air
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-pepsia
digestion
45
-emesis
vomiting
46
hemat
blood
47
hyper-
excessive
48
diverticul
diverticulum (small pouch or sac in the lines or wall of a tubular organ like the colon)
49
colon/o
| col/osigmoind
colon
50
intussuscept
take up or to receive within
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inguin
groin
52
dis-
through
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-cele
hernia
54
seat/o
fat
55
-megaly
enlargement
56
cirrh
yellow or orange
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
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endo-
within
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
60
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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-occult
hidden
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hem/o
blood
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pro-
on supporting
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bio
life
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emet
vomit
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intra-
within
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ven/o
vein
68
re-
back or again
69
-ectomy
surgical removal
70
palat/o
palate
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-plasty
surgical repair
72
nas/o
nose
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-ostomy
surgically creating an opening
74
-otomy
surgical incision
75
duoden
first part of the small intestine
76
ile
ileum, small intestine
77
-pexy
surgical fixation
78
choledoch/o
common bile duct
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lith
stone
80
home/o
constant
81
stasis
control
82
ren
kidney or kidneys
83
nephr/o
kidney
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ur
urine
85
-emia
blood condition
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-tic
pertaining to
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-uria
urine
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glomerular/o
glomeruli
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-ptosis
droop or sag
90
py
pus
91
cyst
cyst, sac of fluid, urinary bladder
92
-lithiasis
presence of stones
93
ureter/o
ureter
94
-ectasis
enlargement
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-rrhagia
bleeding
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-algia
pain
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vest/o
bladder
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vagin
vagina
99
neur/o
nerve
100
-genic
created by
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prostat
prostate
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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an-
without
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di-
through
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-uresis
urination
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en-
into
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olig
scanty
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urin
urine
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-alysis
study of the parts
110
urethr/o
urethra
111
dia-
complete or through
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-lysis
separation, setting free
113
-tripsy
to crush
114
meat
meatus (urethral meatus)
115
cerebr
brain
116
esthesi
| esthet
feeling
117
psych
mind
118
-iatrist
specialist
119
cephal
head
120
encephal/o
brain
121
mening/o
meninges
122
concuss
shaken together
123
contus
bruise
124
crani
cranium
125
-phasia
speech
126
arteri/o
artery
127
ven
vein
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-ous
pertaining to
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somn
sleep
130
in-
without
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-ia
abnormal condition
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narc/o
stupor
133
-lepsy
seizure
134
ambul
to walk
135
poli/o
gray matter
136
radicul
root or nerve root
137
caus
burning
138
par-
abnormal
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ultra-
beyond
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son/o
sound
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ech/o
sound
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electr/o
electric
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thalam
thalamus
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post-
after
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trauma
injury
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-phobia
excessive fear
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claustr/o
barrier
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agor/o
marketplace
149
-mania
madness
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-tropic
having an affinity for
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anxi/o
anxiety
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-lyic
destroy
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bin-
two
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ocul
eye
155
canth
corner of the eye
156
tars
edge of the eyelid
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opt/o
vision
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extra-
on the outside
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intra-
within
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scler/o
white of eyes
161
emmetr
in proper measures
162
-opia
vision condition
163
ophthalm
eye
164
blephar
eyelid
165
ec-
out
166
trop
turn
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en-
in
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orbit
eyeball
169
conjunctiv
conjuntiva
170
dacry/o
tear
171
aden
gland
172
uve
uvea
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ir
iris
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corne
cornea
175
kerat
cornea
176
anis/o
unequal
177
cor
pupil
178
phot
light
179
-opsia
view of
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mio-
smaller
181
mydrias
dilation of pupil
182
papill
nipple-like
183
macul
spot
184
dipl
double
185
hemi
half
186
chromat
color
187
nyctal
night
188
presby
old age
189
eso-
inward
190
trop
turn
191
exo
outward
192
amer
out of proportion
193
ambly
dim or dull
194
ton
tension
195
orbit
bony socket
196
tars/o
eyelid
197
nucle
nucleus
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-ation
action
199
irid
iris
200
vitr
vitreous humor
201
retin/o
retina
202
audit
hearing or sense of hearing
203
-ory
pertaining to
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acous
hearing or sound
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myring/o
tympanic membrane
206
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
207
audi
hearing
208
ot/o
ear
209
bar/o
pressure
210
mastoid
mastoid process
211
-cusis
hearing
212
aur
hearing
213
staphed
stapes
214
vestibul
entrance
215
cutane
skin
216
derm
| dermat
skin
217
epi-
above or upon
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lip/o
fat
219
-cytes
cells
220
lun
moon
221
-ula
little
222
seb/o
sebum
223
hidr
sweat
224
phor
movement
225
-esis
abnormal condition
226
follicul
hair follicle
227
rich/o
hair
228
axill
armpit
229
hirsut
hairy
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alopec
baldness
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koil
hollow, concave
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oynch
fingernail or toenail
233
par-
near
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ecchym
during out of juice
235
purpur
purple
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prurit
itching
237
erythem
flushed
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erythr/o
red
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-derma
skin
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ichthy
dry or scaly
241
-edemda
swelling
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-phyma
growth
243
urtic
rash
244
-aria
connected with
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pedicul
lice
246
granul
granular
247
kel
growth or tumor
248
-oid
resembling
249
kerat
hard or horny
250
bi-
pertaining to life
251
-opsy
view of
252
cry/o
cold
253
rhytid
wrinkle
254
cervic
neck
255
axill
armpit
256
lymph/o
lymph
257
anti-
against
258
phag/o
eat or swallow
259
macro-
large
260
-phage
cell that eats
261
immun
immune/protected
262
onc
tumor
263
lymphaden
lymph node
264
splen/o
spleen
265
-edema
swelling
266
-therapy
treatment
267
cyst/o
cell
268
tox
toxin/poison
269
bacilli
rod shaped
270
staple/o
cluster of grapes
271
-cocci
spherical bacteria
272
street/o
twisted chaind
273
vir
virus
274
metal/o
large
275
-cide
causing death
276
-static
causing control
277
fung
fungus
278
neo-
new or strange
279
-plasm
formation
280
sarc
flesh
281
carcin
cancer
282
plast
growth or formation
283
brachy-
short
284
tele-
distant
285
tom/o
slice
286
-crine
secrete
287
adren /o
adrenal
288
cortic/o
cortex
289
trop
change
290
somat/o
growth
291
gen
producing
292
oxy-
swift
293
-tocin
labor
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gluc/o
sugar or glucose
295
glycolic/o
sugar or glucose
296
gonad/o
gonad
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-tropin
to stimulate
298
endocrin
secrete within
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acr/o
extremities
300
pituitar
pituitary
301
pro-
on behalf of
302
pineal
pineal gland
303
thyr/o
thyroid
304
calc-
calcium
305
thym
thymus
306
-dipsia
thirst
307
hypophys
refers to pituitary gland
308
-itis
inflammation
309
hyper-
excessive or increased
310
cyan/o
blue
311
erythropoietin/o
red
312
leuk/o
white
313
melan/o
black
314
poli/o
gray
315
-osis
abnormal condition
316
-cyte
cell
317
neur/o
nerve
318
-plasty
surgical repair
319
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
320
tonsill
tonsils
321
-ectomy
surgical removal
322
path
disease
323
-ology
study of
324
-algia
pain and suffering
325
-dynia
pain
326
-megaly
enlargement
327
-malacia
abnormal softening
328
-necrosis
tissue death
329
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
330
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
331
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove excess fluid
332
-graphy
process of producing a picture or record
333
-gram
picture or record
334
-plasty
surgical repair
335
-scopy
visual examination
336
- rrhage
| - rrhagia
bleeding, usually sudden and severe
337
-rrhea
flow or discharge
338
-rrhexis
rupture
339
nat
birth
340
pre-
before
341
peri-
surrounding
342
post-
after
343
ab-
away from, negative, absent
344
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
345
dextr/o
right
346
sinistr/o
left
347
ex-
out of, outside, away from
348
in-
in, into, not, without
349
macro-
large, abnormal size or long
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micr/o
| micro
small
351
mega-
| metal/o
large, great
352
olig/o
scanty, few
353
dys-
bad, difficult or painful
354
eu-
good
355
hyper-
excessive, increased
356
hypo-
deficient, decreased
357
inter-
between or among
358
intra-
within, inside
359
sub-
under, less or below
360
super-
| supra-
above or excessive
361
-otomy
surgical incision
362
appendic
appendix
363
-ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
364
-ologist
specialist
365
neo-
new
366
-pathy
disease
367
physi
nature or physical
368
ventr
belly side of body
369
dors
back of the body
370
anter
front or before
371
poster
back or toward the back
372
cephal
head
373
caud
tail or lower part of body
374
epi-
above
375
pelv
pelvis
376
abdomin/o
abdomen
377
gastr/o
stomach
378
chondr/i
cartilage
379
lumb
lumbar, lower back
380
ili
ilium (hip bones)
381
retro-
behind
382
periton
peritoneum
383
cyt
cell
384
-plasm
formative material of cells
385
embry/o
fertilized ovum
386
gene
producing
387
adip
fat
388
hist
tissue
389
-plasia
formation
390
ana-
backward
391
-trophy
development
392
aden
gland
393
carcin
cancerous
394
-oma
tumor
395
eti-
cause
396
dem/i
population
397
pan-
entire
398
idi/o
peculiar to the individual
399
-metry
measure
400
oste
bone
401
end-
within
402
hem/o
blood
403
-poietic
pertaining to formation
404
crani
skull
405
cost
rib
406
sacr/o
sacrum
407
pod
foot
408
-iatrist
specialist
409
ankyl
crooked, bent, or stiff
410
arthr/o
joint
411
burs
bursa
412
poly-
many
413
my/o
muscle
414
synov
synovial membrane
415
oss/e
bone
416
oss/i
bone
417
ost/o
bone
418
spondyl/o
vertebrae
419
ankylosing
progressive stiffening of a joint
420
kyph
hump
421
lord
bent backward
422
scoli
curved
423
vascul
blood vessels
424
myel
bone marrow, spinal cord
425
por
small opening
426
-penia
deficiency
427
-desis
to bind, tie together
428
-lysis
loosening or setting free
| breaking down or destruction
429
-ago
diseased condition
430
-listhesis
slipping
431
vertebr/o
vertebra
432
lamin
lamina (posterior portion of vertebra)
433
-clasis
to break
434
fasci
fascia
435
cardi/o
heart
436
neur/o
nerve
437
muscul
muscle
438
duct
to lead
439
flex
to bend
440
tens
stretch out
441
stern/o
breastbone
442
cleid/o
collar bone
443
carpi
wrist or wrist bones
444
bi-
two
445
-ceps
head
446
tri-
three
447
fibr/o
fibrous tissue
448
ten/o
tendon
449
tendin
tendon
450
-cele
hernia
451
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
452
sarc/o
flesh
453
ton
tone
454
tax
coordination
455
a-
without
456
clon
violent action
457
brady-
slow
458
kines
movement
459
-asthenia
weakness or lack of strength
460
condyl
condyle (round prominence at end of bone)
461
-paresis
partial or incomplete paralysis
462
hemi-
half
463
-plegia
paralysis
464
electr/o
electricity
465
aort
aorta
466
ven
veins
467
-ule
small ones
468
-globin
protein
469
thrombus/o
clots
470
hemat
blood
471
ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
472
isch
to hold back
473
-emia
blood condition
474
valvul
valve
475
systole
contraction
476
tacky-
rapid
477
arteri/o
artery
478
angi/o
vessel
479
phleb
vein
480
coron
crown
481
embol
something inserted
482
-crasia
mixture or blending
483
lipid
fat
484
plast
growth
485
blast
immature
