1/23 Quiz Flashcards
prefix/suffixes
a-, an-
without/lacking
adeno-
gland
angi-
vessel
arthro-
joint
-ary
associated with
baro-
pressure
bili-
bile
brady-
slow
carcino-
cancer
cephalo-
relating to the head
circum-
around
-clast
breaking down
contra-
against/opposite
chondro-
cartilage
corpu-
body
crani-
head/skull
cyan-
blue
dendro-
branch
dermo-
skin
diastoli-
standing between
ecto
out/away from
-ectomy
to excise/remove surgically
-emia
condition of the blood
epi-
over/upon
eryth-
red
-form, -forma
shape
gastro-
stomach
gluco-
sugar
hepato-
liver
histo-
tissue
hyal-
clear
inter-
between
iso-
same
-itis
inflammation of
kine-
move
labi-
lip
lacuno-
space
lamello-
plate/thin sheet
lamino-
layer
-lemma
husk/shell/covering
leuk-
white
lipo-
fat
-lysis
splitting
macro-
large
-malacia
softening
mega-
large
melan-
black
menu-, menstru-
monthly
mes-
middle
meta-
after/beyond
micro-
small
mono-
single
muta-
change
myo-
muscle
natri-
sodium
necro-
death
nephro-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
oligo-
few
-oma
tumor
ortho-
straight/correct
osteo-
bone
oto-
ear
-pathy
disease
peri-
surrounding/around
phago-
eat
-philic
liking/loving
-phob
fearing/disliking
-plasm
matter/substance
plexu-
network/twisted
pneumo-
lung
pod/o-
foot
poly-
many
post-
after
pre-
before
pro-
first/promoting
pseudo-
false
psychi-
mind
pyro-
fire
quad-
four-sided
reni-
kidney
sarco-
flesh
semi-
half
sinu-
cavity
-stalsis
compression
-stasis
to stop/arrect
sub-
below/under
super-, supra-
above/excessive
systoli-
contract/standing together
tachy-
fast/rapid
tetan-
rigid/tense
thermo-
temperature
thyro-
a shield
tri-
three
troph-
nourish
tympano-
drum
-uria
urine
vagus
wanderer
viscero-
organ
phlebo-
vein