1st Semester Final: Chapters1-9 Flashcards
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
Cyt/o
Cell
Dist/o
Far, farthest
Proxim/o
Near, nearest
Chlor/o
Green
Cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
Yellow
Erythr/o
Red
Melan/o
Black
Cyan/o
Blue
-logy
Study of
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
Dermat/o, derm/o
Skin
A-,an-
Without, not
-cyte
cell
Pylor/o
Pylorus
Chol/e
Blie, gall
-emesis
Vomit
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
Dia-
Through, across
-megaly
Enlargement
Nas/o, rhin/o
Nose
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult
-pnea
Breathing
Tachy-
Rapid
brady-
Slow
Orth/o
Straight
-ptysis
Spitting
-graph
Instrument for recording
Angi/o, vascul/o
Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
Ather/o
Fatty plaque
Phleb/o, ven/o
Vein
Trans-
Across
-stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
My/o
Muscle
-gram
Record writing
-graphy
Process of recording
Cardi/o
Heart