Anatomical Terms Part 2 Flashcards
Ec-
Outer (ectoderm)
-ectomy
Surgical removal (tonsillectomy)
Ed-
swelling (edema)
-emia
Pertaining to blood (anemia)
En-
Within (endoderm)
enter-
Intestine (enteritis)
Epi-
Upon, over (epidermis)
Erythro-
Red (erythrocytes)
Ex-
Out of (excise)
Exo-
Outside (exocrine)
Extra-
Outside of, beyond (extra cellular)
Fasci-
Band (fascia)
Febr-
Fever (febrile)
-ferent
Bear, carry (efferent)
Fiss-
Split (fissure)
For-
Opening (forament)
Gastro-
Relating to stomach (gastrointestinal)
-gen
Agent that produces (antigen)
-genic
Produced from (carcinogenic)
Gloss-
Tongue (glossopharyngeal)
Glycol-
Sugar (glycogen)
-gram
To record (electrocardiograph)
Gran-
Particle ; grain (granulos)
-graph
Instrument to record (electrocardiograph)
Gravi-
Heavy (gravid)
Gyn-
Female (gynecology)
Hem(at)-
Blood (hematoma)
Hemi-
Half (hemiplagia)
Hepat-
Liver (hepatitis)
Hetero-
Other (heterosexual)
Homo-
Same (homologous)
Hydro-
Water (hydrotherapy)
Hyper-
Beyond the limit (hyperextension)
Hypo-
Under, below (hypoglycemic)
-ia
Abnormal state (hypoglycemia)
-iactrics
Medical specialties (pediatrics)
Idio-
Self (idiopatella)
Infra-
Beneath (infra patellar)
Inter-
Among; between (interosseous)
Intra-
Inside, within (intracapsula)
-ion
Process (acromion)
-ism
Condition or state (dimorphism)
Iso-
Equal (isotonic)
-itis
Inflammation (bursitis)
Labi-
Lip (labia)
Later-
Side (lateral)
Leuk-
White (leukocyte)
Lip-
Fat (lipid)
-logy
Science of (biology)
-lysis
Solution, dissolve (hemolysis)
Macro-
Large, great (macrophage)
Mail-
Bad, abnormal (malignant)