All Terminology Flashcards
anti-
against
brady-
slow
de-
remove, loss of
hyper-
high, above, too much
hypo-
below, under, not enough
abdomin-
abdomen
cardi-, bronch/o
heart
dent-, odont/o
tooth, teeth
gingiv-
gums
hydr-
water
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
removal of…
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of…
-scope
instrument for exam
adren/o
adrenal gland
aden/o
gland
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
atri/o
atrium
blephar/o or cili/o
eyelid, eyelash
cephel/o
head
cervic/o
cervix, or neck
cheil/o
lip
chol/o or chole
bile
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
chondr/o
cartilage
col/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
duoden/o
duodenum
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines, inside
epidydym/o
epidermis
esophag/o
esophagus
faci/o
face
hepa-, hepat/o
liver
hist/o
tissue
hyster/o, metr/o, utur/o
uterus
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
jejun/o
jejunum
kerat/o
cornea
lapar/o
abdomen
laryng/o
larynx
lip/o
fat
lymph/o
lymph
mast/o, mamm/o
mammary glands
mening/o
meninges
muscul/o, my/o, myos-
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
occipit/o
back of the head
ocul/o, ophthalm/o
eye
onych/o
claw or hoof
or/o
mouth
oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i
bone
ot/o
ear
ovari/o
ovary
pharyng/o
pharynx
phleb/o
vein
pil/o, trich/o
hair
pneum/o, pulmo-, pulmon/o
lung, aur, breath
pod/o
feet
proct/o
rectum