Word roots and colors Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
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Appendic/o
A
Appendix
2
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Arteri/o
A
Arteries
3
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Arthr/o
A
Joints
4
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque, fatty substance
5
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
6
Q
Col/o
A
Large intestines
7
Q
Cost/o
A
Rib
8
Q
Crani/o
A
Skullbones enclosing the brain
9
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
10
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestines
11
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
12
Q
Hem/o
A
Blood
13
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
14
Q
ile/o
A
Small intestines
15
Q
ili/o
A
Hip bone
16
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx
17
Q
Lith/o
A
Stone
18
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
19
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
20
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord, bone marrow
21
Q
Nat/o
A
Birth
22
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Neur/o
A
Nerve
23
Q
Ot/o
A
Ear
24
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Path/o
A
Disease
25
Pharyng/o
Throat, pharynx
26
Py/o
Pus
27
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
28
Pyr/o
Fever
29
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
30
Cyan/o
Blue
31
Erythr/o
Red
32
Leuk/o
White
33
Melan/o
Black
34
Poli/o
Gray
35
-ac,-al
Pertaining to
36
-algia
Pain and suffering
37
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
38
-dynia
Pain
39
-ectomy
Surgical removal
40
-gram
Record or picture
41
-graph*
Picture or record
42
-graphy
Process of recording a picture or record
43
-itis
Inflammation
44
-malacia
Abdominal suffering
45
-megaly
Enlargement
46
-necrosis
Tissue death
47
-ologist
Specialist
48
-ology
Study of disease
49
-oma
Tumor, neoplasm
50
-osis
Abnormal condition or disease
51
-ostomy
Surgically creating an opening
52
-otomy
Surgical incision
53
-plasty
Surgical repair
54
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth (excessive amounts of fluid, discharge, or bleeding)
55
-rrhaphy
Suture or stitch
56
-rrhea
Abnormal flow or discharge of body fluids
57
-rrhexis
Rupture
58
-scelerosis
Abnormal hardening
59
-scope*
Instrument for visual examination
60
-scopy
Visual examination
61
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
62
-um
Singular
63
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
