Word Parts (Chapter 4) Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
bi-
A
Two, twice, double
2
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, tumor, swelling
3
Q
dys-
A
Bad, difficult, or painful
4
Q
fasci/o
A
Fascia, fibrous band
5
Q
fibr/o
A
Fibrous tissue, fiber
6
Q
-ia
A
Abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
7
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
8
Q
kines/o
A
Movement
9
Q
my/o
A
muscle
10
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis, stroke
11
Q
–rrhexis
A
rupture
12
Q
tax/o
A
coordination, order
13
Q
ten/o or tend/o
A
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
14
Q
ton/o
A
stretching, tension or tone
15
Q
tri-
A
three
16
Q
rhabdomy/o
A
skeletal
17
Q
leiomy/o
A
smooth (ie. smooth muscle)
18
Q
myocardi/o
A
cardiac (ie. cardiac muscle)
19
Q
stern/o
A
breastbone
20
Q
cleid/o
A
collar bone
21
Q
carpi
A
wrist bones
22
Q
-ceps
A
head
23
Q
fibr/o
A
fibrous tissue
24
Q
synov
A
synovial membrane
25
-lysis
destruction, breaking down or set free
26
-penia
deficiency
27
sarc/o
flesh
28
tax
coordination
29
brady-
slow
30
kines
movement
31
-desis
to bind or tie together
32
clon
violent action
33
-asthenia
weakness or lack of strength
34
-paresis
partial or incomplete paralysis
35
hemi-
half
36
electr/o
electricity
